Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $234.64/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$234.64

106 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$19.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	237.45	1,306	91
Medium and Large 2	488	217.56	1,061	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.89/cwt here — about $245 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 sale106 hd

234.64

—

FL average8 barns · 661 hd

258.04

−23.40

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	1,569	125.03	1,962	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	114.40	1,455	15

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	209.87/cwt	205.00–215.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	231.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	218.28/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	264.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	214.85/cwt	210.00–220.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	233.18/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,012	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	298.26/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	196.66/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	224.40/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,429	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	212.97/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	231.08/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,350	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	219.78/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	301.80/cwt	295.00–305.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	237.44/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,254	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	199.36/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,324	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	216.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	196.29/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	211.74/cwt	205.00–215.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	233.21/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	227.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,050	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	183.39/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	220.72/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,172	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	249.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	207.69/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	198.28/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,150	3
Bulls	—	—	1,569	125.03/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,962	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	109.68/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,328	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	117.54/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,542	9

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 700Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 29Year ago 63

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	205.00–215.00	209.87
2	—	530	210.00–220.00	214.91
6	—	437	230.00–240.00	233.21
3	—	580	195.00–205.00	198.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	295.00–300.00	298.26
3	—	733	190.00–200.00	196.66
4	—	423	250.00–260.00	254.91
20	—	637	215.00–230.00	224.40
19	—	584	229.00–237.50	231.08
2	—	670	210.00–230.00	219.78
3	—	323	295.00–305.00	301.80
28	—	528	230.00–244.00	237.44
9	—	457	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	230.00–235.00	231.05
3	—	568	215.00–220.00	218.28
4	—	375	260.00–270.00	264.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	200.00–210.00	204.89
2	—	418	210.00–220.00	214.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	434	230.00–245.00	233.18
5	—	571	210.00–215.00	212.97
15	—	664	190.00–210.00	199.36
16	—	461	220.00–230.00	227.76
25	—	531	215.00–230.00	220.72
2	—	380	245.00–255.00	249.80
4	—	629	200.00–230.00	207.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	210.00–220.00	216.53
8	—	526	195.00–200.00	196.29
3	—	430	205.00–215.00	211.74
3	—	575	180.00–190.00	183.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,569	123.00–128.00	125.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	104.00–111.00	109.68
9	—	1,312	117.00–122.00	117.54

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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