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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Jul 30

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 355▼ 59 vs year ago 469 · −12.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 59▲ 21 vs year ago 45 · +46.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle 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 $270.55/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −106.42 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$270.55

32 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$27.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs FL average

−17.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	272.25	1,511	30
Medium and Large 2	518	245.07	1,269	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.18/cwt here — about $242 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 sale32 hd

270.55

—

FL average5 barns · 148 hd

266.71

+3.84

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−17.24

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

−106.42

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	1,536	149.77	2,300	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	126.37	1,738	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	122.95	1,405	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	116.51	1,303	10

Every lot

29 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	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	255.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,203	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,269	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	278.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,500	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	263.14/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,524	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	248.65/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,547	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	239.43/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,621	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,658	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,766	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	254.17/cwt	250.00–270.00	951	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	242.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,002	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	234.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,096	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	257.88/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,238	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	242.95/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,385	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	229.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,329	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	223.55/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,386	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	413.73/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,109	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	294.70/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,232	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	251.78/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,078	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	244.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	274.83/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,314	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	260.07/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,360	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	234.14/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,229	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,092	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	262.55/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,481	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	231.26/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,413	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,536	149.77/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,300	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	116.51/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,303	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	122.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,405	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	126.37/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,738	8

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 355Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 59Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,536	145.00–156.00	149.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,143	120.00–128.00	122.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,375	125.00–131.00	126.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,118	114.00–118.00	116.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	405.00–420.00	413.73
6	400–450	418	280.00–310.00	294.70
3	450–500	478	265.00–280.00	274.83
4	500–550	523	255.00–265.00	260.07
4	550–600	564	260.00–270.00	262.55
4	600–650	611	230.00–235.00	231.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	240.00–260.00	251.78
16	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.87
6	500–550	525	230.00–235.00	234.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	200.00–210.00	204.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	539	270.00–280.00	278.33
12	550–600	579	255.00–275.00	263.14
7	600–650	622	240.00–255.00	248.65
9	650–700	677	230.00–245.00	239.43
2	700–750	713	230.00–235.00	232.51
5	750–800	768	225.00–235.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	255.87
2	500–550	518	240.00–250.00	245.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	255.00–270.00	257.88
10	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	242.95
3	600–650	620	210.00–230.00	223.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	250.00–270.00	254.17
8	400–450	413	240.00–250.00	242.55
5	450–500	468	230.00–240.00	234.10
4	550–600	578	225.00–235.00	229.94

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.