Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.50/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$186.50

79 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$7.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	189.32	865	51
Medium and Large 2	400	181.36	726	28

One grade step is worth $7.96/cwt here — about $139 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 sale79 hd

186.50

—

FL average6 barns · 412 hd

202.34

−15.85

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	1,531	112.17	1,717	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	92.39	1,057	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	81.54	861	8thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	510	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	978	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	187.97/cwt	185.00–190.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	194.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	217.40/cwt	215.00–225.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	220.50/cwt	215.00–225.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	208.19/cwt	205.00–215.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	198.97/cwt	195.00–205.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	200.23/cwt	197.50–202.50	937	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	195.21/cwt	192.50–200.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	212.38/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	198.24/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	218.41/cwt	215.00–225.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	207.42/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	186.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	196.62/cwt	194.00–200.00	737	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	195.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	187.89/cwt	185.00–190.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	195.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	181.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	173.52/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	209.85/cwt	205.00–215.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	176.94/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	188.04/cwt	182.50–190.00	889	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	178.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	159.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	181.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	669	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	104.09/cwt	97.50–113.00	1,112	8
Bulls	—	—	1,298	106.62/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,384	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,265	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	89.60/cwt	88.00–93.00	981	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	101.71/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,330	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	81.54/cwt	77.00–84.00	861	8

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 419Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 30Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. feeder and 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	—	510	200.00–210.00	204.95
6	—	477	205.00	205.00
4	—	375	215.00–225.00	217.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	185.00–190.00	187.97
6	—	370	190.00–200.00	194.86
7	—	324	215.00–225.00	220.50
2	—	428	190.00–200.00	195.15
4	—	578	174.00–180.00	176.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	205.00–215.00	208.19
10	—	421	195.00–205.00	198.97
12	—	468	197.50–202.50	200.23
5	—	536	185.00–195.00	186.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	225.00–230.00	227.43
4	—	483	210.00–220.00	212.38
6	—	577	195.00–205.00	198.24
3	—	425	215.00–225.00	218.41
3	—	523	202.50–210.00	207.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	192.50–200.00	195.21
13	—	375	194.00–200.00	196.62
7	—	585	172.50–180.00	173.52
2	—	330	205.00–215.00	209.85
16	—	473	182.50–190.00	188.04
5	—	532	175.00–185.00	178.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	270	185.00–190.00	187.89
9	—	339	190.00–200.00	195.48
3	—	432	180.00–185.00	181.60
4	—	530	155.00–165.00	159.91
4	—	573	160.00–165.00	162.42
3	—	368	180.00–185.00	181.74

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)	8	—	1,068	97.50–113.00	104.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	103.00–108.00	106.62
2	—	1,880	118.00–123.00	120.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,095	88.00–93.00	89.60
3	—	1,308	99.00–103.00	101.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	77.00–84.00	81.54

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