Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.55/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$185.55

101 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$43.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	189.72	816	82
Medium and Large 2	462	173.26	800	15thin
Medium and Large 3	530	146.18	775	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.54/cwt here — about $42 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 sale101 hd

185.55

—

FL average6 barns · 468 hd

196.23

−10.68

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	1,610	109.99	1,771	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	86.84	1,177	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	80.76	895	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	209.73/cwt	200.00–220.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	219.68/cwt	210.00–230.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	191.85/cwt	187.50–195.00	815	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	187.11/cwt	182.50–190.00	887	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	196.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	202.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	229.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	212.40/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	206.78/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,098	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	183.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	224.73/cwt	215.00–235.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	183.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	171.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	146.18/cwt	142.50–150.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	196.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	176.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	168.34/cwt	167.50–170.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	193.79/cwt	190.00–195.00	754	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	178.24/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	188.70/cwt	185.00–190.00	583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	191.22/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,224	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	105.48/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,456	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	86.84/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,177	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	80.76/cwt	77.00–83.00	895	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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 244Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 72Year ago 79

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	200.00–220.00	209.73
2	—	413	200.00–210.00	204.91
2	—	315	210.00–230.00	219.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	180.00–185.00	182.44
7	—	481	170.00–180.00	171.36
3	—	323	170.00–180.00	176.49
3	—	583	167.50–170.00	168.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	425	187.50–195.00	191.85
24	—	474	182.50–190.00	187.11
3	—	527	180.00–190.00	183.29
16	—	389	190.00–195.00	193.79
3	—	577	175.00–185.00	178.24
8	—	309	185.00–190.00	188.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	142.50–150.00	146.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	195.00–205.00	196.16
4	—	308	200.00–210.00	202.56
3	—	465	180.00–190.00	183.26
3	—	377	190.00–200.00	196.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	225.00–235.00	229.85
8	—	479	210.00–220.00	212.40
38	—	531	205.00–210.00	206.78
4	—	370	215.00–235.00	224.73
2	—	640	187.50–195.00	191.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	105.00–106.00	105.48
1	—	2,070	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	84.00–88.00	86.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,108	77.00–83.00	80.76

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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