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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Aug 7

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

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Feeder Cattle receipts

593 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 556▲ 593 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 59▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 29▲ 30 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 $135.13/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$135.13

101 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$6.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	138.51	650	49
Medium and Large 2	411	131.94	543	52

One grade step is worth $6.57/cwt here — about $108 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 sale101 hd

135.13

—

FL average8 barns · 739 hd

136.55

−1.42

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	1,645	80.78	1,329	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	54.05	910	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	51.84	618	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	47.05	475	4thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	219	245.99/cwt	240.00–250.00	539	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	227	227.64/cwt	225.00–230.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	221.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	198.77/cwt	195.00–205.00	632	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	159.55/cwt	157.00–162.00	578	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	147.18/cwt	142.00–155.00	689	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	141.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	147.26/cwt	147.00–147.50	769	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	141.18/cwt	137.50–145.00	805	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	124.69/cwt	122.50–127.50	837	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	189.67/cwt	185.00–195.00	427	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	227	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	391	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	190.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	170.53/cwt	165.00–175.00	457	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	135.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	429	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	474	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	136.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	123.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	132.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	119.70/cwt	117.50–122.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	525	139.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	123.94/cwt	120.00–127.00	654	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	111.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	687	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	635	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.50	766	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	250.23/cwt	245.00–255.00	551	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	227	213.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	484	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	266	220.58/cwt	215.00–225.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	206.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	640	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	571	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	181.64/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	148.53/cwt	147.00–152.50	633	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	152.43/cwt	150.00–157.50	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	140.26/cwt	137.50–145.00	665	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	630	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	80.78/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,329	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	47.05/cwt	46.00–48.00	475	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	51.84/cwt	49.00–54.00	618	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,684	54.05/cwt	52.00–56.00	910	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	58.40/cwt	56.00–61.00	652	4

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 Aug 7, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 556Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	515	110.00–115.00	113.27
4	—	372	125.00–130.00	127.55
5	—	435	120.00–130.00	123.86
4	—	567	100.00–110.00	104.89
5	—	316	130.00–140.00	135.82
6	—	227	170.00–175.00	172.42
7	—	268	165.00–175.00	170.53
4	—	470	117.50–122.00	119.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	135.00–145.00	139.95
4	—	635	120.00–122.50	120.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	120.00–127.00	123.94
6	—	615	110.00–115.00	111.64
5	—	577	110.00–115.00	111.96
2	—	265	185.00–195.00	190.09
5	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.05
8	—	225	185.00–195.00	189.67
8	—	428	135.00–140.00	136.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	170.00–180.00	174.73
8	—	474	137.50–145.00	140.26
8	—	426	147.00–152.50	148.53
7	—	227	210.00–220.00	213.02
4	—	570	110.00–111.00	110.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	266	215.00–225.00	220.58
6	—	366	175.00–185.00	181.64
4	—	220	245.00–255.00	250.23
3	—	473	150.00–157.50	152.43
3	—	310	200.00–210.00	206.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	137.50–145.00	141.18
7	—	219	240.00–250.00	245.99
5	—	318	195.00–205.00	198.77
9	—	671	122.50–127.50	124.69
18	—	468	142.00–155.00	147.18
20	—	522	147.00–147.50	147.26
3	—	258	220.00–225.00	221.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.46
11	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.77
2	—	227	225.00–230.00	227.64
4	—	362	157.00–162.00	159.55

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)	4	—	1,117	56.00–61.00	58.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,645	77.00–83.00	80.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,192	49.00–54.00	51.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,684	52.00–56.00	54.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	46.00–48.00	47.05

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.