Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement type cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.48/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −149.14 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$257.48

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.28

vs FL average

−14.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	257.48	1,397	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $383.80, median $406.61 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

257.48

—

FL average3 barns · 16 hd

253.19

+4.28

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−14.44

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

−149.14

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	1,765	136.00	2,400	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	127.14	1,844	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	116.93	1,389	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	102.77	1,118	5thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	116.93/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,389	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	127.14/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,844	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	102.77/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,118	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	301.98/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	270.13/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	290.85/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	292.56/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	299.50/cwt	290.00–320.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	273.28/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	300.55/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	340.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	311.73/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	248.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,237	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	287.60/cwt	285.00–290.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	253.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	271.77/cwt	270.00–275.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	313.51/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	261.17/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,118	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	207.79/cwt	205.00–210.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	242.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	4

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 312Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 68Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 60Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement type cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	112.00–120.00	116.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	123.00–131.00	127.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	99.00–105.00	102.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	136.00	136.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	345.00–350.00	347.54
3	400–450	420	295.00–315.00	301.98
6	450–500	462	290.00–295.00	290.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	285.00–290.00	287.60
3	350–400	372	250.00–260.00	253.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	270.00–275.00	271.77
10	400–450	428	255.00–270.00	261.17
6	450–500	473	265.00–275.00	270.13
2	500–550	515	260.00–265.00	262.52
2	550–600	570	250.00–255.00	252.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	245.00–250.00	248.44
4	400–450	423	240.00–245.00	242.57
7	450–500	471	205.00–210.00	207.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	330.00–350.00	340.22
3	350–400	367	310.00–315.00	311.73
6	400–450	426	295.00–330.00	300.55
3	450–500	465	305.00–330.00	313.51
2	500–550	523	290.00–295.00	292.56
2	600–650	633	260.00–270.00	264.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	290.00–320.00	299.50
2	350–400	363	305.00–310.00	307.52
3	400–450	427	270.00–275.00	273.28
2	450–500	478	270.00–280.00	274.92

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	115.00–120.00	116.73

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle