Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady in limited test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.91/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −31.58 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$159.91

46 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	172.43	731	15thin
Medium and Large 2	431	158.47	683	19thin
Medium and Large 3	407	146.54	596	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $135 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 sale46 hd

159.91

—

FL average9 barns · 427 hd

175.40

−15.49

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−31.58

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	—	High	1,595	120.00	1,914	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	85.71	1,091	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	68.45	753	15

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	253	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.69/cwt	175.00–185.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	168.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	169.39/cwt	167.50–170.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	168.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	151.05/cwt	150.00–152.50	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.89/cwt	137.50–145.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.93/cwt	152.50–157.50	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	181.55/cwt	175.00–185.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	162.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	173.81/cwt	170.00–177.50	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	156.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.12/cwt	137.50–145.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	142.93/cwt	140.00–147.50	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	161.15/cwt	157.50–165.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	158.62/cwt	155.00–162.50	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	166.92/cwt	165.00–170.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	150.44/cwt	147.50–152.50	627	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	85.71/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,091	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	71.56/cwt	69.00–76.00	791	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	62.22/cwt	58.00–65.00	678	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 388Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 79Year ago 92

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady 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	—	253	185.00–190.00	187.48
2	—	325	175.00–185.00	179.69
3	—	520	165.00–170.00	168.27
4	—	481	167.50–170.00	169.39
4	—	430	165.00–170.00	167.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	165.00–170.00	168.28
5	—	532	140.00–147.50	142.93
2	—	473	157.50–165.00	161.15
4	—	425	155.00–162.50	158.62
5	—	375	165.00–170.00	166.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	140.00–150.00	144.83
3	—	268	150.00–160.00	156.46
5	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	150.00–152.50	151.05
4	—	473	152.50–157.50	154.93
6	—	417	147.50–152.50	150.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	137.50–145.00	141.89
3	—	528	130.00–135.00	133.28
4	—	373	137.50–145.00	141.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	120.00–130.00	124.85
4	—	370	120.00–130.00	124.86
5	—	528	110.00–115.00	111.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	175.00–185.00	181.55
2	—	488	170.00–177.50	173.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	160.00–165.00	162.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	83.00–89.00	85.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,106	69.00–76.00	71.56
5	—	1,089	58.00–65.00	62.22

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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