Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.65/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$210.65

116 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$6.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.96

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	213.67	1,015	59
Medium and Large 2	388	207.52	805	57

One grade step is worth $6.16/cwt here — about $211 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 sale116 hd

210.65

—

FL average8 barns · 672 hd

234.61

−23.96

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	1,475	107.24	1,582	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	90.06	973	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	80.63	958	6thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	330	215.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	710	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	203.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	255.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,097	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	264.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	216.57/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	217.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	925	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	227.57/cwt	225.00–230.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	224.16/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	242.58/cwt	240.00–245.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	223.96/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,158	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	238.38/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,259	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	231.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,337	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	256.79/cwt	250.00–260.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	228.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	208.24/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	242.41/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,054	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	260.09/cwt	255.00–265.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	220.20/cwt	215.00–225.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	267.21/cwt	260.00–275.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	229.79/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	255.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	948	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	248.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,075	15
Bulls	—	—	1,475	107.24/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,582	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	80.63/cwt	78.00–84.00	958	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	98.26/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,179	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	89.03/cwt	85.00–92.00	948	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	232.78/cwt	225.00–240.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	216.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,150	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	223.20/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,183	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	229.68/cwt	210.00–240.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	208.26/cwt	205.00–215.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	222.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,262	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	217.63/cwt	205.00–230.00	929	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	205.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	183.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	208.24/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	197.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	204.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	196.93/cwt	195.00–205.00	937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	213.09/cwt	210.00–215.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	224.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	204.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	217.95/cwt	215.00–220.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	225.38/cwt	215.00–230.00	500	3

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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 432Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 85Year ago 67

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	330	210.00–220.00	215.15
12	—	370	200.00–210.00	205.20
2	—	573	195.00–200.00	197.55
7	—	427	200.00–210.00	204.11
10	—	476	195.00–205.00	196.93
5	—	277	210.00–215.00	213.09
4	—	525	200.00–210.00	204.81
3	—	222	215.00–230.00	225.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	465	215.00–220.00	216.57
2	—	683	170.00–175.00	172.51
16	—	425	215.00–220.00	217.59
13	—	531	215.00–220.00	216.52
3	—	638	180.00–190.00	183.37
3	—	577	205.00–215.00	208.24
2	—	320	220.00–230.00	224.84
7	—	377	215.00–220.00	217.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	200.00–210.00	203.38
6	—	430	250.00–260.00	255.12
5	—	322	260.00–270.00	264.22
6	—	637	215.00–230.00	224.16
10	—	528	235.00–245.00	238.38
7	—	578	230.00–240.00	231.38
3	—	373	250.00–260.00	256.79
3	—	712	200.00–215.00	208.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	225.00–230.00	227.57
4	—	320	240.00–245.00	242.58
15	—	517	220.00–225.00	223.96
5	—	476	220.00–235.00	228.89
12	—	435	240.00–250.00	242.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	255.00–265.00	260.09
6	—	328	260.00–275.00	267.21
4	—	470	220.00–240.00	229.79
11	—	371	250.00–260.00	255.59
15	—	432	240.00–250.00	248.75
33	—	530	220.00–235.00	223.20
7	—	566	220.00–230.00	222.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	215.00–225.00	220.20
2	—	270	225.00–240.00	232.78
6	—	310	210.00–240.00	229.68
3	—	475	205.00–215.00	208.26
10	—	427	205.00–230.00	217.63
2	—	578	200.00–210.00	204.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	105.00–110.00	107.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	78.00–84.00	80.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	97.00–100.00	98.26
16	—	1,065	85.00–92.00	89.03

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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