Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.23/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$148.23

54 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$8.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	151.82	690	31
Medium and Large 2	424	143.40	609	23

One grade step is worth $8.42/cwt here — about $81 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 sale54 hd

148.23

—

FL average6 barns · 323 hd

149.54

−1.31

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	85.91	1,284	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	78.26	863	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	66.59	676	6thin

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	—	373	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.14/cwt	147.50–150.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	166.21/cwt	165.00–167.50	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	177.93/cwt	175.00–180.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.44/cwt	157.50–162.50	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	166.21/cwt	165.00–167.50	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	147.40/cwt	142.50–150.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.40/cwt	137.50–142.50	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	151.24/cwt	150.00–153.00	501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.92/cwt	167.50–175.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.35/cwt	152.50–155.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.15/cwt	147.50–155.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.72/cwt	142.50–145.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.14/cwt	132.50–135.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	164.08/cwt	160.00–166.00	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	149.19/cwt	145.00–152.50	551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	146.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	151.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	76.84/cwt	74.00–79.00	791	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,119	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	85.91/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,284	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	66.59/cwt	63.00–70.00	676	6

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 340Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 133Year ago 63

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	165.00–170.00	167.42
3	—	568	147.50–150.00	149.14
4	—	433	165.00–167.50	166.21
5	—	333	175.00–180.00	177.93
5	—	470	157.50–162.50	160.44
5	—	515	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	160.00–165.00	161.59
7	—	323	160.00–166.00	164.08
4	—	470	145.00–150.00	147.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	145.00–152.50	149.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	165.00–167.50	166.21
6	—	520	142.50–150.00	147.40
4	—	480	160.00–162.50	161.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	167.50–175.00	169.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	140.00–150.00	144.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	135.00–140.00	138.76
5	—	372	137.50–142.50	140.40
7	—	331	150.00–153.00	151.24
2	—	415	145.00–147.50	146.28
2	—	473	142.50–145.00	143.72
3	—	570	132.50–135.00	134.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	150.00–155.00	153.32
4	—	423	152.50–155.00	154.35
4	—	473	147.50–155.00	151.15
4	—	580	145.00–150.00	146.22
7	—	534	150.00–155.00	151.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,029	74.00–79.00	76.84
3	—	1,348	83.00	83.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	85.00–87.00	85.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,015	63.00–70.00	66.59

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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