Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.74/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$211.74

67 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$41.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	221.73	1,046	36
Medium and Large 2	354	214.66	761	18thin
Medium and Large 3	383	180.02	690	13thin

One grade step is worth $41.71/cwt here — about $356 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 sale67 hd

211.74

—

FL average8 barns · 690 hd

226.99

−15.25

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	1,481	119.72	1,773	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	111.95	1,400	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	93.96	944	11

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	—	572	198.24/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	345.17/cwt	330.00–360.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	209.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	238.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	226.51/cwt	220.00–230.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	200.18/cwt	190.00–210.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	236.14/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,240	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	272.15/cwt	265.00–280.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	206.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	253.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	218.89/cwt	215.00–225.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	239.83/cwt	235.00–245.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	236.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	218.19/cwt	215.00–225.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	227.41/cwt	225.00–230.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	261.52/cwt	255.00–265.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	224.85/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	244.74/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	196.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	213.74/cwt	210.00–220.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	202.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	223.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,046	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	229.83/cwt	225.00–235.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	221.61/cwt	220.00–225.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	224.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	194.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	216.49/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	227.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	188.29/cwt	180.00–200.00	618	5
Bulls	—	—	1,481	119.72/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,773	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	117.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,627	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	109.84/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,310	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	93.96/cwt	90.00–98.00	944	11

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 320Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 102Year ago 60

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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	—	572	195.00–205.00	198.24
2	—	223	330.00–360.00	345.17
2	—	485	205.00–215.00	209.90
3	—	333	235.00–240.00	238.40
3	—	425	220.00–230.00	226.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	190.00–210.00	200.18
3	—	373	220.00–225.00	221.61
4	—	273	220.00–230.00	224.77
2	—	518	190.00–200.00	194.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	235.00–240.00	236.14
2	—	325	265.00–280.00	272.15
2	—	465	240.00–245.00	242.53
3	—	373	255.00–265.00	261.52
3	—	568	215.00–230.00	224.85
8	—	433	240.00–260.00	244.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	200.00–210.00	206.58
5	—	276	250.00–260.00	253.91
5	—	432	215.00–225.00	218.89
6	—	373	235.00–245.00	239.83
3	—	327	230.00–240.00	236.53
3	—	585	190.00–200.00	196.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	215.00–225.00	218.19
4	—	270	225.00–230.00	227.41
5	—	326	210.00–220.00	213.74
6	—	423	200.00–210.00	205.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	170.00–180.00	174.85
5	—	328	180.00–200.00	188.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	200.00–210.00	202.44
15	—	468	220.00–230.00	223.45
4	—	373	225.00–235.00	229.83
5	—	537	215.00–217.50	216.49
8	—	433	225.00–235.00	227.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	116.00–123.00	119.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	115.00–120.00	117.02
12	—	1,193	106.00–114.00	109.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,005	90.00–98.00	93.96

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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