Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle steady to firm. A high percentage of feeder cattle were worked and had shots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.76/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$199.76

76 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$490

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

$2.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	200.09	1,175	64
Medium and Large 2	346	197.98	685	12thin

One grade step is worth $2.11/cwt here — about $490 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 sale76 hd

199.76

—

FL average8 barns · 385 hd

227.66

−27.90

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	1,843	123.26	2,271	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,729	102.90	1,779	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	101.11	1,269	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	87.69	919	16

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	528	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	198.38/cwt	195.00–200.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	196.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	221.42/cwt	215.00–230.00	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	196.53/cwt	190.00–200.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	188.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,282	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	208.26/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,100	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	175.02/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	194.43/cwt	190.00–205.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	202.96/cwt	200.00–205.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	178.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	178.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	199.89/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	211.51/cwt	205.00–220.00	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	203.13/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,156	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	195.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	198.90/cwt	195.00–205.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	189.88/cwt	185.00–195.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	181.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	171.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	198.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,047	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,236	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	127.56/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,302	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	98.22/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,182	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	104.86/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,387	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	105.62/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,716	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,902	98.37/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,871	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	87.69/cwt	84.00–91.00	919	16

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 396Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 28Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle steady to firm. A high percentage of feeder cattle were worked and had shots.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	190.00–200.00	194.93
3	—	473	195.00–200.00	198.38
3	—	575	190.00–200.00	196.67
9	—	374	215.00–230.00	221.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	190.00–200.00	196.53
4	—	470	175.00–180.00	177.45
11	—	371	190.00–200.00	195.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	682	185.00–195.00	188.00
18	—	528	205.00–215.00	208.26
4	—	743	170.00–177.50	175.02
7	—	626	195.00–205.00	199.89
9	—	471	205.00–220.00	211.51
11	—	569	195.00–205.00	203.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	190.00–205.00	194.43
5	—	370	200.00–205.00	202.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	180.00–185.00	182.46
5	—	472	195.00–205.00	198.90
4	—	430	185.00–195.00	189.88
5	—	526	195.00–200.00	198.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	175.00–180.00	178.38
8	—	368	175.00–180.00	178.67
8	—	411	180.00–185.00	181.31
8	—	571	170.00–175.00	171.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	118.00–120.00	118.96
2	—	1,805	127.00–128.00	127.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,203	97.00–100.00	98.22
10	—	1,323	103.00–107.00	104.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	105.00–107.00	105.62
3	—	1,902	96.00–100.00	98.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,048	84.00–91.00	87.69

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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