Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.65/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −139.97 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$266.65

6 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.14

vs FL average

−10.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	266.65	1,444	6thin

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 sale6 hd

266.65

—

FL average5 barns · 54 hd

256.51

+10.14

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−10.57

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

−139.97

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	1,484	143.05	2,122	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	133.17	2,012	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	130.93	1,607	5thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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%	—	1,227	130.93/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,607	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	133.17/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,012	8
Bulls	—	—	1,478	134.57/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,989	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	312.94/cwt	300.00–325.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	344.60/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	349.11/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	226.22/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	261.55/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	333.94/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	329.82/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	392.61/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	369.55/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	342.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	291.31/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	336.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	314.87/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	298.16/cwt	290.00–315.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	232.47/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	284.53/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	312.96/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	316.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	262.16/cwt	250.00–275.00	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	302.04/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	267.45/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	304.72/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	329.84/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,415	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	290.28/cwt	280.00–300.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	953	2

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 240Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 90Year ago 55

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	129.00–134.00	130.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,511	129.00–136.00	133.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	133.00–136.00	134.57
1	—	1,495	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	300.00–325.00	312.94
4	250–300	273	390.00–395.00	392.61
4	300–350	335	360.00–400.00	369.55
2	350–400	375	330.00–360.00	344.60
2	400–450	413	320.00–340.00	329.82
2	450–500	473	290.00–295.00	292.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	330.00–355.00	342.95
5	300–350	307	325.00–340.00	333.94
3	400–450	433	285.00–305.00	291.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	330.00–355.00	349.11
2	350–400	368	280.00–325.00	302.04
3	400–450	430	275.00–305.00	284.53
4	600–650	640	225.00–230.00	226.22
2	650–700	683	225.00–240.00	232.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	330.00–350.00	336.43
13	400–450	429	320.00–345.00	329.84
5	450–500	464	300.00–325.00	314.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	280.00–300.00	290.28
2	300–350	323	290.00–300.00	295.04
10	350–400	370	250.00–275.00	262.16
3	450–500	468	255.00–265.00	261.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	310.00–320.00	316.46
3	300–350	327	290.00–315.00	298.16
3	350–400	377	305.00–330.00	312.96
7	400–450	427	290.00–315.00	304.72
2	450–500	468	275.00–280.00	277.54
4	500–550	530	265.00–270.00	267.45
2	550–600	565	260.00–270.00	265.04

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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