Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady in light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −189.36 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$217.25

2 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.47

vs FL average

−47.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	217.25	1,136	2thin

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 sale2 hd

217.25

—

FL average5 barns · 30 hd

241.72

−24.47

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−47.27

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

−189.36

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	1,860	141.85	2,638	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	124.90	1,550	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	117.68	1,716	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	109.96	1,192	9thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,860	141.85/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,638	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	129.06/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,600	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	122.82/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,524	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	117.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,716	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	109.96/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,192	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	361.81/cwt	350.00–375.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	282.25/cwt	270.00–300.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	265.53/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	269.85/cwt	265.00–280.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	237.33/cwt	235.00–245.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	293.10/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	269.77/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	327.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	275.00/cwt	250.00–300.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	232.32/cwt	225.00–240.00	973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	302.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	265.14/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	217.25/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	297.21/cwt	290.00–305.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	307.76/cwt	300.00–315.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	274.87/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	387.84/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	224.81/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,075	6

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 376Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 115

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady in light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,860	138.00–148.00	141.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	127.00–131.00	129.06
4	—	1,241	118.00–126.00	122.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,458	112.00–120.00	117.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,084	108.00–112.00	109.96

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	228	350.00–375.00	361.81
2	250–300	273	380.00–395.00	387.84
3	350–400	377	280.00–300.00	293.10
2	450–500	470	280.00–285.00	282.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	473	255.00–270.00	265.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	320.00–330.00	327.82
7	250–300	273	270.00–300.00	282.25
4	350–400	375	265.00–285.00	274.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	300.00–315.00	307.76
4	250–300	275	300.00–310.00	302.36
4	300–350	328	290.00–305.00	297.21
8	350–400	387	260.00–275.00	265.53
2	400–450	430	260.00–280.00	269.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	250.00–255.00	252.42
3	250–300	278	250.00–300.00	275.00
6	300–350	330	265.00–280.00	269.85
4	350–400	386	235.00–245.00	237.33
11	400–450	419	225.00–240.00	232.32
6	450–500	478	220.00–235.00	224.81
2	500–550	523	210.00–225.00	217.25

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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