Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle fully steady in light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.36/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$180.36

63 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	183.49	877	29
Medium and Large 2	442	177.69	786	34

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $90 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 sale63 hd

180.36

—

FL average6 barns · 422 hd

200.91

−20.55

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	1,536	115.14	1,768	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	94.71	1,560	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	90.86	1,063	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	83.96	955	8thin

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	—	330	219.85/cwt	215.00–225.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	214.25/cwt	210.00–220.00	808	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	191.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	188.20/cwt	187.50–190.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	183.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	188.23/cwt	185.00–190.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	173.78/cwt	170.00–175.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	206.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	179.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	217.48/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	194.91/cwt	192.50–200.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	176.30/cwt	175.00–180.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	161.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	860	6
Bulls	—	—	1,553	114.88/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,784	11
Bulls	—	—	1,618	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	108.19/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,534	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	94.71/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,560	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	83.96/cwt	83.00–85.00	955	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	90.86/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,063	4

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 368Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 61Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle fully steady in light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	215.00–225.00	219.85
9	—	377	210.00–220.00	214.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	200.00–210.00	205.05
3	—	278	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	432	190.00–195.00	191.29
7	—	464	187.50–190.00	188.20
4	—	516	170.00–175.00	173.78
3	—	378	192.50–200.00	194.91
4	—	664	150.00–160.00	154.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	190.00–195.00	192.43
3	—	273	185.00–190.00	188.23
10	—	425	175.00–185.00	179.82
11	—	482	175.00–180.00	176.30
6	—	532	160.00–165.00	161.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	185.00–190.00	187.51
3	—	565	180.00–185.00	183.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	200.00–210.00	205.03
3	—	470	200.00–210.00	206.52
8	—	556	210.00–220.00	217.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,553	112.00–118.00	114.88
2	—	1,618	126.00–128.00	127.00
3	—	1,418	107.00–110.00	108.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	93.00–96.00	94.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,138	83.00–85.00	83.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	88.00–95.00	90.86

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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