Cattle Market Pulse

Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

500 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Townsend Livestock Auction report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.07/cwt ≈ $843/hd at 530 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $194.46/cwt +32.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 532 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.42/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 373 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 500 249 493
Feeder cattle 410 180 360
Slaughter cattle 80 69 96
Replacement cattle 10 — 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows too limited to test.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 418 9 185.00–190.00 $188.27 $787 -6.55
460–480 472 5 180.00–190.00 $183.90 $868 +2.73
510–540 532 11 192.50–200.00 $194.46 $1,035 +32.83
560–590 580 6 177.50–187.50 $180.72 $1,048 —
605–620 616 6 170.00–177.50 $173.32 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 3 170.00–180.00 $176.52 $650 —
410–440 427 9 160.00–170.00 $164.27 $701 —
460–485 470 5 165.00–175.00 $170.87 $803 —
520–535 528 4 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $911 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 375 5 160.00–170.00 $163.84 $614 +4.87
420–440 430 4 165.00–170.00 $167.44 $720 +9.44
460–480 472 5 162.50–170.00 $165.42 $781 +1.95
520–540 530 11 157.50–160.00 $159.07 $843 —
600–635 612 9 137.50–140.00 $139.71 $855 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 10 150.00–155.00 $152.42 $569 +1.20
430–445 438 4 150.00–157.50 $153.69 $673 +6.25
480–490 487 3 147.50–157.50 $150.79 $734 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 277 3 210.00–220.00 $216.87 $601 —
315–320 317 3 180.00–200.00 $186.74 $592 +11.97
370–390 380 4 170.00–180.00 $174.87 $665 —
410–435 416 4 160.00–170.00 $162.61 $676 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 230.00–245.00 $237.36 $629 +22.55
320–340 332 5 220.00–230.00 $226.14 $751 +9.21
360–385 373 4 190.00–197.50 $193.88 $723 -20.98

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1245 1178 85-90% 13 61.00–67.00 $63.47 $748 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1605 1492 80-85% 3 79.00–83.00 $81.87 $1,222 —
1045–1695 1511 80-85% 9 67.00–75.00 $71.48 $1,080 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1275 1048 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 74.00–77.50 $75.43 $791

↑ Back to top

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.