Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.61/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$201.61

82 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	207.67	1,007	48
Medium and Large 2	448	193.04	864	34

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $142 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 sale82 hd

201.61

—

FL average8 barns · 681 hd

230.20

−28.59

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	1,733	113.76	1,971	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	87.81	1,336	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	85.71	1,022	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	75.55	776	16

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	470	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,069	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	211.66/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	229.04/cwt	225.00–240.00	985	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	258.72/cwt	250.00–265.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	248.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	226.77/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	255.38/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,080	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,012	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	213.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	265.67/cwt	260.00–275.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	227.83/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	226.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	235.78/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,266	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	178.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	191.14/cwt	180.00–200.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	252.25/cwt	245.00–260.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	210.97/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,131	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	192.95/cwt	190.00–205.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	211.93/cwt	195.00–220.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	196.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	196.48/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	231.06/cwt	230.00–235.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	212.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	176.52/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	201.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	204.38/cwt	190.00–220.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	183.83/cwt	180.00–200.00	972	8
Bulls	—	—	1,733	113.76/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,971	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	84.76/cwt	79.00–87.00	998	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	88.56/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,096	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	77.45/cwt	75.00–79.00	790	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	72.38/cwt	69.00–75.00	753	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	85.76/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,279	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,579	1

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 58Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 82Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	225.00–230.00	227.45
7	—	430	225.00–240.00	229.04
5	—	325	250.00–265.00	258.72
3	—	372	245.00–255.00	248.18
3	—	522	220.00–230.00	226.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	210.00–212.50	211.66
5	—	325	230.00–235.00	231.06
10	—	361	200.00–210.00	201.02
2	—	423	190.00–220.00	204.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	250.00–255.00	252.43
18	—	423	250.00–260.00	255.38
2	—	683	210.00–220.00	214.95
2	—	778	195.00–200.00	197.52
5	—	328	260.00–275.00	265.67
5	—	572	220.00–240.00	227.83
3	—	623	220.00–230.00	226.58
12	—	537	235.00–245.00	235.78
2	—	373	245.00–260.00	252.25
3	—	720	190.00–210.00	196.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	230.00–235.00	232.45
3	—	527	220.00–225.00	223.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	471	210.00–220.00	214.91
9	—	370	210.00–220.00	213.42
10	—	536	210.00–215.00	210.97
3	—	565	190.00–200.00	196.61
4	—	410	210.00–220.00	212.59
6	—	618	170.00–180.00	176.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	175.00–180.00	178.29
7	—	431	180.00–200.00	191.14
8	—	370	200.00–205.00	202.43
5	—	468	190.00–205.00	192.95
3	—	315	195.00–220.00	211.93
8	—	529	180.00–200.00	183.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	112.00–118.00	113.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,177	79.00–87.00	84.76
4	—	1,238	88.00–90.00	88.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,020	75.00–79.00	77.45
6	—	1,040	69.00–75.00	72.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	83.00–90.00	85.76
1	—	1,645	96.00	96.00

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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