Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.05/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$141.05

89 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$23.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	149.92	671	37
Medium and Large 2	424	136.89	581	41
Medium and Large 3	431	126.70	547	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about $125 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 sale89 hd

141.05

—

FL average9 barns · 549 hd

152.15

−11.11

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	1,549	108.28	1,677	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	93.28	1,540	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	92.11	1,154	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	70.69	846	9thin

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	—	335	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.91/cwt	142.00–150.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	158.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	148.78/cwt	147.50–150.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	137.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	179.66/cwt	177.00–182.50	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.69/cwt	165.00–167.50	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	168.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	151.14/cwt	147.50–155.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	156.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.43/cwt	147.50–152.50	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	132.97/cwt	125.00–145.00	443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	148.10/cwt	147.50–150.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.42/cwt	147.50–155.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	172.40/cwt	170.00–177.50	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.55/cwt	172.50–177.50	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	150.11/cwt	147.50–152.50	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	138.04/cwt	135.00–142.50	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	126.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	138.73/cwt	137.50–142.50	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	837.12/cwt	825.00–850.00	6,948	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	96.37/cwt	90.00–112.50	896	3
Bulls	—	—	1,549	108.28/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,677	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	90.04/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,499	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	94.58/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,556	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	70.69/cwt	68.00–74.00	846	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	96.51/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,203	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	85.08/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,076	5

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 490Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 70Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 46Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	170.00–180.00	174.85
2	—	378	160.00–170.00	164.90
3	—	427	155.00–160.00	158.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	130.00–135.00	132.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	142.00–150.00	145.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	147.50–150.00	148.78
8	—	530	147.50–155.00	151.14
5	—	430	147.50–152.50	149.43
4	—	479	147.50–150.00	148.10
5	—	575	147.50–155.00	150.42
11	—	376	147.50–152.50	150.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	135.00–140.00	137.91
11	—	374	135.00–140.00	137.19
8	—	333	125.00–145.00	132.97
5	—	514	135.00–142.50	138.04
10	—	479	137.50–142.50	138.73
2	—	570	135.00–137.50	136.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	120.00–130.00	126.10
3	—	467	125.00–130.00	128.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	177.00–182.50	179.66
3	—	523	165.00–167.50	166.69
9	—	432	170.00–177.50	172.40
8	—	471	172.50–177.50	175.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	165.00–170.00	168.44
3	—	425	160.00–165.00	163.29
5	—	473	155.00–160.00	156.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	830	825.00–850.00	837.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	930	90.00–112.50	96.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,549	104.00–112.00	108.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	89.00–91.00	90.04
5	—	1,645	91.00–97.00	94.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,197	68.00–74.00	70.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,246	94.00–100.00	96.51
5	—	1,265	82.00–88.00	85.08

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

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