Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement type cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $168.34/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −23.14 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$168.34

54 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$13.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	174.97	768	28
Medium and Large 2	346	161.21	557	26

One grade step is worth $13.76/cwt here — about $210 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 sale54 hd

168.34

—

FL average8 barns · 410 hd

174.51

−6.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−23.14

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	68.68	867	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	58.62	616	11

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	523	158.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	181.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	184.36/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	800	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	167.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	159.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	436	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	150.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	196.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	183.77/cwt	180.00–185.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	198.13/cwt	195.00–205.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	161.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	142.94/cwt	137.50–145.00	810	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	149.93/cwt	147.50–152.50	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.72/cwt	147.50–150.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	147.90/cwt	145.00–152.50	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	158.60/cwt	155.00–162.50	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	169.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	173.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	153.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	715	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	75.02/cwt	70.00–77.50	744	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	58.62/cwt	55.00–62.00	616	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	68.68/cwt	67.00–73.00	867	13

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 360Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 96Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement type cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	155.00–160.00	158.31
6	—	427	180.00–185.00	181.72
9	—	375	180.00–190.00	184.36
10	—	478	165.00–170.00	167.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	165.00–170.00	167.93
12	—	273	155.00–165.00	159.77
3	—	325	170.00–175.00	173.23
2	—	520	150.00	150.00
4	—	465	150.00–155.00	153.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	145.00–155.00	150.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	190.00–200.00	196.48
4	—	468	180.00–185.00	183.77
3	—	330	195.00–205.00	198.13
4	—	428	190.00–195.00	192.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	155.00–165.00	161.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	160.00–165.00	162.42
5	—	372	145.00–152.50	147.90
4	—	275	165.00–175.00	169.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	567	137.50–145.00	142.94
6	—	433	147.50–152.50	149.93
6	—	470	147.50–150.00	148.72
3	—	328	165.00–170.00	166.55
10	—	370	155.00–162.50	158.60

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)	3	—	992	70.00–77.50	75.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	55.00–62.00	58.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,263	67.00–73.00	68.68

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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