Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market closed last week in observance of Julu 4th holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.35/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −157.27 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$249.35

17 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.32

vs FL average

−19.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	249.35	1,376	17thin

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 sale17 hd

249.35

—

FL average6 barns · 78 hd

249.03

+0.32

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−19.51

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

−157.27

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	1,407	148.95	2,096	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	150.92	1,962	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	142.43	1,697	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	129.45	1,367	15

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	150.92/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,962	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	129.45/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,367	15
Bulls	—	—	1,610	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,552	2
Bulls	—	—	1,349	146.22/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,973	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	140.89/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,708	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	147.04/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	396.94/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	288.30/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	264.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	262.37/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	287.64/cwt	280.00–300.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	227.95/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	243.60/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	241.71/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	296.43/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	290.96/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	316.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	255.50/cwt	240.00–270.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	223.39/cwt	210.00–230.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	288.25/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	240.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,055	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	243.56/cwt	240.00–255.00	923	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	334.31/cwt	320.00–350.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	377.11/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	281.64/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	280.98/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,234	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	253.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	234.64/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,422	7

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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 400Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 81Year ago 119

Market closed last week in observance of Julu 4th holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	148.00–154.00	150.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,056	126.00–134.00	129.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,212	136.00–144.00	140.89
3	—	1,130	146.00–149.00	147.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	158.00–159.00	158.50
7	—	1,349	144.00–149.00	146.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	385.00–410.00	396.94
4	300–350	333	360.00–395.00	377.11
8	400–450	439	275.00–300.00	280.98
3	450–500	465	285.00–290.00	288.30
6	500–550	535	265.00–285.00	281.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	320.00–350.00	334.31
3	300–350	327	310.00–320.00	316.53
5	350–400	378	285.00–315.00	296.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	240.00–270.00	255.50
3	400–450	428	210.00–230.00	223.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	260.00–270.00	264.10
2	400–450	428	255.00–270.00	262.37
4	450–500	473	265.00–270.00	267.43
6	500–550	528	255.00–265.00	259.88
11	550–600	565	240.00–245.00	243.60
7	600–650	606	232.50–235.00	234.64
2	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	280.00–300.00	287.64
8	350–400	379	240.00–255.00	243.56
10	400–450	438	240.00–250.00	240.96
5	450–500	468	225.00–230.00	227.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	235.00–240.00	237.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	285.00–310.00	290.96
11	550–600	585	250.00–265.00	253.13
10	600–650	634	237.50–255.00	241.71
2	650–700	693	240.00–242.50	241.25
4	700–750	726	230.00–235.00	232.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	285.00–290.00	288.25

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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