Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.85/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$206.85

134 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	219.53	1,219	53
Medium and Large 2	487	206.26	1,004	36
Medium and Large 3	404	192.41	777	45

One grade step is worth $27.12/cwt here — about $443 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 sale134 hd

206.85

—

FL average7 barns · 560 hd

239.41

−32.56

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	1,375	122.57	1,685	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	97.57	1,170	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	80.83	809	16

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	473	240.26/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	225.24/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	295.36/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,084	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	217.87/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,044	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	237.72/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	287.97/cwt	270.00–305.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	220.06/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	227.76/cwt	220.00–235.00	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	232.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	233.32/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,433	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	260.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	305.32/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	220.02/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	243.13/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,381	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	226.15/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	265.32/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	254.81/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,330	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	231.97/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,247	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.12/cwt	205.00–215.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	247.73/cwt	240.00–255.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	200.39/cwt	190.00–210.00	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	230.41/cwt	220.00–240.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	233.95/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,074	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	210.09/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,113	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	202.70/cwt	195.00–210.00	959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	222.62/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	223.05/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	211.29/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,316	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	188.80/cwt	180.00–195.00	831	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	212.58/cwt	210.00–215.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	213.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	238.32/cwt	230.00–250.00	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	206.74/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,370	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	73.57/cwt	70.00–77.00	683	6
Bulls	—	—	1,375	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,685	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	85.19/cwt	83.00–87.00	890	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	100.56/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,211	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	93.08/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,110	14

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 Sep 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 357Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 42Year ago 95

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	230.00–250.00	240.26
4	—	523	215.00–235.00	225.24
6	—	367	285.00–315.00	295.36
4	—	428	230.00–245.00	237.72
10	—	333	270.00–305.00	287.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	215.00–220.00	217.87
3	—	523	210.00–215.00	213.38
5	—	370	230.00–250.00	238.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	210.00–215.00	212.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	775	210.00–230.00	220.06
19	—	614	225.00–245.00	233.32
4	—	423	255.00–265.00	260.15
5	—	372	290.00–315.00	305.32
2	—	860	220.00–225.00	222.51
2	—	828	215.00–225.00	220.02
19	—	568	235.00–250.00	243.13
6	—	470	250.00–280.00	265.32
19	—	522	245.00–265.00	254.81
8	—	668	225.00–240.00	231.97
4	—	723	217.50–227.50	222.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	220.00–235.00	227.76
4	—	568	215.00–220.00	217.53
6	—	523	230.00–235.00	232.58
5	—	468	220.00–235.00	226.15
6	—	330	240.00–255.00	247.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	580	210.00–220.00	215.04
6	—	423	220.00–240.00	230.41
11	—	459	225.00–245.00	233.95
5	—	532	220.00–225.00	223.05
10	—	623	210.00–212.50	211.29
3	—	722	200.00–210.00	206.74
4	—	668	200.00–210.00	205.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	205.00–215.00	210.12
10	—	530	205.00–215.00	210.09
18	—	473	195.00–210.00	202.70
2	—	568	205.00–210.00	207.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	323	190.00–210.00	200.39
31	—	440	180.00–195.00	188.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	70.00–77.00	73.57
10	—	1,045	83.00–87.00	85.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,204	98.00–105.00	100.56
14	—	1,193	91.00–95.00	93.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	120.00–125.00	122.57

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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