Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 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 $237.03/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −211.79 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$237.03

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.53

vs FL average

−29.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	243.00	1,323	16thin
Medium and Large 2	556	229.06	1,273	12thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd

237.03

—

FL average6 barns · 158 hd

244.56

−7.53

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−29.61

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

−211.79

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	117.08	1,418	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	111.75	1,705	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	107.91	1,140	11

Every lot, as filed

33 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	400–450	425	229.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	237.37/cwt	235.00–245.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	267.17/cwt	260.00–275.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	272.40/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	211.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	904	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,563	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	111.75/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,705	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	107.91/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,140	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	115.47/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,375	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	307.27/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	269.65/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	241.30/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,378	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	289.64/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	254.76/cwt	250.00–265.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	280.59/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,215	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	216.03/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,158	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	234.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	235.83/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	289.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	262.90/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,251	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	225.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	239.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	203.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	233.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	244.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,280	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	215.05/cwt	210.40–220.00	1,021	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	250.75/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,073	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	225.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,064	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	204.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,071	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,100	3

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 606Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 74Year ago 129

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	235.00–245.00	237.37
2	400–450	425	225.00–235.00	229.82
3	450–500	475	230.00–235.00	231.63
9	500–550	536	210.00–225.00	216.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	250.00–265.00	254.76
6	300–350	333	230.00–240.00	234.81
14	350–400	373	220.00–230.00	225.52
11	400–450	428	210.00–215.00	211.31
16	450–500	475	210.40–220.00	215.05
6	500–550	533	200.00–210.00	205.07
3	550–600	567	200.00–210.00	203.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	260.00–275.00	267.17
6	300–350	328	280.00–300.00	289.62
5	400–450	432	230.00–245.00	235.83
18	450–500	473	220.00–230.00	224.87
6	500–550	523	200.00–210.00	204.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	300.00–315.00	307.27
4	400–450	425	260.00–280.00	269.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	295.00–300.00	297.54
8	350–400	385	270.00–280.00	272.40
10	400–450	428	245.00–260.00	250.75
6	450–500	473	235.00–250.00	239.86
5	500–550	532	230.00–240.00	233.91
7	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	225.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	280.00–310.00	289.64
16	400–450	433	280.00–290.00	280.59
10	450–500	476	260.00–275.00	262.90
9	500–550	524	240.00–250.00	244.33
7	550–600	571	235.00–250.00	241.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	120.00–125.00	122.33
13	—	1,191	111.00–119.00	115.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,526	107.00–115.00	111.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,056	104.00–112.00	107.91

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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