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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Sep 24

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

365 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 430▼ 145 vs year ago 510 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 81▼ 54 vs year ago 129 · −41.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $202.98/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −129.36 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$202.98

25 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$21.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.40

vs FL average

−37.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	214.10	1,148	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	192.71	1,055	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.39/cwt here — about $93 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 sale25 hd

202.98

—

FL average6 barns · 101 hd

223.37

−20.40

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−37.11

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

−129.36

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

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $303.86, median $332.34 across 19 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	—	Low	1,435	132.55	1,902	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	115.64	1,390	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	114.12	1,721	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	98.76	1,014	18

Every lot

34 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	360.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,164	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	312.84/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,158	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	295.35/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,255	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	250.35/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,064	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	280.32/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,318	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	237.80/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,122	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	252.60/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,326	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	238.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,252	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	240.11/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,376	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	225.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	619	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	240.17/cwt	235.00–245.00	896	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	221.18/cwt	220.00–225.00	836	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	232.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	989	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	225.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	211.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,010	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	218.69/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,135	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	195.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,034	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,168	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	188.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,086	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	195.14/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,216	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	315.82/cwt	300.00–330.00	869	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	267.73/cwt	260.00–275.00	857	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	310.76/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,019	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	245.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	914	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	219.43/cwt	215.00–225.00	935	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,100	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	217.70/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,030	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	132.55/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,902	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	93.87/cwt	90.00–97.00	925	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	101.21/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,061	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	113.75/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,329	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	121.31/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,583	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	114.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,721	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 430Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 81Year ago 129

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	119.00–124.00	121.31
9	—	1,168	112.00–117.00	113.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,048	98.00–104.00	101.21
6	—	985	90.00–97.00	93.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	110.00–116.00	114.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	129.00–137.00	132.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	300.00–330.00	315.82
4	300–350	328	290.00–330.00	310.76
4	450–500	473	230.00–235.00	232.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	260.00–275.00	267.73
8	350–400	373	240.00–250.00	245.17
11	400–450	426	215.00–225.00	219.43
6	450–500	473	210.00–225.00	217.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	350.00–370.00	360.39
8	350–400	370	300.00–325.00	312.84
8	400–450	425	285.00–305.00	295.35
8	450–500	470	270.00–290.00	280.32
6	500–550	525	250.00–255.00	252.60
16	550–600	573	235.00–245.00	240.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	240.00–260.00	250.35
5	450–500	472	230.00–250.00	237.80
3	500–550	525	235.00–240.00	238.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	235.00–245.00	240.17
2	400–450	425	230.00–235.00	232.59
6	450–500	470	220.00–230.00	225.11
8	500–550	519	215.00–220.00	218.69
4	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	204.91
4	600–650	623	190.00–200.00	195.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	220.00–230.00	225.27
8	350–400	378	220.00–225.00	221.18
17	400–450	424	210.00–220.00	214.92
11	450–500	478	210.00–215.00	211.31
8	500–550	530	190.00–200.00	195.09
5	550–600	575	185.00–195.00	188.90

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.