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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $234.01/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$234.01

184 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$22.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.03

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	241.38	1,260	123
Medium and Large 2	449	219.13	984	61

One grade step is worth $22.25/cwt here — about $276 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 sale184 hd

234.01

—

FL average8 barns · 703 hd

254.04

−20.03

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	1,655	123.58	2,045	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	109.87	1,332	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	93.26	1,012	6thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	425	255.12/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	297.16/cwt	290.00–310.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	286.52/cwt	275.00–300.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	236.90/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,123	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	209.00/cwt	192.50–220.00	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	208.20/cwt	195.00–220.00	989	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	237.63/cwt	235.00–250.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	231.29/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,187	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	207.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	222.00/cwt	210.00–235.00	944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	209.95/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	238.80/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,127	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	223.44/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	209.34/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	535	227.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,218	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	284.66/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	209.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	192.58/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	232.19/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,321	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	216.28/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,032	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	186.51/cwt	180.00–200.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	222.13/cwt	220.00–240.00	902	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	240.96/cwt	235.00–245.00	896	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	196.16/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	583	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	267.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	196.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	306.74/cwt	300.00–310.00	988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	263.37/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,159	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	228.77/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,183	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	230.63/cwt	225.00–235.00	842	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	200.14/cwt	195.00–205.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	226.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	215.61/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	195.95/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,050	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	119.18/cwt	117.50–121.00	1,186	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	107.39/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,130	9
Bulls	—	—	1,695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	112.47/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	93.26/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,012	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,006	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,297	6

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 469Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 45Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	245.00–260.00	255.12
2	—	535	220.00–225.00	222.52
3	—	317	290.00–310.00	297.16
7	—	265	275.00–300.00	286.52
10	—	474	225.00–240.00	236.90
3	—	568	220.00–230.00	226.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	192.50–220.00	209.00
5	—	482	197.50–220.00	215.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	475	195.00–220.00	208.20
6	—	323	235.00–250.00	237.63
4	—	619	200.00–210.00	207.54
14	—	425	210.00–235.00	222.00
5	—	581	187.50–200.00	192.58
13	—	372	235.00–245.00	240.96
4	—	538	190.00–215.00	196.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	513	225.00–245.00	231.29
3	—	685	200.00–220.00	209.95
31	—	472	238.00–240.00	238.80
5	—	615	215.00–235.00	223.44
8	—	731	200.00–220.00	209.34
7	—	381	280.00–315.00	284.66
6	—	766	200.00–220.00	209.12
14	—	569	230.00–235.00	232.19
3	—	835	200.00	200.00
9	—	322	300.00–310.00	306.74
14	—	440	260.00–285.00	263.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	535	220.00–235.00	227.64
2	—	583	235.00–240.00	237.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	477	215.00–220.00	216.28
19	—	406	220.00–240.00	222.13
8	—	698	180.00	180.00
2	—	273	260.00–275.00	267.71
16	—	517	225.00–235.00	228.77
17	—	365	225.00–235.00	230.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	180.00–200.00	186.51
6	—	468	190.00–200.00	196.55
4	—	370	195.00–205.00	200.14
9	—	536	185.00–205.00	195.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	995	117.50–121.00	119.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,052	106.00–110.00	107.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,645	120.00–125.00	121.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	112.00–113.00	112.47
6	—	1,190	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,085	90.00–96.00	93.26

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle