Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder steers and bulls steady in limited test. Feeder heifers weak in limited test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.98/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$167.98

41 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$1.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.98

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	168.37	843	32
Medium and Large 2	449	166.61	747	9thin

One grade step is worth $1.76/cwt here — about $96 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 sale41 hd

167.98

—

FL average9 barns · 452 hd

189.97

−21.98

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	74.02	1,012	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	68.33	770	11

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	470	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	169.36/cwt	167.50–170.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	147.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	138.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	188.90/cwt	187.50–195.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	193.21/cwt	190.00–200.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	177.93/cwt	175.00–180.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	176.36/cwt	172.50–180.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	162.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	153.40/cwt	152.50–160.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	159.95/cwt	157.50–162.50	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	136.87/cwt	132.50–140.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	118.48/cwt	117.50–120.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	145.78/cwt	142.50–147.50	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.83/cwt	135.00–137.50	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	158.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	583	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	74.02/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,012	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	68.33/cwt	64.00–70.00	770	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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 300Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 108Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder steers and bulls steady in limited test. Feeder heifers weak in limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.45
2	—	535	155.00–157.50	156.24
4	—	424	167.50–170.00	169.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	145.00–150.00	147.09
3	—	422	150.00–155.00	153.28
4	—	330	172.50–180.00	176.36
3	—	528	142.50–147.50	145.78
3	—	663	135.00–137.50	135.83
3	—	368	155.00–165.00	158.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	135.00–140.00	138.05
4	—	380	145.00–150.00	147.43
4	—	429	132.50–140.00	136.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	117.50–120.00	118.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	187.50–195.00	188.90
6	—	373	190.00–200.00	193.21
6	—	477	160.00–167.50	162.41
8	—	581	152.50–160.00	153.40
3	—	677	145.00–150.00	147.53
4	—	520	157.50–162.50	159.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	150.00–155.00	152.46
5	—	425	175.00–180.00	177.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,367	72.00–77.00	74.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,127	64.00–70.00	68.33

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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