Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.94/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$169.94

46 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$12.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	172.38	672	37
Medium and Large 2	400	159.91	640	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.47/cwt here — about $33 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 sale46 hd

169.94

—

FL average8 barns · 747 hd

172.30

−2.36

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	1,505	104.41	1,571	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	79.73	1,264	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	73.45	845	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	64.95	716	22

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	—	320	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	181.10/cwt	177.50–185.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	173.22/cwt	170.00–180.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	173.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	166.49/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	244.70/cwt	240.00–255.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	178.68/cwt	175.00–182.50	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	172.79/cwt	170.00–175.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	174.15/cwt	172.50–175.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	209.54/cwt	200.00–220.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	161.10/cwt	157.50–165.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	169.99/cwt	167.50–172.50	643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	180.96/cwt	180.00–182.50	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	188.70/cwt	187.50–190.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	166.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	229	227.69/cwt	220.00–240.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	207.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	191.05/cwt	187.50–195.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.31/cwt	162.50–170.00	715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	166.23/cwt	162.50–167.50	891	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	96.11/cwt	90.00–102.00	931	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	73.45/cwt	71.00–74.00	845	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	79.73/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,264	9
Bulls	—	—	1,505	104.41/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	67.32/cwt	65.00–69.00	745	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	59.86/cwt	58.00–62.00	655	7

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 290Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 44Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	180.00–185.00	182.42
6	—	375	177.50–185.00	181.10
6	—	477	170.00–180.00	173.22
6	—	277	240.00–255.00	244.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	170.00–175.00	173.26
3	—	370	160.00–170.00	166.49
2	—	273	200.00–220.00	209.54
3	—	483	165.00–170.00	166.62
5	—	229	220.00–240.00	227.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	175.00–182.50	178.68
5	—	478	180.00–182.50	180.96
2	—	328	187.50–190.00	188.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	170.00–175.00	172.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	172.50–175.00	174.15
12	—	378	167.50–172.50	169.99
2	—	238	205.00–210.00	207.42
4	—	275	187.50–195.00	191.05
12	—	435	162.50–170.00	164.31
4	—	536	162.50–167.50	166.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	170.00	170.00
3	—	470	145.00–155.00	151.60
4	—	375	157.50–165.00	161.10

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	969	90.00–102.00	96.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,150	71.00–74.00	73.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,585	77.00–83.00	79.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,107	65.00–69.00	67.32
7	—	1,095	58.00–62.00	59.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	100.00–109.00	104.41

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

Heifers · 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