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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Sep 3

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

594 head

▼ 289 vs last sale 883▲ 593 vs year ago 1 · +59,300.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 50▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $241.24/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −135.74 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$241.24

62 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$27.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs FL average

−28.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	245.73	1,334	52
Medium and Large 2	537	217.85	1,170	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.88/cwt here — about $164 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 sale62 hd

241.24

—

FL average3 barns · 90 hd

243.92

−2.69

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−28.16

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

−135.74

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	1,606	167.36	2,688	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,357	129.07	1,751	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	123.98	1,480	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	117.12	1,294	8thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	374.17/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,242	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	267.76/cwt	260.00–280.00	993	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	315.17/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,176	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	298.36/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,259	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	227.24/cwt	220.00–240.00	979	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	262.47/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,247	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	249.84/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,307	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	218.54/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,154	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	240.13/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,369	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	215.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,233	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	233.75/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,466	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	232.56/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,547	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	217.55/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,577	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	232.27/cwt	225.00–240.00	766	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	236.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	878	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	241.56/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,017	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	219.71/cwt	210.00–230.00	951	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	228.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,063	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	237.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,140	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	230.14/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,208	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	209.88/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,108	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	220.11/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,261	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	203.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,262	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	627	235.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,479	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	215.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	904	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,562	171.75/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,683	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,689	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	117.12/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,294	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	123.98/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,480	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,247	134.29/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,675	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	127.11/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,777	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 883Year ago 1

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	210.00–220.00	215.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	421	235.00–245.00	241.56
40	450–500	481	230.00–240.00	237.07
18	500–550	525	225.00–235.00	230.14
6	550–600	573	215.00–225.00	220.11
8	600–650	619	200.00–210.00	203.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	225.00–240.00	232.27
10	350–400	372	230.00–240.00	236.12
6	400–450	433	210.00–230.00	219.71
30	450–500	465	220.00–235.00	228.52
4	500–550	528	205.00–215.00	209.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	627	230.00–240.00	235.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	340.00–390.00	374.17
6	350–400	373	310.00–320.00	315.17
22	400–450	422	280.00–315.00	298.36
18	450–500	475	250.00–270.00	262.47
30	500–550	523	240.00–255.00	249.84
22	550–600	570	235.00–245.00	240.13
21	600–650	627	225.00–240.00	233.75
4	650–700	665	225.00–240.00	232.56
4	700–750	725	210.00–225.00	217.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	260.00–280.00	267.76
19	400–450	431	220.00–240.00	227.24
8	500–550	528	210.00–227.50	218.54
2	550–600	573	210.00–220.00	215.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	160.00–166.00	162.97
3	—	1,562	168.00–174.00	171.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,105	115.00–119.00	117.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,194	122.00–127.00	123.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	133.00–135.00	134.29
8	—	1,398	124.00–130.00	127.11

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.