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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Apr 30

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 202▼ 10 vs year ago 180 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 40▼ 25 vs year ago 57 · −43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 11 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sharply lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows 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 $233.30/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −99.04 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$233.30

9 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$25.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.97

vs FL average

−35.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	247.57	1,300	4thin
Medium and Large 2	537	221.88	1,191	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.69/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd

233.30

—

FL average5 barns · 39 hd

243.26

−9.97

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−35.08

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

−99.04

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	1,565	133.41	2,088	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	125.27	1,660	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	107.21	1,183	14

Every lot

24 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	276.99/cwt	270.00–300.00	922	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	330.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,215	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	277.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,146	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	257.46/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,205	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	288.25/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,536	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,590	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	271.27/cwt	265.00–280.00	895	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	265.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,005	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	224.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	932	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	267.58/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,127	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	240.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,055	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,202	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	230.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,089	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	247.57/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,300	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	221.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,191	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	351.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	921	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	320.60/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,177	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	289.74/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,101	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	256.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,201	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	130.61/cwt	129.00–132.00	2,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,217	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	107.21/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,183	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	125.27/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,660	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	156.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,273	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 202Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 40Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sharply lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	262	350.00–360.00	351.50
7	350–400	367	315.00–335.00	320.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	285.00–310.00	289.74
6	450–500	468	250.00–260.00	256.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	320.00–335.00	330.05
3	500–550	533	285.00–295.00	288.25
2	550–600	563	280.00–285.00	282.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	270.00–300.00	276.99
2	400–450	413	270.00–285.00	277.55
4	450–500	468	255.00–265.00	257.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	265.00–270.00	267.58
2	450–500	458	260.00–265.00	262.49
4	500–550	525	245.00–250.00	247.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	265.00–280.00	271.27
10	350–400	378	260.00–270.00	265.87
10	400–450	438	240.00–250.00	240.96
2	450–500	473	225.00–235.00	230.13
5	500–550	537	220.00–230.00	221.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	220.00–230.00	224.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,550	129.00–132.00	130.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	118.00–128.00	125.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,103	103.00–111.00	107.21

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	—	813	150.00–160.00	156.52

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.