Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $264.76/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −184.06 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$264.76

30 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.72

vs FL average

−33.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	279.96	1,547	14thin
Medium and Large 2	564	251.46	1,418	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $129 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 sale30 hd

264.76

—

FL average5 barns · 117 hd

261.03

+3.72

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−33.06

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

−184.06

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	1,685	146.95	2,476	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	124.63	1,477	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	120.76	1,706	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	118.12	1,162	10

Every lot, as filed

32 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%	—	1,413	120.76/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,706	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	118.12/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,162	10
Bulls	—	—	1,685	146.95/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,476	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	124.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,477	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	268.29/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	237.99/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	277.58/cwt	275.00–280.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	251.05/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,431	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	265.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	253.23/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	225.90/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	309.76/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	265.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,625	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	271.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,285	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	286.32/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	405.41/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	271.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	246.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	218.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	260.03/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	288.52/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	241.73/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	259.04/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	287.68/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,346	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	263.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,228	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	341.96/cwt	330.00–355.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	244.31/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	276.26/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,191	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 417Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 50Year ago 53

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	119.00–122.00	120.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	984	115.00–122.00	118.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,185	120.00–129.00	124.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	145.00–149.00	146.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	265.00–275.00	268.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	235.00–245.00	241.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	330.00–355.00	341.96
2	350–400	365	280.00–290.00	284.93
4	400–450	430	250.00–255.00	252.44
9	450–500	466	260.00–270.00	263.42
10	500–550	535	255.00–260.00	259.04
5	550–600	587	235.00–240.00	237.99
6	600–650	613	220.00–235.00	225.90
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	275.00–280.00	277.58
5	350–400	372	260.00–270.00	265.81
8	400–450	433	235.00–250.00	244.31
3	450–500	467	240.00–250.00	246.71
5	550–600	575	215.00–225.00	218.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	260.00–275.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	280.00–300.00	286.32
7	400–450	431	270.00–285.00	276.26
20	450–500	474	260.00–275.00	271.16
3	500–550	537	250.00–260.00	253.23
13	550–600	570	245.00–255.00	251.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	390.00–420.00	405.41
12	400–450	436	305.00–335.00	309.76
11	450–500	468	285.00–300.00	287.68
7	500–550	523	280.00–290.00	288.52
7	550–600	582	270.00–280.00	271.39
15	600–650	613	260.00–270.00	265.17
3	650–700	657	255.00–265.00	260.03

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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