Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder calves mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.64/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$185.64

64 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$14.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	190.93	793	40
Medium and Large 2	413	176.83	730	24

One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $62 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 sale64 hd

185.64

—

FL average7 barns · 468 hd

200.16

−14.52

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	—	High	1,749	121.27	2,121	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,390	102.48	1,424	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,725	90.38	1,559	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	81.68	885	5thin

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	—	330	212.58/cwt	210.00–215.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	182.87/cwt	180.00–185.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	196.92/cwt	180.00–200.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	655	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	282	102.25/cwt	100.00–107.50	288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	183.81/cwt	180.00–185.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	174.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	196.51/cwt	190.00–205.00	660	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	228.50/cwt	225.00–240.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	188.71/cwt	185.00–190.00	991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	176.38/cwt	170.00–177.50	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	176.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	217.78/cwt	215.00–230.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	206.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	186.68/cwt	185.00–190.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	187.25/cwt	185.00–190.00	889	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	181.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	209.97/cwt	205.00–215.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	198.73/cwt	195.00–200.00	733	4
Bulls	—	—	1,834	128.19/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,351	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	102.48/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,424	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	90.38/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,559	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	81.68/cwt	81.00–84.00	885	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,502	2

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 317Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 55Year ago 79

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder calves 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	—	330	210.00–215.00	212.58
2	—	363	195.00–200.00	197.48
4	—	473	190.00–200.00	194.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	180.00–185.00	182.87
6	—	330	180.00–200.00	196.92
6	—	463	180.00–185.00	181.69
6	—	383	175.00–180.00	177.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	170.00–175.00	172.43
4	—	290	180.00–185.00	183.81
6	—	325	170.00–180.00	174.77
7	—	524	170.00–177.50	176.38
5	—	475	170.00–180.00	176.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	336	190.00–205.00	196.51
8	—	525	185.00–190.00	188.71
6	—	357	185.00–190.00	186.68
11	—	475	185.00–190.00	187.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	282	100.00–107.50	102.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	225.00–240.00	228.50
5	—	383	215.00–230.00	217.78
3	—	510	200.00–210.00	206.54
2	—	418	205.00–215.00	209.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	195.00–200.00	198.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,834	127.00–130.00	128.19
2	—	1,495	100.00–101.00	100.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	98.00–106.00	102.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	85.00–93.00	90.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	81.00–84.00	81.68

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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