Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows' firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $234.74/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −176.43 against this barn's trailing median of $411.18.

Average price

$234.74

48 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$17.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.21

vs FL average

−64.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	243.70	1,321	24
Medium and Large 2	563	225.79	1,272	24

One grade step is worth $17.92/cwt here — about $49 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

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 sale48 hd

234.74

—

FL average4 barns · 95 hd

246.95

−12.21

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−64.59

This barn, trailing median13 sales

411.18

−176.43

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	1,634	141.81	2,317	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	120.50	1,454	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	120.30	1,618	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	111.86	1,226	9thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	232.15/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,463	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	305.30/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,154	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	224.92/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	242.66/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,390	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	260.16/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,223	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	277.44/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,204	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	235.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	331.77/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	302.74/cwt	295.00–310.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	244.45/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,271	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	313.30/cwt	295.00–330.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	279.26/cwt	275.00–285.00	891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	270.40/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	211.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	211.35/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	232.91/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,097	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	119.13/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,427	12
Bulls	—	—	1,634	141.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,317	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	111.86/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,226	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,734	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	116.45/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	622	226.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	235.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,230	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	343.17/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	312.87/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	225.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,294	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	250.15/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	280.54/cwt	265.00–295.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	206.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	242.62/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	250.34/cwt	240.00–260.00	921	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	207.66/cwt	200.00–215.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	310.38/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	217.08/cwt	210.00–225.00	920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	227.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	273.68/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	315.19/cwt	310.00–320.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	320.79/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	155.77/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,924	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	203.88/cwt	185.00–220.00	2,126	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	119.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,373	6

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 360Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 63Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows' firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	325.00–340.00	331.77
12	350–400	378	290.00–320.00	305.30
8	400–450	434	270.00–280.00	277.44
10	450–500	470	255.00–265.00	260.16
14	500–550	520	240.00–250.00	244.45
10	550–600	573	235.00–250.00	242.66
12	600–650	630	205.00–240.00	232.15
2	650–700	665	215.00–235.00	224.92
5	700–750	712	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	818	200.00–210.00	204.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	310.00–320.00	315.19
4	300–350	328	300.00–320.00	310.38
6	350–400	380	260.00–280.00	273.68
10	400–450	428	245.00–255.00	250.15
8	450–500	478	235.00–250.00	242.62
6	500–550	528	220.00–235.00	227.75
18	550–600	575	220.00–230.00	225.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	295.00–310.00	302.74
4	250–300	273	295.00–330.00	313.30
10	300–350	319	275.00–285.00	279.26
8	350–400	375	260.00–280.00	270.40
7	400–450	431	230.00–240.00	235.83
7	450–500	471	230.00–235.00	232.91
7	500–550	535	210.00–220.00	211.35
7	550–600	582	210.00–215.00	211.38
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	220.00–230.00	226.76
2	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	265.00–295.00	280.54
16	350–400	368	240.00–260.00	250.34
11	400–450	424	210.00–225.00	217.08
6	450–500	470	200.00–215.00	207.66
3	500–550	527	200.00–220.00	206.84
4	550–600	580	200.00–205.00	202.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	340.00–360.00	343.17
4	350–400	376	275.00–325.00	312.87
10	500–550	523	230.00–240.00	235.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	290.00–330.00	320.79
2	400–450	425	235.00–240.00	237.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	137.00	137.00
12	—	1,198	115.00–123.00	119.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,096	108.00–116.00	111.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,340	115.00–118.00	116.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,634	140.00–145.00	141.81

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)	3	—	1,235	147.50–160.00	155.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,043	185.00–220.00	203.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,145	115.00–125.00	119.87

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle