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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Mar 5

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 312▲ 16 vs year ago 244 · +6.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 68▼ 44 vs year ago 72 · −61.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 60▲ 22 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 steady. Replacement type cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.48/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −74.86 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$257.48

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.28

vs FL average

−14.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	257.48	1,397	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

257.48

—

FL average3 barns · 16 hd

253.19

+4.28

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−14.44

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

−74.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $303.86, median $332.34 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,765	136.00	2,400	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	127.14	1,844	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	116.93	1,389	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	102.77	1,118	5thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	299.50/cwt	290.00–320.00	994	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	340.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,150	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,116	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	311.73/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,144	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	300.55/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,280	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	273.28/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,167	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	313.51/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,458	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,314	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	292.56/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,530	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,677	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	271.77/cwt	270.00–275.00	870	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	248.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	807	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	242.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	261.17/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,118	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	207.79/cwt	205.00–210.00	979	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	270.13/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,278	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,352	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,439	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	287.60/cwt	285.00–290.00	915	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,130	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	253.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	943	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	301.98/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,268	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	290.85/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,344	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,400	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	102.77/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,118	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	116.93/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,389	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	127.14/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,844	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,237	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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 312Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 68Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 60Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement type cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	112.00–120.00	116.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	123.00–131.00	127.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	99.00–105.00	102.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	136.00	136.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	345.00–350.00	347.54
3	400–450	420	295.00–315.00	301.98
6	450–500	462	290.00–295.00	290.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	285.00–290.00	287.60
3	350–400	372	250.00–260.00	253.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	270.00–275.00	271.77
10	400–450	428	255.00–270.00	261.17
6	450–500	473	265.00–275.00	270.13
2	500–550	515	260.00–265.00	262.52
2	550–600	570	250.00–255.00	252.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	245.00–250.00	248.44
4	400–450	423	240.00–245.00	242.57
7	450–500	471	205.00–210.00	207.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	330.00–350.00	340.22
3	350–400	367	310.00–315.00	311.73
6	400–450	426	295.00–330.00	300.55
3	450–500	465	305.00–330.00	313.51
2	500–550	523	290.00–295.00	292.56
2	600–650	633	260.00–270.00	264.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	290.00–320.00	299.50
2	350–400	363	305.00–310.00	307.52
3	400–450	427	270.00–275.00	273.28
2	450–500	478	270.00–280.00	274.92

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	115.00–120.00	116.73

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.