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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Dec 17

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Dec 10Dec 17May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

360 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 450▲ 120 vs year ago 240 · +50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 67▼ 5 vs year ago 45 · −11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 14 · +28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows 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 $253.82/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −78.52 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$253.82

9 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$16.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs FL average

−31.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	260.94	1,417	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	244.91	1,298	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.03/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale9 hd

253.82

—

FL average5 barns · 88 hd

263.00

−9.18

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−31.13

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

−78.52

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	116.93	1,632	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	113.43	1,394	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	105.02	1,255	9thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	469.77/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,517	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	361.78/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,172	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	304.20/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,141	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	287.66/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,202	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	359.53/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,546	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	299.90/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,559	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	247.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,410	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,639	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,576	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	390.36/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,073	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	278.24/cwt	275.00–300.00	782	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	266.33/cwt	260.00–280.00	884	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	345.41/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,278	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	269.56/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,016	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	253.91/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,038	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	297.88/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,293	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,198	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	278.26/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,327	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	261.50/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,368	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,298	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	260.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,490	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	223.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,403	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	448.91/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,235	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	297.19/cwt	285.00–330.00	933	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	439.40/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,472	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	332.08/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,239	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	268.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,139	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	290.64/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,258	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	242.95/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,137	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	277.57/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,313	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	105.02/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,255	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	113.43/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,394	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	125.35/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,701	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	113.77/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,604	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	176.98/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,635	4

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 450Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 67Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	111.00–115.00	113.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,410	113.00–116.00	113.77
3	—	1,357	125.00–126.00	125.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,195	103.00–109.00	105.02

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	430.00–480.00	448.91
2	300–350	335	420.00–460.00	439.40
2	350–400	373	320.00–345.00	332.08
15	400–450	433	285.00–325.00	290.64
4	450–500	473	275.00–280.00	277.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	285.00–330.00	297.19
10	400–450	424	260.00–275.00	268.71
5	450–500	468	240.00–245.00	242.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	370.00–400.00	390.36
2	350–400	370	330.00–360.00	345.41
8	400–450	434	290.00–315.00	297.88
7	450–500	477	270.00–290.00	278.26
3	500–550	523	255.00–275.00	261.50
2	550–600	573	255.00–265.00	260.11
6	600–650	628	220.00–225.00	223.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	275.00–300.00	278.24
9	300–350	332	260.00–280.00	266.33
9	350–400	377	260.00–290.00	269.56
10	400–450	409	245.00–260.00	253.91
2	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	254.89
4	500–550	530	240.00–250.00	244.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	460.00–480.00	469.77
2	400–450	430	340.00–380.00	359.53
4	500–550	520	295.00–305.00	299.90
2	550–600	575	280.00–290.00	285.09
3	650–700	680	230.00–235.00	231.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	350.00–400.00	361.78
6	350–400	375	285.00–325.00	304.20
5	400–450	418	270.00–300.00	287.66
4	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	570	240.00–255.00	247.37

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	924	165.00–190.00	176.98

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.