Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.59/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$143.59

17 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$25.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	152.40	666	9thin
Medium and Large 2	328	137.93	452	5thin
Medium and Large 3	432	126.60	547	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $119 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 sale17 hd

143.59

—

FL average9 barns · 646 hd

152.61

−9.02

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	1,552	103.50	1,606	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,758	86.41	1,519	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	80.57	975	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	64.63	731	22

Every lot, as filed

14 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 2	—	330	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	185.15/cwt	180.00–190.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	188.25/cwt	185.00–190.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	194.31/cwt	187.50–197.50	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	152.40/cwt	150.00–157.50	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,547	109.78/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,698	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	94.07/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,467	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	91.47/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,267	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	78.39/cwt	73.00–85.00	921	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	86.41/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,519	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	69.88/cwt	66.00–74.00	813	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	59.37/cwt	57.00–61.00	651	11

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 280Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 85Year ago 77

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	160.00–170.00	164.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	180.00–190.00	185.15
3	—	272	185.00–190.00	188.25
3	—	382	187.50–197.50	194.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	150.00–157.50	152.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	135.00–140.00	137.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	125.00–130.00	126.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	106.00–114.00	109.78
2	—	1,560	91.00–97.00	94.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	90.00–93.00	91.47
20	—	1,175	73.00–85.00	78.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	85.00–89.00	86.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,164	66.00–74.00	69.88
11	—	1,097	57.00–61.00	59.37

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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