Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement type cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $269.88/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$269.88

61 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$29.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	279.61	1,116	41
Medium and Large 2	370	249.94	924	20

One grade step is worth $29.67/cwt here — about $191 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 sale61 hd

269.88

—

FL average7 barns · 342 hd

298.48

−28.59

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	1,626	124.69	2,027	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	111.12	1,203	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	104.88	1,518	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	91.06	983	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,532	16

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	323	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	307.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	384.85/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	349.64/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	272.54/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	282.71/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	252.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	273.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	305.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	288.33/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,479	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	532	209.97/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	269.82/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	253.35/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	291.08/cwt	280.00–315.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	294.94/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,091	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	274.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,173	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	233.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	317.35/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	309.29/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	238.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	296.05/cwt	275.00–310.00	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	257.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,198	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	250.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	246.52/cwt	240.00–265.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	339.27/cwt	320.00–360.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	284.45/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	274.81/cwt	260.00–285.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	286.42/cwt	280.00–300.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	248.27/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,063	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,531.74/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,532	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	121.91/cwt	117.50–125.00	1,274	7
Bulls	—	—	1,572	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,926	7
Bulls	—	—	2,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	104.88/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,518	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	97.33/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,071	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	85.84/cwt	84.00–89.00	912	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,433	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	109.42/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,172	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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 369Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 55Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Replacement type 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	—	323	300.00–305.00	301.65
4	—	423	265.00–280.00	272.54
11	—	382	275.00–305.00	282.71
2	—	463	250.00–260.00	255.03
3	—	265	280.00–300.00	286.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	300.00–315.00	307.33
2	—	330	380.00–390.00	384.85
3	—	367	330.00–360.00	349.64
4	—	275	320.00–360.00	339.27
4	—	478	270.00–300.00	284.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	250.00–260.00	252.05
3	—	463	260.00–280.00	273.24
3	—	572	250.00–260.00	253.35
3	—	332	280.00–315.00	291.08
10	—	428	270.00–280.00	274.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	300.00–315.00	305.85
3	—	513	285.00–290.00	288.33
2	—	425	305.00–330.00	317.35
3	—	330	370.00	370.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	200.00–215.00	209.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	260.00–280.00	269.82
2	—	565	245.00–250.00	247.48
12	—	370	270.00–315.00	294.94
3	—	328	300.00–330.00	309.29
8	—	268	275.00–310.00	296.05
7	—	466	250.00–260.00	257.06
5	—	537	245.00–255.00	250.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	230.00–240.00	233.27
5	—	378	235.00–245.00	238.81
4	—	264	240.00–265.00	246.52
5	—	324	260.00–285.00	274.81
3	—	428	245.00–250.00	248.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,083	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,531.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,045	117.50–125.00	121.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,572	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	2,000	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	101.00–107.00	104.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	95.00–101.00	97.33
6	—	1,063	84.00–89.00	85.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	123.00	123.00
7	—	1,071	108.00–111.00	109.42

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle