Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.17/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −166.44 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$240.17

22 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$78.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs FL average

−40.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	268.74	1,458	14thin
Medium and Large 2	570	190.18	1,084	8thin

One grade step is worth $78.56/cwt here — about $374 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 sale22 hd

240.17

—

FL average5 barns · 83 hd

243.62

−3.45

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−40.13

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

−166.44

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	1,908	144.94	2,765	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	119.67	1,850	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	118.06	1,337	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	102.42	1,160	8thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	123.25/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,412	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	114.49/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,816	5
Bulls	—	—	1,908	144.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,765	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,160	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	116.12/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,309	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	124.84/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	266.21/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	465.14/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	293.22/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	342.74/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,292	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	256.43/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	302.84/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	307.62/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	249.65/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	286.22/cwt	275.00–305.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	449.50/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	430	307.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	302.97/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	279.78/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	238.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	190.18/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	488	307.54/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	530	303.64/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	325.56/cwt	310.00–340.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	242.32/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,279	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	370.16/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	249.81/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	297.97/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	261.74/cwt	250.00–270.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	356.11/cwt	345.00–380.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	317.88/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	292.61/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	339.46/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	313.07/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	283.42/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	455.57/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,494	4

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 430Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 70Year ago 60

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,146	122.00–129.00	123.25
16	—	1,127	114.00–120.00	116.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,586	113.00–117.00	114.49
5	—	1,506	124.00–128.00	124.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,133	100.00–105.00	102.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,908	140.00–147.00	144.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	310.00–340.00	325.56
6	300–350	335	295.00–320.00	302.84
3	350–400	370	290.00–310.00	302.97
7	400–450	429	260.00–275.00	266.21
3	450–500	477	250.00–270.00	256.43
6	500–550	533	235.00–265.00	249.65
4	550–600	570	260.00–265.00	262.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	275.00–305.00	286.22
5	350–400	368	250.00–270.00	261.74
3	400–450	432	245.00–260.00	249.81
8	550–600	570	180.00–200.00	190.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	300.00–315.00	307.33
4	450–500	488	300.00–315.00	307.54
4	500–550	530	295.00–310.00	303.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	460.00–470.00	465.14
6	300–350	332	440.00–470.00	449.50
12	350–400	377	330.00–370.00	342.74
3	400–450	428	295.00–330.00	317.88
5	450–500	470	290.00–320.00	307.62
2	500–550	518	285.00–300.00	292.61
5	600–650	627	235.00–245.00	238.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	275.00–310.00	297.97
3	450–500	465	270.00–300.00	279.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	440.00–470.00	455.57
2	350–400	370	320.00–360.00	339.46
3	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	313.07
9	450–500	477	290.00–300.00	293.22
3	500–550	522	280.00–290.00	283.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	345.00–380.00	356.11
2	300–350	310	360.00–380.00	370.16
6	500–550	528	235.00–250.00	242.32

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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