Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.72/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$162.72

84 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$25.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	172.72	982	44
Medium and Large 2	438	163.00	713	12thin
Medium and Large 3	439	146.88	645	28

One grade step is worth $25.85/cwt here — about $336 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 sale84 hd

162.72

—

FL average9 barns · 569 hd

198.74

−36.02

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	1,708	118.00	2,015	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	86.47	1,333	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	85.78	1,150	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	71.88	871	13

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	325	224.54/cwt	215.00–235.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	222.70/cwt	215.00–230.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	234.30/cwt	220.00–250.00	628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	202.62/cwt	200.00–205.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	124.00/cwt	122.50–125.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	176.90/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	135.40/cwt	132.50–137.50	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	137.23/cwt	135.00–142.50	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	150.34/cwt	147.50–152.50	1,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	161.18/cwt	155.00–165.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.28/cwt	120.00–122.50	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.10/cwt	130.00–132.50	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	135.87/cwt	132.50–137.50	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	178.80/cwt	175.00–182.50	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	218.84/cwt	210.00–230.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	200.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	161.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	143.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.07/cwt	137.50–142.50	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	105.95/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,092	8
Bulls	—	—	1,723	114.11/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,966	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	120.59/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,048	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	81.56/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,064	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	91.93/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,281	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	86.47/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,333	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	71.88/cwt	69.00–75.00	871	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 Feb 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 180Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 66Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm. 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
6	—	325	215.00–235.00	224.54
4	—	370	215.00–230.00	222.70
6	—	268	220.00–250.00	234.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	200.00–205.00	202.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	122.50–125.00	124.00
2	—	655	120.00–122.50	121.26
6	—	373	150.00–160.00	155.17
6	—	473	137.50–142.50	140.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.24
2	—	573	120.00–122.50	121.28
7	—	468	130.00–132.50	131.10
4	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	160.00–170.00	165.13
8	—	469	160.00–165.00	161.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	172.50–180.00	176.90
7	—	719	132.50–137.50	135.40
9	—	669	147.50–152.50	150.34
3	—	772	132.50–137.50	135.87
4	—	523	175.00–182.50	178.80
7	—	369	210.00–230.00	218.84
7	—	424	195.00–205.00	200.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	135.00–142.50	137.23
6	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.59
5	—	272	155.00–165.00	161.18
10	—	473	140.00–145.00	143.05

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,031	100.00–115.00	105.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,723	109.00–118.00	114.11
6	—	1,698	120.00–121.00	120.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,305	79.00–84.00	81.56
11	—	1,393	87.00–95.00	91.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,541	84.00–89.00	86.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,212	69.00–75.00	71.88

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

Steers · 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