Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.71/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −176.11 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$272.71

29 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$30.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.46

vs FL average

−41.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	282.16	1,524	20
Medium and Large 2	549	251.70	1,383	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.46/cwt here — about $142 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $362.86, median $448.82 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 sale29 hd

272.71

—

FL average5 barns · 85 hd

286.17

−13.46

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−41.39

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

−176.11

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	1,713	146.47	2,509	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	128.76	1,518	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	119.23	1,347	12

Every lot, as filed

28 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%	—	1,188	138.12/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,641	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	119.23/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,347	12
Bulls	—	—	1,713	146.47/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,509	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	126.08/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,483	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	263.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	293.82/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,293	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	269.66/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	271.33/cwt	265.00–285.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	281.48/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,497	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	230.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	231.25/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,103	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	233.60/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	221.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	242.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,168	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	244.03/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	255.09/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,194	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	307.64/cwt	305.00–310.00	846	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	293.31/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	289.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	249.83/cwt	245.00–255.00	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	244.88/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	273.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	253.21/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	304.83/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	261.29/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,479	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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 147Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 20Year ago 115

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	136.00–140.00	138.12
14	—	1,176	122.00–131.00	126.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,130	115.00–123.00	119.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	146.00–147.00	146.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	270.00–275.00	272.43
6	500–550	533	260.00–265.00	263.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	305.00–310.00	307.64
8	350–400	369	275.00–300.00	293.31
4	400–450	435	265.00–285.00	269.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	290.00–310.00	293.82
8	450–500	470	270.00–275.00	273.71
16	500–550	532	275.00–300.00	281.48
4	550–600	573	280.00–290.00	284.89
2	600–650	623	235.00–255.00	244.88
2	700–750	730	220.00–230.00	225.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	300.00–320.00	304.83
2	350–400	370	280.00–300.00	289.73
9	450–500	468	252.50–260.00	255.09
5	500–550	536	240.00–245.00	244.03
4	550–600	566	260.00–265.00	261.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	265.00–285.00	271.33
3	400–450	437	250.00–260.00	253.21
13	450–500	482	240.00–250.00	242.25
8	500–550	532	230.00–240.00	233.60
6	550–600	573	220.00–225.00	221.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	245.00–255.00	249.83
13	450–500	477	225.00–235.00	231.25
6	500–550	515	225.00–235.00	230.05

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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