Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.82/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$162.82

90 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$22.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	172.65	900	39
Medium and Large 2	480	162.21	778	21
Medium and Large 3	431	150.48	649	30

One grade step is worth $22.18/cwt here — about $251 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 sale90 hd

162.82

—

FL average8 barns · 392 hd

183.52

−20.69

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	1,642	117.01	1,921	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	96.35	1,657	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	95.15	1,257	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	79.80	915	14

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	473	171.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	181.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	148.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	868	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	158.71/cwt	157.50–165.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	148.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	151.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	151.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	171.94/cwt	170.00–175.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	171.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	158.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.50	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	636	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	159.30/cwt	155.00–162.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	176.48/cwt	170.00–177.50	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	204.30/cwt	190.00–220.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	184.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	161.78/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	152.16/cwt	150.00–155.00	816	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	157.98/cwt	150.00–167.50	902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	148.52/cwt	147.50–150.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	141.51/cwt	140.00–147.50	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	154.86/cwt	150.00–158.00	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	141.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	805	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	159.48/cwt	157.50–165.00	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	163.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	147.45/cwt	145.00–152.50	781	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	117.01/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,921	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	96.35/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,657	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	79.80/cwt	77.00–84.00	915	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	101.11/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,425	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	91.67/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,164	12

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 340Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 64Year ago 42

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	170.00–175.00	171.62
5	—	383	180.00–190.00	181.85
6	—	537	157.50–165.00	158.71
4	—	430	170.00–180.00	174.88
5	—	576	150.00–158.00	154.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	145.00–150.00	148.61
10	—	420	157.50–165.00	159.48
6	—	380	160.00–170.00	163.16
3	—	530	145.00–152.50	147.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.58
16	—	570	140.00–145.00	141.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	145.00–150.00	148.16
14	—	381	150.00–160.00	151.35
8	—	436	150.00–160.00	151.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	180.00–190.00	181.91
7	—	536	170.00–177.50	176.48
2	—	373	190.00–220.00	204.30
8	—	470	180.00–190.00	184.89
4	—	631	160.00–167.50	161.78
13	—	571	150.00–167.50	157.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	150.00–155.00	153.32
5	—	372	170.00–175.00	171.94
3	—	423	170.00–175.00	171.61
3	—	473	155.00–165.00	158.24
4	—	530	155.00–162.00	159.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	145.00–147.50	145.97
16	—	536	150.00–155.00	152.16
5	—	581	147.50–150.00	148.52
5	—	606	140.00–147.50	141.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	476	130.00–140.00	133.63
6	—	537	140.00–147.50	142.42
10	—	430	130.00–140.00	134.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	116.00–119.00	117.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,720	95.00–97.00	96.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,147	77.00–84.00	79.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	99.00–106.00	101.11
12	—	1,270	88.00–95.00	91.67

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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