Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.53/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$216.53

119 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$17.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	224.11	983	66
Medium and Large 2	408	207.09	844	53

One grade step is worth $17.03/cwt here — about $139 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 sale119 hd

216.53

—

FL average7 barns · 654 hd

235.07

−18.54

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	1,615	114.49	1,849	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	96.15	1,400	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	94.10	1,150	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	83.60	944	9thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	228	282.37/cwt	265.00–295.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	285.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	264.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,139	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	300.83/cwt	280.00–320.00	812	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	231.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	177.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	244.62/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	248.19/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,310	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	232.68/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	282.36/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	228.63/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,461	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	265.57/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,283	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	240.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,142	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	221.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	329.73/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	264.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	267.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	242.37/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,379	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	226.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	280.87/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	220.34/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,159	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	206.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	885	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	232.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	272.29/cwt	270.00–280.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	188.56/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	222.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	220.95/cwt	220.00–225.00	961	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	241.61/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	233	300.14/cwt	295.00–310.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	253.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	243.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	203.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	771	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	253.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	603	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	90.33/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,103	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	98.47/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,465	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	83.60/cwt	80.00–86.00	944	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	100.37/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,228	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	91.51/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,275	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 450Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 71Year ago 79

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	228	265.00–295.00	282.37
8	—	270	275.00–295.00	285.00
4	—	468	230.00–235.00	231.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	260.00–270.00	264.85
11	—	270	280.00–320.00	300.83
3	—	522	235.00–245.00	241.61
3	—	233	295.00–310.00	300.14
5	—	467	250.00–260.00	253.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	175.00–185.00	177.42
8	—	313	220.00–225.00	221.22
22	—	429	200.00–210.00	206.31
4	—	531	185.00–200.00	188.56
12	—	379	200.00–215.00	203.56
3	—	238	250.00–260.00	253.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	185.00–195.00	190.02
11	—	526	215.00–225.00	220.34
4	—	328	230.00–235.00	232.60
4	—	224	270.00–280.00	272.29
2	—	475	220.00–225.00	222.58
4	—	370	225.00–230.00	227.43
6	—	570	210.00–215.00	212.46
25	—	435	220.00–225.00	220.95
2	—	660	175.00–180.00	177.48
6	—	273	240.00–250.00	243.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	240.00–255.00	244.62
4	—	523	225.00–240.00	232.68
10	—	474	240.00–250.00	240.97
5	—	376	260.00–270.00	264.10
2	—	320	260.00–275.00	267.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	245.00–255.00	248.19
8	—	382	280.00–300.00	282.36
7	—	639	220.00–235.00	228.63
14	—	483	260.00–280.00	265.57
2	—	323	325.00–335.00	329.73
10	—	569	235.00–250.00	242.37
5	—	664	220.00–230.00	226.96
5	—	429	275.00–290.00	280.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	114.00–115.00	114.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	87.00–94.00	90.33
3	—	1,223	97.00–102.00	100.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	97.00–102.00	98.47
2	—	1,393	89.00–94.00	91.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	80.00–86.00	83.60

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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