Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.10/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$138.10

71 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$5.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	141.71	723	23
Medium and Large 2	457	136.38	623	48

One grade step is worth $5.33/cwt here — about $99 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 sale71 hd

138.10

—

FL average9 barns · 785 hd

144.95

−6.85

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	—	Average	1,698	105.75	1,796	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	85.46	1,152	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	82.07	1,026	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,273	72.65	925	23

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	214	208.22/cwt	200.00–220.00	446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	170.44/cwt	170.00–172.50	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.88/cwt	147.50–155.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	156.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	160.57/cwt	157.50–165.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	147.88/cwt	145.00–152.50	331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.50	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	140.57/cwt	137.50–145.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.89/cwt	147.50–152.50	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	162.39/cwt	157.50–165.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	152.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.57/cwt	147.50–152.50	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.71/cwt	137.50–140.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	139.12/cwt	137.50–142.50	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	171.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.11/cwt	147.50–152.50	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.36/cwt	137.50–145.00	527	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	86.52/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,171	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	83.33/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,112	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	105.75/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	82.07/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,026	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	72.65/cwt	69.00–74.00	925	23

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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 250Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 40Year ago 58

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
5	—	214	200.00–220.00	208.22
5	—	432	155.00–160.00	156.94
6	—	364	170.00–172.50	170.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	147.50–155.00	149.88
7	—	377	157.50–165.00	160.57
3	—	273	170.00–175.00	171.59
4	—	473	145.00–150.00	147.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	150.00–160.00	156.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	128.00–130.00	129.35
3	—	373	147.50–152.50	150.89
5	—	430	147.50–152.50	149.57
6	—	477	147.50–152.50	149.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	224	145.00–152.50	147.88
12	—	628	120.00–122.50	120.80
5	—	411	137.50–145.00	140.57
6	—	318	140.00–145.00	142.60
8	—	525	137.50–140.00	138.71
6	—	483	137.50–142.50	139.12
6	—	370	137.50–145.00	142.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	157.50–165.00	162.39
11	—	531	150.00–155.00	152.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,354	84.00–89.00	86.52
3	—	1,335	83.00–84.00	83.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,250	78.00–84.00	82.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,273	69.00–74.00	72.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	103.00–109.00	105.75

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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