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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Mar 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

240 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 260▼ 179 vs year ago 419 · −42.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 28▲ 60 vs year ago 30 · +200.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 22▲ 40 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 to 2.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $235.59/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −141.39 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$235.59

10 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$58.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.31

vs FL average

−80.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	282.45	1,497	2thin
Medium and Large 2	523	223.87	1,171	8thin

One grade step is worth $58.58/cwt here — about $326 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

235.59

—

FL average4 barns · 49 hd

288.89

−53.31

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−80.48

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

−141.39

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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $347.10, median $376.98 across 18 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	1,485	141.69	2,104	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	119.36	1,425	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	115.75	1,491	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	103.43	1,234	12

Every lot

31 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	320.57/cwt	300.00–330.00	747	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	375.40/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,205	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	293.66/cwt	280.00–320.00	990	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	343.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,255	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	312.70/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,157	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	317.57/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,327	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	284.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,224	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	316.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,473	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	223.87/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,171	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,497	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	245.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,514	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	260.20/cwt	250.00–265.00	866	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	275.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,178	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,064	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	265.21/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,246	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	266.69/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,408	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	255.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,454	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	339.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,117	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	288.80/cwt	265.00–300.00	962	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	308.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,134	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,016	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	302.87/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,266	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	287.26/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,350	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	244.68/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,150	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	141.69/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,104	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	121.40/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,426	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	103.43/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,234	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	130.08/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,578	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	110.70/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,345	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	115.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,491	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	753	136.46/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,028	6

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 260Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 28Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 22Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	139.00–144.00	141.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,193	99.00–108.00	103.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,175	119.00–126.00	121.40
8	—	1,215	108.00–113.00	110.70
4	—	1,213	129.00–131.00	130.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,288	110.00–119.00	115.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	753	130.00–150.00	136.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	360.00–395.00	375.40
8	350–400	365	340.00–345.00	343.70
6	400–450	418	315.00–320.00	317.57
6	450–500	465	300.00–325.00	316.85
2	500–550	530	280.00–285.00	282.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	300.00–330.00	320.57
3	300–350	337	280.00–320.00	293.66
6	350–400	370	305.00–320.00	312.70
4	400–450	430	270.00–300.00	284.65
8	500–550	523	220.00–235.00	223.87
2	600–650	618	240.00–250.00	245.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	270.00–280.00	275.15
4	450–500	470	255.00–275.00	265.21
3	500–550	528	265.00–270.00	266.69
2	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	255.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	250.00–265.00	260.20
4	400–450	430	245.00–250.00	247.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	265.00–300.00	288.80
2	350–400	373	270.00–275.00	272.52
4	450–500	470	230.00–260.00	244.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	330.00–350.00	339.39
5	350–400	368	300.00–320.00	308.26
2	400–450	418	290.00–315.00	302.87
2	450–500	470	280.00–295.00	287.26

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.