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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.42/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$217.42

107 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	221.11	1,035	59
Medium and Large 2	441	212.88	939	48

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about $96 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 sale107 hd

217.42

—

FL average8 barns · 565 hd

242.02

−24.60

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	1,513	111.78	1,691	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	92.86	1,212	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,235	88.00	1,087	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	82.94	936	11

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	—	374	270.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,013	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	289.53/cwt	280.00–300.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	246.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	242.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	244.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,152	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	238.80/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,036	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	221.76/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,280	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	295.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	223.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	212.21/cwt	205.00–215.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	237.21/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,117	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	226.36/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,211	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	242.61/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	215.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	216.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	227.07/cwt	220.00–235.00	842	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	220.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	960	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	224.44/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,050	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	217.26/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,154	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	225.14/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,182	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	201.72/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,214	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	216.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	206.93/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,072	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	192.37/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,116	4
Bulls	—	—	1,513	111.78/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,691	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	91.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,178	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,087	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	82.94/cwt	81.00–85.00	936	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	99.44/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,352	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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 420Year ago 573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 59Year ago 70

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 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
19	—	374	265.00–275.00	270.95
4	—	320	280.00–300.00	289.53
11	—	471	240.00–250.00	244.68
6	—	525	220.00–230.00	225.14
6	—	578	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	245.00–250.00	248.28
3	—	368	240.00–250.00	246.52
5	—	417	240.00–250.00	242.13
5	—	532	210.00–220.00	216.09
3	—	580	195.00–205.00	201.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	260.00–265.00	262.53
2	—	563	230.00–235.00	232.51
5	—	281	290.00–300.00	295.11
4	—	469	255.00	255.00
8	—	533	235.00–245.00	242.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	434	235.00–240.00	238.80
9	—	577	215.00–225.00	221.76
7	—	471	230.00–240.00	237.21
8	—	535	215.00–230.00	226.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	220.00–230.00	223.47
7	—	431	205.00–215.00	212.21
8	—	373	210.00–220.00	215.17
10	—	473	210.00–220.00	216.15
10	—	518	195.00–210.00	206.93
4	—	580	185.00–200.00	192.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	220.00–235.00	227.07
6	—	575	210.00–215.00	212.43
14	—	435	220.00–225.00	220.67
14	—	468	220.00–230.00	224.44
14	—	531	210.00–222.50	217.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	109.00–118.00	111.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,291	90.00–95.00	91.22
2	—	1,360	97.00–102.00	99.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,129	81.00–85.00	82.94

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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