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 9 comparable sales and sits −164.26 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

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

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 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 median9 sales

406.61

−164.26

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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