Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls' steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.98/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −156.23 against this barn's trailing median of $394.20.

Average price

$237.98

35 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$35.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.79

vs FL average

−20.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	250.05	1,375	23
Medium and Large 2	540	214.83	1,160	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.22/cwt here — about $215 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 sale35 hd

237.98

—

FL average5 barns · 113 hd

234.19

+3.79

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−20.41

This barn, trailing median13 sales

394.20

−156.23

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	—	Average	1,645	145.05	2,386	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	111.63	1,559	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	107.61	1,309	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	90.88	916	7thin

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%	—	1,025	87.80/cwt	85.00–91.00	900	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	111.63/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,559	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	142.81/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,199	4
Bulls	—	—	2,065	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	94.98/cwt	94.00–97.00	936	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	107.61/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,309	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	271.61/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,429	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	258.62/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,368	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	266.45/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	237.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,258	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	200.16/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	268.11/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	577	280.45/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	279.18/cwt	275.00–285.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	277.21/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,306	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	261.78/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,246	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	294.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	315.12/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	209.91/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	283.07/cwt	280.00–285.00	778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	280.35/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	293.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	317.56/cwt	310.00–330.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	382.85/cwt	370.00–390.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	276.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,313	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	273.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,169	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	217.29/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	222.26/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,056	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	241.17/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	220.17/cwt	215.00–225.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	295.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	979	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	275.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	254.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,083	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	231.71/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	249.82/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	269.55/cwt	260.00–280.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	278.26/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	234.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	998	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	252.37/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	259.74/cwt	255.00–265.00	847	11

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 530Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 76Year ago 66

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls' steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	85.00–91.00	87.80
3	—	985	94.00–97.00	94.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	107.00–114.00	111.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	105.00–109.00	107.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	138.00–147.00	142.81
1	—	2,065	154.00	154.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	275	280.00–285.00	283.07
5	300–350	325	275.00–285.00	279.18
3	350–400	375	260.00–285.00	268.11
9	400–450	429	260.00–275.00	266.45
31	450–500	476	250.00–280.00	261.78
12	500–550	530	230.00–245.00	237.36
4	550–600	563	230.00–240.00	234.93
4	600–650	630	190.00–210.00	200.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	577	260.00–295.00	280.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	260.00–280.00	269.55
11	300–350	326	255.00–265.00	259.74
6	350–400	373	215.00–225.00	220.17
12	400–450	425	230.00–240.00	234.82
16	450–500	475	215.00–230.00	222.26
8	500–550	525	210.00–225.00	217.29
4	550–600	570	205.00–215.00	209.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00–330.00	315.12
4	350–400	373	290.00–300.00	294.83
12	400–450	422	275.00–280.00	278.26
34	450–500	471	270.00–285.00	277.21
11	500–550	526	265.00–280.00	271.61
2	550–600	570	245.00–260.00	252.37
2	600–650	623	230.00–235.00	232.43
3	700–750	717	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	290.00–300.00	295.70
20	400–450	425	250.00–260.00	254.82
6	450–500	468	240.00–255.00	249.82
3	550–600	577	225.00–235.00	231.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	370.00–390.00	382.85
5	250–300	275	310.00–330.00	317.56
6	300–350	330	290.00–300.00	293.18
8	350–400	379	275.00–290.00	280.35
9	400–450	428	270.00–280.00	273.15
10	450–500	475	275.00–280.00	276.46
8	500–550	529	250.00–265.00	258.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	270.00–280.00	275.12
7	400–450	432	235.00–250.00	241.17

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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