Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2023-11-14

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Nov 14
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
890 head
▲ 400 vs last sale 490▲ 470 vs year ago 420 · +111.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 66▲ 28 vs year ago 46 · +60.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $252.23/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$252.23
121 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,152
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.31
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460257.411,18489
Medium and Large 2448237.811,06632
One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $118 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 sale121 hd
252.23
—
FL average8 barns · 506 hd
278.54
−26.31
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—High1,666117.071,9517thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41494.251,3334thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20090.061,08110
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06074.9479423

Every lot

44 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1269286.21/cwt280.00–295.007704
Steers—Medium and Large 1330287.12/cwt275.00–300.009474
Steers—Medium and Large 2369250.94/cwt250.00–252.509268
Steers—Medium and Large 1372276.00/cwt265.00–285.001,02720
Steers—Medium and Large 1430264.83/cwt260.00–270.001,13920
Steers—Medium and Large 2441246.53/cwt245.00–260.001,0879
Steers—Medium and Large 1478256.02/cwt255.00–270.001,22414
Steers—Medium and Large 2480229.68/cwt227.50–240.001,10211
Steers—Medium and Large 2535214.25/cwt210.00–227.501,1464
Steers—Medium and Large 1536240.70/cwt240.00–247.501,29010
Steers—Medium and Large 1581227.39/cwt225.00–235.001,3218
Steers—Medium and Large 1621225.96/cwt220.00–230.001,4035
Steers—Medium and Large 1670214.91/cwt207.50–222.501,4404
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267266.69/cwt265.00–267.507123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270217.22/cwt210.00–225.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329223.54/cwt220.00–230.007358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335250.73/cwt245.00–260.008405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375211.18/cwt210.00–217.0079220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385218.27/cwt215.00–227.5084017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433218.08/cwt217.50–227.5094416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435210.00/cwt210.00–210.0091410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470216.90/cwt212.50–220.001,0195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475206.05/cwt200.00–212.509794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528218.70/cwt215.00–222.501,1554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531202.38/cwt200.00–210.001,0754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573173.83/cwt167.50–180.009964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588183.23/cwt180.00–210.001,0779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627188.23/cwt180.00–200.001,1805
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330285.45/cwt270.00–300.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376239.76/cwt235.00–250.009016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424224.81/cwt220.00–230.009536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430247.38/cwt245.00–252.501,0646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478237.46/cwt235.00–247.501,1355
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530208.21/cwt205.00–215.001,1043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531223.15/cwt220.00–227.501,1857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575213.76/cwt210.00–215.001,2294
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515113.15/cwt110.00–115.001,7144
Bulls——1,868122.30/cwt120.00–127.002,2853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04378.80/cwt76.00–84.0082212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07970.72/cwt70.00–74.0076311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20090.06/cwt87.00–95.001,08110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40893.01/cwt92.00–94.001,3102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42095.48/cwt95.00–96.001,3562

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.