Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2020-11-03

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Nov 3
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
267 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 370▼ 276 vs year ago 543 · −50.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 36▲ 15 vs year ago 30 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 18▲ 24 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $119.52/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$119.52
83 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$536
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.17
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447123.4555150
Medium and Large 2452113.5751433
One grade step is worth $9.88/cwt here — about $38 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 sale83 hd
119.52
—
FL average10 barns · 929 hd
119.69
−0.17
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—Low1,38570.769805thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,52857.4787817
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11648.5854210

Every lot

37 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1218186.26/cwt185.00–187.504062
Steers—Medium and Large 2365152.01/cwt151.50–152.505552
Steers—Medium and Large 2425147.95/cwt144.00–150.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 1435156.81/cwt155.00–162.506824
Steers—Medium and Large 2475136.21/cwt135.00–140.006478
Steers—Medium and Large 1515138.37/cwt135.00–140.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 2535126.24/cwt125.00–127.506754
Steers—Medium and Large 1568131.66/cwt130.00–135.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1732109.55/cwt105.00–112.508025
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210171.75/cwt170.00–175.003613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2213146.56/cwt140.00–150.003123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275144.39/cwt142.50–147.503975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333129.25/cwt127.50–135.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370127.92/cwt125.00–130.004735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375124.93/cwt122.50–127.504684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429130.30/cwt127.50–132.505597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432116.94/cwt115.00–120.0050510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471117.09/cwt115.00–120.005517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485109.97/cwt107.50–112.505336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530104.91/cwt100.00–110.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531108.15/cwt105.00–112.505747
Heifers—Medium and Large 257393.26/cwt90.00–100.005346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578109.97/cwt107.50–112.506368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625102.54/cwt100.00–105.006414
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272153.82/cwt150.00–160.004185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333169.25/cwt167.50–175.005644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333154.90/cwt152.50–160.005166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366164.65/cwt162.50–170.006038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430142.56/cwt140.00–145.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434152.76/cwt150.00–160.006637
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473126.62/cwt125.00–130.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530128.73/cwt127.50–130.006824
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,38570.76/cwt67.00–74.009805
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01342.40/cwt39.00–46.004304
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18552.70/cwt50.00–55.006246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52857.47/cwt54.00–61.0087817
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298156.65/cwt53.00–59.005566

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.