Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.50/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$223.50

56 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$36.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	231.26	1,035	26
Medium and Large 2	374	220.09	822	26
Medium and Large 3	375	195.20	732	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.06/cwt here — about $303 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 sale56 hd

223.50

—

FL average8 barns · 621 hd

217.24

+6.26

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	1,375	120.58	1,658	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	119.35	1,632	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	105.59	1,278	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	89.43	988	22

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	268	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	220.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,052	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	248.19/cwt	245.00–255.00	936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	221.37/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,164	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	253.17/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	270.55/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	195.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	272.25/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	218.98/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	225.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	229.81/cwt	225.00–235.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	226.22/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	233.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	208.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	214.83/cwt	210.00–220.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	216.63/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	259.73/cwt	255.00–270.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	222.46/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	217.61/cwt	210.00–220.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	239.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,122	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	186.72/cwt	185.00–190.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	216.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	259.73/cwt	255.00–265.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	238.17/cwt	235.00–245.00	650	9
Bulls	—	—	1,375	120.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	105.59/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,278	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	119.35/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,632	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	94.08/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,071	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	82.72/cwt	80.00–87.00	875	9

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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 290Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 91Year ago 68

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	275.00–280.00	277.43
10	—	476	220.00–225.00	220.97
7	—	526	220.00–230.00	221.37
3	—	418	240.00–265.00	253.17
7	—	371	265.00–275.00	270.55
4	—	323	255.00–265.00	259.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	245.00–255.00	248.19
9	—	273	235.00–245.00	238.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	185.00–190.00	186.72
5	—	374	210.00–220.00	216.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	235.00–245.00	240.03
5	—	462	215.00–220.00	218.98
3	—	573	210.00–220.00	216.63
6	—	375	255.00–270.00	259.73
2	—	270	235.00–245.00	239.81
6	—	530	210.00–215.00	211.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	190.00–200.00	195.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	220.00–230.00	225.87
6	—	328	225.00–235.00	229.81
3	—	570	205.00–210.00	208.33
8	—	373	210.00–220.00	214.83
4	—	424	210.00–220.00	217.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	265.00–295.00	272.25
4	—	575	225.00–230.00	226.22
3	—	515	230.00–240.00	233.27
3	—	670	217.50–225.00	222.46
2	—	753	190.00–200.00	194.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	115.00–125.00	120.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,210	101.00–110.00	105.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	116.00–124.00	119.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,138	90.00–97.00	94.08
9	—	1,058	80.00–87.00	82.72

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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