Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows' steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $242.05/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −206.77 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$242.05

80 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$17.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.95

vs FL average

−28.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	246.45	1,335	60
Medium and Large 2	566	228.84	1,295	20

One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about $40 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale80 hd

242.05

—

FL average5 barns · 193 hd

247.00

−4.95

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−28.45

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

−206.77

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	1,843	171.14	3,154	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	135.98	1,620	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	134.88	2,033	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	128.10	1,383	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	229.30/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,222	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	135.98/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,620	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	134.88/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,033	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	128.10/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,383	10
Bulls	—	—	1,843	171.14/cwt	168.00–175.00	3,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	352.83/cwt	345.00–360.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	279.50/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	280.21/cwt	277.50–312.50	1,073	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	239.88/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	359.51/cwt	355.00–365.00	981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	269.08/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,154	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,196	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	362.73/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	235.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	216.78/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	227.36/cwt	222.50–232.50	984	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	263.62/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	638	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	238.45/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	236.18/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	234.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,110	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	253.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	930	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	152.20/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,734	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	233.11/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	232.41/cwt	230.00–237.50	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	239.65/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	209.22/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	225.69/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,311	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	236.05/cwt	225.00–245.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	246.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,405	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	246.45/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,291	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	235.95/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,130	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	225.62/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,263	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	252.13/cwt	250.00–255.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	225.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,101	8

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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 523Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 24Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 26Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows' steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	275.00–280.00	278.35
3	350–400	367	250.00–260.00	253.45
5	400–450	428	235.00–244.00	238.45
10	450–500	479	235.00–240.00	235.95
20	500–550	533	227.50–235.00	229.30
23	550–600	560	220.00–230.00	225.62
7	600–650	619	212.50–220.00	216.78
2	650–700	675	215.00–220.00	217.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	272	250.00–255.00	252.13
7	300–350	319	225.00–245.00	236.05
6	350–400	373	230.00–237.50	232.41
18	400–450	433	222.50–232.50	227.36
8	450–500	488	225.00–230.00	225.60
6	500–550	525	220.00–225.00	222.43
7	550–600	569	205.00–212.50	209.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	230.00–235.00	231.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	345.00–360.00	352.83
9	250–300	273	355.00–365.00	359.51
2	350–400	373	265.00–295.00	279.50
6	500–550	528	235.00–245.00	239.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	230.00–237.50	233.11
2	450–500	465	230.00–240.00	235.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	355.00–370.00	362.73
12	350–400	383	277.50–312.50	280.21
9	400–450	429	265.00–272.50	269.08
38	450–500	469	250.00–260.00	255.10
37	500–550	524	242.50–250.00	246.45
23	550–600	570	240.00–250.00	246.46
8	600–650	616	230.00–240.00	235.64
6	650–700	680	225.00–227.50	226.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	255.00–270.00	263.62
6	400–450	425	230.00–250.00	239.65
14	450–500	474	230.00–240.00	234.16
6	500–550	530	232.50–240.00	236.18
14	550–600	581	225.00–230.00	225.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,191	133.00–140.00	135.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,507	130.00–137.00	134.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,080	123.00–132.00	128.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,843	168.00–175.00	171.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,139	150.00–170.00	152.20

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

Steers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle