Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

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 $149.33/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$149.33

56 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	155.72	674	35
Medium and Large 2	435	146.87	639	13thin
Medium and Large 3	349	125.37	438	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $236 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 sale56 hd

149.33

—

FL average9 barns · 595 hd

143.32

+6.01

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	1,565	105.24	1,647	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	85.12	1,454	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	77.35	937	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	61.85	675	19

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	—	577	149.93/cwt	147.50–155.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	147.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	156.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	166.12/cwt	162.50–170.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	164.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	157.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	144.96/cwt	142.50–147.50	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.93/cwt	142.50–147.50	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.50	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	122.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	452	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	140.85/cwt	137.50–142.50	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.94/cwt	150.00–157.50	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	165.35/cwt	162.50–167.50	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	601	6
Bulls	—	—	1,391	98.22/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,366	5
Bulls	—	—	1,514	106.89/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,618	7
Bulls	—	—	2,178	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	77.35/cwt	74.00–82.00	937	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	82.96/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,409	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,717	87.27/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,498	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	67.29/cwt	65.00–71.00	781	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	57.90/cwt	55.00–61.00	602	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 May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 344Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 92Year ago 78

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	147.50–155.00	149.93
4	—	473	150.00–155.00	152.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	145.00–150.00	147.09
4	—	270	160.00–165.00	162.41
5	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.94
3	—	375	152.00–155.00	152.97
3	—	577	137.50–142.50	140.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	135.00–140.00	138.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	155.00–160.00	156.95
6	—	373	162.50–170.00	166.12
7	—	329	160.00–165.00	164.26
4	—	430	150.00–152.50	151.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	155.00–160.00	157.07
15	—	478	150.00–157.50	151.94
2	—	570	137.50–140.00	138.77
5	—	321	162.50–167.50	165.35
6	—	373	160.00–162.50	161.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	142.50–147.50	144.96
6	—	473	142.50–147.50	144.93
3	—	363	150.00–155.00	153.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	130.00–132.50	130.85
5	—	370	120.00–125.00	122.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	95.00–100.00	98.22
7	—	1,514	102.00–110.00	106.89
2	—	2,178	115.00–119.00	116.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,212	74.00–82.00	77.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,699	80.00–85.00	82.96
9	—	1,717	86.00–90.00	87.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,160	65.00–71.00	67.29
11	—	1,040	55.00–61.00	57.90

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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