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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Feb 13

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Feb 6Feb 13Feb 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 430▲ 139 vs year ago 230 · +60.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 70▼ 15 vs year ago 70 · −21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 25▼ 6 vs year ago 21 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady. Replacement type cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.56/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$248.56

51 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$3.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.90

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	249.59	1,115	34
Medium and Large 2	409	246.50	1,007	17thin

One grade step is worth $3.09/cwt here — about $108 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 sale51 hd

248.56

—

FL average7 barns · 508 hd

288.47

−39.90

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	1,568	126.70	1,987	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	117.58	1,362	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	108.19	1,553	9thin

Every lot

28 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	429.05/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,210	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	349.33/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,303	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	304.73/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,143	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	295.12/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,254	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	352.92/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,528	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	307.39/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,472	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	241.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,260	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	264.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,518	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	255.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	832	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	257.48/cwt	250.00–270.00	948	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	249.67/cwt	240.00–260.00	944	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,117	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	238.90/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,151	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,319	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	207.99/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,192	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	463.10/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,250	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	288.04/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,083	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	351.15/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,324	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	281.90/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,319	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,177	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	544	254.97/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,387	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	241.76/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,395	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	126.70/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,987	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	112.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,271	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,475	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	98.50/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,388	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	115.95/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,688	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	126.80/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,277	3

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Tue Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 430Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 70Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady. Replacement type cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	340.00–375.00	351.15
4	—	270	450.00–490.00	463.10
4	—	544	250.00–270.00	254.97
3	—	468	275.00–295.00	281.90
3	—	577	225.00–250.00	241.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	220.00–230.00	225.07
7	—	376	270.00–300.00	288.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	368	250.00–270.00	257.48
3	—	573	200.00–225.00	207.99
4	—	430	255.00–265.00	259.88
4	—	326	250.00–270.00	255.29
12	—	533	245.00–250.00	247.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	235.00–245.00	238.90
12	—	378	240.00–260.00	249.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	290.00–305.00	295.12
4	—	375	295.00–315.00	304.73
7	—	522	240.00–250.00	241.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	260.00–270.00	264.89
6	—	373	330.00–370.00	349.33
3	—	282	390.00–450.00	429.05
4	—	479	295.00–340.00	307.39
6	—	433	340.00–380.00	352.92

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)	3	—	1,007	125.00–127.50	126.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	124.00–129.00	126.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,456	114.00–118.00	115.95
4	—	1,409	98.00–100.00	98.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,129	110.00–117.00	112.60
5	—	1,194	122.00–125.00	123.55

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.