Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady in light test. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.35/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −151.85 against this barn's trailing median of $394.20.

Average price

$242.35

21 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$44.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs FL average

−21.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	259.25	1,377	13thin
Medium and Large 2	529	214.89	1,137	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.36/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $309.07, median $394.20 across 13 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 sale21 hd

242.35

—

FL average3 barns · 36 hd

243.78

−1.43

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−21.61

This barn, trailing median13 sales

394.20

−151.85

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	1,595	137.15	2,188	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	126.00	1,474	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	109.30	1,209	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,695	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	129.73/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,474	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	109.30/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	352.78/cwt	345.00–360.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	239.91/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	293.57/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,400	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	277.75/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,453	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	268.17/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,156	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	260.16/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,223	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	272.65/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	259.25/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,377	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	284.73/cwt	270.00–300.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	233.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	290.60/cwt	270.00–300.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	277.59/cwt	260.00–290.00	919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	285.50/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	266.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	275.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	275.20/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	255.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	282.76/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,202	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	251.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	957	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	247.28/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,071	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	335.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,240	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	260.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	347.95/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	290.09/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	235.32/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,106	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	214.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,137	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 Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 206Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady in light test. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,545	127.00–132.00	129.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	107.00–111.00	109.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	345.00–360.00	352.78
6	350–400	370	330.00–340.00	335.14
6	450–500	473	250.00–270.00	260.26
3	500–550	530	235.00–250.00	239.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	270.00–300.00	284.73
6	350–400	370	270.00–280.00	275.20
4	400–450	426	270.00–280.00	275.07
3	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	233.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	325.00–370.00	347.95
2	400–450	418	285.00–295.00	290.09
15	450–500	477	280.00–300.00	293.57
16	500–550	523	270.00–285.00	277.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	270.00–300.00	285.50
14	400–450	425	275.00–290.00	282.76
5	450–500	469	260.00–270.00	266.08
8	500–550	526	250.00–260.00	255.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	265.00–280.00	272.65
15	400–450	431	260.00–275.00	268.17
16	450–500	470	255.00–265.00	260.16
13	500–550	531	250.00–260.00	259.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	270.00–300.00	290.60
7	300–350	331	260.00–290.00	277.59
10	350–400	380	250.00–260.00	251.89
20	400–450	433	235.00–260.00	247.28
8	450–500	470	225.00–245.00	235.32
8	500–550	529	200.00–220.00	214.89

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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