Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Townsend Livestock closed the last two weeks for the Christmas holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $237.25/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +45.77 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$237.25

59 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

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

$28.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	372	262.87	978	6thin
Medium and Large 2	439	234.35	1,030	53

One grade step is worth $28.52/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale59 hd

237.25

—

FL average7 barns · 266 hd

237.91

−0.67

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

+45.77

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	96.51	1,177	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	92.93	1,479	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	87.02	906	13

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	323	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	264.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	256.34/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	232.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	971	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	252.40/cwt	245.00–260.00	972	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	213.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	281.29/cwt	280.00–282.50	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	213.99/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,027	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	219.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	251.60/cwt	240.00–262.50	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	265.16/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	273.72/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	216.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	214.17/cwt	210.00–227.50	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	231.73/cwt	227.50–240.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	242.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	238.30/cwt	237.50–240.00	898	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	231.90/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,106	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	208.37/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	241.34/cwt	240.00–245.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	221.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,164	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	87.02/cwt	86.00–92.00	906	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	96.51/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,177	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	92.93/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,479	7

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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 240Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 45Year ago 80

Townsend Livestock closed the last two weeks for the Christmas holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	265.00–270.00	267.44
2	—	373	260.00–270.00	264.83
2	—	420	252.50–260.00	256.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	417	230.00–240.00	232.83
10	—	385	245.00–260.00	252.40
3	—	527	210.00–220.00	213.42
19	—	477	225.00–240.00	231.90
3	—	630	200.00–215.00	208.37
4	—	266	240.00–245.00	241.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	280.00–282.50	281.29
2	—	475	260.00–270.00	265.16
2	—	575	270.00–277.50	273.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	240.00–262.50	251.60
3	—	413	227.50–240.00	231.73
3	—	525	220.00–225.00	221.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	210.00–222.50	213.99
4	—	535	215.00–225.00	219.95
10	—	388	215.00–225.00	216.96
2	—	325	230.00–235.00	232.46
8	—	433	210.00–227.50	214.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	230.00–235.00	232.44
2	—	275	240.00–245.00	242.64
6	—	377	237.50–240.00	238.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,041	86.00–92.00	87.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	94.00–99.00	96.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	89.00–95.00	92.93

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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