Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.82/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −140.38 against this barn's trailing median of $394.20.

Average price

$253.82

9 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$16.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs FL average

−31.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	260.94	1,417	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	244.91	1,298	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.03/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale9 hd

253.82

—

FL average5 barns · 88 hd

263.00

−9.18

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−31.13

This barn, trailing median13 sales

394.20

−140.38

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	116.93	1,632	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	113.43	1,394	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	105.02	1,255	9thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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%	—	1,229	113.43/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,394	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	113.77/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,604	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	125.35/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,701	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	105.02/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,255	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	439.40/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	332.08/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	223.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	260.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	297.88/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	390.36/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	345.41/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	278.26/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,327	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	359.53/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	469.77/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	299.90/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	261.50/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,368	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	176.98/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	297.19/cwt	285.00–330.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	253.91/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	361.78/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	247.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	287.66/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	242.95/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,137	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	268.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,139	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	266.33/cwt	260.00–280.00	884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	269.56/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,016	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	278.24/cwt	275.00–300.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	304.20/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	448.91/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	277.57/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	290.64/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,258	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,298	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 450Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 67Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	111.00–115.00	113.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,410	113.00–116.00	113.77
3	—	1,357	125.00–126.00	125.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,195	103.00–109.00	105.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	430.00–480.00	448.91
2	300–350	335	420.00–460.00	439.40
2	350–400	373	320.00–345.00	332.08
15	400–450	433	285.00–325.00	290.64
4	450–500	473	275.00–280.00	277.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	285.00–330.00	297.19
10	400–450	424	260.00–275.00	268.71
5	450–500	468	240.00–245.00	242.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	370.00–400.00	390.36
2	350–400	370	330.00–360.00	345.41
8	400–450	434	290.00–315.00	297.88
7	450–500	477	270.00–290.00	278.26
3	500–550	523	255.00–275.00	261.50
2	550–600	573	255.00–265.00	260.11
6	600–650	628	220.00–225.00	223.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	275.00–300.00	278.24
9	300–350	332	260.00–280.00	266.33
9	350–400	377	260.00–290.00	269.56
10	400–450	409	245.00–260.00	253.91
2	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	254.89
4	500–550	530	240.00–250.00	244.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	460.00–480.00	469.77
2	400–450	430	340.00–380.00	359.53
4	500–550	520	295.00–305.00	299.90
2	550–600	575	280.00–290.00	285.09
3	650–700	680	230.00–235.00	231.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	350.00–400.00	361.78
6	350–400	375	285.00–325.00	304.20
5	400–450	418	270.00–300.00	287.66
4	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	570	240.00–255.00	247.37

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	924	165.00–190.00	176.98

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle