Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.56/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$185.56

64 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$27.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	189.93	825	54
Medium and Large 2	451	161.95	731	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about $94 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 sale64 hd

185.56

—

FL average8 barns · 573 hd

198.99

−13.43

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	1,692	102.39	1,732	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	74.75	912	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	65.11	652	7thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	273	203.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	201.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	176.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	166.82/cwt	165.00–172.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.42/cwt	157.50–162.50	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	170.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	169.97/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	239.77/cwt	235.00–245.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	178.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	745	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	161.82/cwt	160.00–165.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	187.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	171.20/cwt	170.00–177.50	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	172.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	170.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.43/cwt	160.00–167.50	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	243.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	163.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	198.23/cwt	195.00–200.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	161.77/cwt	157.50–162.50	859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	166.69/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	196.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	438	3
Bulls	—	—	1,692	102.39/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,732	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	875	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	65.11/cwt	62.00–68.00	652	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	81.01/cwt	79.00–82.00	970	3

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 410Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 80Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	200.00–210.00	203.17
3	—	323	200.00–205.00	201.60
3	—	363	170.00–180.00	176.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	165.00–172.00	166.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	157.50–162.50	159.42
9	—	327	170.00–175.00	170.52
6	—	473	160.00–167.50	162.43
2	—	263	180.00–185.00	182.48
2	—	633	140.00–145.00	142.55
7	—	531	157.50–162.50	161.77
3	—	223	195.00–200.00	196.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	145.00–150.00	148.30
4	—	424	145.00–150.00	146.19
5	—	275	160.00–170.00	163.78
2	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	165.00–175.00	170.85
2	—	658	167.50–172.50	169.97
4	—	268	235.00–245.00	239.77
15	—	418	175.00–180.00	178.27
8	—	363	180.00–190.00	187.45
6	—	580	170.00–177.50	171.20
4	—	524	170.00–180.00	172.41
6	—	224	240.00–250.00	243.20
3	—	320	195.00–200.00	198.23
3	—	708	162.50–170.00	166.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	160.00–165.00	161.82
2	—	525	160.00–165.00	162.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,692	99.00–104.00	102.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,198	79.00–82.00	81.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,002	62.00–68.00	65.11

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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