Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher in light test. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.85/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$181.85

64 head · 378 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$28.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	195.34	846	15thin
Medium and Large 2	365	183.86	672	31
Medium and Large 3	355	167.13	593	18thin

One grade step is worth $28.22/cwt here — about $252 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

181.85

—

FL average7 barns · 450 hd

208.19

−26.34

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	1,683	118.86	2,000	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	101.54	1,354	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	79.73	736	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	217.09/cwt	210.00–225.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	202.62/cwt	195.00–210.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	194.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	209.80/cwt	205.00–215.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	199.77/cwt	195.00–205.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	181.03/cwt	180.00–185.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	173.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	195.14/cwt	190.00–200.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	192.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	216.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	198.48/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	181.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	174.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	181.48/cwt	180.00–182.50	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	183.21/cwt	180.00–190.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	178.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	193.28/cwt	190.00–195.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	201.28/cwt	200.00–205.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	191.21/cwt	190.00–200.00	503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	191.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	193.71/cwt	190.00–195.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	192.59/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	167.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	166.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	513	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	108.76/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,292	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	79.73/cwt	77.00–84.00	736	5
Bulls	—	—	1,683	118.86/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,000	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	97.21/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,381	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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 183Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 34Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher in light test. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	210.00–225.00	217.09
2	—	473	195.00–210.00	202.62
4	—	375	205.00–215.00	209.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	190.00–200.00	194.86
2	—	273	195.00–205.00	199.77
5	—	463	180.00–185.00	181.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	170.00–175.00	173.27
2	—	383	170.00–180.00	174.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	190.00–200.00	195.14
5	—	415	190.00–200.00	192.10
9	—	477	180.00–190.00	181.06
5	—	518	180.00–182.50	181.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	190.00–195.00	192.48
3	—	368	210.00–220.00	216.52
5	—	582	197.50–202.50	198.48
2	—	763	170.00–180.00	174.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	180.00–190.00	183.21
3	—	467	175.00–180.00	178.29
9	—	263	190.00–200.00	191.21
4	—	533	160.00–170.00	164.88
2	—	213	200.00–205.00	202.47
4	—	325	190.00–195.00	191.31
6	—	430	175.00–180.00	177.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	190.00–195.00	193.28
4	—	308	200.00–205.00	201.28
4	—	465	190.00–195.00	193.71
4	—	530	187.50–197.50	192.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	160.00–170.00	167.89
2	—	420	160.00–170.00	164.94
6	—	308	160.00–170.00	166.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	107.00–110.00	108.76
5	—	1,421	95.00–103.00	97.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	923	77.00–84.00	79.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,683	115.00–123.00	118.86

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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