Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.68/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$139.68

64 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$13.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	142.81	747	35
Medium and Large 2	417	138.01	575	22
Medium and Large 3	399	129.22	515	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about $232 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 sale64 hd

139.68

—

FL average9 barns · 1,067 hd

140.70

−1.02

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	1,435	95.55	1,371	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	72.20	958	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	62.67	671	15

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	420	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.61/cwt	165.00–170.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.50	741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	181.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	151.88/cwt	147.50–155.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	147.13/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.08/cwt	160.00–167.50	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	155.02/cwt	152.50–157.50	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	158.67/cwt	155.00–162.50	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	163.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	138.15/cwt	137.50–140.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	143.18/cwt	142.50–147.50	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	140.70/cwt	140.00–142.50	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	139.93/cwt	137.50–145.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	138.70/cwt	137.50–140.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	129.91/cwt	127.50–135.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.95/cwt	142.50–147.50	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	153.67/cwt	150.00–157.50	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.06/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,608	77.88/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,252	5
Bulls	—	—	1,473	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,554	2
Bulls	—	—	1,416	90.57/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,282	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	62.67/cwt	59.00–65.00	671	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	69.62/cwt	67.00–74.00	835	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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 530Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 133Year ago 53

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00–175.00	172.44
4	—	330	180.00–190.00	184.85
6	—	477	165.00–170.00	166.61
10	—	568	130.00–132.50	130.49
5	—	368	180.00–190.00	181.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	140.00–145.00	141.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	165.00–175.00	169.86
4	—	470	150.00–157.50	153.67
4	—	333	160.00–165.00	162.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	512	147.50–155.00	151.88
4	—	480	155.00–162.50	158.67
6	—	421	160.00–165.00	163.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	145.00–150.00	147.13
4	—	518	137.50–140.00	138.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	160.00–167.50	162.08
5	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.94
2	—	615	152.50–157.50	155.02
2	—	370	180.00–185.00	182.57
8	—	428	170.00–175.00	172.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	135.00–140.00	136.63
3	—	473	135.00–140.00	136.62
6	—	383	137.50–145.00	139.93
4	—	328	137.50–140.00	138.70
6	—	424	135.00–140.00	137.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	142.50–147.50	143.18
2	—	630	140.00–145.00	142.46
7	—	574	140.00–142.50	140.70
10	—	530	142.50–147.50	144.95
2	—	685	140.00–142.50	141.23
7	—	478	140.00–147.50	142.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	127.50–130.00	128.71
3	—	373	127.50–135.00	129.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,608	76.00–80.00	77.88
11	—	1,200	67.00–74.00	69.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,070	59.00–65.00	62.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	105.00–106.00	105.51
4	—	1,416	89.00–94.00	90.57

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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