Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.03/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$166.03

40 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$16.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	171.80	789	26
Medium and Large 2	328	155.31	510	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.49/cwt here — about $279 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 sale40 hd

166.03

—

FL average7 barns · 470 hd

176.52

−10.50

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%	Average	1,190	92.92	1,105	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	79.18	896	7thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	368	234.67/cwt	220.00–245.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	254.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	263.26/cwt	260.00–265.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	185.41/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	161.42/cwt	155.00–165.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	172.41/cwt	167.50–175.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	182.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	258.02/cwt	245.00–275.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.45/cwt	162.50–167.50	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	183.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	227.91/cwt	220.00–235.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	174.31/cwt	172.50–177.50	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	151.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	500	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	122.67/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,119	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	88.43/cwt	86.00–91.00	999	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	79.18/cwt	75.00–83.00	896	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,217	12

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 249Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 62Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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
5	—	368	220.00–245.00	234.67
4	—	325	250.00–260.00	254.77
2	—	265	240.00–250.00	244.91
2	—	468	168.00–170.00	168.98
3	—	423	180.00–185.00	183.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	175.00–180.00	177.45
4	—	323	220.00–235.00	227.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	260.00–265.00	263.26
5	—	578	182.50–190.00	185.41
4	—	475	180.00–190.00	182.42
3	—	370	245.00–275.00	258.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	225.00–235.00	229.92
2	—	530	160.00–165.00	162.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	155.00–165.00	161.42
4	—	373	155.00–160.00	157.45
7	—	330	150.00–160.00	151.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	167.50–175.00	172.41
4	—	320	160.00–170.00	165.16
5	—	570	162.50–167.50	165.45
3	—	258	180.00–190.00	183.29
8	—	529	172.50–177.50	174.31

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	912	120.00–127.50	122.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,130	86.00–91.00	88.43
12	—	1,249	95.00–100.00	97.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	75.00–83.00	79.18

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