Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.81/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$154.81

73 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$10.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	156.93	777	58
Medium and Large 2	397	146.59	582	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.34/cwt here — about $195 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 sale73 hd

154.81

—

FL average9 barns · 707 hd

157.75

−2.94

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	1,486	104.13	1,547	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	87.05	1,261	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	82.95	1,379	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	72.37	858	11

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 2	—	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	150.63/cwt	147.50–155.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.08/cwt	155.00–165.00	757	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.77/cwt	152.50–157.50	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	142.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.05/cwt	130.00–137.50	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	189.86/cwt	185.00–195.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	179.37/cwt	175.00–182.50	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	151.50/cwt	150.00–152.50	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	138.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	179.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	168.02/cwt	162.50–170.00	731	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	191.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	156.51/cwt	155.00–157.50	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	151.22/cwt	147.50–152.50	1,010	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	148.73/cwt	145.00–152.50	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	173.60/cwt	170.00–177.50	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	156.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	148.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	119.15/cwt	117.50–120.00	867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	94.55/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,061	3
Bulls	—	—	1,486	104.13/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,547	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	82.80/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,240	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	90.39/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,274	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	82.95/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,379	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	72.37/cwt	70.00–74.00	858	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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 300Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 112Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 52Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	160.00	160.00
6	—	430	155.00–160.00	157.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	140.00–147.50	141.42
5	—	432	155.00–160.00	156.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	147.50–155.00	150.63
16	—	473	155.00–165.00	160.08
5	—	667	125.00–130.00	127.96
2	—	330	175.00–185.00	179.85
11	—	435	162.50–170.00	168.02
6	—	582	145.00–152.50	148.73
8	—	375	170.00–177.50	173.60
3	—	728	117.50–120.00	119.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	152.50–157.50	155.77
5	—	723	130.00–137.50	134.05
4	—	370	185.00–195.00	189.86
4	—	479	165.00–170.00	167.49
5	—	422	175.00–182.50	179.37
5	—	612	150.00–152.50	151.50
3	—	323	190.00–195.00	191.60
5	—	520	155.00–157.50	156.51
8	—	668	147.50–152.50	151.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	140.00–150.00	142.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	137.50–140.00	138.76
5	—	630	135.00–145.00	138.46
4	—	533	140.00–150.00	144.88
7	—	471	145.00–150.00	148.58

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	—	1,122	91.00–97.50	94.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	100.00–109.00	104.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,497	82.00–84.00	82.80
14	—	1,410	88.00–94.00	90.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	80.00–85.00	82.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,185	70.00–74.00	72.37

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