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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Dec 3

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 470▲ 10 vs year ago 420 · +2.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 72▲ 11 vs year ago 59 · +18.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 39▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All Florida markets closed last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

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 $273.93/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −103.05 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$273.93

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.99

vs FL average

−51.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	273.93	1,504	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

273.93

—

FL average4 barns · 61 hd

271.94

+1.99

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−51.44

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

−103.05

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	1,642	145.15	2,384	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	113.48	1,473	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	103.06	1,191	10

Every lot

27 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	462.20/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,239	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	349.82/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,305	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,144	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	301.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,276	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	286.36/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,231	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	287.56/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,349	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	271.13/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,304	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	284.81/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,509	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	260.87/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,492	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	336.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	913	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	324.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,049	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	264.79/cwt	250.00–270.00	966	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	286.87/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,099	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	289.53/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,245	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	278.01/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,273	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	244.74/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,158	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	475	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,413	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	284.15/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,205	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	243.68/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,060	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,292	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	274.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,451	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	163.51/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,592	2
Bulls	—	—	1,636	138.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,258	8
Bulls	—	—	1,666	148.06/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,467	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	103.06/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,191	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	113.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,473	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	222.02/cwt	190.00–230.00	2,340	9

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 470Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 72Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 39Year ago 0

All Florida markets closed last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,666	147.00–150.00	148.06
8	—	1,636	136.00–139.00	138.01
2	—	1,585	163.00–164.00	163.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,298	110.00–120.00	113.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,156	100.00–108.00	103.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	280.00–300.00	284.15
2	450–500	483	265.00–270.00	267.51
4	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	274.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	235.00–250.00	243.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	450.00–490.00	462.20
3	350–400	373	345.00–360.00	349.82
5	400–450	423	290.00–310.00	301.77
14	450–500	469	270.00–310.00	287.56
6	500–550	530	275.00–295.00	284.81
5	550–600	572	255.00–270.00	260.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	300.00–310.00	305.07
3	400–450	430	280.00–300.00	286.36
10	450–500	481	255.00–275.00	271.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	271	320.00–340.00	336.74
2	300–350	323	320.00–330.00	324.73
3	350–400	383	275.00–310.00	286.87
4	400–450	430	270.00–310.00	289.53
5	450–500	458	275.00–280.00	278.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	250.00–270.00	264.79
12	450–500	473	235.00–255.00	244.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	297.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,054	190.00–230.00	222.02

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.