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 14 comparable sales and sits −132.19 against this barn's trailing median of $396.95.

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $347.10, median $396.95 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 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 median14 sales

396.95

−132.19

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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