Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $232.89/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −215.92 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$232.89

56 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$25.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.23

vs FL average

−35.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	235.63	1,294	50
Medium and Large 2	565	210.09	1,187	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.54/cwt here — about $107 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 sale56 hd

232.89

—

FL average5 barns · 173 hd

246.12

−13.23

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−35.31

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

−215.92

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	1,712	154.98	2,653	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	123.79	1,457	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	123.12	1,620	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	117.09	1,220	22

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%	—	1,348	128.55/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,733	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	117.68/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,510	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	125.88/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,502	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	119.09/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,358	4
Bulls	—	—	1,712	154.98/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,653	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	118.64/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,261	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	250.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,183	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	242.71/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,274	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	207.58/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	230.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,307	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	573	245.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,404	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	210.09/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	210.06/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,403	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	970	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	615	245.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	215.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	211.14/cwt	205.00–215.00	897	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,391	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	247.87/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	246.22/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,042	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	298.11/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	200.14/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	235.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	220.21/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,035	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	222.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,053	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	212.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,105	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	277.72/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	372.53/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	244.19/cwt	235.00–250.00	908	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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 594Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 60Year ago 42

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,348	125.00–131.00	128.55
7	—	1,283	116.00–120.00	117.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	123.00–131.00	125.88
4	—	1,140	117.00–121.00	119.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,063	117.00–120.00	118.64
6	—	985	111.00–115.00	112.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	152.00–160.00	154.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	360.00–400.00	372.53
6	350–400	370	275.00–320.00	298.11
6	400–450	423	270.00–285.00	277.72
26	450–500	473	245.00–255.00	250.13
22	500–550	525	235.00–250.00	242.71
28	550–600	568	225.00–235.00	230.07
18	600–650	625	220.00–225.00	222.54
8	650–700	668	205.00–215.00	210.06
6	700–750	718	200.00–215.00	207.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	423	230.00–260.00	246.22
14	450–500	470	210.00–230.00	220.21
6	550–600	565	205.00–215.00	210.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	235.00–250.00	244.19
6	400–450	423	235.00–260.00	247.87
12	450–500	473	220.00–225.00	222.57
22	500–550	520	210.00–215.00	212.57
8	550–600	570	210.00–215.00	212.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	245.11
2	600–650	615	240.00–250.00	245.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	317	230.00–245.00	235.29
6	350–400	375	210.00–220.00	215.20
15	400–450	425	205.00–215.00	211.14
18	450–500	473	200.00–210.00	205.13
8	500–550	525	195.00–205.00	200.14
6	550–600	573	200.00–205.00	202.55

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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