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 13 comparable sales and sits −174.15 against this barn's trailing median of $411.18.

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

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 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 median13 sales

411.18

−174.15

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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