Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $212.30/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$212.30

111 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$29.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	217.68	993	91
Medium and Large 2	414	187.81	778	20

One grade step is worth $29.87/cwt here — about $216 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 sale111 hd

212.30

—

FL average8 barns · 407 hd

230.33

−18.04

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	—	Low	1,448	110.25	1,597	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,855	97.56	1,810	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	90.44	1,088	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	78.87	835	31

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	308	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	219.10/cwt	210.00–225.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	237.16/cwt	230.00–245.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	196.92/cwt	195.00–205.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	197.06/cwt	195.00–200.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	174.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	194.52/cwt	190.00–205.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	179.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	219.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	824	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	219.85/cwt	215.00–225.00	941	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	188.22/cwt	185.00–195.00	898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	199.88/cwt	195.00–205.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	218.18/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,041	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	212.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,132	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	227.71/cwt	220.00–240.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	169.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	165.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	199.83/cwt	195.00–205.00	745	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	234.43/cwt	220.00–250.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	187.62/cwt	180.00–190.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	181.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	182.64/cwt	180.00–190.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	180.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	182.62/cwt	180.00–190.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	183.21/cwt	180.00–190.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	185.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	967	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	104.88/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,117	4
Bulls	—	—	1,345	100.19/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	114.43/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,605	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,129	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	81.14/cwt	78.00–84.00	885	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	72.34/cwt	70.00–74.00	698	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	90.44/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,088	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	97.56/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,810	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 Apr 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 441Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 115Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows 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	—	528	190.00–200.00	194.93
2	—	308	220.00–225.00	222.48
2	—	413	215.00–220.00	217.55
5	—	366	210.00–225.00	219.10
4	—	273	230.00–245.00	237.16
5	—	480	195.00–205.00	196.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	180.00–190.00	182.64
5	—	372	175.00–185.00	180.81
4	—	468	180.00–190.00	182.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	195.00–200.00	197.06
6	—	530	170.00–180.00	174.91
7	—	322	190.00–205.00	194.52
2	—	378	175.00–185.00	179.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	215.00–225.00	219.80
20	—	428	215.00–225.00	219.85
34	—	477	215.00–225.00	218.18
6	—	573	200.00–210.00	204.89
12	—	533	210.00–220.00	212.39
5	—	332	220.00–240.00	227.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	185.00–195.00	188.22
12	—	430	195.00–205.00	199.88
12	—	373	195.00–205.00	199.83
2	—	265	220.00–250.00	234.43
3	—	567	175.00–185.00	181.59
14	—	521	180.00–190.00	185.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	165.00–175.00	169.91
5	—	476	160.00–170.00	165.92
8	—	425	180.00–190.00	187.62
3	—	368	180.00–190.00	183.21

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)	4	—	1,065	95.00–115.00	104.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	98.00–102.00	100.19
2	—	1,403	114.00–115.00	114.43
1	—	1,745	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,091	78.00–84.00	81.14
8	—	965	70.00–74.00	72.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,203	87.00–94.00	90.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	96.00–99.00	97.56

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

Steers · 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