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 13 comparable sales and sits −191.23 against this barn's trailing median of $394.20.

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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $309.07, median $394.20 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 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 median13 sales

394.20

−191.23

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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