Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.89/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$149.89

39 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	157.68	730	12thin
Medium and Large 2	473	146.90	695	23
Medium and Large 3	429	143.73	617	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $114 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 sale39 hd

149.89

—

FL average9 barns · 731 hd

147.54

+2.35

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	1,435	87.52	1,256	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	72.43	1,113	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	71.61	819	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	61.70	628	26

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	375	179.52/cwt	177.00–185.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	168.66/cwt	165.00–172.50	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	166.65/cwt	165.00–167.50	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	146.21/cwt	142.50–150.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	138.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.94/cwt	152.50–160.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.94/cwt	167.50–172.50	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	174.92/cwt	170.00–177.50	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	160.80/cwt	160.00–162.50	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	152.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	154.00/cwt	150.00–157.50	661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	143.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.08/cwt	152.50–157.50	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	87.52/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,256	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	77.06/cwt	75.00–79.00	971	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	72.43/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,113	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	63.96/cwt	61.00–66.00	721	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	59.44/cwt	58.00–62.00	541	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	69.04/cwt	66.00–73.00	752	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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 158Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 65Year ago 87

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	177.00–185.00	179.52
4	—	430	165.00–172.50	168.66
3	—	460	165.00–167.50	166.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	160.00–170.00	165.20
4	—	535	142.50–150.00	146.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	160.00–170.00	163.25
3	—	477	160.00–162.50	160.80
4	—	530	150.00–155.00	152.45
2	—	373	152.50–157.50	155.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	135.00–140.00	138.78
5	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.94
11	—	429	150.00–157.50	154.00
3	—	570	120.00–125.00	121.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	140.00–145.00	143.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	152.50–160.00	154.94
4	—	430	167.50–172.50	169.94
3	—	518	170.00–177.50	174.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	87.00–88.00	87.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,260	75.00–79.00	77.06
17	—	1,089	66.00–73.00	69.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	70.00–74.00	72.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,127	61.00–66.00	63.96
13	—	910	58.00–62.00	59.44

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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