Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.80/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −183.02 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$265.80

34 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$42.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs FL average

−28.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	275.83	1,486	26
Medium and Large 2	550	233.21	1,283	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.62/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale34 hd

265.80

—

FL average4 barns · 91 hd

265.50

+0.30

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−28.51

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

−183.02

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	1,495	145.21	2,171	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	124.92	1,508	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	115.67	1,296	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	113.76	1,708	7thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	338.37/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	293.81/cwt	280.00–300.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	251.89/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,088	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	300.22/cwt	295.00–305.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	218.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	936	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	233.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	294.77/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	303.20/cwt	300.00–310.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	263.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	289.57/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,520	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	205.05/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	202.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	198.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	344.82/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	230.02/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	218.21/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	198.56/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	292.30/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,383	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	226.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	282.48/cwt	275.00–295.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	258.07/cwt	255.00–260.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	213.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	262.30/cwt	255.00–270.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	237.18/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	275.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	908	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	124.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,263	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	153.74/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,599	11
Bulls	—	—	1,495	145.21/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,171	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	113.76/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,708	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	115.67/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,296	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	120.56/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,378	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	131.69/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,723	9

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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 193Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 11Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	330.00–350.00	338.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	280.00–300.00	293.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	295.00–305.00	300.22
5	250–300	278	275.00–295.00	282.48
3	300–350	330	265.00–280.00	275.30
10	400–450	432	240.00–260.00	251.89
5	450–500	475	230.00–240.00	233.87
3	500–550	530	215.00–225.00	218.21
3	600–650	612	190.00–215.00	205.05
4	650–700	671	200.00–210.00	202.44
1	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	255.00–260.00	258.07
15	400–450	429	215.00–225.00	218.24
6	450–500	463	210.00–220.00	213.45
8	500–550	531	195.00–210.00	198.56
6	550–600	564	190.00–200.00	198.35
2	600–650	643	180.00–185.00	182.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	340.00–355.00	344.82
4	400–450	430	285.00–305.00	294.77
12	450–500	473	285.00–300.00	292.30
18	500–550	525	275.00–305.00	289.57
8	550–600	570	240.00–250.00	244.91
8	600–650	626	220.00–245.00	230.02
5	650–700	675	220.00–235.00	225.00
3	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	765	200.00–210.00	204.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	300.00–310.00	303.20
4	350–400	370	255.00–270.00	262.30
3	450–500	477	260.00–270.00	263.22
5	500–550	532	225.00–245.00	237.18
3	550–600	580	220.00–230.00	226.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,015	120.00–130.00	124.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,040	145.00–160.00	153.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	142.00–147.00	145.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	112.00–115.00	113.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,120	113.00–118.00	115.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,143	117.00–126.00	120.56
9	—	1,308	129.00–138.00	131.69

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle