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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Oct 1

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

193 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 365▼ 391 vs year ago 584 · −67.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 75▼ 92 vs year ago 103 · −89.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Trends are either to limited to test or lightly tested. Feeder cattle firm. Receipts light affected by hurricane last week.

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 $235.67/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −141.31 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$235.67

20 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$15.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.06

vs FL average

−51.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	240.29	1,318	14thin
Medium and Large 2	528	224.88	1,187	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.41/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

235.67

—

FL average4 barns · 92 hd

257.73

−22.06

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−51.15

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

−141.31

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	1,230	116.52	1,433	2thin

Every lot

18 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	249.91/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,045	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	268.90/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,269	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	252.81/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,312	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	224.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,187	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	227.77/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,317	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	231.60/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,450	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	227.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,524	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,625	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	264.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	869	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	264.73/cwt	255.00–275.00	980	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	994	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	213.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,009	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	213.29/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,124	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	221.49/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,274	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	194.84/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,138	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	209.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,323	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	252.28/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,080	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,433	2

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 365Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 75Year ago 103

Compared to one week ago: Trends are either to limited to test or lightly tested. Feeder cattle firm. Receipts light affected by hurricane last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	245.00–260.00	252.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	260.00–270.00	264.81
2	350–400	370	255.00–275.00	264.73
4	400–450	423	230.00–240.00	234.91
3	500–550	527	210.00–215.00	213.29
3	550–600	575	215.00–235.00	221.49
5	600–650	630	200.00–215.00	209.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	210.00–220.00	213.24
4	550–600	584	190.00–210.00	194.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	265.00–275.00	268.90
7	500–550	519	250.00–255.00	252.81
7	550–600	578	225.00–235.00	227.77
6	600–650	626	225.00–235.00	231.60
8	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	227.48
6	700–750	722	220.00–230.00	225.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	245.00–255.00	249.91
6	500–550	528	220.00–230.00	224.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	116.00–117.00	116.52

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.