Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2019-03-05

Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Mar 5

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 230 vs last sale 413▼ 110 vs year ago 293 · −37.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 51▲ 10 vs year ago 73 · +13.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter classes firm. Most feeder classes firm. All classes limited test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.03/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$193.03

15 head · 358 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$297

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	244	200.04	488	5thin
Medium and Large 1	414	189.52	785	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about −$297 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 sale15 hd

193.03

—

FL average9 barns · 442 hd

184.80

+8.23

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	1,712	86.63	1,483	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	62.32	780	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	60.06	987	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,241	54.85	681	27

Every lot

17 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	206.74/cwt	205.00–210.00	476	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	198.51/cwt	195.00–205.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	190.59/cwt	187.50–195.00	802	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	183.67/cwt	180.00–187.50	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	158.31/cwt	157.50–160.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	158.96/cwt	157.50–160.00	588	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	153.71/cwt	152.50–155.00	650	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	317	172.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	181.22/cwt	180.00–182.50	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	160.85/cwt	157.50–162.50	936	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	85.50/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,502	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	54.85/cwt	53.00–58.00	681	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	62.32/cwt	59.00–65.00	780	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	60.06/cwt	58.00–62.00	987	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 Mar 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 413Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 51Year ago 73

Slaughter classes firm. Most feeder classes firm. All classes limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
4	—	421	187.50–195.00	190.59
3	—	318	195.00–205.00	198.51
2	—	470	180.00–187.50	183.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	205.00–210.00	206.74
2	—	265	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	157.50–160.00	158.96
3	—	330	157.50–160.00	158.31
2	—	423	152.50–155.00	153.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	170.00–177.00	172.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	157.50–162.50	160.85
2	—	430	180.00–182.50	181.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,241	53.00–58.00	54.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	58.00–62.00	60.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,252	59.00–65.00	62.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	84.00–88.00	85.50
1	—	1,575	90.00	90.00

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.