Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2018-07-31

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Jul 31
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 508▲ 556 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 44▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 17▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 4,00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.65/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$144.65
173 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.13
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2472145.3568690
Medium and Large 1550144.1979375
Medium and Large 3430141.166078thin
One grade step is worth $4.19/cwt here — about $79 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 sale173 hd
144.65
—
FL average8 barns · 937 hd
150.78
−6.13
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,40880.211,1292thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40356.477925thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20555.7167116
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03150.0451611

Every lot

52 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270202.59/cwt200.00–205.005472
Steers—Medium and Large 2333175.00/cwt175.00–175.005835
Steers—Medium and Large 1359186.29/cwt185.00–190.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 2365164.86/cwt160.00–170.006026
Steers—Medium and Large 1422170.41/cwt167.50–175.007195
Steers—Medium and Large 2429150.96/cwt150.00–152.0064817
Steers—Medium and Large 3430141.16/cwt137.50–145.006078
Steers—Medium and Large 2471143.13/cwt140.00–145.0067422
Steers—Medium and Large 1473147.43/cwt145.00–150.0069710
Steers—Medium and Large 1519142.54/cwt140.00–145.0074023
Steers—Medium and Large 2528135.91/cwt132.00–140.0071830
Steers—Medium and Large 1573140.25/cwt137.50–145.008048
Steers—Medium and Large 2575127.46/cwt125.00–130.007338
Steers—Medium and Large 1618135.65/cwt132.00–139.0083812
Steers—Medium and Large 1675133.07/cwt129.00–136.008989
Steers—Medium and Large 1713130.98/cwt129.00–132.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 1835124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270172.41/cwt170.00–175.004666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325135.88/cwt132.00–140.004424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337154.88/cwt152.50–160.005226
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370126.92/cwt125.00–130.004705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380145.03/cwt142.50–147.505514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424140.71/cwt140.00–145.0059714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425128.38/cwt125.00–132.005466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433137.24/cwt135.00–140.0059413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474138.54/cwt135.00–140.0065710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474132.73/cwt130.00–135.0062918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518125.45/cwt122.50–127.5065010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement531148.08/cwt145.00–150.007865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535122.52/cwt120.00–125.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569120.55/cwt120.00–125.006869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement580141.71/cwt140.00–145.008226
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265235.00/cwt235.00–235.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273189.77/cwt185.00–195.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323177.36/cwt175.00–180.005734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2336166.71/cwt162.50–172.505607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371174.26/cwt170.00–180.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371159.24/cwt155.00–165.005918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426134.40/cwt130.00–137.505735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427145.24/cwt140.00–150.0062013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433159.91/cwt155.00–165.0069210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469137.73/cwt135.00–140.0064618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530131.18/cwt127.50–135.006958
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531123.78/cwt120.00–125.006578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620126.29/cwt125.00–127.507832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682121.64/cwt120.00–125.008303
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,40880.21/cwt77.00–83.001,1292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03150.04/cwt46.00–53.0051611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20555.71/cwt53.00–58.0067116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40356.47/cwt54.00–58.007925
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-293877.57/cwt75.00–80.007284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13858.33/cwt54.00–65.006644

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.