Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows too limited to test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.82/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$179.82

58 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	185.87	962	37
Medium and Large 2	448	169.15	758	21

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $204 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 sale58 hd

179.82

—

FL average8 barns · 554 hd

201.08

−21.26

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,506	74.08	1,116	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	63.47	748	13

Every lot, as filed

28 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	237.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	193.88/cwt	190.00–197.50	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	226.14/cwt	220.00–230.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	186.74/cwt	180.00–200.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	162.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	216.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.50	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	180.72/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	170.87/cwt	165.00–175.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.27/cwt	185.00–190.00	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	194.46/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,035	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	183.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	174.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	164.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	176.52/cwt	170.00–180.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	173.32/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	150.79/cwt	147.50–157.50	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	139.71/cwt	137.50–140.00	855	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	159.07/cwt	157.50–160.00	843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	165.42/cwt	162.50–170.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	75.43/cwt	74.00–77.50	791	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	81.87/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,222	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	63.47/cwt	61.00–67.00	748	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,511	71.48/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,080	9

How this sale compares

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 Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 180Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 69Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 37

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows too limited to test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	230.00–245.00	237.36
4	—	373	190.00–197.50	193.88
5	—	332	220.00–230.00	226.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	180.00–200.00	186.74
4	—	416	160.00–170.00	162.61
3	—	277	210.00–220.00	216.87
4	—	380	170.00–180.00	174.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	150.00–157.50	153.69
3	—	487	147.50–157.50	150.79
10	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	612	137.50–140.00	139.71
4	—	430	165.00–170.00	167.44
5	—	375	160.00–170.00	163.84
11	—	530	157.50–160.00	159.07
5	—	472	162.50–170.00	165.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	177.50–187.50	180.72
9	—	418	185.00–190.00	188.27
11	—	532	192.50–200.00	194.46
5	—	472	180.00–190.00	183.90
6	—	616	170.00–177.50	173.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	165.00–175.00	170.87
4	—	528	170.00–175.00	172.46
9	—	427	160.00–170.00	164.27
3	—	368	170.00–180.00	176.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,048	74.00–77.50	75.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	79.00–83.00	81.87
9	—	1,511	67.00–75.00	71.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	61.00–67.00	63.47

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle