Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.04/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −45.19 against this barn's trailing median of $192.23.

Average price

$147.04

37 head · 354 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$26.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	322	157.10	506	23
Medium and Large 2	405	130.51	529	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.58/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale37 hd

147.04

—

FL average9 barns · 379 hd

135.87

+11.17

This barn, trailing median3 sales

192.23

−45.19

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	—	Average	1,753	86.96	1,524	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	62.87	736	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	55.56	602	5thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 2	—	430	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	129.96/cwt	127.50–132.50	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	136.65/cwt	135.00–137.50	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	157.84/cwt	155.00–162.50	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	165.39/cwt	162.50–170.00	468	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.92/cwt	152.50–157.50	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	129.14/cwt	127.50–132.50	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.65/cwt	110.00–112.50	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.46/cwt	137.50–140.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	131.16/cwt	127.50–135.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	121.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.32/cwt	108.00–110.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	140.64/cwt	137.50–142.50	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	144.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	147.24/cwt	145.00–152.00	490	6
Bulls	—	—	1,753	86.96/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	68.51/cwt	68.00–70.00	971	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	61.66/cwt	55.00–66.00	689	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	55.56/cwt	53.00–60.00	602	5

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 342Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	117.00–120.00	118.47
4	—	488	115.00–120.00	117.46
6	—	333	145.00–152.00	147.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	165.00–170.00	167.42
2	—	488	127.50–132.50	129.96
3	—	413	135.00–137.50	136.65
5	—	328	155.00–162.50	157.84
11	—	283	162.50–170.00	165.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	152.50–157.50	154.92
3	—	477	127.50–132.50	129.14
2	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	110.00–112.50	111.65
5	—	375	137.50–140.00	138.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.55
4	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.36
4	—	430	127.50–135.00	131.16
8	—	471	120.00–127.50	121.83
4	—	374	137.50–142.50	140.64
2	—	325	142.00–147.00	144.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	108.00–110.00	109.32
6	—	473	110.00–115.00	111.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	85.00–89.00	86.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	68.00–70.00	68.51
28	—	1,118	55.00–66.00	61.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	53.00–60.00	55.56

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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