Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, and slaughter bulls firm. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady in limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.00/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$124.00

91 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$2.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	124.70	593	64
Medium and Large 2	419	122.35	513	27

One grade step is worth $2.35/cwt here — about $80 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale91 hd

124.00

—

FL average10 barns · 809 hd

125.97

−1.97

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,783	84.00	1,497	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	58.43	750	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	47.33	484	29

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	122.44/cwt	120.00–127.50	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	151.44/cwt	150.00–157.50	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	166.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	139.55/cwt	137.50–145.00	466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	132.91/cwt	130.00–137.50	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	162.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.95/cwt	152.50–160.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	116.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	119.75/cwt	117.50–122.50	576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	109.63/cwt	107.00–115.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	139.85/cwt	137.50–147.50	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	106.23/cwt	105.00–107.50	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	105.85/cwt	105.00–107.50	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	132.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	441	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	165.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	157.71/cwt	155.00–162.50	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.29/cwt	147.50–155.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.05/cwt	127.50–132.50	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	126.64/cwt	125.00–127.50	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.50	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	152.58/cwt	147.50–155.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	146.18/cwt	142.50–150.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	108.98/cwt	107.50–112.50	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.60/cwt	165.00–172.50	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	122.07/cwt	120.00–127.50	530	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	58.43/cwt	55.00–61.00	750	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	50.50/cwt	48.00–53.00	524	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	130.44/cwt	127.50–132.50	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	114.09/cwt	110.00–117.50	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	570	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,776	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	41.32/cwt	38.00–44.00	412	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	150.66/cwt	147.50–152.50	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.04/cwt	127.50–132.50	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	593	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	82.33/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,409	3

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Tue Nov 10, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 267Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 45Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, and slaughter bulls firm. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady in limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	120.00–127.50	122.44
10	—	436	150.00–157.50	151.44
5	—	268	160.00–165.00	162.91
5	—	336	165.00–170.00	165.95
8	—	374	155.00–162.50	157.71
8	—	478	147.50–155.00	149.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	105.00–107.50	105.85
4	—	433	142.50–150.00	146.18
2	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.57
3	—	523	110.00–120.00	113.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	165.00–170.00	166.59
5	—	578	130.00–137.50	132.91
4	—	328	165.00–170.00	167.44
5	—	476	152.50–160.00	153.95
3	—	790	107.00–115.00	109.63
6	—	430	160.00–165.00	162.44
2	—	823	105.00–107.50	106.23
3	—	627	125.00–127.50	126.64
3	—	678	125.00–127.50	125.84
8	—	375	165.00–172.50	168.60
18	—	530	135.00–140.00	138.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	127.50–132.50	130.05
3	—	433	147.50–155.00	152.58
4	—	471	147.50–152.50	150.66
4	—	570	127.50–132.50	130.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	137.50–145.00	139.55
11	—	481	117.50–122.50	119.75
4	—	383	137.50–147.50	139.85
6	—	530	117.50–120.00	118.73
11	—	628	107.50–112.50	108.98
6	—	285	145.00–150.00	147.46
10	—	428	127.50–132.50	130.44
9	—	576	110.00–117.50	114.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	115.00–120.00	116.60
7	—	334	130.00–135.00	132.05
4	—	270	130.00–135.00	132.41
4	—	590	105.00–110.00	107.52
7	—	434	120.00–127.50	122.07
2	—	530	105.00–110.00	107.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,283	55.00–61.00	58.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,037	48.00–53.00	50.50
10	—	998	38.00–44.00	41.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,712	78.00–85.00	82.33

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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