Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All Florida markets closed last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.93/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −174.89 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$273.93

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.99

vs FL average

−51.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	273.93	1,504	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale11 hd

273.93

—

FL average4 barns · 61 hd

271.94

+1.99

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−51.44

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

−174.89

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	1,642	145.15	2,384	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	113.48	1,473	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	103.06	1,191	10

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,666	148.06/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,467	7
Bulls	—	—	1,636	138.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,258	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	113.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,473	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	103.06/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,191	10
Bulls	—	—	1,585	163.51/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	301.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	243.68/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	289.53/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	286.36/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	264.79/cwt	250.00–270.00	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	462.20/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	274.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	284.15/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	324.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	475	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	222.02/cwt	190.00–230.00	2,340	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	244.74/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	336.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	349.82/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	284.81/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	286.87/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	278.01/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	260.87/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	287.56/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,349	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	271.13/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,304	10

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 470Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 72Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 39Year ago 0

All Florida markets closed last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,666	147.00–150.00	148.06
8	—	1,636	136.00–139.00	138.01
2	—	1,585	163.00–164.00	163.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,298	110.00–120.00	113.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,156	100.00–108.00	103.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	280.00–300.00	284.15
2	450–500	483	265.00–270.00	267.51
4	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	274.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	235.00–250.00	243.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	450.00–490.00	462.20
3	350–400	373	345.00–360.00	349.82
5	400–450	423	290.00–310.00	301.77
14	450–500	469	270.00–310.00	287.56
6	500–550	530	275.00–295.00	284.81
5	550–600	572	255.00–270.00	260.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	300.00–310.00	305.07
3	400–450	430	280.00–300.00	286.36
10	450–500	481	255.00–275.00	271.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	271	320.00–340.00	336.74
2	300–350	323	320.00–330.00	324.73
3	350–400	383	275.00–310.00	286.87
4	400–450	430	270.00–310.00	289.53
5	450–500	458	275.00–280.00	278.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	250.00–270.00	264.79
12	450–500	473	235.00–255.00	244.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	297.45

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)	9	—	1,054	190.00–230.00	222.02

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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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

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