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 13 comparable sales and sits −154.03 against this barn's trailing median of $394.20.

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

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 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 median13 sales

394.20

−154.03

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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