Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle generally steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.86/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$130.86

93 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$3.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	132.61	608	44
Medium and Large 2	420	129.37	544	44
Medium and Large 3	335	128.67	431	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.94/cwt here — about $177 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 sale93 hd

130.86

—

FL average10 barns · 1,132 hd

122.45

+8.41

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	44.56	530	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	42.80	474	31

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	44.56/cwt	44.00–46.00	530	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	43.75/cwt	43.00–45.00	478	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	41.06/cwt	38.00–42.00	466	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	164.15/cwt	162.50–165.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.96/cwt	145.00–148.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	170.40/cwt	167.50–175.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	143.16/cwt	142.00–148.00	767	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	64.72/cwt	62.00–66.00	706	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	133.56/cwt	132.00–140.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	141.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	160.26/cwt	158.00–165.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.69/cwt	164.00–167.50	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	158.37/cwt	157.50–160.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	137.19/cwt	126.00–145.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.01/cwt	131.00–136.00	499	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	149.56/cwt	148.00–152.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	148.42/cwt	146.00–154.00	709	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	151.79/cwt	150.00–156.00	659	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	126.96/cwt	126.00–131.00	554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.93/cwt	156.00–162.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.16/cwt	124.00–131.00	603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	138.35/cwt	136.00–142.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	152.96/cwt	152.00–155.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	154.48/cwt	152.00–160.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.64/cwt	157.50–162.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	121.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	133.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	128.67/cwt	126.00–133.00	431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	154.02/cwt	152.00–157.50	419	13

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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 468Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 79Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle generally steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,190	44.00–46.00	44.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,092	43.00–45.00	43.75
11	—	1,135	38.00–42.00	41.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	162.50–165.00	164.15
3	—	470	145.00–148.00	146.96
3	—	523	142.00–145.00	143.99
4	—	373	164.00–167.50	165.69
4	—	423	157.50–162.00	158.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	157.50–160.00	158.37
5	—	432	148.00–152.00	149.56
4	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.45
13	—	272	152.00–157.50	154.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	167.50–175.00	170.40
10	—	536	142.00–148.00	143.16
4	—	570	138.00–140.00	138.98
6	—	433	158.00–165.00	160.26
4	—	330	165.00–170.00	167.58
13	—	478	146.00–154.00	148.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	434	150.00–156.00	151.79
3	—	373	156.00–162.00	157.93
5	—	532	136.00–142.00	138.35
6	—	328	152.00–160.00	154.48
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	136.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	132.00–140.00	133.56
9	—	379	140.00–145.00	141.05
4	—	573	115.00–117.00	115.99
3	—	333	152.00–155.00	152.96
8	—	533	120.00–128.00	121.92
10	—	484	132.00–138.00	133.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	126.00–145.00	137.19
15	—	375	131.00–136.00	133.01
10	—	436	126.00–131.00	126.96
10	—	474	124.00–131.00	127.16
4	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	126.00–133.00	128.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,091	62.00–66.00	64.72

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

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Feeder Cattle

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