Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.95/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −155.01 against this barn's trailing median of $391.96.

Average price

$236.95

17 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.17

vs FL average

−32.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	239.17	1,277	14thin
Medium and Large 2	533	226.59	1,208	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $309.07, median $391.96 across 14 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 sale17 hd

236.95

—

FL average7 barns · 116 hd

249.12

−12.17

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−32.33

This barn, trailing median14 sales

391.96

−155.01

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	1,632	165.40	2,700	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	143.95	1,922	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	133.68	1,615	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	125.22	1,352	12

Every lot, as filed

37 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%	—	1,208	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,615	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	149.99/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,052	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	162.13/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,591	6
Bulls	—	—	1,735	175.22/cwt	172.00–178.00	3,040	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	125.22/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,352	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	142.30/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	239.17/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,277	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	271.68/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	215.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,335	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	238.34/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	333.18/cwt	320.00–345.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	255.26/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	226.59/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	288.26/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	246.20/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	307.61/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	263.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,119	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	245.41/cwt	235.00–260.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	305.26/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	246.35/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	269.83/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	279.84/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	246.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	271.46/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	241.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	228.37/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,096	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	307.88/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	276.56/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	634	231.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	330.23/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	265.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	344.19/cwt	335.00–350.00	960	5

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 300Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 68Year ago 66

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,208	130.00–137.00	133.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	147.00–155.00	149.99
11	—	1,326	137.00–148.00	142.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,080	121.00–129.00	125.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	159.00–165.00	162.13
2	—	1,735	172.00–178.00	175.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	320.00–345.00	333.18
8	350–400	373	265.00–275.00	269.83
16	400–450	424	260.00–270.00	263.89
2	450–500	473	245.00–265.00	255.26
14	500–550	534	235.00–250.00	239.17
4	600–650	635	200.00–210.00	204.96
2	650–700	693	200.00–210.00	205.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	240.00–250.00	246.52
7	400–450	429	235.00–255.00	246.20
18	450–500	480	225.00–230.00	228.37
3	500–550	533	225.00–230.00	226.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	230.00–235.00	231.27
2	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	290.00–320.00	305.26
3	450–500	475	285.00–295.00	288.26
3	500–550	522	275.00–290.00	279.84
3	550–600	562	270.00–275.00	271.68
3	600–650	643	235.00–240.00	238.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	265.00–285.00	271.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	335.00–350.00	344.19
2	300–350	323	320.00–340.00	330.23
10	350–400	368	290.00–320.00	307.61
9	400–450	427	270.00–280.00	276.56
4	500–550	530	260.00–270.00	265.09
4	550–600	573	250.00–260.00	254.89
8	600–650	619	210.00–220.00	215.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	295.00–320.00	307.88
5	350–400	370	235.00–260.00	245.41
3	400–450	425	240.00–260.00	246.35
5	450–500	481	240.00–250.00	241.93
4	550–600	573	220.00–225.00	222.55

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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