Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-24

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.24/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −38.98 against this barn's trailing median of $192.23.

Average price

$153.24

118 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	163.46	720	39
Medium and Large 2	435	148.20	645	79

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $76 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $193.60, low $189.37, median $192.23 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale118 hd

153.24

—

FL average10 barns · 472 hd

151.75

+1.49

This barn, trailing median3 sales

192.23

−38.98

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	1,689	84.71	1,431	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	59.62	701	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	57.52	777	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	50.58	503	12

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Lean 85-90%	—	995	50.58/cwt	48.00–53.00	503	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	57.52/cwt	56.00–58.00	777	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	58.61/cwt	56.00–61.00	689	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	62.32/cwt	62.00–63.00	733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	87.69/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,561	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	81.74/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.37/cwt	142.50–145.00	676	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.03/cwt	142.50–152.50	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	148.35/cwt	147.50–150.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	163.37/cwt	160.00–167.50	698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.91/cwt	137.50–142.50	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	616	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	119.47/cwt	116.00–122.50	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	236.37/cwt	230.00–250.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.11/cwt	125.00–132.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	158.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	596	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	161.39/cwt	160.00–167.50	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.50	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	141.43/cwt	137.50–142.50	454	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	183.70/cwt	180.00–190.00	483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	131.71/cwt	127.50–135.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.11/cwt	135.00–142.50	658	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.50	700	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.67/cwt	142.50–150.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	139.95/cwt	137.50–145.00	750	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.56/cwt	145.00–147.50	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	168.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	238.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	696	4

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 Jul 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 578Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 58Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	995	48.00–53.00	50.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	56.00–58.00	57.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,175	56.00–61.00	58.61
3	—	1,176	62.00–63.00	62.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	86.00–89.00	87.69
3	—	1,598	79.00–83.00	81.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	150.00–155.00	153.02
8	—	468	142.50–145.00	144.37
4	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	142.50–152.50	145.03
6	—	526	147.50–150.00	148.35
11	—	427	160.00–167.50	163.37
5	—	565	145.00–150.00	147.95
4	—	320	180.00–185.00	182.58
3	—	768	116.00–122.50	119.47
3	—	225	230.00–250.00	236.37
13	—	465	150.00–155.00	151.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	137.50–142.50	139.91
6	—	272	140.00–145.00	142.61
4	—	522	115.00–120.00	117.42
10	—	321	137.50–142.50	141.43
6	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	145.00–150.00	145.88
9	—	475	125.00–132.00	127.11
8	—	532	120.00–127.50	123.66
4	—	370	140.00–147.50	143.65
3	—	625	115.00–120.00	118.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	155.00–160.00	158.41
10	—	334	160.00–167.50	161.39
8	—	263	180.00–190.00	183.70
7	—	572	127.50–135.00	131.71
19	—	473	135.00–142.50	139.11
16	—	524	130.00–137.50	133.66
7	—	435	142.50–150.00	145.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	536	137.50–145.00	139.95
11	—	468	145.00–147.50	146.56
6	—	369	165.00–175.00	168.84
6	—	276	230.00–240.00	238.43
4	—	435	155.00–165.00	159.94

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,047	61.00–62.00	61.51

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Slaughter Cattle

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