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 13 comparable sales and sits −178.28 against this barn's trailing median of $411.18.

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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $347.10, median $411.18 across 13 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 median13 sales

411.18

−178.28

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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