Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2020-10-13

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Oct 13
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▼ 251 vs last sale 680▼ 438 vs year ago 867 · −50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 66▼ 5 vs year ago 88 · −5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 35▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady in limited test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.83/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$116.83
74 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.96
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465119.2755540
Medium and Large 3375116.154364thin
Medium and Large 2433113.6849230
One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about $62 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 sale74 hd
116.83
—
FL average9 barns · 1,033 hd
118.79
−1.96
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—Average1,75175.291,3185thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36345.5962120
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06340.4543029

Every lot

42 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1331173.19/cwt167.50–175.005734
Steers—Medium and Large 1370164.86/cwt160.00–170.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 2373144.14/cwt140.00–147.505387
Steers—Medium and Large 2434140.00/cwt140.00–140.0060814
Steers—Medium and Large 2469132.67/cwt130.00–135.0062211
Steers—Medium and Large 1474142.40/cwt140.00–150.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 2527119.15/cwt117.50–120.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 1529129.66/cwt127.50–132.506869
Steers—Medium and Large 1572121.96/cwt120.00–125.006985
Steers—Medium and Large 2573115.81/cwt115.00–117.506643
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260125.00/cwt125.00–125.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333122.41/cwt120.00–125.004086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335130.78/cwt127.50–132.504389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373129.92/cwt127.50–132.504854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373124.92/cwt122.50–127.504666
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375116.15/cwt112.50–120.004364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429120.30/cwt117.50–122.505167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430109.88/cwt105.00–115.004728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473116.62/cwt115.00–120.005526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520103.82/cwt100.00–107.505402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534111.43/cwt110.00–117.505955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570112.46/cwt110.00–115.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574102.09/cwt100.00–107.505867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633105.06/cwt100.00–110.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678105.05/cwt100.00–110.007123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270166.32/cwt165.00–167.504492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270145.71/cwt142.50–147.503933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328144.02/cwt140.00–145.004725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335150.73/cwt147.50–157.505053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372139.44/cwt137.50–142.505195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375152.88/cwt150.00–157.505735
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430116.16/cwt112.50–120.004994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433129.32/cwt127.50–132.505608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434138.88/cwt137.50–142.506037
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467128.29/cwt125.00–130.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468131.47/cwt130.00–132.506155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532117.93/cwt115.00–122.506275
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,75175.29/cwt73.00–79.001,3185
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00338.31/cwt36.00–41.0038412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10541.96/cwt40.00–44.0046417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36345.59/cwt44.00–48.0062120
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296661.17/cwt55.00–65.0059115

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.