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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, May 28

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 171▼ 4 vs year ago 143 · −2.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 17▼ 31 vs year ago 56 · −55.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week Slaughter cows firm in light test. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle too few to call trend with a weak undertone. Replacement cows steady.

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 $130.51/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$130.51

37 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.61

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	132.50	629	12thin
Medium and Large 2	366	131.07	480	22
Medium and Large 3	375	118.38	444	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $185 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 sale37 hd

130.51

—

FL average7 barns · 444 hd

136.12

−5.61

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	1,775	80.00	1,420	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	57.27	743	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	49.74	547	6thin

Every lot

18 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	130.95/cwt	130.00–132.00	426	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	134.13/cwt	127.50–145.00	500	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	118.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	138.21/cwt	127.50–145.00	576	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.50	536	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	132.59/cwt	127.50–135.00	632	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	126.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	224	169.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	380	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	425	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	148.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	545	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	138.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	596	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	122.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	132.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,420	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	49.74/cwt	47.00–53.00	547	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	56.37/cwt	54.00–59.00	716	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,523	64.46/cwt	64.00–65.00	982	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 171Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 17Year ago 56

Compared to the previous week Slaughter cows firm in light test. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle too few to call trend with a weak undertone. Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	47.00–53.00	49.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,270	54.00–59.00	56.37
2	—	1,523	64.00–65.00	64.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	115.00–120.00	118.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	127.50–145.00	134.13
8	—	325	130.00–132.00	130.95
4	—	433	120.00–127.50	123.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	127.50–135.00	132.59
3	—	527	125.00–130.00	126.61
3	—	417	127.50–145.00	138.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	145.00–150.00	148.50
5	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.95
5	—	432	135.00–140.00	138.06
4	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.41
4	—	224	165.00–175.00	169.64
3	—	567	120.00–125.00	121.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	130.00–135.00	132.05

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.