Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $202.98/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −203.64 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$202.98

25 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$21.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.40

vs FL average

−37.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	214.10	1,148	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	192.71	1,055	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.39/cwt here — about $93 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $383.80, median $406.61 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 sale25 hd

202.98

—

FL average6 barns · 101 hd

223.37

−20.40

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−37.11

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

−203.64

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	—	Low	1,435	132.55	1,902	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	115.64	1,390	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	114.12	1,721	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	98.76	1,014	18

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	121.31/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,583	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	101.21/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,061	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	93.87/cwt	90.00–97.00	925	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	132.55/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,902	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	113.75/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,329	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	114.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	315.82/cwt	300.00–330.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	310.76/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	360.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	267.73/cwt	260.00–275.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	232.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	238.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	225.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	225.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	252.60/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	312.84/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,158	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	218.69/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	237.80/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	217.70/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,030	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	245.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	221.18/cwt	220.00–225.00	836	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	219.43/cwt	215.00–225.00	935	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	250.35/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	211.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	188.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	195.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,034	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	295.35/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,255	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	280.32/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	240.11/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,376	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	240.17/cwt	235.00–245.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	195.14/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,216	4

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 430Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 81Year ago 129

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	119.00–124.00	121.31
9	—	1,168	112.00–117.00	113.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,048	98.00–104.00	101.21
6	—	985	90.00–97.00	93.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	110.00–116.00	114.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	129.00–137.00	132.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	300.00–330.00	315.82
4	300–350	328	290.00–330.00	310.76
4	450–500	473	230.00–235.00	232.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	260.00–275.00	267.73
8	350–400	373	240.00–250.00	245.17
11	400–450	426	215.00–225.00	219.43
6	450–500	473	210.00–225.00	217.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	350.00–370.00	360.39
8	350–400	370	300.00–325.00	312.84
8	400–450	425	285.00–305.00	295.35
8	450–500	470	270.00–290.00	280.32
6	500–550	525	250.00–255.00	252.60
16	550–600	573	235.00–245.00	240.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	240.00–260.00	250.35
5	450–500	472	230.00–250.00	237.80
3	500–550	525	235.00–240.00	238.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	235.00–245.00	240.17
2	400–450	425	230.00–235.00	232.59
6	450–500	470	220.00–230.00	225.11
8	500–550	519	215.00–220.00	218.69
4	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	204.91
4	600–650	623	190.00–200.00	195.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	220.00–230.00	225.27
8	350–400	378	220.00–225.00	221.18
17	400–450	424	210.00–220.00	214.92
11	450–500	478	210.00–215.00	211.31
8	500–550	530	190.00–200.00	195.09
5	550–600	575	185.00–195.00	188.90

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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