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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Aug 13

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Jul 30Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

523 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 410▼ 29 vs year ago 552 · −5.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 66▼ 27 vs year ago 51 · −52.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 0▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Townsend Livestock closed the previous week, results from the hurricane.

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 $247.13/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −129.85 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$247.13

36 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$17.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.23

vs FL average

−33.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	253.80	1,408	22
Medium and Large 2	554	236.64	1,311	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale36 hd

247.13

—

FL average5 barns · 153 hd

252.36

−5.23

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−33.21

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

−129.85

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	146.99	1,752	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	131.91	1,471	4thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	408.82/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,124	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	390.57/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,281	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	290.45/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,080	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	286.41/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,237	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	255.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,105	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	239.11/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,270	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	255.36/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,364	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	234.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,351	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	251.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,461	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,452	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	225.81/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,517	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,711	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	255.15/cwt	250.00–260.00	842	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	260.36/cwt	250.00–280.00	956	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	237.58/cwt	235.00–240.00	886	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	243.66/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,048	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	236.81/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,025	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	245.45/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,149	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	231.98/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,218	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	237.58/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,269	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	235.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,338	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	202.23/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,159	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	613	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,425	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	196.29/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,254	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	655	231.20/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,514	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	715	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,662	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	263.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,012	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	247.51/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,059	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	232.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,093	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,117	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	131.91/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,471	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	150.62/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,794	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	144.57/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,725	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	149.94/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,609	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	138.28/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,484	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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 410Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 66Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Townsend Livestock closed the previous week, results from the hurricane.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	405.00–410.00	408.82
4	300–350	328	375.00–405.00	390.57
6	400–450	432	280.00–300.00	286.41
12	500–550	534	252.50–262.50	255.36
10	550–600	580	250.00–260.00	251.93
6	600–650	618	230.00–240.00	234.97
6	650–700	672	217.50–232.50	225.81
2	800–850	835	200.00–210.00	204.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	372	270.00–300.00	290.45
11	400–450	433	250.00–270.00	255.23
7	500–550	531	235.00–250.00	239.11
7	550–600	577	230.00–240.00	234.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	250.00–280.00	260.36
2	400–450	430	240.00–247.50	243.66
5	450–500	468	242.50–247.50	245.45
11	500–550	534	235.00–250.00	237.58
9	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	235.58
4	600–650	639	190.00–205.00	196.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	613	230.00–235.00	232.51
2	650–700	655	225.00–237.50	231.20
2	700–750	715	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	250.00–260.00	255.15
2	350–400	373	235.00–240.00	237.58
8	400–450	433	235.00–240.00	236.81
9	500–550	525	227.50–235.00	231.98
4	550–600	573	190.00–215.00	202.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	260.00–275.00	263.57
4	400–450	428	240.00–250.00	247.51
2	450–500	470	230.00–235.00	232.55
6	550–600	573	190.00–200.00	194.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	143.00–146.00	144.57
4	—	1,191	149.00–155.00	150.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	128.00–136.00	131.91

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)	6	—	1,073	149.00–152.00	149.94
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,073	138.00–139.00	138.28

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.