Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.82/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$225.82

43 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$1.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	226.21	1,304	32
Medium and Large 2	434	224.67	975	11thin

One grade step is worth $1.54/cwt here — about $329 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

225.82

—

FL average8 barns · 431 hd

242.62

−16.81

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	1,785	121.08	2,161	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	103.19	1,128	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	82.49	880	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	227.55/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	260.37/cwt	250.00–270.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	196.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	186.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	244.92/cwt	235.00–250.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	237.57/cwt	235.00–240.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	178.32/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	260.14/cwt	255.00–265.00	963	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	937	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	238.44/cwt	235.00–245.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	200.09/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	282.62/cwt	275.00–290.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	238.45/cwt	235.00–245.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	265.20/cwt	260.00–275.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	292.58/cwt	290.00–295.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	209.61/cwt	200.00–220.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	227.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	241.81/cwt	235.00–255.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	235.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	216.26/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,352	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	196.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	191.69/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	217.93/cwt	210.00–240.00	516	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,149	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	121.08/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,161	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	88.46/cwt	85.00–92.00	976	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	72.55/cwt	69.00–75.00	730	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	106.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,269	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	101.13/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,053	20

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 330Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 118Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	225.00–230.00	227.55
6	—	310	275.00–290.00	282.62
6	—	673	210.00–212.50	211.27
4	—	715	190.00–195.00	192.53
2	—	523	225.00–230.00	227.56
12	—	625	215.00–217.50	216.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	180.00–190.00	186.74
2	—	570	195.00–205.00	200.09
3	—	367	235.00–245.00	238.45
3	—	327	260.00–275.00	265.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	250.00–270.00	260.37
4	—	223	290.00–295.00	292.58
3	—	308	235.00–255.00	241.81
7	—	369	230.00–240.00	235.88
3	—	518	190.00–200.00	196.56
3	—	578	190.00–195.00	191.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	190.00–200.00	196.59
2	—	318	200.00–220.00	209.61
11	—	237	210.00–240.00	217.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	235.00–250.00	244.92
3	—	572	175.00–180.00	178.32
8	—	370	255.00–265.00	260.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	235.00–240.00	237.57
8	—	528	175.00–180.00	177.50
3	—	325	235.00–245.00	238.44

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	—	1,185	96.00–98.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,785	117.00–123.00	121.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,103	85.00–92.00	88.46
9	—	1,006	69.00–75.00	72.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,187	105.00–111.00	106.94
20	—	1,041	99.00–104.00	101.13

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