Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.78/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$141.78

74 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$6.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	147.05	599	18thin
Medium and Large 2	390	140.09	546	56

One grade step is worth $6.96/cwt here — about $53 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 sale74 hd

141.78

—

FL average9 barns · 625 hd

147.59

−5.81

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	1,350	97.05	1,310	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	85.49	1,066	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	65.66	692	28

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	381	171.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	150.82/cwt	150.00–152.50	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	209.71/cwt	195.00–225.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	168.90/cwt	165.00–170.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	146.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.94/cwt	162.50–167.50	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	155.22/cwt	152.50–160.00	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	149.71/cwt	147.50–155.00	793	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	124.31/cwt	122.50–130.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	141.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	141.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	522	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	151.69/cwt	150.00–152.50	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.14/cwt	142.50–145.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	148.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.95/cwt	142.50–147.50	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	377	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.44/cwt	137.50–142.50	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	156.77/cwt	152.00–160.00	575	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	153.73/cwt	152.50–155.00	812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	97.05/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,310	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	82.46/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,027	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	88.90/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,110	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	71.35/cwt	69.00–74.00	744	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	56.86/cwt	52.00–60.00	608	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 Jun 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 363Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 68Year ago 102

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	170.00–180.00	171.35
3	—	572	150.00–152.50	150.82
4	—	255	195.00–225.00	209.71
5	—	313	165.00–170.00	168.90
2	—	528	152.50–155.00	153.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	150.00–160.00	154.85
8	—	436	145.00–150.00	146.81
13	—	367	152.00–160.00	156.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	162.50–167.50	164.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	152.50–160.00	155.22
13	—	530	147.50–155.00	149.71
5	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	122.50–130.00	124.31
12	—	431	140.00–145.00	141.22
14	—	369	140.00–145.00	141.51
7	—	331	140.00–145.00	142.76
11	—	265	140.00–145.00	142.32
5	—	475	137.50–142.50	139.44
3	—	523	135.00–140.00	136.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	150.00–152.50	151.69
3	—	467	142.50–145.00	144.14
6	—	320	145.00–150.00	148.28
6	—	530	142.50–147.50	144.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	96.00–98.00	97.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,246	79.00–85.00	82.46
8	—	1,249	88.00–90.00	88.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,043	69.00–74.00	71.35
11	—	1,070	52.00–60.00	56.86

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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