Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.26/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$156.26

111 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$16.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	161.59	771	51
Medium and Large 2	414	156.00	646	36
Medium and Large 3	396	145.34	576	24

One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $195 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 sale111 hd

156.26

—

FL average9 barns · 546 hd

172.05

−15.79

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	1,502	96.41	1,448	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	77.97	1,105	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	73.29	893	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	65.78	685	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	278	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	122.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	138.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	132.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.50	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	167.39/cwt	165.00–175.00	561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	149.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.50	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	151.78/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.50	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	143.34/cwt	142.50–145.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	204.68/cwt	200.00–210.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	149.92/cwt	147.50–152.50	567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	157.09/cwt	155.00–160.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	184.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	141.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.27/cwt	137.50–140.00	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	159.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.50	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.67/cwt	142.50–147.50	681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	148.78/cwt	147.50–150.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.51/cwt	147.50–152.00	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	181.94/cwt	180.00–185.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	147.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.50	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	146.61/cwt	145.00–152.50	639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	140.04/cwt	137.50–142.50	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.93/cwt	137.50–142.50	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	133.98/cwt	132.50–135.00	774	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	72.11/cwt	69.00–75.00	880	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	79.96/cwt	79.00–81.00	964	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	75.13/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,070	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	80.33/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,133	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	65.78/cwt	64.00–67.00	685	14
Bulls	—	—	1,458	89.11/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,299	2

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 336Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 117Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	180.00–185.00	182.57
2	—	315	190.00–195.00	192.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.94
7	—	471	120.00–125.00	122.79
8	—	329	135.00–140.00	138.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	130.00–135.00	132.10
5	—	332	140.00–142.50	140.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	137.50–140.00	139.27
9	—	471	142.50–147.50	144.67
9	—	436	145.00–152.50	146.61
2	—	288	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	147.50–150.00	148.78
4	—	270	150.00–160.00	154.81
4	—	418	137.50–142.50	140.04
4	—	473	137.50–142.50	139.93
5	—	578	132.50–135.00	133.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	140.00–147.50	143.64
8	—	335	165.00–175.00	167.39
8	—	427	150.00–155.00	151.78
9	—	377	155.00–165.00	159.25
7	—	474	150.00–152.50	150.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	140.00	140.00
4	—	323	145.00–155.00	149.73
8	—	378	147.50–152.50	149.92
8	—	416	140.00–145.00	141.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	150.00–157.50	152.41
5	—	431	160.00–162.50	161.02
3	—	660	142.50–145.00	143.34
2	—	278	200.00–210.00	204.68
7	—	471	155.00–160.00	157.09
7	—	327	180.00–190.00	184.06
13	—	516	147.50–152.00	150.51
5	—	372	180.00–185.00	181.94
6	—	624	145.00–148.00	147.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,458	87.00–91.00	89.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,221	69.00–75.00	72.11
3	—	1,205	79.00–81.00	79.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,424	74.00–77.00	75.13
6	—	1,411	78.00–83.00	80.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,041	64.00–67.00	65.78

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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