Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.45/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$141.45

78 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.63

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	146.72	801	45
Medium and Large 2	522	137.45	717	24
Medium and Large 3	409	125.73	514	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $287 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 sale78 hd

141.45

—

FL average8 barns · 597 hd

150.07

−8.63

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%	High	1,259	85.15	1,072	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	71.46	826	17

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	420	163.72/cwt	162.50–165.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.47/cwt	145.00–147.50	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.95/cwt	127.50–132.50	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.55/cwt	147.50–155.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	148.96/cwt	147.50–155.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	144.94/cwt	140.00–147.50	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	163.07/cwt	160.00–165.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	126.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.66/cwt	150.00–157.50	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.92/cwt	147.50–152.50	795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	173.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	164.37/cwt	162.50–165.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	131.99/cwt	130.00–137.50	766	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	126.31/cwt	122.50–130.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	142.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	141.85/cwt	140.00–142.50	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	139.15/cwt	137.50–140.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	124.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	144.09/cwt	140.00–147.50	823	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	186.70/cwt	185.00–190.00	678	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	83.92/cwt	80.00–87.00	825	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	88.87/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,122	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	83.86/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,055	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	71.46/cwt	68.00–74.00	826	17

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 274Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 45Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 33

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower. 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
2	—	420	162.50–165.00	163.72
4	—	373	170.00–175.00	172.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	145.00–147.50	146.47
4	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.42
4	—	573	127.50–132.50	129.95
5	—	420	155.00–160.00	157.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	147.50–155.00	151.55
5	—	536	147.50–155.00	148.96
3	—	567	140.00–147.50	144.94
8	—	428	160.00–165.00	163.07
7	—	374	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	170.00–175.00	173.70
4	—	466	162.50–165.00	164.37
3	—	363	185.00–190.00	186.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	140.00–150.00	142.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	120.00–130.00	126.53
2	—	473	122.50–130.00	126.31
4	—	373	120.00–130.00	124.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	150.00–157.50	153.66
9	—	523	147.50–152.50	151.92
7	—	474	150.00–155.00	152.08
4	—	663	135.00–137.50	136.23
3	—	632	137.50–140.00	139.15
18	—	571	140.00–147.50	144.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	140.00–145.00	141.97
11	—	580	130.00–137.50	131.99
4	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.43
4	—	518	140.00–142.50	141.85

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	983	80.00–87.00	83.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,263	86.00–91.00	88.87
26	—	1,258	79.00–85.00	83.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,156	68.00–74.00	71.46

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