Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2023-08-08

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Aug 8
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 231 vs last sale 469▲ 210 vs year ago 490 · +42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 45▼ 37 vs year ago 66 · −56.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $234.01/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$234.01
184 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.03
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522241.381,260123
Medium and Large 2449219.1398461
One grade step is worth $22.25/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale184 hd
234.01
—
FL average8 barns · 703 hd
254.04
−20.03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,655123.582,0455thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,212109.871,3328thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08593.261,0126thin

Every lot

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322306.74/cwt300.00–310.009889
Steers—Medium and Large 2323237.63/cwt235.00–250.007686
Steers—Medium and Large 2372240.96/cwt235.00–245.0089613
Steers—Medium and Large 1381284.66/cwt280.00–315.001,0857
Steers—Medium and Large 2425222.00/cwt210.00–235.0094414
Steers—Medium and Large 1440263.37/cwt260.00–285.001,15914
Steers—Medium and Large 1472238.80/cwt238.00–240.001,12731
Steers—Medium and Large 2475208.20/cwt195.00–220.0098915
Steers—Medium and Large 1513231.29/cwt225.00–245.001,18723
Steers—Medium and Large 2538196.16/cwt190.00–215.001,0554
Steers—Medium and Large 1569232.19/cwt230.00–235.001,32114
Steers—Medium and Large 2581192.58/cwt187.50–200.001,1195
Steers—Medium and Large 1615223.44/cwt215.00–235.001,3745
Steers—Medium and Large 2619207.54/cwt200.00–210.001,2854
Steers—Medium and Large 1685209.95/cwt200.00–220.001,4383
Steers—Medium and Large 1731209.34/cwt200.00–220.001,5308
Steers—Medium and Large 1766209.12/cwt200.00–220.001,6026
Steers—Medium and Large 1835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6703
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273267.71/cwt260.00–275.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365230.63/cwt225.00–235.0084217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370200.14/cwt195.00–205.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1406222.13/cwt220.00–240.0090219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430186.51/cwt180.00–200.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468196.55/cwt190.00–200.009206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477216.28/cwt215.00–220.001,03232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517228.77/cwt225.00–235.001,18316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement535227.64/cwt220.00–235.001,21814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536195.95/cwt185.00–205.001,0509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement583237.47/cwt235.00–240.001,3842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1698180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2568
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265286.52/cwt275.00–300.007597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317297.16/cwt290.00–310.009423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421209.00/cwt192.50–220.008807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425255.12/cwt245.00–260.001,0843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474236.90/cwt225.00–240.001,12310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482215.61/cwt197.50–220.001,0395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535222.52/cwt220.00–225.001,1902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568226.57/cwt220.00–230.001,2873
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645121.97/cwt120.00–125.002,0064
Bulls——1,695130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08593.26/cwt90.00–96.001,0126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2976
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278112.47/cwt112.00–113.001,4372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995119.18/cwt117.50–121.001,1862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,052107.39/cwt106.00–110.001,1309

This sale against other markets

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.