Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.34/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$171.34

29 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$25.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	371	176.70	655	23
Medium and Large 2	399	150.79	602	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.91/cwt here — about $53 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 sale29 hd

171.34

—

FL average8 barns · 659 hd

178.24

−6.91

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	—	Low	1,589	96.51	1,533	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	80.38	1,016	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	71.37	808	18

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	243	240.05/cwt	235.00–245.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	186.93/cwt	185.00–190.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	239.06/cwt	235.00–250.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	171.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	204.56/cwt	195.00–210.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	188.78/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	201.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	213.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.76/cwt	167.50–172.50	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.06/cwt	152.50–160.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	161.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	163.68/cwt	160.00–167.50	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	200.11/cwt	195.00–205.00	941	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	104.63/cwt	90.00–115.00	952	5
Bulls	—	—	1,509	92.14/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,390	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	74.09/cwt	69.00–75.00	866	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	65.94/cwt	65.00–67.00	698	6
Bulls	—	—	1,775	106.70/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,894	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	80.38/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,016	4

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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 230Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 73Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	235.00–245.00	240.05
5	—	332	185.00–190.00	186.93
8	—	278	235.00–250.00	239.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	170.00–180.00	174.81
9	—	382	170.00–180.00	171.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	195.00–210.00	204.56
3	—	233	210.00–220.00	213.00
4	—	378	160.00–165.00	162.42
6	—	470	167.50–172.50	170.76
5	—	326	160.00–165.00	161.96
2	—	530	160.00–167.50	163.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	152.50–160.00	155.06
3	—	368	140.00–150.00	146.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	185.00–192.50	188.78
7	—	310	200.00–210.00	201.57
2	—	470	195.00–205.00	200.11

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	—	910	90.00–115.00	104.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	91.00–93.00	92.14
3	—	1,775	106.00–107.00	106.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,169	69.00–75.00	74.09
6	—	1,058	65.00–67.00	65.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	78.00–83.00	80.38

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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Townsend Livestock Market

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