Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.23/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$252.23

121 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	257.41	1,184	89
Medium and Large 2	448	237.81	1,066	32

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $118 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 sale121 hd

252.23

—

FL average8 barns · 506 hd

278.54

−26.31

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	—	High	1,666	117.07	1,951	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	94.25	1,333	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	90.06	1,081	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	74.94	794	23

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	208.21/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	224.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	285.45/cwt	270.00–300.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	247.38/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	211.18/cwt	210.00–217.00	792	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	229.68/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,102	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	264.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,139	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	250.94/cwt	250.00–252.50	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	276.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,027	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	240.70/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,290	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	287.12/cwt	275.00–300.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	286.21/cwt	280.00–295.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	266.69/cwt	265.00–267.50	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	225.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	256.02/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,224	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	246.53/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,087	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	214.25/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	202.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	214.91/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	227.39/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,321	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	183.23/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,077	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	250.73/cwt	245.00–260.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	223.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	218.70/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	216.90/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	218.27/cwt	215.00–227.50	840	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	217.22/cwt	210.00–225.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	173.83/cwt	167.50–180.00	996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	218.08/cwt	217.50–227.50	944	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	206.05/cwt	200.00–212.50	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	239.76/cwt	235.00–250.00	901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	223.15/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,185	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	237.46/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	213.76/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	188.23/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,180	5
Bulls	—	—	1,868	122.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,285	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	113.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,714	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	90.06/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,081	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	78.80/cwt	76.00–84.00	822	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	70.72/cwt	70.00–74.00	763	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,310	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	95.48/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,356	2

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 490Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 66Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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
1	—	390	210.00	210.00
3	—	530	205.00–215.00	208.21
6	—	424	220.00–230.00	224.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	270.00–300.00	285.45
6	—	430	245.00–252.50	247.38
6	—	376	235.00–250.00	239.76
7	—	531	220.00–227.50	223.15
5	—	478	235.00–247.50	237.46
4	—	575	210.00–215.00	213.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	375	210.00–217.00	211.18
10	—	435	210.00	210.00
4	—	531	200.00–210.00	202.38
8	—	329	220.00–230.00	223.54
2	—	270	210.00–225.00	217.22
4	—	573	167.50–180.00	173.83
4	—	475	200.00–212.50	206.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	265.00–267.50	266.69
9	—	588	180.00–210.00	183.23
5	—	335	245.00–260.00	250.73
4	—	528	215.00–222.50	218.70
5	—	470	212.50–220.00	216.90
17	—	385	215.00–227.50	218.27
16	—	433	217.50–227.50	218.08
5	—	627	180.00–200.00	188.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	227.50–240.00	229.68
8	—	369	250.00–252.50	250.94
9	—	441	245.00–260.00	246.53
4	—	535	210.00–227.50	214.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	430	260.00–270.00	264.83
20	—	372	265.00–285.00	276.00
10	—	536	240.00–247.50	240.70
4	—	330	275.00–300.00	287.12
4	—	269	280.00–295.00	286.21
5	—	621	220.00–230.00	225.96
14	—	478	255.00–270.00	256.02
4	—	670	207.50–222.50	214.91
8	—	581	225.00–235.00	227.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,868	120.00–127.00	122.30
4	—	1,515	110.00–115.00	113.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,200	87.00–95.00	90.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,043	76.00–84.00	78.80
11	—	1,079	70.00–74.00	70.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	92.00–94.00	93.01
2	—	1,420	95.00–96.00	95.48

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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