Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Market not reported the previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.62/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$230.62

81 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$32.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	240.74	1,202	56
Medium and Large 2	440	207.96	915	25

One grade step is worth $32.78/cwt here — about $287 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 sale81 hd

230.62

—

FL average8 barns · 642 hd

251.50

−20.88

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	1,822	120.36	2,193	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	106.99	1,277	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	92.71	989	16

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	199.90/cwt	195.00–205.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	292.48/cwt	285.00–305.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	252.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	925	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	204.27/cwt	197.50–207.50	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	192.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	240.59/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	232.30/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,336	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	213.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	915	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	183.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	192.38/cwt	185.00–200.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	189.80/cwt	185.00–200.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	225.88/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,215	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	281.23/cwt	265.00–305.00	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	222.28/cwt	215.00–230.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	192.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	186.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	236.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	223.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	251.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,196	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	196.65/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	220.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,153	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	189.61/cwt	180.00–200.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	214.61/cwt	210.00–220.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	243.85/cwt	235.00–260.00	780	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	115.54/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,045	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,503	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	92.71/cwt	88.00–96.00	989	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	104.55/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,197	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	111.88/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,443	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 430Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 119Year ago 68

Compared to one week ago: Market not reported the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	195.00–205.00	199.90
4	—	530	215.00–220.00	217.55
5	—	278	285.00–305.00	292.48
7	—	367	245.00–255.00	252.00
3	—	427	230.00–240.00	236.56
6	—	320	235.00–260.00	243.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	197.50–207.50	204.27
4	—	470	200.00–210.00	204.89
6	—	587	190.00–200.00	196.65
2	—	323	180.00–200.00	189.61
4	—	223	210.00–220.00	214.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	190.00–200.00	192.95
18	—	428	210.00–220.00	213.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	215.00–220.00	217.53
7	—	432	235.00–255.00	240.59
12	—	575	225.00–240.00	232.30
16	—	538	225.00–240.00	225.88
9	—	324	265.00–305.00	281.23
3	—	615	220.00–225.00	223.36
7	—	476	250.00–260.00	251.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	180.00–185.00	183.38
2	—	325	185.00–200.00	192.38
3	—	422	185.00–200.00	189.80
6	—	527	180.00–190.00	186.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	215.00–230.00	222.28
8	—	574	190.00–200.00	192.55
2	—	463	215.00–220.00	217.51
11	—	522	210.00–230.00	220.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	114.00–117.00	115.54
1	—	1,925	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,067	88.00–96.00	92.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	102.00–107.00	104.55
2	—	1,290	109.00–115.00	111.88

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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