Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to weak.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $171.15/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −20.34 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$171.15

33 head · 357 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$16.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	353	178.34	630	19thin
Medium and Large 2	361	161.39	582	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.95/cwt here — about $48 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 sale33 hd

171.15

—

FL average9 barns · 445 hd

154.06

+17.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−20.34

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	89.32	1,170	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	76.45	885	16

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	374	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	192.87/cwt	190.00–195.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	177.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.97/cwt	150.00–152.50	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	173.78/cwt	170.00–175.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.50	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	166.22/cwt	165.00–167.50	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	130.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	158.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.72/cwt	142.50–145.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	148.12/cwt	147.50–150.00	865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	168.25/cwt	165.00–170.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	173.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	575	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	94.92/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,355	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	76.45/cwt	74.00–82.00	885	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	86.73/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,088	13

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 360Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 45Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	175.00–180.00	177.44
4	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.45
5	—	272	190.00–195.00	192.87
6	—	330	175.00–180.00	177.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	160.00	160.00
5	—	430	150.00–152.50	150.97
3	—	267	165.00–170.00	168.25
3	—	332	170.00–175.00	173.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	170.00–175.00	173.78
4	—	525	150.00–152.50	150.64
6	—	430	165.00–167.50	166.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	190.00	190.00
8	—	584	147.50–150.00	148.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	150.00–152.50	151.21
6	—	478	150.00–152.50	151.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	125.00–135.00	130.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	155.00–160.00	158.29
6	—	420	142.50–145.00	143.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	93.00–96.00	94.92
13	—	1,255	84.00–89.00	86.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,158	74.00–82.00	76.45

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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