Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady..

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.05/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$195.05

120 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$47.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	217.09	1,084	61
Medium and Large 3	357	189.02	675	7thin
Medium and Large 2	526	170.02	894	52

One grade step is worth $47.07/cwt here — about $190 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 sale120 hd

195.05

—

FL average8 barns · 594 hd

236.58

−41.52

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	1,592	108.17	1,722	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	89.00	1,455	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	85.32	1,024	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	76.27	791	13

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	213.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,123	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	225.85/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,066	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	173.29/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,282	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	176.61/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	237.30/cwt	230.00–245.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	244.75/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,180	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	231.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,340	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	297.90/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	251.13/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,070	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	196.64/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	216.67/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	226.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	210.87/cwt	205.00–220.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	198.21/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,051	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	231.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	267.74/cwt	260.00–280.00	996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	252.21/cwt	245.00–260.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	246.72/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	131.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	134.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	182.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	198.71/cwt	195.00–215.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	172.37/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	192.97/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	227.39/cwt	225.00–235.00	998	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	227.57/cwt	225.00–230.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	204.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	189.64/cwt	185.00–200.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	188.56/cwt	185.00–200.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	189.86/cwt	185.00–200.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	182.39/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	223.12/cwt	220.00–240.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	574	216.53/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	197.28/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	203.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	962	5
Bulls	—	—	1,592	108.17/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,722	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	76.27/cwt	74.00–78.00	791	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	85.32/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,024	21

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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 584Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 103Year ago 73

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady..

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	245.00	245.00
1	—	670	200.00	200.00
7	—	574	210.00–245.00	216.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	210.00–215.00	213.42
10	—	472	220.00–230.00	225.85
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
7	—	564	190.00–210.00	192.97
8	—	439	225.00–235.00	227.39
2	—	665	175.00–190.00	182.39
4	—	313	235.00–240.00	237.56
6	—	385	220.00–240.00	223.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	712	130.00–140.00	131.37
6	—	687	130.00–135.00	134.17
11	—	415	175.00–185.00	182.18
10	—	383	195.00–215.00	198.71
4	—	580	165.00–180.00	172.37
2	—	770	130.00	130.00
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
4	—	323	200.00–210.00	204.73
3	—	478	185.00–200.00	189.86
2	—	515	190.00–205.00	197.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	185.00–200.00	189.64
4	—	379	185.00–200.00	188.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
9	—	740	172.50–180.00	173.29
6	—	685	175.00–180.00	176.61
4	—	370	230.00–245.00	237.30
3	—	766	175.00	175.00
2	—	830	170.00–180.00	175.06
2	—	478	230.00–235.00	232.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	240.00–260.00	244.75
11	—	578	230.00–250.00	231.76
3	—	373	280.00–310.00	297.90
1	—	765	195.00	195.00
19	—	426	240.00–265.00	251.13
3	—	733	190.00–200.00	196.64
3	—	675	215.00–220.00	216.67
4	—	626	220.00–230.00	226.19
4	—	530	230.00–235.00	232.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	205.00–220.00	210.87
6	—	530	195.00–205.00	198.21
2	—	370	225.00–230.00	227.57
4	—	333	225.00	225.00
5	—	472	200.00–210.00	203.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	230.00–235.00	231.60
5	—	372	260.00–280.00	267.74
4	—	328	245.00–260.00	252.21
3	—	427	245.00–250.00	246.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,592	106.00–112.00	108.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,037	74.00–78.00	76.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,200	84.00–91.00	85.32

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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