Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to firm.

*value added marked calves were light roping type.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.97/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$204.97

92 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$30.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	394	220.60	868	40
Medium and Large 2	410	193.08	792	50
Medium and Large 3	273	189.77	518	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.83/cwt here — about $350 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 sale92 hd

204.97

—

FL average8 barns · 486 hd

211.27

−6.30

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	1,671	113.39	1,895	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	96.70	1,131	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	84.19	925	25

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	266	235.82/cwt	230.00–245.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	242.63/cwt	230.00–255.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	225.14/cwt	220.00–230.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	203.45/cwt	195.00–215.00	655	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	196.52/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	208	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	211.14/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,048	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	212	283.54/cwt	270.00–290.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	194.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	722	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	182.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	245.25/cwt	230.00–255.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	217.46/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	223.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	178.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	181.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	193.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	225.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	220.33/cwt	210.00–230.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	209.83/cwt	205.00–215.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	198.25/cwt	195.00–205.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	196.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	259.83/cwt	255.00–265.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	193.71/cwt	190.00–195.00	998	8
Bulls	—	—	1,613	110.18/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,777	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	87.71/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,127	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	95.54/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,053	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	102.75/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,332	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	86.12/cwt	84.00–88.00	965	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	79.24/cwt	75.00–82.00	826	7

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 180Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 57Year ago 117

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to firm.

*value added marked calves were light roping type.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	266	230.00–245.00	235.82
4	—	370	220.00–225.00	222.43
4	—	428	200.00–210.00	204.91
6	—	238	230.00–255.00	242.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	268	220.00–230.00	225.14
15	—	322	195.00–215.00	203.45
2	—	228	210.00–230.00	220.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	220.00–230.00	225.15
2	—	658	200.00–205.00	202.49
3	—	623	190.00–210.00	196.52
5	—	518	205.00–220.00	211.14
2	—	468	215.00–220.00	217.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	295.00–300.00	297.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	160.00–170.00	165.04
18	—	371	190.00–200.00	194.61
3	—	218	220.00–230.00	223.59
3	—	427	175.00–185.00	178.28
9	—	530	180.00–185.00	181.60
5	—	334	190.00–200.00	193.83
6	—	273	220.00–230.00	225.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	212	270.00–290.00	283.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	180.00–190.00	182.42
5	—	236	230.00–255.00	245.25
2	—	373	205.00–215.00	209.83
3	—	425	195.00–205.00	198.25
7	—	474	195.00–200.00	196.39
8	—	269	255.00–265.00	259.83
8	—	515	190.00–195.00	193.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	185.00–195.00	189.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	107.00–116.00	110.18
1	—	1,845	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,285	85.00–89.00	87.71
42	—	1,102	91.00–97.00	95.54
17	—	1,296	99.00–104.00	102.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,120	84.00–88.00	86.12
7	—	1,043	75.00–82.00	79.24

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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