Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.86/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$211.86

94 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$18.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	219.66	1,051	55
Medium and Large 2	449	200.85	901	39

One grade step is worth $18.81/cwt here — about $150 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 sale94 hd

211.86

—

FL average8 barns · 641 hd

227.16

−15.31

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	1,444	125.81	1,816	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	104.14	1,169	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	91.74	1,007	8thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	371	262.18/cwt	255.00–275.00	973	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	208.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	251.78/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	229.47/cwt	220.00–240.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	204.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	901	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	213.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,130	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	237.81/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,377	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	247.42/cwt	245.00–250.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	188.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	236.23/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	248.77/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	280.94/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	232.95/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	237.45/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	293.37/cwt	290.00–300.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	266.46/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	228.95/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	200.71/cwt	195.00–210.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	195.19/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,035	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	212.07/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	222.80/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,052	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	623	222.77/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	225.39/cwt	220.00–235.00	847	16
Bulls	—	—	1,268	124.22/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	103.55/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,154	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,331	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	91.74/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,007	8

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 440Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 76

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	255.00–275.00	262.18
5	—	428	240.00–260.00	251.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	205.00–215.00	208.90
4	—	375	220.00–240.00	229.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	441	200.00–210.00	204.39
10	—	373	195.00–210.00	200.71
11	—	530	190.00–210.00	195.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	210.00–220.00	213.53
7	—	576	205.00–215.00	212.07
15	—	472	215.00–230.00	222.80
16	—	376	220.00–235.00	225.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	215.00–230.00	222.77
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	240	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	235.00–255.00	237.81
7	—	474	240.00–255.00	248.77
8	—	379	275.00–300.00	280.94
10	—	528	230.00–235.00	232.95
2	—	618	235.00–240.00	237.45
3	—	312	290.00–300.00	293.37
3	—	423	260.00–280.00	266.46
5	—	684	220.00–240.00	228.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	245.00–250.00	247.42
3	—	683	185.00–190.00	188.32
7	—	474	230.00–245.00	236.23
4	—	570	190.00–200.00	194.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	122.00–126.00	124.22
1	—	1,795	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,114	97.00–105.00	103.55
1	—	1,210	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,098	89.00–94.00	91.74

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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