Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $283.39/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$283.39

77 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$34.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.18

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	291.95	1,407	58
Medium and Large 2	452	257.26	1,162	19thin

One grade step is worth $34.69/cwt here — about $245 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 sale77 hd

283.39

—

FL average7 barns · 384 hd

326.57

−43.18

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	1,625	126.65	2,058	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	117.05	1,727	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	107.15	1,285	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	101.90	1,048	10

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2	—	328	284.20/cwt	270.00–300.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	271.60/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	217.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	333.05/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	381.40/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	223.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	218.74/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	380.36/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	294.53/cwt	280.00–310.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	259.73/cwt	250.00–270.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	358.95/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	254.33/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,343	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	239.78/cwt	230.00–250.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	279.97/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,363	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	259.56/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	232.48/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	238.46/cwt	225.00–245.00	885	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	237.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	233.47/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	264.47/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	340.67/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	245.02/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,130	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	291.66/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	244.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,040	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	216.44/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	301.69/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	289.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	950	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	123.34/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,965	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,349	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	120.33/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,800	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	101.90/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,048	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	107.15/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,285	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	111.59/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,607	3

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 407Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 60Year ago 73

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	270.00–300.00	284.20
3	—	427	255.00–280.00	271.60
5	—	523	210.00–220.00	217.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	310.00–345.00	333.05
3	—	333	375.00–395.00	381.40
5	—	622	207.50–225.00	216.44
2	—	378	285.00–320.00	301.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	220.00–230.00	223.70
4	—	338	230.00–250.00	239.78
11	—	371	225.00–245.00	238.46
5	—	475	232.50–235.00	233.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	230.00–240.00	235.02
2	—	563	227.50–237.50	232.48
8	—	461	242.50–247.50	245.02
7	—	370	280.00–300.00	291.66
8	—	426	240.00–250.00	244.24
4	—	328	280.00–300.00	289.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	215.00–220.00	218.74
5	—	330	360.00–395.00	380.36
5	—	372	342.50–385.00	358.95
22	—	528	235.00–270.00	254.33
12	—	487	270.00–285.00	279.97
10	—	421	330.00–350.00	340.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	280.00–310.00	294.53
2	—	370	250.00–270.00	259.73
5	—	470	257.50–262.50	259.56
6	—	525	230.00–245.00	237.29
4	—	425	250.00–280.00	264.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,593	117.00–127.00	123.34
2	—	1,720	135.00–138.00	136.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	116.00–124.00	120.33
3	—	1,440	110.00–113.00	111.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,028	101.00–105.00	101.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,199	105.00–109.00	107.15

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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