Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.20/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$233.20

82 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$2.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	234.37	961	46
Medium and Large 2	348	231.71	807	36

One grade step is worth $2.66/cwt here — about $154 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 sale82 hd

233.20

—

FL average7 barns · 500 hd

260.02

−26.81

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	1,702	121.68	2,071	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	99.33	1,419	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	95.67	1,167	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	82.09	851	18

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	210.15/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	231.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	222.31/cwt	220.00–235.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	209.96/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	242.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	248.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	247.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	261.32/cwt	255.00–275.00	993	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	240.32/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,120	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	277.43/cwt	270.00–305.00	935	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	701	176.01/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	226.96/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	287.04/cwt	275.00–300.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	223.10/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	222.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	242.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	280.18/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	208.17/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	287.22/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,074	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	230.22/cwt	225.00–235.00	866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	216.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	248.73/cwt	240.00–255.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	267.71/cwt	260.00–280.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	267.93/cwt	265.00–270.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	222.39/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	233.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	249.70/cwt	230.00–280.00	687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	259.78/cwt	255.00–265.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	256.71/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	237.95/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,256	5
Bulls	—	—	1,668	121.25/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,022	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	95.67/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,167	5
Bulls	—	—	2,040	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,570	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	99.33/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,419	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	86.55/cwt	83.00–90.00	983	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	76.52/cwt	74.00–79.00	699	8

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 220Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 37Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	205.00–215.00	210.15
2	—	573	245.00–250.00	247.45
3	—	517	245.00–250.00	248.29
5	—	638	220.00–245.00	226.96
2	—	413	270.00–290.00	280.18
12	—	374	280.00–295.00	287.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	275.00–300.00	287.04
2	—	478	240.00–245.00	242.54
5	—	568	200.00–220.00	208.17
5	—	332	260.00–280.00	267.71
5	—	368	265.00–270.00	267.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	230.00–235.00	231.38
2	—	640	205.00–215.00	209.96
4	—	373	240.00–245.00	242.42
7	—	477	220.00–227.50	223.10
8	—	536	220.00–230.00	222.38
11	—	330	240.00–250.00	242.52
5	—	268	240.00–255.00	248.73
2	—	230	255.00–265.00	259.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	220.00–235.00	222.31
11	—	376	225.00–235.00	230.22
8	—	421	210.00–220.00	216.08
11	—	275	230.00–280.00	249.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	245.00–250.00	247.56
2	—	383	250.00–260.00	254.97
8	—	518	215.00–225.00	222.39
6	—	472	230.00–235.00	233.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	255.00–275.00	261.32
11	—	466	235.00–245.00	240.32
13	—	337	270.00–305.00	277.43
5	—	701	175.00–180.00	176.01
3	—	425	255.00–260.00	256.71
5	—	528	235.00–240.00	237.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,668	116.00–124.00	121.25
1	—	2,040	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,220	94.00–99.00	95.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,429	96.00–101.00	99.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,136	83.00–90.00	86.55
8	—	913	74.00–79.00	76.52

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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