Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm in light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.87/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$150.87

24 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$4.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	152.15	678	17thin
Medium and Large 2	378	147.75	559	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about $120 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 sale24 hd

150.87

—

FL average9 barns · 811 hd

155.82

−4.95

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	1,655	112.72	1,865	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	86.93	1,080	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	73.52	848	11

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	232.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	238.25/cwt	235.00–240.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	161.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.80/cwt	155.00–157.50	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	163.21/cwt	160.00–165.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.16/cwt	132.50–140.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.47/cwt	147.50–152.50	707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.62/cwt	155.00–162.50	674	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	114.39/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,939	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	83.05/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,067	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	90.81/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,090	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	73.52/cwt	69.00–75.00	848	11

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 378Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 97Year ago 71

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm in light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	230.00–235.00	232.40
4	—	458	170.00–180.00	174.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	235.00–240.00	238.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	185.00–190.00	187.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	160.00–165.00	161.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	155.00–157.50	155.80
10	—	476	147.50–152.50	148.47
4	—	425	155.00–162.50	158.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	160.00–165.00	163.21
4	—	420	132.50–140.00	136.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	110.00–112.00	111.04
2	—	1,695	114.00–115.00	114.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,285	80.00–86.00	83.05
12	—	1,200	88.00–95.00	90.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,153	69.00–75.00	73.52

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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