Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.78/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$202.78

60 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$19.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	209.04	943	41
Medium and Large 2	403	189.26	763	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $180 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 sale60 hd

202.78

—

FL average8 barns · 487 hd

211.13

−8.35

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	—	High	1,728	113.63	1,964	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	100.75	1,614	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	92.35	1,090	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	77.13	811	24

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	275	244.82/cwt	240.00–250.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	196.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	192.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	905	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	249.54/cwt	235.00–260.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	215.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	213.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	183.44/cwt	180.00–190.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	206.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	277.85/cwt	255.00–285.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	269.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	191.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	201.59/cwt	200.00–205.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	204.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	963	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	196.16/cwt	190.00–200.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	828	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	219	104.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	228	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	231.09/cwt	230.00–240.00	968	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	217.65/cwt	210.00–225.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	206.71/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	219.62/cwt	210.00–230.00	720	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	263	107.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	282	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,244	11
Bulls	—	—	1,735	112.35/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,949	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	82.00/cwt	79.00–85.00	872	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	67.38/cwt	65.00–71.00	691	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	88.26/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,041	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	103.62/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,606	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,620	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 May 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 330Year ago 344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 148Year ago 92

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	240.00–250.00	244.82
8	—	470	190.00–200.00	192.58
5	—	325	235.00–260.00	249.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	190.00–200.00	196.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	210.00–220.00	215.17
4	—	421	200.00–210.00	205.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	210.00–220.00	213.89
19	—	472	200.00–210.00	204.10
2	—	368	210.00–225.00	217.65
6	—	527	205.00–210.00	206.71
4	—	328	210.00–230.00	219.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	190.00–200.00	191.91
3	—	273	200.00–205.00	201.59
5	—	375	190.00–200.00	196.16
6	—	473	170.00–180.00	175.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	220.00–225.00	222.44
3	—	520	200.00–210.00	206.60
4	—	325	255.00–285.00	277.85
6	—	375	265.00–275.00	269.80
9	—	419	230.00–240.00	231.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	180.00–190.00	183.44
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	219	100.00–110.00	104.15
4	—	263	100.00–110.00	107.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,735	111.00–117.00	112.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,185	105.00	105.00
34	—	1,179	87.00–95.00	88.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,064	79.00–85.00	82.00
8	—	1,026	65.00–71.00	67.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,550	101.00–107.00	103.62
5	—	1,705	95.00	95.00

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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