Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows firm. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $222.13/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$222.13

44 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$25.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.97

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	234.72	1,191	22
Medium and Large 2	467	209.55	978	22

One grade step is worth $25.17/cwt here — about $214 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 sale44 hd

222.13

—

FL average6 barns · 385 hd

264.10

−41.97

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	1,548	117.44	1,818	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	106.23	1,247	9thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	268	235.31/cwt	230.00–245.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	250.16/cwt	245.00–255.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	217.67/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	217.25/cwt	210.00–225.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	238.78/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	226.39/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,306	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	262.10/cwt	255.00–270.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	205.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,084	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	220.54/cwt	210.00–230.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	195.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	204.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	193.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	222.79/cwt	210.00–235.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	193.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	214.82/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,360	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	117.44/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,818	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	100.31/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,181	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	113.63/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,329	4

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 366Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 58Year ago 83

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows firm. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	230.00–245.00	235.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	245.00–255.00	250.16
4	—	530	220.00–225.00	222.45
6	—	473	210.00–225.00	217.67
5	—	568	200.00–210.00	204.08
6	—	430	210.00–235.00	222.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	190.00–200.00	193.13
3	—	480	190.00–200.00	193.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	210.00–225.00	217.25
12	—	527	200.00–210.00	205.73
4	—	323	210.00–230.00	220.54
2	—	578	190.00–200.00	195.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	230.00–250.00	238.78
7	—	577	225.00–235.00	226.39
4	—	328	255.00–270.00	262.10
4	—	633	210.00–230.00	214.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	114.00–120.00	117.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	99.00–102.00	100.31
4	—	1,170	111.00–116.00	113.63

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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