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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Sep 10

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

606 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 594▲ 249 vs year ago 357 · +69.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 60▲ 32 vs year ago 42 · +76.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. 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 $232.89/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −144.08 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$232.89

56 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$25.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.23

vs FL average

−35.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	235.63	1,294	50
Medium and Large 2	565	210.09	1,187	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.54/cwt here — about $107 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 sale56 hd

232.89

—

FL average5 barns · 173 hd

246.12

−13.23

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−35.31

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

−144.08

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	1,712	154.98	2,653	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	123.79	1,457	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	123.12	1,620	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	117.09	1,220	22

Every lot

32 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	277	372.53/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,032	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	298.11/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,103	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	277.72/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,175	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	246.22/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,042	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	220.21/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,035	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	250.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,183	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	242.71/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,274	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	210.09/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,187	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	230.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,307	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,391	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	210.06/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,403	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	207.58/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,490	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	235.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	746	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	244.19/cwt	235.00–250.00	908	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	215.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	807	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	247.87/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,048	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	211.14/cwt	205.00–215.00	897	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	222.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,053	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	970	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	212.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,105	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	200.14/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,051	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,211	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	573	245.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,404	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,161	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	615	245.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,507	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,712	154.98/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,653	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,113	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	118.64/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,261	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	119.09/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,358	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	125.88/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,502	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	117.68/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,510	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	128.55/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,733	7

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 594Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 60Year ago 42

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,348	125.00–131.00	128.55
7	—	1,283	116.00–120.00	117.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	123.00–131.00	125.88
4	—	1,140	117.00–121.00	119.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,063	117.00–120.00	118.64
6	—	985	111.00–115.00	112.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	152.00–160.00	154.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	360.00–400.00	372.53
6	350–400	370	275.00–320.00	298.11
6	400–450	423	270.00–285.00	277.72
26	450–500	473	245.00–255.00	250.13
22	500–550	525	235.00–250.00	242.71
28	550–600	568	225.00–235.00	230.07
18	600–650	625	220.00–225.00	222.54
8	650–700	668	205.00–215.00	210.06
6	700–750	718	200.00–215.00	207.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	423	230.00–260.00	246.22
14	450–500	470	210.00–230.00	220.21
6	550–600	565	205.00–215.00	210.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	235.00–250.00	244.19
6	400–450	423	235.00–260.00	247.87
12	450–500	473	220.00–225.00	222.57
22	500–550	520	210.00–215.00	212.57
8	550–600	570	210.00–215.00	212.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	245.11
2	600–650	615	240.00–250.00	245.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	317	230.00–245.00	235.29
6	350–400	375	210.00–220.00	215.20
15	400–450	425	205.00–215.00	211.14
18	450–500	473	200.00–210.00	205.13
8	500–550	525	195.00–205.00	200.14
6	550–600	573	200.00–205.00	202.55

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.