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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, May 22

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

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Feeder Cattle receipts

358 head

▲ 198 vs last sale 160▲ 358 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 44▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 21▲ 22 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 $157.09/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$157.09

122 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$22.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	161.79	650	67
Medium and Large 2	375	154.38	578	44
Medium and Large 3	381	139.28	530	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.51/cwt here — about $120 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 sale122 hd

157.09

—

FL average10 barns · 848 hd

150.52

+6.57

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	1,665	82.00	1,365	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	59.02	891	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	55.33	661	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	50.49	552	7thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	182.96/cwt	180.00–187.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	171.25/cwt	167.50–175.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	158.86/cwt	155.00–162.50	670	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	156.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	727	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	166.27/cwt	165.00–167.50	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	160.88/cwt	157.50–162.50	841	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	151.25/cwt	147.00–155.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	145.40/cwt	145.00–147.50	919	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	216	189.12/cwt	187.50–190.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	165.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	449	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	161.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	174.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	568	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	142.86/cwt	140.00–147.50	464	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	168.63/cwt	165.00–172.50	626	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	158.83/cwt	155.00–162.50	591	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	160.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	675	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	136.30/cwt	130.00–137.50	582	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	143.83/cwt	142.00–147.50	677	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.50	753	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	136.87/cwt	132.00–140.00	728	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	125.61/cwt	125.00–127.50	789	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	217	231.21/cwt	230.00–232.50	502	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	211.36/cwt	210.00–212.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	276	173.53/cwt	172.00–175.00	479	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	202.69/cwt	197.50–207.50	653	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	182.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	606	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	332	163.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	543	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	179.84/cwt	177.00–182.50	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	158.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	604	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	163.71/cwt	162.50–167.50	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	149.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	644	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	144.17/cwt	142.50–145.00	624	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	154.50/cwt	147.50–155.00	726	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	160.05/cwt	155.00–162.50	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	796	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	143.77/cwt	137.50–145.00	773	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	763	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,365	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	50.49/cwt	48.00–52.00	552	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	55.33/cwt	54.00–57.00	661	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	59.02/cwt	58.00–60.00	891	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	83.69/cwt	82.50–85.00	929	2

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 May 22, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	147.00–155.00	151.25
4	—	465	155.00–160.00	156.29
6	—	422	155.00–162.50	158.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	157.50–162.50	160.88
4	—	415	167.50–175.00	171.25
4	—	377	180.00–187.00	182.96
6	—	632	145.00–147.50	145.40
2	—	467	165.00–167.50	166.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	155.00–165.00	160.24
18	—	325	170.00–180.00	174.77
5	—	525	140.00–147.50	143.47
9	—	471	142.00–147.50	143.83
3	—	216	187.50–190.00	189.12
4	—	628	125.00–127.50	125.61
15	—	371	165.00–172.50	168.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	271	160.00–170.00	165.58
10	—	319	160.00–165.00	161.94
10	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.40
5	—	532	132.00–140.00	136.87
12	—	372	155.00–162.50	158.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	140.00–147.50	142.86
6	—	427	130.00–137.50	136.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	332	160.00–165.00	163.65
3	—	433	142.50–145.00	144.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	332	180.00–185.00	182.41
6	—	538	137.50–145.00	143.77
10	—	381	155.00–160.00	158.46
14	—	276	172.00–175.00	173.53
15	—	470	147.50–155.00	154.50
9	—	431	140.00–155.00	149.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	120.00–125.00	123.28
12	—	322	197.50–207.50	202.69
4	—	425	162.50–167.50	163.71
3	—	525	150.00–155.00	151.60
3	—	480	155.00–162.50	160.05
3	—	270	210.00–212.00	211.36
2	—	377	177.00–182.50	179.84
2	—	217	230.00–232.50	231.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,509	58.00–60.00	59.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,093	48.00–52.00	50.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,195	54.00–57.00	55.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	82.00	82.00

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)	2	—	1,110	82.50–85.00	83.69

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.