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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Nov 12

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

550 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 620▼ 340 vs year ago 890 · −38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 52▲ 15 vs year ago 74 · +20.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $242.73/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −89.61 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$242.73

40 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$50.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs FL average

−22.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	251.50	1,346	33
Medium and Large 2	562	201.39	1,132	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.11/cwt here — about $214 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 sale40 hd

242.73

—

FL average4 barns · 102 hd

239.95

+2.78

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−22.37

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

−89.61

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	—	Average	1,210	131.64	1,593	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	117.10	1,335	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	105.00	1,481	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	100.40	1,139	18

Every lot

51 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	306.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	833	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	330.31/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,074	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	332.06/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,272	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	265.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,127	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	296.72/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,294	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	277.70/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,314	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	245.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,180	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,487	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	266.55/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,519	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	233.61/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,469	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,492	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,562	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	213.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,617	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	197.53/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,620	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	293.11/cwt	265.00–310.00	806	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	281.77/cwt	275.00–285.00	888	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	257.32/cwt	250.00–260.00	818	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	246.23/cwt	240.00–255.00	914	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	281.56/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,081	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	260.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,119	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	233.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,010	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	242.83/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,136	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,053	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	483	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,365	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	244.25/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,255	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	201.39/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,132	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	224.13/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,282	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	580	264.83/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,536	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	184.89/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,163	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	213.76/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,419	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	200.17/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,457	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	415.29/cwt	395.00–425.00	943	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	336.85/cwt	320.00–355.00	909	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	286.91/cwt	275.00–300.00	918	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	293.41/cwt	210.00–315.00	954	18
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	284.17/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,051	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	304.60/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,142	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	295.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,255	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,104	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	269.09/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,421	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,294	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	265.61/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,517	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,323	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	131.64/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,593	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	115.81/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,279	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,032	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	104.10/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,194	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	122.70/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,591	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,481	6

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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 620Year ago 890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 52Year ago 74

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	320.00–340.00	330.31
4	350–400	383	290.00–345.00	332.06
14	400–450	436	290.00–340.00	296.72
12	450–500	473	270.00–285.00	277.70
19	500–550	522	280.00–290.00	284.90
12	550–600	570	260.00–270.00	266.55
4	600–650	629	225.00–245.00	233.61
4	650–700	686	215.00–220.00	217.47
7	700–750	718	210.00–225.00	217.50
3	750–800	758	210.00–215.00	213.34
3	800–850	820	190.00–202.50	197.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	300.00–310.00	306.18
3	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	425	260.00–270.00	265.18
5	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	245.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	265.00–310.00	293.11
3	300–350	315	275.00–285.00	281.77
10	350–400	384	275.00–310.00	281.56
4	400–450	430	250.00–270.00	260.23
16	450–500	468	230.00–255.00	242.83
14	500–550	514	230.00–260.00	244.25
5	550–600	572	215.00–230.00	224.13
8	600–650	629	180.00–200.00	184.89
4	650–700	664	210.00–215.00	213.76
2	700–750	728	190.00–210.00	200.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	250.00–260.00	257.32
7	350–400	371	240.00–255.00	246.23
9	400–450	433	230.00–240.00	233.23
4	450–500	468	220.00–230.00	224.92
7	550–600	562	190.00–210.00	201.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	280.00–285.00	282.54
10	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	580	255.00–275.00	264.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	275.00–300.00	286.91
6	350–400	370	280.00–285.00	284.17
4	450–500	470	230.00–240.00	234.89
6	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	245.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	395.00–425.00	415.29
4	250–300	270	320.00–355.00	336.85
18	300–350	325	210.00–315.00	293.41
10	350–400	375	295.00–315.00	304.60
6	400–450	425	290.00–300.00	295.18
16	500–550	528	265.00–270.00	269.09
7	550–600	571	260.00–270.00	265.61
3	600–650	625	210.00–215.00	211.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,110	93.00	93.00
12	—	1,147	100.00–106.00	104.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,410	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	121.00–125.00	122.70
13	—	1,104	114.00–118.00	115.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	131.00–132.00	131.64

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.