Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.06/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −26.42 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$165.06

49 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	171.16	861	29
Medium and Large 2	481	156.22	752	20

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $109 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 sale49 hd

165.06

—

FL average8 barns · 442 hd

179.43

−14.37

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−26.42

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	1,534	104.12	1,597	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	79.80	936	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	69.31	708	9thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	79.80/cwt	78.00–83.00	936	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	69.31/cwt	67.00–72.00	708	9
Bulls	—	—	1,534	104.12/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	250.19/cwt	245.00–255.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	163.68/cwt	160.00–167.50	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	829	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	156.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	186.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	201.66/cwt	190.00–210.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	154.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.97/cwt	157.50–160.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	134.16/cwt	130.00–137.50	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	161.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	156.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	173.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.40/cwt	157.50–167.50	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	145.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	171.18/cwt	167.50–175.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	153.13/cwt	150.00–155.00	796	11

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 360Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 34Year ago 87

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,173	78.00–83.00	79.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,021	67.00–72.00	69.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,534	98.00–109.00	104.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	245.00–255.00	250.19
4	—	430	170.00–180.00	174.88
4	—	570	160.00–167.50	163.68
6	—	533	165.00–170.00	167.44
8	—	474	170.00–180.00	174.89
5	—	611	140.00–145.00	141.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	150.00–160.00	156.55
6	—	417	160.00–165.00	161.72
11	—	520	150.00–155.00	153.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	180.00–190.00	186.56
4	—	465	170.00–180.00	172.58
5	—	374	190.00–210.00	201.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	185.00–195.00	189.77
3	—	677	130.00–137.50	134.16
5	—	426	160.00–170.00	161.92
3	—	537	155.00–160.00	156.65
3	—	317	170.00–175.00	173.37
5	—	473	157.50–167.50	163.40
10	—	576	145.00–150.00	145.97
2	—	378	167.50–175.00	171.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	150.00–157.00	154.52
5	—	378	157.50–160.00	158.97
5	—	568	135.00–140.00	137.96
2	—	410	145.00–150.00	147.47

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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