Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement type cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.09/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$223.09

91 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$22.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	229.05	1,096	67
Medium and Large 2	426	206.45	880	24

One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $217 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 sale91 hd

223.09

—

FL average8 barns · 617 hd

236.89

−13.80

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	1,810	119.81	2,169	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	110.08	1,688	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	98.60	1,179	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	91.61	962	10

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 2	—	463	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	206.53/cwt	200.00–210.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	290.11/cwt	285.00–295.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	251.65/cwt	247.00–258.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	228.77/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,174	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	225.05/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	235.05/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,208	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	252.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	292.84/cwt	285.00–310.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	236.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	217.57/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	208.49/cwt	205.00–215.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	218.77/cwt	217.50–219.00	1,450	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	307.57/cwt	285.00–335.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	268.64/cwt	260.00–285.00	986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	283.42/cwt	280.00–290.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	236.73/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	197.58/cwt	190.00–205.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	253.44/cwt	250.00–260.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	246.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	240.01/cwt	232.00–245.00	900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	217.58/cwt	215.00–220.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	222.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	214.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,185	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	129.18/cwt	122.50–135.00	1,263	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	108.00/cwt	99.00–112.50	977	9
Bulls	—	—	1,810	119.81/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,169	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	98.60/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,179	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	110.08/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,688	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	91.61/cwt	89.00–95.00	962	10

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 552Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 51Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement type cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	210.00–215.00	212.51
3	—	413	200.00–210.00	206.53
5	—	322	247.00–258.00	251.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	285.00–295.00	290.11
8	—	513	225.00–230.00	228.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	215.00–235.00	225.05
2	—	520	215.00–220.00	217.57
3	—	263	280.00–290.00	283.42
9	—	423	235.00–240.00	236.73
5	—	323	240.00–250.00	246.22
10	—	375	232.00–245.00	240.01
28	—	552	210.00–215.00	214.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	205.00–215.00	208.49
4	—	485	190.00–205.00	197.58
4	—	588	170.00–180.00	174.98
2	—	383	215.00–220.00	217.58
8	—	331	220.00–230.00	222.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	585	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	514	225.00–238.00	235.05
4	—	425	250.00–260.00	252.59
6	—	282	285.00–310.00	292.84
13	—	663	217.50–219.00	218.77
7	—	323	285.00–335.00	307.57
9	—	367	260.00–285.00	268.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	230.00–240.00	236.76
3	—	425	220.00–225.00	223.31
3	—	325	250.00–260.00	253.44

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)	4	—	978	122.50–135.00	129.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	905	99.00–112.50	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	118.00–122.00	119.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,196	96.00–104.00	98.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	109.00–111.00	110.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,050	89.00–95.00	91.61

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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