Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.91/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −186.70 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$219.91

10 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$33.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.83

vs FL average

−50.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	240.07	1,232	4thin
Medium and Large 2	577	206.47	1,191	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.60/cwt here — about $40 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 sale10 hd

219.91

—

FL average4 barns · 53 hd

241.74

−21.83

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−50.28

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

−186.70

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	1,473	134.32	1,979	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	123.52	1,875	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	119.21	1,400	8thin

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%	—	1,174	119.21/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,400	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,875	6
Bulls	—	—	1,473	134.32/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	251.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,199	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	324.60/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	323.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	345.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	243.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	206.47/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,191	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	348.24/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	282.78/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,222	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	254.86/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	367.67/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	297.03/cwt	285.00–310.00	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	307.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	249.28/cwt	245.00–255.00	945	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	267.42/cwt	265.00–270.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	251.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	370.59/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	242.62/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	294.47/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	240.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	272.63/cwt	270.00–280.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	257.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	321.91/cwt	315.00–330.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	288.09/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	291.27/cwt	285.00–305.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	287.74/cwt	280.00–305.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	254.73/cwt	250.00–260.00	823	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 Apr 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 257Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 27Year ago 94

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
8	—	1,174	117.00–122.00	119.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	120.00–127.00	123.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	132.00–136.00	134.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	320.00–330.00	323.50
3	300–350	308	340.00–365.00	348.24
2	350–400	375	310.00–340.00	324.60
5	450–500	476	250.00–260.00	251.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	333	285.00–310.00	297.03
4	350–400	366	270.00–280.00	272.63
4	400–450	424	250.00–260.00	257.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	345.00–395.00	370.59
2	350–400	365	355.00–380.00	367.67
10	400–450	432	275.00–315.00	282.78
2	450–500	475	270.00–280.00	274.84
6	550–600	577	250.00–265.00	254.86
3	900–950	925	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	340.00–350.00	345.22
3	300–350	322	300.00–325.00	307.90
3	350–400	380	285.00–315.00	294.47
2	450–500	473	235.00–250.00	242.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	315.00–330.00	321.91
4	300–350	320	265.00–270.00	267.42
6	350–400	367	275.00–295.00	288.09
5	400–450	433	250.00–260.00	251.87
8	450–500	465	240.00–245.00	243.71
4	500–550	513	235.00–245.00	240.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	285.00–305.00	291.27
6	250–300	280	280.00–305.00	287.74
4	300–350	323	250.00–260.00	254.73
9	350–400	379	245.00–255.00	249.28
4	400–450	408	230.00–240.00	235.03
6	550–600	577	200.00–220.00	206.47

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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