Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.90/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$133.90

71 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$4.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	136.38	690	28
Medium and Large 2	421	132.28	557	43

One grade step is worth $4.10/cwt here — about $133 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 sale71 hd

133.90

—

FL average9 barns · 951 hd

152.25

−18.35

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	1,793	114.29	2,049	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	83.63	1,164	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	72.41	797	14

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	380	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	173.94/cwt	170.00–177.50	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	169.44/cwt	167.50–172.50	732	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	143.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	163.80/cwt	157.50–167.50	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	158.11/cwt	155.00–162.50	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.47/cwt	127.50–132.50	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	128.61/cwt	127.50–132.50	559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.41/cwt	130.00–137.50	712	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	175.57/cwt	172.50–177.50	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	176.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	186.73/cwt	185.00–195.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	146.99/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	136.79/cwt	135.00–138.00	451	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.44/cwt	132.50–137.54	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	139.57/cwt	137.50–142.50	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	167.81/cwt	165.00–170.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	88.45/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,008	3
Bulls	—	—	1,973	110.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,172	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	82.26/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,182	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	88.50/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,088	7
Bulls	—	—	1,613	118.46/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,911	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	72.41/cwt	68.00–75.00	797	14

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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 288Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 87Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	170.00–175.00	172.57
5	—	331	170.00–177.50	173.94
10	—	432	167.50–172.50	169.44
6	—	527	160.00–165.00	162.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	140.00–150.00	143.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	157.50–167.50	163.80
7	—	434	155.00–162.50	158.11
7	—	324	165.00–170.00	167.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	127.50–132.50	130.47
13	—	435	127.50–132.50	128.61
13	—	330	135.00–138.00	136.79
5	—	375	132.50–137.54	134.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	530	130.00–137.50	134.41
3	—	632	135.00–140.00	138.30
4	—	473	135.00–137.50	136.22
7	—	424	137.50–142.50	139.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	172.50–177.50	175.57
3	—	430	175.00–180.00	176.59
6	—	333	185.00–195.00	186.73
5	—	726	145.00–147.50	146.99
1	—	630	160.00	160.00

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)	3	—	1,140	83.00–93.00	88.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	105.00–115.00	110.11
2	—	1,613	118.00–119.00	118.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,437	80.00–84.00	82.26
7	—	1,229	87.00–92.00	88.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,101	68.00–75.00	72.41

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

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