Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for the holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.17/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$236.17

84 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$29.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	248.08	1,136	50
Medium and Large 2	452	218.66	988	34

One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about $148 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 sale84 hd

236.17

—

FL average7 barns · 495 hd

261.30

−25.13

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	1,925	120.54	2,320	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	92.30	1,135	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	80.32	922	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	463	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	279.84/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	215.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	244.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,035	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	216.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	279.75/cwt	275.00–290.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	234.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	223.19/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	263.22/cwt	250.00–275.00	977	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	241.39/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	213.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	244.99/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,024	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	281.41/cwt	275.00–310.00	937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	192.20/cwt	185.00–200.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	220.78/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	227.55/cwt	220.00–240.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	234.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,343	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	214.83/cwt	210.00–230.00	935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	233.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	205.12/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	257.29/cwt	250.00–265.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	168.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	184.92/cwt	180.00–200.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	201.71/cwt	190.00–210.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	234.11/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,203	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	207.43/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	202.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	175.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	171.66/cwt	165.00–180.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	215.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,131	15
Bulls	—	—	1,925	120.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,320	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	89.63/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,101	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	102.29/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,263	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	80.32/cwt	77.00–83.00	922	10

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 890Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 74Year ago 110

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for the holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	220.00–225.00	222.51
5	—	382	275.00–300.00	279.84
6	—	423	240.00–250.00	244.79
6	—	332	275.00–290.00	279.75
10	—	514	225.00–240.00	234.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	210.00–220.00	215.84
3	—	413	210.00–220.00	216.53
2	—	273	250.00–265.00	257.29
4	—	535	205.00–215.00	207.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	230.00–240.00	234.85
12	—	481	220.00–240.00	223.19
3	—	578	195.00–210.00	205.12
3	—	678	165.00–170.00	168.38
2	—	610	180.00	180.00
15	—	524	210.00–220.00	215.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	185.00–200.00	192.20
4	—	468	180.00–200.00	184.92
5	—	328	190.00–210.00	201.71
8	—	414	200.00–210.00	202.66
11	—	529	170.00–180.00	175.36
6	—	582	165.00–180.00	171.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	250.00–275.00	263.22
6	—	480	235.00–255.00	241.39
9	—	418	240.00–255.00	244.99
5	—	333	275.00–310.00	281.41
9	—	573	230.00–240.00	234.38
10	—	535	230.00–240.00	233.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	210.00–220.00	213.86
12	—	468	215.00–225.00	220.78
5	—	376	220.00–240.00	227.55
12	—	435	210.00–230.00	214.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,925	115.00–125.00	120.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,228	87.00–93.00	89.63
4	—	1,235	99.00–104.00	102.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,148	77.00–83.00	80.32

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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