Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.70/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$235.70

96 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$71.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	271.65	1,203	30
Medium and Large 2	436	241.26	1,053	31
Medium and Large 3	418	199.95	836	35

One grade step is worth $71.70/cwt here — about $366 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 sale96 hd

235.70

—

FL average6 barns · 444 hd

278.70

−43.00

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	1,415	114.41	1,619	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	114.56	1,730	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	110.08	1,298	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	103.10	1,088	9thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	373	276.74/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,032	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	225.80/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	382.30/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	269.89/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	437.44/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	271.72/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,147	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	354.85/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	198.97/cwt	195.00–200.00	871	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	277.70/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,314	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	374.57/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,427	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	390.39/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	243.34/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	408.01/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	285.31/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	233.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,127	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	260.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,231	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	211.77/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	246.47/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	210.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	263.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,238	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	203.20/cwt	200.00–220.00	752	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	262.18/cwt	250.00–280.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	254.50/cwt	240.00–275.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	262.94/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,117	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	407.60/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	363.06/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,202	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	126.79/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,116	11
Bulls	—	—	1,685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	107.87/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,327	6
Bulls	—	—	1,535	116.64/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,790	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	110.08/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,298	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,714	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	119.53/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,761	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	103.10/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,088	9

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 254Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 49Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	255.00–300.00	276.74
4	—	435	260.00–280.00	269.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	225.00–230.00	225.80
2	—	375	375.00–390.00	382.30
7	—	271	410.00–460.00	437.44
3	—	333	380.00–420.00	407.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	190.00–200.00	194.87
19	—	438	195.00–200.00	198.97
12	—	370	200.00–220.00	203.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	240.00–245.00	243.34
8	—	473	250.00–270.00	260.26
12	—	425	250.00–275.00	262.94
4	—	331	355.00–390.00	363.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	482	230.00–245.00	233.91
5	—	525	200.00–220.00	211.77
3	—	425	230.00–255.00	246.47
7	—	380	250.00–280.00	262.18
5	—	333	240.00–275.00	254.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	422	260.00–290.00	271.72
3	—	335	350.00–365.00	354.85
5	—	384	275.00–330.00	285.31
8	—	469	260.00–270.00	263.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	270.00–285.00	277.70
11	—	381	365.00–420.00	374.57
3	—	428	380.00–410.00	390.39
5	—	317	400.00–410.00	408.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	200.00–220.00	210.21

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)	11	—	880	120.00–135.00	126.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	138.00	138.00
6	—	1,230	105.00–110.00	107.87
7	—	1,535	115.00–124.00	116.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	107.00–112.00	110.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	110.00–114.00	112.07
2	—	1,473	119.00–120.00	119.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,055	101.00–105.00	103.10

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