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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Jul 16

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

417 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 300▼ 13 vs year ago 430 · −3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 44▼ 69 vs year ago 119 · −58.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $274.33/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −62.12 against this barn's trailing median of $336.46.

Average price

$274.33

16 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$13.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs FL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	276.01	1,547	14thin
Medium and Large 2	578	262.60	1,518	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale16 hd

274.33

—

FL average2 barns · 21 hd

271.80

+2.54

This barn, trailing median11 sales

336.46

−62.12

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

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.70, low $299.24, median $336.46 across 11 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	2,300	169.00	3,887	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	139.02	1,670	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,945	133.14	2,590	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	128.63	1,421	11

Every lot

33 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	329.36/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,229	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	304.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,152	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	302.55/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,582	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	259.93/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,365	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,639	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	251.56/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,547	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,627	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	292.16/cwt	285.00–300.00	964	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	273.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	909	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	270.09/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,007	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	245.24/cwt	240.00–260.00	920	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	239.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,116	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	254.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,347	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	538	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,466	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	227.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,524	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	315.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	861	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	394.74/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,125	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	352.62/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,093	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	302.17/cwt	295.00–330.00	997	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,242	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	292.56/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,085	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	291.64/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,362	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	265.21/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,246	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	284.81/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,495	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	273.61/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,560	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	262.60/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,518	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,887	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	128.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,421	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	137.38/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,647	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	146.69/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,779	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,945	133.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,590	2

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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 300Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 44Year ago 119

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	332	270.00–280.00	273.86
11	350–400	375	240.00–260.00	245.24
6	450–500	465	235.00–245.00	239.95
3	550–600	578	230.00–235.00	231.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	285.00–300.00	292.16
3	350–400	373	265.00–280.00	270.09
5	500–550	530	250.00–260.00	254.08
2	650–700	670	225.00–230.00	227.44
2	800–850	815	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	270.00–275.00	272.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	300.00–350.00	329.36
6	500–550	523	295.00–310.00	302.55
2	550–600	580	280.00–285.00	282.54
3	600–650	615	245.00–255.00	251.56
2	650–700	685	235.00–240.00	237.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	304.83
4	500–550	525	245.00–275.00	259.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	380.00–410.00	394.74
2	300–350	310	345.00–360.00	352.62
4	350–400	371	330.00–340.00	334.85
3	450–500	467	290.00–295.00	291.64
3	500–550	525	280.00–295.00	284.81
11	550–600	570	270.00–275.00	273.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	305.00–320.00	315.24
11	300–350	330	295.00–330.00	302.17
14	350–400	371	280.00–300.00	292.56
4	450–500	470	255.00–275.00	265.21
2	550–600	578	255.00–270.00	262.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	145.00–148.00	146.69
14	—	1,199	136.00–142.00	137.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,105	125.00–132.00	128.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	130.00–136.00	133.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,300	169.00	169.00

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.