Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.71/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −170.91 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$235.71

42 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$43.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs FL average

−24.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	252.18	1,378	26
Medium and Large 2	539	208.94	1,126	16thin

One grade step is worth $43.23/cwt here — about $252 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 sale42 hd

235.71

—

FL average5 barns · 98 hd

233.11

+2.60

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−24.75

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

−170.91

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	1,489	134.21	1,998	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	116.87	1,424	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	102.23	1,092	16

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	93.45/cwt	91.00–96.00	944	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	105.16/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,144	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	114.79/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,381	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	123.09/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,557	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	142.67/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,318	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	282.08/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	528	283.63/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	218.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	241.47/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,265	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	216.61/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	360.20/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	281.17/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,203	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	501.20/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	272.72/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,189	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	281.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	276.52/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	261.29/cwt	255.00–270.00	972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	265.67/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	220.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	202.32/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	258.73/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,208	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	272.97/cwt	270.00–275.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	281.62/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	233.64/cwt	220.00–250.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	588	270.06/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	208.07/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,914	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	145.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	210.39/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,098	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	255.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	285.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	265.74/cwt	260.00–270.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	206.53/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	226.65/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	300.34/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	266.51/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	330.30/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	273.12/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,442	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 480Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 63Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 61Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady to firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	91.00–96.00	93.45
12	—	1,088	101.00–109.00	105.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,203	111.00–119.00	114.79
6	—	1,265	119.00–125.00	123.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	138.00–146.00	142.67
2	—	1,285	121.00–122.00	121.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	280.00–285.00	281.73
5	350–400	372	255.00–270.00	261.29
9	400–450	422	270.00–300.00	282.08
21	450–500	467	250.00–265.00	258.73
8	500–550	524	220.00–265.00	241.47
7	550–600	576	215.00–225.00	220.80
5	600–650	614	215.00–225.00	218.94
2	650–700	685	190.00–215.00	202.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	528	280.00–310.00	283.63
3	550–600	588	265.00–280.00	270.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	270.00–275.00	272.97
9	300–350	329	260.00–270.00	265.74
12	350–400	373	250.00–260.00	255.17
8	400–450	426	220.00–250.00	233.64
10	500–550	522	195.00–220.00	210.39
6	550–600	567	200.00–210.00	206.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	475.00–540.00	501.20
2	300–350	320	390.00–400.00	395.16
2	350–400	368	350.00–370.00	360.20
20	400–450	428	275.00–290.00	281.17
6	450–500	483	275.00–285.00	281.62
6	500–550	528	260.00–280.00	273.12
3	600–650	612	220.00–230.00	226.65
4	700–750	711	220.00–230.00	225.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	280.00–290.00	285.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	310.00–340.00	330.30
2	350–400	373	290.00–310.00	300.34
7	400–450	436	270.00–290.00	272.72
9	450–500	474	260.00–275.00	266.51
8	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	244.94
3	600–650	620	210.00–220.00	216.61
4	750–800	783	175.00–180.00	177.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	270.00–280.00	276.52
7	400–450	429	260.00–270.00	265.67
4	450–500	468	240.00–245.00	242.41

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	920	190.00–225.00	208.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,158	140.00–150.00	145.51

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

Heifers · 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

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Feeder Cattle

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