Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.73/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −151.47 against this barn's trailing median of $394.20.

Average price

$242.73

40 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$50.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs FL average

−22.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	251.50	1,346	33
Medium and Large 2	562	201.39	1,132	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.11/cwt here — about $214 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 sale40 hd

242.73

—

FL average4 barns · 102 hd

239.95

+2.78

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−22.37

This barn, trailing median13 sales

394.20

−151.47

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	1,210	131.64	1,593	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	117.10	1,335	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	105.00	1,481	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	100.40	1,139	18

Every lot, as filed

51 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	700–750	718	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	260.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	242.83/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,136	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	201.39/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	245.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	306.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	330.31/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	244.25/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,255	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	200.17/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	224.13/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	213.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	266.55/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	233.61/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	332.06/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,487	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	197.53/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	265.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	284.17/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,051	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	265.61/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,517	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	295.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,255	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	415.29/cwt	395.00–425.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	269.09/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,421	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,104	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,032	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,481	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	122.70/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,591	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	115.81/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,279	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	104.10/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,194	12
Bulls	—	—	1,210	131.64/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	483	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	286.91/cwt	275.00–300.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	304.60/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,142	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	293.41/cwt	210.00–315.00	954	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	293.11/cwt	265.00–310.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	213.76/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	336.85/cwt	320.00–355.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	580	264.83/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	281.77/cwt	275.00–285.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	281.56/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,081	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	184.89/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	246.23/cwt	240.00–255.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	233.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	257.32/cwt	250.00–260.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	296.72/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,294	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	277.70/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,314	12

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 620Year ago 890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 52Year ago 74

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	320.00–340.00	330.31
4	350–400	383	290.00–345.00	332.06
14	400–450	436	290.00–340.00	296.72
12	450–500	473	270.00–285.00	277.70
19	500–550	522	280.00–290.00	284.90
12	550–600	570	260.00–270.00	266.55
4	600–650	629	225.00–245.00	233.61
4	650–700	686	215.00–220.00	217.47
7	700–750	718	210.00–225.00	217.50
3	750–800	758	210.00–215.00	213.34
3	800–850	820	190.00–202.50	197.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	300.00–310.00	306.18
3	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	425	260.00–270.00	265.18
5	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	245.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	265.00–310.00	293.11
3	300–350	315	275.00–285.00	281.77
10	350–400	384	275.00–310.00	281.56
4	400–450	430	250.00–270.00	260.23
16	450–500	468	230.00–255.00	242.83
14	500–550	514	230.00–260.00	244.25
5	550–600	572	215.00–230.00	224.13
8	600–650	629	180.00–200.00	184.89
4	650–700	664	210.00–215.00	213.76
2	700–750	728	190.00–210.00	200.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	250.00–260.00	257.32
7	350–400	371	240.00–255.00	246.23
9	400–450	433	230.00–240.00	233.23
4	450–500	468	220.00–230.00	224.92
7	550–600	562	190.00–210.00	201.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	280.00–285.00	282.54
10	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	580	255.00–275.00	264.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	275.00–300.00	286.91
6	350–400	370	280.00–285.00	284.17
4	450–500	470	230.00–240.00	234.89
6	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	245.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	395.00–425.00	415.29
4	250–300	270	320.00–355.00	336.85
18	300–350	325	210.00–315.00	293.41
10	350–400	375	295.00–315.00	304.60
6	400–450	425	290.00–300.00	295.18
16	500–550	528	265.00–270.00	269.09
7	550–600	571	260.00–270.00	265.61
3	600–650	625	210.00–215.00	211.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,110	93.00	93.00
12	—	1,147	100.00–106.00	104.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,410	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	121.00–125.00	122.70
13	—	1,104	114.00–118.00	115.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	131.00–132.00	131.64

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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