Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.98/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$139.98

42 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$325

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$2.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	368	142.09	523	12thin
Medium and Large 1	610	139.13	849	30

One grade step is worth $2.97/cwt here — about −$325 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 sale42 hd

139.98

—

FL average9 barns · 767 hd

150.80

−10.82

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	1,933	109.12	2,109	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	77.63	1,191	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	70.44	866	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	64.39	733	23

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	144.40/cwt	140.00–147.50	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.06/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.91/cwt	152.50–160.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	149.39/cwt	147.50–152.50	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	155.80/cwt	155.00–160.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.21/cwt	155.00–160.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	167.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	151.64/cwt	150.00–152.50	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	166.53/cwt	160.00–170.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	161.81/cwt	160.00–165.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	133.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	163.70/cwt	160.00–167.50	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	142.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,073	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	153.70/cwt	152.50–157.50	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.58/cwt	127.50–132.50	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.38/cwt	150.00–157.50	655	3
Bulls	—	—	2,068	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	70.44/cwt	67.00–73.00	866	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	74.57/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,136	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	79.55/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,226	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	58.80/cwt	57.00–61.00	626	6
Bulls	—	—	1,865	104.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,943	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	66.36/cwt	65.00–68.00	772	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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 210Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 70Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	140.00–147.50	144.40
8	—	925	116.00	116.00
2	—	220	155.00–160.00	157.39
8	—	479	152.50–157.50	153.70
4	—	675	127.50–132.50	130.58
3	—	430	150.00–157.50	152.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	140.00–147.50	142.06
5	—	215	140.00–145.00	142.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	170.00–175.00	172.54
3	—	477	152.50–160.00	154.91
4	—	633	147.50–152.50	149.39
6	—	668	145.00–155.00	148.77
2	—	538	160.00–167.50	163.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	155.00–160.00	155.80
5	—	667	130.00–135.00	133.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	155.00–160.00	156.21
7	—	371	165.00–170.00	167.77
3	—	513	150.00–152.50	151.64
4	—	273	170.00–180.00	174.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	145.00–150.00	147.44
3	—	327	160.00–170.00	166.53
3	—	272	160.00–165.00	161.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,068	119.00	119.00
4	—	1,865	100.00–110.00	104.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,229	67.00–73.00	70.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,524	72.00–79.00	74.57
16	—	1,541	77.00–84.00	79.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	57.00–61.00	58.80
17	—	1,164	65.00–68.00	66.36

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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