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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

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

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

342 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 208▼ 45 vs year ago 387 · −11.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 36▲ 13 vs year ago 41 · +31.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls very limited test. Feeder cattle under 400 pounds steady, over 400 pounds 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement type cows steady in light test.

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 $127.38/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$127.38

67 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$20.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	135.57	525	40
Medium and Large 2	424	115.24	489	27

One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $36 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 sale67 hd

127.38

—

FL average10 barns · 551 hd

126.85

+0.53

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	1,735	89.00	1,544	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	62.90	737	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	54.14	528	9thin

Every lot

30 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	330	158.71/cwt	157.50–160.00	524	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	170.20/cwt	167.50–177.50	563	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	163.30/cwt	162.50–165.00	609	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	143.07/cwt	140.00–147.50	539	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	123.76/cwt	122.00–125.00	646	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	707	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	152.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	420	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	143.72/cwt	142.50–145.00	400	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	143.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	483	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.50	508	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	142.37/cwt	140.00–147.50	541	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	127.85/cwt	125.00–132.50	545	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	109.14/cwt	107.50–115.00	473	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	116.23/cwt	112.50–120.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	107.56/cwt	105.00–112.00	509	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	110.81/cwt	110.00–112.00	588	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	158.65/cwt	155.00–162.50	433	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	454	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	153.72/cwt	152.00–157.50	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	135.36/cwt	132.50–140.00	512	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	134.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	124.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	117.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	623	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	108.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	624	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	54.14/cwt	50.00–56.00	528	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	57.35/cwt	56.00–60.00	633	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	71.54/cwt	70.00–74.00	916	9

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 Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 208Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 36Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	152.00–157.50	153.72
4	—	273	155.00–162.50	158.65
4	—	423	130.00–140.00	134.85
6	—	473	120.00–130.00	124.87
7	—	529	115.00–120.00	117.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	107.00–110.00	108.01
4	—	313	140.00–150.00	145.12
5	—	378	132.50–140.00	135.36
6	—	530	105.00–110.00	107.45
7	—	431	125.00–130.00	127.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	157.50–160.00	158.71
7	—	377	140.00–147.50	143.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	162.50–165.00	163.30
4	—	573	120.00–127.00	123.42
5	—	522	122.00–125.00	123.76
9	—	331	167.50–177.50	170.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	112.50–120.00	116.23
5	—	275	150.00–157.50	152.84
5	—	426	125.00–132.50	127.85
5	—	531	110.00–112.00	110.81
9	—	380	140.00–147.50	142.37
12	—	337	142.00–150.00	143.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	105.00–112.00	107.56
13	—	433	107.50–115.00	109.14
2	—	278	142.50–145.00	143.72
4	—	373	135.00–137.50	136.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,103	56.00–60.00	57.35
9	—	1,280	70.00–74.00	71.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	975	50.00–56.00	54.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	89.00	89.00

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.