Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2018-02-20

Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Feb 20

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Feb 6Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 314▲ 267 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 63▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.00/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$155.00

75 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.66

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	369	158.80	587	28
Medium and Large 1	453	154.31	700	34
Medium and Large 3	345	148.64	513	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about $73 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 sale75 hd

155.00

—

FL average7 barns · 462 hd

163.66

−8.66

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	—	Low	1,560	78.52	1,225	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	65.36	963	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	65.11	844	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	58.92	631	10

Every lot

37 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	196.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	534	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	212.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	578	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	208.14/cwt	205.00–215.00	683	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	206.38/cwt	202.50–210.00	770	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	189.85/cwt	187.50–192.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	203.36/cwt	200.00–207.50	866	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	186.82/cwt	185.00–192.50	897	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	932	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	159.33/cwt	157.00–165.00	851	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	174.32/cwt	172.50–180.00	457	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	148.16/cwt	145.00–152.50	474	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	149.21/cwt	147.50–152.50	560	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	167.01/cwt	165.00–172.50	630	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	150.67/cwt	147.50–152.50	631	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	159.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	695	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	147.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	687	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	139.91/cwt	135.00–142.50	662	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	127.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	798	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	187.40/cwt	185.00–192.50	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	208.18/cwt	205.00–210.00	675	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	163.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	204.51/cwt	202.50–207.00	765	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	195.07/cwt	192.50–202.50	825	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	185.06/cwt	182.50–187.50	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	155.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	186.90/cwt	185.00–192.50	892	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	76.61/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,191	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	84.23/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,327	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	58.92/cwt	58.00–65.00	631	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	69.52/cwt	69.00–70.00	852	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	64.31/cwt	62.00–68.00	842	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	65.36/cwt	63.00–69.00	963	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	93.87/cwt	90.00–97.50	873	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	64.68/cwt	59.00–68.00	647	9

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 20, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 314Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	272	210.00–215.00	212.61
2	—	525	175.00–180.00	177.55
6	—	426	200.00–207.50	203.36
10	—	328	205.00–215.00	208.14
11	—	373	202.50–210.00	206.38
4	—	480	185.00–192.50	186.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	157.00–165.00	159.33
3	—	423	187.50–192.00	189.85
3	—	271	190.00–200.00	196.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	262	172.50–180.00	174.32
6	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.47
3	—	473	135.00–142.50	139.91
11	—	419	147.50–152.50	150.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	155.00–165.00	159.36
2	—	317	170.00–175.00	172.40
5	—	464	145.00–150.00	147.97
7	—	627	125.00–130.00	127.20
11	—	377	165.00–172.50	167.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	147.50–152.50	149.21
7	—	320	145.00–152.50	148.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	182.50–187.50	185.06
7	—	473	170.00	170.00
3	—	323	185.00–192.50	187.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	185.00–192.50	186.90
8	—	324	205.00–210.00	208.18
6	—	374	202.50–207.00	204.51
4	—	423	192.50–202.50	195.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	160.00–170.00	163.82
4	—	435	150.00–160.00	155.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,309	62.00–68.00	64.31
2	—	1,225	69.00–70.00	69.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,071	58.00–65.00	58.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,474	63.00–69.00	65.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,555	75.00–78.00	76.61
2	—	1,575	80.00–88.00	84.23

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,000	59.00–68.00	64.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	90.00–97.50	93.87

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.