Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $249.31/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$249.31

55 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$6.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	253.13	1,223	22
Medium and Large 2	395	246.76	976	33

One grade step is worth $6.37/cwt here — about $247 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 sale55 hd

249.31

—

FL average5 barns · 315 hd

288.79

−39.49

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	1,396	127.85	1,785	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	123.46	1,477	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	104.42	1,110	8thin

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)	1,076	$1,597	7

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	673	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	346.43/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	303.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	264.83/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	350.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,123	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	321.80/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,207	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	361.70/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	381.04/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	234.20/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	258.98/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	253.35/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,216	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	236.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	275.19/cwt	270.00–280.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	238.58/cwt	230.00–245.00	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	313.82/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,152	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	367.61/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	220.02/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	239.84/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	245.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,028	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	250.91/cwt	245.00–260.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,397	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,597.20/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,597	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	138.32/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,414	8
Bulls	—	—	1,396	127.85/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,785	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,422	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	126.75/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,553	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	104.42/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,110	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 Feb 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 310Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 52Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 72Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	215.00–220.00	217.45
3	—	373	340.00–360.00	346.43
3	—	467	300.00–310.00	303.43
5	—	326	360.00–400.00	367.61
5	—	618	215.00–230.00	220.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	255.00–275.00	264.83
7	—	320	340.00–360.00	350.89
12	—	375	300.00–340.00	321.80
3	—	515	230.00–240.00	236.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	330.00–340.00	334.91
5	—	369	380.00–385.00	381.04
3	—	727	230.00–237.50	234.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	308	360.00–365.00	361.70
6	—	367	300.00–340.00	313.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	255.00–260.00	258.98
13	—	480	250.00–265.00	253.35
4	—	570	240.00–250.00	245.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	270.00–280.00	275.19
4	—	578	230.00–240.00	234.89
8	—	370	230.00–245.00	238.58
2	—	475	235.00–245.00	239.84
9	—	419	240.00–250.00	245.44
6	—	329	245.00–260.00	250.91

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	7	—	1,076	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,597.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,022	135.00–142.50	138.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	124.00–133.00	127.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,225	125.00–130.00	126.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	101.00–107.00	104.42

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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