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 13 comparable sales and sits −138.47 against this barn's trailing median of $411.18.

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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $347.10, median $411.18 across 13 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 median13 sales

411.18

−138.47

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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