Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.65/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$148.65

89 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$9.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	151.64	607	61
Medium and Large 2	354	142.15	503	28

One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale89 hd

148.65

—

FL average9 barns · 908 hd

151.52

−2.87

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,607	94.12	1,512	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	68.72	821	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	60.48	650	16

Every lot, as filed

33 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	178.83/cwt	175.00–185.00	765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	184.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	176.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	170.82/cwt	170.00–172.50	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	199.63/cwt	190.00–210.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	158.78/cwt	157.50–160.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	743	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	156.21/cwt	155.00–160.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	168.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.17/cwt	147.50–155.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	140.37/cwt	137.50–145.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	152.93/cwt	150.00–157.50	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	179.87/cwt	175.00–185.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	154.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	572	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	159.12/cwt	157.50–162.50	1,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	152.08/cwt	150.00–157.50	657	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	188.28/cwt	185.00–195.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	613	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	516	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	514	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	703	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	67.05/cwt	65.00–70.00	650	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	66.81/cwt	65.00–69.00	760	18
Bulls	—	—	1,583	90.41/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,431	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	101.53/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	75.61/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,056	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	60.48/cwt	57.00–64.00	650	16

How this sale compares

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 Jan 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 299Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 72Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	175.00–185.00	178.83
4	—	370	180.00–190.00	184.86
3	—	527	170.00–172.50	170.82
6	—	270	190.00–210.00	199.63
4	—	470	160.00–170.00	164.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	170.00–180.00	176.63
4	—	470	145.00–150.00	147.45
6	—	368	155.00–165.00	159.83
6	—	433	160.00–165.00	162.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	157.50–160.00	158.78
29	—	381	190.00–200.00	195.12
4	—	579	155.00–160.00	156.21
2	—	468	175.00–185.00	179.87
8	—	672	157.50–162.50	159.12
3	—	417	185.00–195.00	188.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	165.00–175.00	168.18
5	—	532	150.00–157.50	152.93
11	—	373	160.00–170.00	164.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	135.00–140.00	137.07
6	—	470	147.50–155.00	151.17
14	—	371	150.00–160.00	154.15
14	—	432	150.00–157.50	152.08
20	—	333	150.00–160.00	154.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	137.50–145.00	140.37
10	—	329	140.00–145.00	142.42
4	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.41
9	—	378	135.00–145.00	136.06

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	969	65.00–70.00	67.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,138	65.00–69.00	66.81
5	—	1,397	75.00–76.00	75.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,075	57.00–64.00	60.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	89.00–93.00	90.41
2	—	1,655	101.00–102.00	101.53

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle