Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady in light test. Slaughter bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle steady in light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.06/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$217.06

44 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$39.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	233.68	1,023	16thin
Medium and Large 2	447	210.50	941	23
Medium and Large 3	373	194.13	724	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.55/cwt here — about $299 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 sale44 hd

217.06

—

FL average8 barns · 601 hd

226.16

−9.09

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	1,509	128.43	1,938	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	104.28	1,337	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	87.65	952	11

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	373	259.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	223.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	226.74/cwt	225.00–230.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	228.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	249.57/cwt	240.00–260.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	226.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,069	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	229	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	298	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	194.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	221.57/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	221.26/cwt	215.00–225.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	197.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	244.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	230.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	268.31/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	275.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	246.60/cwt	245.00–250.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	220.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	218.30/cwt	215.00–220.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	203.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,111	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	101.69/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,254	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	112.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,602	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	92.43/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,081	6
Bulls	—	—	1,509	128.43/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,938	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	81.91/cwt	78.00–83.00	808	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 Jun 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 350Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 65Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady in light test. Slaughter bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle steady in light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	255.00–265.00	259.08
3	—	472	220.00–230.00	226.57
4	—	430	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	220.00–230.00	223.41
3	—	368	225.00–230.00	226.74
3	—	327	225.00–230.00	228.27
4	—	230	240.00–260.00	249.57
3	—	482	200.00–210.00	203.29
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	229	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	190.00–200.00	194.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	215.00–225.00	221.57
5	—	326	215.00–225.00	221.26
10	—	528	190.00–205.00	197.50
2	—	425	215.00–225.00	220.24
3	—	363	215.00–220.00	218.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	225.00–235.00	230.89
2	—	520	220.00–230.00	224.90
3	—	318	245.00–250.00	246.60
6	—	478	230.00–235.00	232.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	240.00–250.00	244.87
3	—	415	265.00–270.00	268.31
2	—	368	270.00–280.00	275.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	99.00–104.00	101.69
2	—	1,430	110.00–114.00	112.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	88.00–96.00	92.43
5	—	986	78.00–83.00	81.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,509	127.00–130.00	128.43

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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