Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls not tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.08/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$157.08

65 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$13.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.63

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	162.39	759	39
Medium and Large 2	497	149.12	741	26

One grade step is worth $13.27/cwt here — about $18 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 sale65 hd

157.08

—

FL average9 barns · 886 hd

163.72

−6.63

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	—	High	1,705	110.00	1,876	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	71.38	917	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	60.12	661	18

Every lot, as filed

24 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 2	—	366	148.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	148.90/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	148.37/cwt	145.00–152.50	634	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	149.92/cwt	147.50–152.50	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	151.44/cwt	150.00–157.50	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	141.10/cwt	137.50–145.00	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	146.23/cwt	145.00–147.50	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	168.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	149.29/cwt	147.50–155.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	182.37/cwt	180.00–187.50	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	151.80/cwt	150.00–157.50	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	167.99/cwt	167.50–170.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	126.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	166.21/cwt	165.00–170.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	163.30/cwt	162.50–170.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	153.96/cwt	152.50–160.00	825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.07/cwt	140.00–147.50	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	69.47/cwt	67.00–73.00	885	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	79.02/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,049	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	63.55/cwt	61.00–66.00	698	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	54.73/cwt	52.00–58.00	603	7

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 400Year ago 939

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 72Year ago 76

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls not tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	145.00–150.00	148.69
13	—	429	145.00–150.00	148.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	427	145.00–152.50	148.37
4	—	373	147.50–152.50	149.92
5	—	480	150.00–157.50	151.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	137.50–145.00	141.10
8	—	576	125.00–130.00	126.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	145.00–147.50	146.23
3	—	327	165.00–170.00	168.32
4	—	478	147.50–155.00	149.29
4	—	630	140.00	140.00
5	—	528	140.00–147.50	143.07
6	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	180.00–187.50	182.37
4	—	583	150.00–157.50	151.80
5	—	358	167.50–170.00	167.99
8	—	435	165.00–170.00	166.21
9	—	478	162.50–170.00	163.30
10	—	536	152.50–160.00	153.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,274	67.00–73.00	69.47
3	—	1,328	78.00–80.00	79.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,098	61.00–66.00	63.55
7	—	1,101	52.00–58.00	54.73

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Townsend Livestock Market