Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.91/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$227.91

107 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$8.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	232.01	1,079	58
Medium and Large 2	414	223.05	923	49

One grade step is worth $8.95/cwt here — about $156 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

227.91

—

FL average7 barns · 565 hd

258.53

−30.62

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	1,574	125.51	1,976	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	106.20	1,236	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	90.38	927	16

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	292.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	216.74/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	307.32/cwt	285.00–330.00	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	297.91/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	257.36/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	340.37/cwt	330.00–350.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	228.26/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,308	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	235.86/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	303.77/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,136	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	237.62/cwt	235.00–240.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	236.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	234.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,233	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	330.91/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,248	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	260.92/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	262.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,404	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	235.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	219.77/cwt	215.00–225.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	275.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	334.44/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	298.68/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,272	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	231.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	890	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	272.08/cwt	265.00–285.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	233.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,010	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	253.63/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,230	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	264.27/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,128	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	224.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,069	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	218.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	202.36/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	219.14/cwt	215.00–230.00	951	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	263.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,159	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,559	124.95/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,948	8
Bulls	—	—	1,695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,204	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	96.54/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,039	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	80.12/cwt	77.00–83.00	756	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	104.42/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,185	11

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 387Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 75Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 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
4	—	431	290.00–300.00	292.35
4	—	308	285.00–330.00	307.32
2	—	378	285.00–310.00	297.91
2	—	530	250.00–265.00	257.36
4	—	270	330.00–350.00	340.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	210.00–220.00	216.74
7	—	477	220.00–230.00	224.13
8	—	529	210.00–220.00	218.75
5	—	439	260.00–270.00	263.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	220.00–240.00	228.26
5	—	532	230.00–245.00	235.86
7	—	374	290.00–315.00	303.77
8	—	485	250.00–265.00	253.63
9	—	427	260.00–270.00	264.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	320.00–345.00	330.91
10	—	568	255.00–265.00	260.92
12	—	535	260.00–270.00	262.43
4	—	483	270.00–280.00	275.08
6	—	333	320.00–350.00	334.44
17	—	426	290.00–315.00	298.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	235.00–240.00	237.62
9	—	468	230.00–240.00	236.55
12	—	525	230.00–240.00	234.86
6	—	370	240.00–250.00	244.86
3	—	268	265.00–285.00	272.08
4	—	925	150.00	150.00
18	—	433	230.00–240.00	233.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	230.00–240.00	235.23
4	—	330	215.00–225.00	219.77
15	—	384	230.00–240.00	231.88
6	—	475	220.00–230.00	224.89
6	—	530	195.00–210.00	202.36
14	—	434	215.00–230.00	219.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	116.00	116.00
11	—	1,135	103.00–110.00	104.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,076	94.00–98.00	96.54
6	—	943	77.00–83.00	80.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,559	122.00–129.00	124.95
1	—	1,695	130.00	130.00

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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