Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady, feeder heifers over 400 pounds firm to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.35/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$143.35

84 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$17.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	149.28	768	32
Medium and Large 2	391	141.11	552	44
Medium and Large 3	428	131.93	565	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.35/cwt here — about $204 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 sale84 hd

143.35

—

FL average9 barns · 520 hd

150.99

−7.64

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	—	Low	1,420	98.57	1,400	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	83.55	919	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	63.79	677	21

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	367	173.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.70/cwt	165.00–167.50	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.15/cwt	152.50–155.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.02/cwt	162.50–165.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	172.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	163.31/cwt	162.50–165.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	136.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.13/cwt	152.50–155.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	170.37/cwt	167.50–175.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	157.99/cwt	155.00–160.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	176.58/cwt	175.00–185.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	462	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.37/cwt	140.00–147.50	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	145.16/cwt	142.50–147.50	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	166.23/cwt	165.00–167.50	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.91/cwt	140.00–147.50	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	140.59/cwt	140.00–142.50	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.86/cwt	155.00–157.50	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.91/cwt	152.50–160.00	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	547	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	98.57/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,400	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	82.14/cwt	78.00–84.00	888	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	87.77/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,014	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	67.90/cwt	65.00–72.00	720	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	57.10/cwt	55.00–61.00	606	8

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 400Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 80Year ago 76

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady, feeder heifers over 400 pounds firm to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	170.00–175.00	173.50
3	—	477	165.00–167.50	166.70
3	—	525	152.50–155.00	154.15
5	—	424	162.50–165.00	163.02
6	—	273	180.00–185.00	182.43
9	—	326	170.00–175.00	172.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	140.00–147.50	144.91
5	—	528	145.00–150.00	147.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	162.50–165.00	163.31
5	—	428	167.50–175.00	170.37
5	—	617	155.00–160.00	157.99
6	—	337	175.00–185.00	176.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	135.00–140.00	136.89
10	—	340	135.00–140.00	135.94
10	—	422	140.00–147.50	144.37
11	—	471	142.50–147.50	145.16
8	—	379	140.00–142.50	140.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	152.50–155.00	154.13
4	—	625	127.50	127.50
4	—	725	117.00	117.00
2	—	428	165.00–167.50	166.23
8	—	525	155.00–157.50	156.86
9	—	477	152.50–160.00	154.91
2	—	308	175.00–180.00	177.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	130.00–135.00	131.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,420	95.00–101.00	98.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,081	78.00–84.00	82.14
5	—	1,155	86.00–90.00	87.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,060	65.00–72.00	67.90
8	—	1,062	55.00–61.00	57.10

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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