Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.11/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$144.11

74 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$20.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	152.71	643	31
Medium and Large 2	411	139.05	571	36
Medium and Large 3	349	132.07	461	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.64/cwt here — about $182 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 sale74 hd

144.11

—

FL average9 barns · 717 hd

147.41

−3.30

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	1,669	108.00	1,803	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	82.25	1,065	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	68.05	693	22

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	370	191.49/cwt	185.00–195.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	171.18/cwt	170.00–175.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	163.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	546	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	202.09/cwt	195.00–210.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.14/cwt	152.50–160.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	153.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	161.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	197.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	140.57/cwt	137.50–145.00	530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	152.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	136.37/cwt	130.00–147.50	589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	148.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	149.89/cwt	147.50–155.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	151.02/cwt	147.50–152.50	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.95/cwt	142.50–147.50	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.50	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	137.95/cwt	135.00–142.50	792	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	119.00/cwt	110.00–127.50	1,016	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	81.45/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,065	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	87.67/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,056	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	72.45/cwt	70.00–75.00	816	9
Bulls	—	—	1,669	108.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,803	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	614	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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 239Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 50Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower. 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
3	—	370	185.00–195.00	191.49
4	—	275	185.00–190.00	187.41
4	—	323	195.00–210.00	202.09
4	—	424	160.00–165.00	162.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	170.00–175.00	171.18
12	—	333	160.00–170.00	163.98
5	—	574	135.00–142.50	137.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	130.00–135.00	131.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	130.00–135.00	133.70
2	—	678	140.00–145.00	142.56
4	—	365	195.00–200.00	197.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	152.50–160.00	156.14
4	—	470	145.00–150.00	147.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	150.00–155.00	153.97
7	—	377	137.50–145.00	140.57
13	—	432	130.00–147.50	136.37
3	—	525	130.00–135.00	131.60
4	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.42
4	—	570	120.00–127.50	123.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	160.00–165.00	161.57
4	—	333	160.00–165.00	162.41
7	—	381	150.00–160.00	152.70
3	—	468	147.00–150.00	148.04
3	—	528	147.50–155.00	149.89
7	—	421	147.50–152.50	151.02
4	—	573	142.50–147.50	144.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.42
3	—	317	135.00–140.00	138.26

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	854	110.00–127.50	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,308	77.50–85.00	81.45
4	—	1,204	87.00–88.00	87.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,126	70.00–75.00	72.45
13	—	945	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,669	105.00–110.00	108.00

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