Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $221.22/cwt on 204 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +29.73 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$221.22

204 head · 289 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$42.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	249.20	999	20
Medium and Large 2	273	218.61	597	177
Medium and Large 3	356	207.08	738	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.12/cwt here — about $261 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 sale204 hd

221.22

—

FL average8 barns · 548 hd

228.51

−7.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

+29.73

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	1,843	119.22	2,197	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	109.77	1,376	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	104.42	1,458	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	89.96	1,041	12

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	370	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	952	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	216.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	213.23/cwt	210.00–220.00	923	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	188.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	224.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	216.25/cwt	215.00–220.00	580	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	236.57/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,344	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	257.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	255.88/cwt	255.00–260.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	242.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	215.32/cwt	210.00–220.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	222.16/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,186	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	228.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	228.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	222.18/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	241.56/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	217.91/cwt	215.00–220.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	211.04/cwt	205.00–215.00	903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	194.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	223.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	935	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	210.96/cwt	205.00–215.00	785	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	204.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	224.30/cwt	215.00–230.00	467	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	234.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	209.84/cwt	205.00–215.00	997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	217.29/cwt	210.00–220.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	207.04/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,269	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	193.47/cwt	190.00–200.00	799	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	119.22/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,197	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	112.84/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,461	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	104.42/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,458	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	96.44/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,075	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	83.48/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,002	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,355	12

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 230Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 42Year ago 73

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	370	255.00–260.00	257.43
4	—	525	215.00–220.00	216.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	210.00–220.00	213.23
3	—	567	185.00–190.00	188.29
4	—	383	220.00–230.00	224.97
94	—	268	215.00–220.00	216.25
57	—	208	215.00–230.00	224.30
4	—	328	230.00–240.00	234.81
6	—	475	205.00–215.00	209.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	210.00–220.00	217.29
3	—	413	190.00–200.00	193.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	230.00–240.00	236.57
2	—	420	255.00–260.00	257.44
6	—	313	255.00–260.00	255.88
7	—	478	240.00–250.00	242.75
9	—	523	235.00–245.00	241.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	210.00–220.00	215.32
5	—	325	215.00–220.00	217.91
13	—	428	205.00–215.00	211.04
13	—	372	205.00–215.00	210.96
4	—	473	200.00–210.00	204.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	534	220.00–225.00	222.16
8	—	473	225.00–235.00	228.65
3	—	378	225.00–230.00	228.39
9	—	571	220.00–225.00	222.18
11	—	418	220.00–225.00	223.57
5	—	613	205.00–210.00	207.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	190.00–200.00	194.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,843	118.00–120.00	119.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	112.00–115.00	112.84
12	—	1,243	109.00	109.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,396	104.00–105.00	104.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,115	94.00–99.00	96.44
6	—	1,200	81.00–87.00	83.48

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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