Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Livestock Markets closed last week for the July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.58/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$211.58

60 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	214.77	1,122	35
Medium and Large 2	494	207.13	1,024	25

One grade step is worth $7.63/cwt here — about $98 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 sale60 hd

211.58

—

FL average7 barns · 496 hd

228.02

−16.44

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	1,584	119.67	1,896	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	107.00	1,402	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	101.50	1,195	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	87.08	970	23

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	79.15/cwt	75.00–81.00	843	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	92.17/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,055	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,402	15
Bulls	—	—	1,584	119.67/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,896	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	223.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	235.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	202.30/cwt	195.00–210.00	957	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	229.86/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	221.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	206.07/cwt	205.00–215.00	985	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	295.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	216.70/cwt	210.00–220.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	207.46/cwt	205.00–210.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	222.04/cwt	220.00–225.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	204.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	965	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	257.36/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	214.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	213.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	205.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	255.56/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,084	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	243.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	244.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	285.58/cwt	270.00–300.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	230.15/cwt	225.00–235.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	234.74/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	220.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,259	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	228.19/cwt	225.00–235.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,069	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	100.29/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,174	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,393	2

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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 500Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 66Year ago 133

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Livestock Markets closed last week for the July 4th holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,065	75.00–81.00	79.15
14	—	1,145	89.00–95.00	92.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,310	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,171	96.00–104.00	100.29
2	—	1,233	113.00	113.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,584	117.00–123.00	119.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	220.00–225.00	223.27
4	—	525	225.00–235.00	229.86
4	—	575	220.00–225.00	221.22
6	—	323	270.00–300.00	285.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	180.00–190.00	184.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	230.00–240.00	235.23
6	—	473	195.00–210.00	202.30
3	—	377	225.00–235.00	228.19
4	—	570	185.00–190.00	187.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	205.00–215.00	206.07
6	—	533	200.00–210.00	204.88
3	—	378	210.00–220.00	216.70
2	—	433	205.00–210.00	207.46
5	—	572	200.00–210.00	205.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	684	190.00–195.00	192.52
8	—	428	210.00–220.00	214.86
10	—	535	210.00–220.00	213.89
2	—	330	225.00–235.00	230.15
4	—	473	225.00–245.00	234.74
5	—	570	215.00–225.00	220.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	290.00–300.00	295.15
4	—	520	250.00–265.00	257.36
11	—	424	245.00–265.00	255.56
4	—	561	240.00–245.00	243.71
6	—	470	240.00–250.00	244.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	220.00–225.00	222.04
12	—	471	200.00–210.00	204.85

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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