Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement type cows steady in light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $211.50/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +20.02 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$211.50

43 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$29.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	379	227.72	864	19thin
Medium and Large 2	415	198.67	825	24

One grade step is worth $29.04/cwt here — about $39 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 sale43 hd

211.50

—

FL average8 barns · 269 hd

223.19

−11.68

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

+20.02

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	1,439	107.11	1,541	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,077	93.93	1,011	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	85.66	891	10

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	210	257.32/cwt	250.00–265.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	253.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	223.43/cwt	220.00–230.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	193.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	215.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	200.24/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	215.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	196.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	193.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	198.38/cwt	195.00–200.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	183.48/cwt	180.00–190.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	209.10/cwt	205.00–215.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	199.48/cwt	195.00–205.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	256.83/cwt	250.00–260.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	196.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	193.37/cwt	190.00–200.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	195.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	174.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	917	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	238.41/cwt	235.00–245.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	251.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	198.37/cwt	195.00–200.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	188.30/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	108.55/cwt	105.00–112.50	993	2
Bulls	—	—	1,439	107.11/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,541	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	99.48/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,156	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	85.66/cwt	83.00–88.00	891	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	92.72/cwt	88.00–95.00	981	23

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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 273Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 94Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement type cows 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	—	210	250.00–265.00	257.32
3	—	268	250.00–260.00	253.54
3	—	360	220.00–230.00	223.43
3	—	523	190.00–195.00	193.38
5	—	473	205.00–215.00	209.10
3	—	323	245.00–255.00	251.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	180.00–190.00	185.05
6	—	330	210.00–220.00	215.15
6	—	425	190.00–200.00	195.18
7	—	526	170.00–180.00	174.40
3	—	273	235.00–245.00	238.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	190.00–210.00	200.24
2	—	470	210.00–220.00	215.11
5	—	583	190.00–200.00	196.02
2	—	638	200.00–210.00	204.94
3	—	742	190.00–200.00	193.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	195.00–200.00	198.38
3	—	517	180.00–190.00	183.48
3	—	273	250.00–260.00	256.83
3	—	415	195.00–200.00	198.37
3	—	575	185.00–190.00	188.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	195.00–205.00	199.48
3	—	425	190.00–200.00	196.82
3	—	282	190.00–200.00	193.37

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)	2	—	915	105.00–112.50	108.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	104.00–110.00	107.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	97.00–101.00	99.48
23	—	1,058	88.00–95.00	92.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,040	83.00–88.00	85.66

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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