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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Apr 9

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 206▼ 20 vs year ago 396 · −5.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 25▲ 3 vs year ago 28 · +10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady in light test. Feeder cattle fully steady.

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 $242.35/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −89.99 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$242.35

21 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$44.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs FL average

−21.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	259.25	1,377	13thin
Medium and Large 2	529	214.89	1,137	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.36/cwt here — about $240 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 sale21 hd

242.35

—

FL average3 barns · 36 hd

243.78

−1.43

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−21.61

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

−89.99

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	1,595	137.15	2,188	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	126.00	1,474	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	109.30	1,209	5thin

Every lot

30 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	347.95/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,298	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	285.50/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,065	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	290.09/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,213	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	282.76/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,202	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	266.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,248	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	293.57/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,400	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	277.75/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,453	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	255.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,342	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	290.60/cwt	270.00–300.00	805	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	277.59/cwt	260.00–290.00	919	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	272.65/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,003	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	251.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	957	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	268.17/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,156	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	247.28/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,071	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	260.16/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,223	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	235.32/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,106	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	214.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,137	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	259.25/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,377	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	352.78/cwt	345.00–360.00	953	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	284.73/cwt	270.00–300.00	783	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	335.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,240	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	275.20/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,018	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	275.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,172	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	260.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,231	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	239.91/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,272	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	233.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,326	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	129.73/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	109.30/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,209	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,474	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 Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 206Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady in light test. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,545	127.00–132.00	129.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	107.00–111.00	109.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	345.00–360.00	352.78
6	350–400	370	330.00–340.00	335.14
6	450–500	473	250.00–270.00	260.26
3	500–550	530	235.00–250.00	239.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	270.00–300.00	284.73
6	350–400	370	270.00–280.00	275.20
4	400–450	426	270.00–280.00	275.07
3	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	233.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	325.00–370.00	347.95
2	400–450	418	285.00–295.00	290.09
15	450–500	477	280.00–300.00	293.57
16	500–550	523	270.00–285.00	277.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	270.00–300.00	285.50
14	400–450	425	275.00–290.00	282.76
5	450–500	469	260.00–270.00	266.08
8	500–550	526	250.00–260.00	255.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	265.00–280.00	272.65
15	400–450	431	260.00–275.00	268.17
16	450–500	470	255.00–265.00	260.16
13	500–550	531	250.00–260.00	259.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	270.00–300.00	290.60
7	300–350	331	260.00–290.00	277.59
10	350–400	380	250.00–260.00	251.89
20	400–450	433	235.00–260.00	247.28
8	450–500	470	225.00–245.00	235.32
8	500–550	529	200.00–220.00	214.89

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.