Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2019-08-27

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Aug 27
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
▲ 260 vs last sale 372▼ 120 vs year ago 752 · −16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 64▲ 45 vs year ago 74 · +60.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 31▼ 26 vs year ago 59 · −44.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.08/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$121.08
149 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.10
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465124.4157981
Medium and Large 2449117.1152668
One grade step is worth $7.30/cwt here — about $53 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 sale149 hd
121.08
—
FL average10 barns · 969 hd
123.18
−2.10
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—Average1,54583.481,2904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20158.7770631
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11551.9057943

Every lot

49 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1230299.78/cwt295.00–305.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1277173.02/cwt170.00–177.504797
Steers—Medium and Large 1378147.72/cwt145.00–155.005587
Steers—Medium and Large 2423131.51/cwt130.00–135.0055616
Steers—Medium and Large 1433151.18/cwt150.00–155.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 2470132.45/cwt130.00–135.0062312
Steers—Medium and Large 1473136.31/cwt135.00–140.0064511
Steers—Medium and Large 2525128.64/cwt125.00–132.5067512
Steers—Medium and Large 1527140.61/cwt137.50–145.007417
Steers—Medium and Large 2557123.02/cwt120.00–127.506855
Steers—Medium and Large 1569139.03/cwt135.00–142.5079111
Steers—Medium and Large 1614136.60/cwt130.00–140.008398
Steers—Medium and Large 1658120.83/cwt120.00–122.507953
Steers—Medium and Large 1727115.69/cwt112.50–120.008419
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273137.39/cwt135.00–140.003756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285131.23/cwt130.00–132.503742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323135.24/cwt132.50–137.5043714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323122.26/cwt120.00–125.0039514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369130.23/cwt125.00–132.504817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370120.42/cwt117.50–122.5044610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435118.47/cwt117.50–120.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436121.44/cwt120.00–127.5052910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477119.39/cwt117.50–122.505699
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483115.47/cwt115.00–117.5055810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528118.43/cwt115.00–122.5062513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528112.42/cwt110.00–115.0059416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572112.68/cwt110.00–115.0064511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573116.58/cwt115.00–117.506688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement586127.98/cwt125.00–135.007505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement614128.07/cwt125.00–132.507864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668109.16/cwt107.50–110.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718103.66/cwt100.00–107.507442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270162.41/cwt160.00–165.004394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328157.37/cwt152.50–160.005163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373136.61/cwt135.00–140.005103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377151.53/cwt147.50–157.505713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428130.37/cwt127.50–135.005585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470121.17/cwt117.50–125.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473131.62/cwt130.00–135.006236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525115.89/cwt112.00–120.006084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532125.99/cwt122.50–152.5067011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575121.15/cwt117.50–125.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588109.97/cwt107.50–112.506474
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,54583.48/cwt82.00–84.001,2904
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11551.90/cwt49.00–54.0057943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16757.41/cwt55.00–59.0067022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28462.11/cwt61.00–63.007979
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07190.34/cwt87.50–102.509685

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.