Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.34/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$176.34

65 head · 348 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$20.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	190.21	778	22
Medium and Large 2	317	169.24	536	43

One grade step is worth $20.97/cwt here — about $241 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 sale65 hd

176.34

—

FL average6 barns · 486 hd

190.67

−14.33

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	1,727	114.67	1,980	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	95.45	1,164	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	78.90	869	17

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	196.08/cwt	180.00–220.00	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	251.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	230.23/cwt	225.00–235.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	277.09/cwt	265.00–290.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	190.07/cwt	185.00–195.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	178.34/cwt	177.50–180.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	237.38/cwt	230.00–245.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	186.61/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	207.29/cwt	197.50–217.50	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	199.90/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	217.09/cwt	210.00–225.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	206.32/cwt	200.00–220.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	196.23/cwt	195.00–200.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	183.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	236.93/cwt	235.00–245.00	870	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	168.28/cwt	165.00–175.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	182.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	228.61/cwt	225.00–235.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	186.90/cwt	182.50–190.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	193.30/cwt	192.50–195.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	196.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	168.39/cwt	165.00–175.00	556	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	166.56/cwt	165.00–175.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	167.75/cwt	160.00–170.00	461	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	210.12/cwt	205.00–215.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	226.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	182.93/cwt	180.00–187.50	982	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,146	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	99.46/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,187	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	84.38/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,002	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	72.73/cwt	71.00–75.00	730	8
Bulls	—	—	1,727	114.67/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,980	5

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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 305Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 100Year ago 70

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	180.00–220.00	196.08
3	—	533	177.50–180.00	178.34
6	—	323	210.00–225.00	217.09
3	—	380	200.00–220.00	206.32
3	—	418	190.00–200.00	196.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	230.00–245.00	237.38
3	—	630	185.00–190.00	186.61
2	—	470	197.50–217.50	207.29
3	—	515	195.00–210.00	199.90
10	—	367	235.00–245.00	236.93
8	—	431	225.00–235.00	228.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	250.00–255.00	251.65
10	—	325	225.00–235.00	230.23
4	—	228	265.00–290.00	277.09
3	—	368	220.00–230.00	226.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	165.00–170.00	167.54
2	—	263	220.00	220.00
2	—	335	185.00–195.00	190.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	195.00–200.00	196.23
3	—	327	180.00–190.00	183.47
5	—	363	182.50–190.00	186.90
3	—	477	192.50–195.00	193.30
2	—	215	205.00–215.00	210.12
5	—	537	180.00–187.50	182.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	165.00–175.00	168.28
4	—	223	180.00–190.00	182.58
16	—	330	165.00–175.00	168.39
6	—	385	165.00–175.00	166.56
14	—	275	160.00–170.00	167.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,239	90.00–95.00	92.53
16	—	1,193	97.00–103.00	99.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,188	81.00–86.00	84.38
8	—	1,004	71.00–75.00	72.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,727	111.00–118.00	114.67

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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