Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2018-09-11

Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Sep 11

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

748 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 602▲ 748 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 89▲ 93 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 $125.78/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$125.78

142 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.27

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	128.64	674	72
Medium and Large 2	449	122.84	552	70

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $122 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 sale142 hd

125.78

—

FL average10 barns · 1,208 hd

132.05

−6.27

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	1,603	77.09	1,236	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	50.61	631	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	50.55	698	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	43.88	443	31

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	154.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	150.56/cwt	147.50–155.00	641	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	167.69/cwt	165.00–172.00	802	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	139.21/cwt	137.50–147.50	746	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	786	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	128.88/cwt	125.00–132.50	740	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	128.01/cwt	125.00–132.50	792	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	123.41/cwt	117.50–130.00	828	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	118.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	848	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	874	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	927	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	365	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	434	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	136.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	465	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	125.39/cwt	122.50–130.00	453	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	125.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	580	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	465	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	131.44/cwt	127.50–135.00	676	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	118.95/cwt	117.50–120.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	560	141.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	791	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	116.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	123.98/cwt	120.00–127.50	707	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	118.03/cwt	115.00–122.50	725	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	105.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	659	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	113.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	766	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	103.14/cwt	100.00–107.50	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	723	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	184.82/cwt	180.00–190.00	508	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	170.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	557	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	77.09/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,236	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	44.55/cwt	43.00–46.00	449	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	41.07/cwt	39.00–43.00	421	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	49.84/cwt	46.00–53.00	613	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	53.83/cwt	53.00–55.00	707	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	50.55/cwt	48.00–53.00	698	8

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 Sep 11, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 602Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 89Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	150.00–160.00	154.83
7	—	574	125.00–132.50	128.88
8	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.43
5	—	426	147.50–155.00	150.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	572	135.00–140.00	137.45
10	—	478	165.00–172.00	167.69
13	—	671	117.50–130.00	123.41
16	—	619	125.00–132.50	128.01
2	—	810	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	758	115.00–116.00	115.33
9	—	717	115.00–120.00	118.28
17	—	536	137.50–147.50	139.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	165.00–175.00	170.83
6	—	275	180.00–190.00	184.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	110.00–120.00	113.02
3	—	266	160.00–165.00	163.25
3	—	711	100.00–105.00	101.66
4	—	377	137.50–140.00	138.76
11	—	570	120.00–127.50	123.98
14	—	514	127.50–135.00	131.44
15	—	460	125.00–130.00	125.99
7	—	614	115.00–122.50	118.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	140.00–145.00	141.26
4	—	465	140.00–150.00	144.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	361	122.50–130.00	125.39
4	—	678	100.00–107.50	103.14
10	—	624	100.00–110.00	105.53
7	—	531	117.50–120.00	118.95
9	—	563	110.00–120.00	116.51
10	—	340	135.00–145.00	136.88
4	—	235	150.00–160.00	155.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,603	75.00–80.00	77.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,230	46.00–53.00	49.84
5	—	1,314	53.00–55.00	53.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,380	48.00–53.00	50.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	39.00–43.00	41.07
25	—	1,007	43.00–46.00	44.55

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.