Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.92/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$139.92

64 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$10.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	146.09	658	28
Medium and Large 2	412	135.12	557	36

One grade step is worth $10.97/cwt here — about $101 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 sale64 hd

139.92

—

FL average9 barns · 875 hd

151.92

−12.01

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	1,604	100.38	1,611	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	71.82	947	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	62.47	723	13

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	577	159.18/cwt	157.50–160.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.06/cwt	155.00–160.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	192.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.83/cwt	165.00–172.50	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	174.81/cwt	172.00–180.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	171.29/cwt	167.50–175.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.12/cwt	155.00–162.50	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	159.56/cwt	157.50–162.50	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.38/cwt	167.50–175.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	152.66/cwt	137.50–167.50	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	154.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.38/cwt	152.50–160.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.58/cwt	137.50–142.50	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	141.29/cwt	137.50–142.50	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.70/cwt	127.00–132.50	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	214.97/cwt	200.00–240.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.93/cwt	137.50–145.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.09/cwt	132.50–137.50	574	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	136.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	140.44/cwt	135.00–142.50	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.83/cwt	135.00–142.50	653	4
Bulls	—	—	1,429	96.73/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,382	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	105.50/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,952	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	68.72/cwt	67.00–74.00	926	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	80.08/cwt	79.00–81.00	997	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	62.47/cwt	60.00–65.00	723	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 300Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 80Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	157.50–160.00	159.18
5	—	520	155.00–160.00	157.06
6	—	323	190.00–195.00	192.60
4	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.58
4	—	425	165.00–170.00	167.59
4	—	470	165.00–172.50	168.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.59
4	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	150.00–155.00	152.56
5	—	370	155.00–162.50	158.12
4	—	473	150.00–160.00	154.87
6	—	425	152.50–160.00	156.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	172.00–180.00	174.81
4	—	628	158.00–160.00	159.01
2	—	480	167.50–175.00	171.29
5	—	572	157.50–162.50	159.56
6	—	425	167.50–175.00	171.38
7	—	526	137.50–167.50	152.66
2	—	705	155.00	155.00
5	—	326	200.00–240.00	214.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.57
3	—	530	127.00–132.50	130.70
16	—	425	132.50–137.50	135.09
6	—	323	132.00–140.00	136.22
7	—	374	135.00–142.50	140.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	137.50–142.50	140.58
8	—	323	155.00–165.00	160.27
8	—	535	137.50–142.50	141.29
3	—	577	137.50–145.00	139.93
4	—	470	135.00–142.50	138.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,429	93.00–99.00	96.73
5	—	1,850	103.00–109.00	105.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,347	67.00–74.00	68.72
6	—	1,245	79.00–81.00	80.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,157	60.00–65.00	62.47

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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