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 15 comparable sales and sits −169.81 against this barn's trailing median of $389.72.

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $309.07, median $389.72 across 15 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 median15 sales

389.72

−169.81

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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