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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, May 7

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 170▼ 60 vs year ago 330 · −18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 32▼ 48 vs year ago 148 · −32.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, slaughter cattle mostly steady. 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 $228.85/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −103.49 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$228.85

15 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,226

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$28.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.45

vs FL average

−38.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	249.88	1,332	4thin
Medium and Large 2	537	221.20	1,187	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.68/cwt here — about $145 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 sale15 hd

228.85

—

FL average5 barns · 38 hd

244.29

−15.45

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−38.74

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

−103.49

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	—	High	1,733	139.48	2,416	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	120.48	1,830	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	117.02	1,348	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	101.80	1,083	22

Every lot

35 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	297.90/cwt	280.00–315.00	977	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	307.96/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,133	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	278.46/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,175	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	277.70/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,314	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	296.92/cwt	285.00–310.00	796	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	276.39/cwt	270.00–285.00	896	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	270.23/cwt	265.00–275.00	886	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	252.70/cwt	245.00–260.00	935	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	270.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,038	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	265.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,127	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	250.12/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,076	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	256.85/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,212	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	235.26/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,113	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	227.32/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,189	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	249.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,332	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	204.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,174	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	352.78/cwt	345.00–360.00	935	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	912	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	343.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,148	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	350.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,307	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	242.67/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,043	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	282.66/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,230	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	275.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,287	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	250.08/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,195	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	238.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,229	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	265.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,405	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	249.88/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,432	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	145.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	133.45/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,369	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	91.50/cwt	88.00–95.00	937	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	106.60/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,154	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	117.36/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,343	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,401	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	130.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,843	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	115.27/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,814	4

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 170Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 32Year ago 148

Compared to the previous week, slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	280.00–315.00	297.90
2	350–400	368	285.00–330.00	307.96
6	450–500	473	270.00–285.00	277.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	270.00–285.00	278.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	265.00–275.00	270.23
6	350–400	370	245.00–260.00	252.70
4	400–450	430	245.00–255.00	250.12
10	450–500	473	225.00–245.00	235.26
8	500–550	523	220.00–235.00	227.32
3	550–600	573	200.00–215.00	204.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	285.00–310.00	296.92
5	300–350	324	270.00–285.00	276.39
10	350–400	383	270.00–280.00	270.94
4	400–450	425	260.00–270.00	265.18
8	450–500	472	250.00–260.00	256.85
4	500–550	533	245.00–255.00	249.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	345.00–360.00	352.78
7	300–350	334	335.00–350.00	343.85
6	350–400	373	340.00–360.00	350.34
7	400–450	435	280.00–300.00	282.66
2	450–500	468	270.00–280.00	275.08
8	500–550	530	260.00–270.00	265.09
3	550–600	573	245.00–260.00	249.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	280.00–285.00	282.44
6	400–450	430	235.00–250.00	242.67
6	450–500	478	245.00–255.00	250.08
5	500–550	516	235.00–250.00	238.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	111.00–118.00	115.27
2	—	1,408	128.00–134.00	130.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,144	116.00–122.00	117.36
4	—	1,240	111.00–115.00	113.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	88.00–95.00	91.50
15	—	1,083	104.00–111.00	106.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	144.00–147.00	145.51
2	—	1,775	129.00–138.00	133.45

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.