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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

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

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 430▼ 91 vs year ago 541 · −16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 70▲ 7 vs year ago 60 · +11.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. 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 $240.17/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −92.17 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$240.17

22 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$78.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs FL average

−40.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	268.74	1,458	14thin
Medium and Large 2	570	190.18	1,084	8thin

One grade step is worth $78.56/cwt here — about $374 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 sale22 hd

240.17

—

FL average5 barns · 83 hd

243.62

−3.45

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−40.13

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

−92.17

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	1,908	144.94	2,765	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	119.67	1,850	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	118.06	1,337	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	102.42	1,160	8thin

Every lot

37 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	263	465.14/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,223	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	449.50/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,492	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	342.74/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,292	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	297.97/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,272	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	317.88/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,361	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	279.78/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,301	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	307.62/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,446	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	292.61/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,516	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	238.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,498	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	325.56/cwt	310.00–340.00	879	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	286.22/cwt	275.00–305.00	796	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	302.84/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,015	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	261.74/cwt	250.00–270.00	963	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	302.97/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,121	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	266.21/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,142	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Replacement	430	307.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,322	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	249.81/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,079	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	256.43/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,223	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	488	307.54/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,501	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	530	303.64/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,609	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	249.65/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,331	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,496	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	190.18/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,084	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	356.11/cwt	345.00–380.00	990	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	370.16/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,147	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	455.57/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,494	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	339.46/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,256	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	313.07/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,324	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	293.22/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,399	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	283.42/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,479	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	242.32/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,279	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,908	144.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,765	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	116.12/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,309	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,160	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	123.25/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,412	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	124.84/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,880	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	114.49/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,816	5

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 430Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 70Year ago 60

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. 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
6	—	1,146	122.00–129.00	123.25
16	—	1,127	114.00–120.00	116.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,586	113.00–117.00	114.49
5	—	1,506	124.00–128.00	124.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,133	100.00–105.00	102.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,908	140.00–147.00	144.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	310.00–340.00	325.56
6	300–350	335	295.00–320.00	302.84
3	350–400	370	290.00–310.00	302.97
7	400–450	429	260.00–275.00	266.21
3	450–500	477	250.00–270.00	256.43
6	500–550	533	235.00–265.00	249.65
4	550–600	570	260.00–265.00	262.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	275.00–305.00	286.22
5	350–400	368	250.00–270.00	261.74
3	400–450	432	245.00–260.00	249.81
8	550–600	570	180.00–200.00	190.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	300.00–315.00	307.33
4	450–500	488	300.00–315.00	307.54
4	500–550	530	295.00–310.00	303.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	460.00–470.00	465.14
6	300–350	332	440.00–470.00	449.50
12	350–400	377	330.00–370.00	342.74
3	400–450	428	295.00–330.00	317.88
5	450–500	470	290.00–320.00	307.62
2	500–550	518	285.00–300.00	292.61
5	600–650	627	235.00–245.00	238.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	275.00–310.00	297.97
3	450–500	465	270.00–300.00	279.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	440.00–470.00	455.57
2	350–400	370	320.00–360.00	339.46
3	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	313.07
9	450–500	477	290.00–300.00	293.22
3	500–550	522	280.00–290.00	283.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	345.00–380.00	356.11
2	300–350	310	360.00–380.00	370.16
6	500–550	528	235.00–250.00	242.32

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.