Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower in light test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.31/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$215.31

40 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$32.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	337	237.52	800	13thin
Medium and Large 2	405	204.62	829	27

One grade step is worth $32.90/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale40 hd

215.31

—

FL average2 barns · 95 hd

232.51

−17.20

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	1,579	127.10	2,007	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	101.08	1,116	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,828	100.13	1,830	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	83.15	861	15

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	375	259.80/cwt	255.00–265.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	247.42/cwt	245.00–250.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	245.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	269.46/cwt	260.00–280.00	870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	216.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	196.12/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	232.75/cwt	230.00–245.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	206.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	232.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	234.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	201.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	232.78/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	239.82/cwt	235.00–245.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	206.82/cwt	200.00–215.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	210.51/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	267.58/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,001	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	119.77/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,238	5
Bulls	—	—	1,579	127.10/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,007	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	83.15/cwt	79.00–88.00	861	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	98.49/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,047	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,493	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	100.13/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,830	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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 541Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower in light test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	255.00–265.00	259.80
5	—	438	240.00–250.00	245.94
12	—	323	260.00–280.00	269.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	245.00–250.00	247.42
2	—	405	220.00–230.00	225.00
2	—	268	250.00–255.00	252.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	210.00–220.00	216.69
4	—	526	185.00–200.00	196.12
7	—	330	200.00–210.00	201.30
4	—	478	200.00–210.00	204.92
9	—	372	200.00–215.00	206.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	230.00–245.00	232.75
2	—	423	230.00–240.00	234.85
2	—	373	245.00–250.00	247.52
4	—	280	235.00–245.00	239.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	200.00–210.00	206.57
2	—	463	225.00–240.00	232.38
5	—	432	225.00–245.00	232.78
5	—	512	210.00–212.50	210.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	180.00–185.00	182.51
4	—	374	265.00–275.00	267.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,034	115.00–127.50	119.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,579	125.00–131.00	127.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,036	79.00–88.00	83.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	94.00–102.00	98.49
1	—	1,310	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	98.00–102.00	100.13

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle