Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.32/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$204.32

62 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.19

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	210.65	1,022	28
Medium and Large 2	369	200.31	738	30
Medium and Large 3	433	190.09	823	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $199 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 sale62 hd

204.32

—

FL average5 barns · 303 hd

212.50

−8.19

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	1,638	112.97	1,850	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	103.16	1,191	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	85.47	899	19

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	—	323	277.01/cwt	260.00–285.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	229.74/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,087	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	207.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,075	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	243.18/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,046	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	270.17/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,008	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	219.74/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	268.59/cwt	260.00–285.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	218.25/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	239.31/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,134	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	249.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	214.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	219.65/cwt	210.00–230.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	216.55/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	206.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	235.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	222.24/cwt	215.00–230.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	196.26/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	216.21/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	197.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	194.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	226.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	190.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	214.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	214.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	219.66/cwt	210.00–230.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	216.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	198.30/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	202.99/cwt	195.00–210.00	447	7
Bulls	—	—	1,638	112.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,850	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	101.46/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,120	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	108.26/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,413	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	87.89/cwt	86.00–94.00	921	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	80.23/cwt	77.00–83.00	850	6

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 320Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 115Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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
3	—	323	260.00–285.00	277.01
4	—	473	220.00–240.00	229.74
7	—	519	200.00–210.00	207.08
9	—	430	240.00–250.00	243.18
10	—	373	265.00–275.00	270.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	190.00–200.00	194.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	210.00–220.00	214.88
4	—	475	210.00–220.00	214.89
6	—	373	210.00–230.00	219.66
3	—	317	210.00–220.00	216.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	210.00–230.00	219.74
4	—	323	210.00–220.00	214.88
4	—	425	210.00–230.00	219.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	260.00–285.00	268.59
3	—	523	215.00–225.00	218.25
9	—	474	235.00–245.00	239.31
2	—	420	245.00–255.00	249.88
2	—	638	212.50–220.00	216.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	210.00–220.00	216.55
4	—	370	230.00–240.00	235.14
4	—	425	215.00–230.00	222.24
4	—	626	195.00–200.00	196.26
7	—	571	190.00–200.00	194.20
3	—	308	220.00–230.00	226.59
3	—	525	195.00–200.00	198.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	200.00–210.00	206.11
7	—	468	190.00–200.00	197.10
4	—	370	210.00–215.00	212.43
4	—	535	175.00–180.00	177.48
7	—	220	195.00–210.00	202.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	185.00–195.00	190.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,638	110.00–117.00	112.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,104	96.00–104.00	101.46
5	—	1,305	106.00–110.00	108.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,048	86.00–94.00	87.89
6	—	1,060	77.00–83.00	80.23

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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