Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.96/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −155.65 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$250.96

10 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.35

vs FL average

−22.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	250.96	1,385	10thin

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 sale10 hd

250.96

—

FL average5 barns · 45 hd

242.61

+8.35

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−22.07

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

−155.65

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	1,732	153.02	2,650	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	141.33	2,302	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	130.65	1,614	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	122.62	1,393	14

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	857	$1,520	3thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,732	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,650	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	141.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,302	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	122.62/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,393	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	130.65/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	367.41/cwt	360.00–375.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	292.59/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,402	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	325.00/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	365.86/cwt	360.00–375.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	274.67/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,030	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	286.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	239.92/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	277.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	304.37/cwt	295.00–315.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	291.62/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,263	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	304.24/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,123	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	247.93/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	239.01/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	268.21/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	282.45/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	262.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	292.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	327.72/cwt	315.00–330.00	934	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	1,520.23/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	262.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,143	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	304.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	243.76/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	273.44/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	259.86/cwt	255.00–265.00	961	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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 189Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 59Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	152.00–154.00	153.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,629	135.00–145.00	141.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,136	116.00–125.00	122.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	129.00–132.00	130.65

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	208	360.00–375.00	367.41
5	250–300	266	360.00–375.00	365.86
4	300–350	311	320.00–335.00	325.00
8	350–400	369	295.00–310.00	304.24
6	400–450	433	290.00–295.00	291.62
5	450–500	483	280.00–290.00	286.02
3	500–550	518	270.00–280.00	273.44
2	550–600	570	270.00–275.00	272.46
2	600–650	610	242.50–245.00	243.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	285	315.00–330.00	327.72
8	350–400	376	270.00–280.00	274.98
5	450–500	482	245.00–260.00	247.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	295.00–315.00	304.37
4	300–350	330	285.00–300.00	292.27
18	350–400	375	270.00–280.00	274.67
20	400–450	435	260.00–275.00	262.86
5	500–550	536	260.00–275.00	262.91
5	550–600	568	235.00–240.00	239.01
2	600–650	615	235.00–245.00	239.92
2	650–700	668	225.00–230.00	227.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	270.00–285.00	277.22
4	350–400	370	255.00–265.00	259.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	300.00–310.00	304.09
23	450–500	479	280.00–300.00	292.59
4	550–600	581	280.00–290.00	282.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	265.00–275.00	268.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,520.23

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle