Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher in light test. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.55/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$158.55

102 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$4.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	401	161.43	647	43
Medium and Large 1	519	156.46	812	59

One grade step is worth $4.98/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale102 hd

158.55

—

FL average9 barns · 889 hd

162.71

−4.16

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	1,323	106.89	1,414	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	74.88	894	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	64.80	752	24

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	327	164.09/cwt	160.00–167.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	137.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	147.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	147.10/cwt	145.00–150.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	139.21/cwt	137.50–142.50	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	156.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	134.30/cwt	132.50–135.00	974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	167.49/cwt	165.00–172.50	719	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	168.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.94/cwt	147.50–152.50	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	150.16/cwt	147.50–152.50	707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.97/cwt	152.50–160.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	160.86/cwt	157.50–165.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.57/cwt	145.00–152.50	550	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	147.82/cwt	145.00–150.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	153.45/cwt	152.50–157.50	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	167.29/cwt	165.00–170.00	611	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	151.22/cwt	150.00–157.50	496	12
Bulls	—	—	1,323	106.89/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,414	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	67.90/cwt	66.00–69.00	830	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	61.13/cwt	57.00–62.00	666	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	74.88/cwt	74.00–76.00	894	6

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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 340Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 68Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher in light test. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	160.00–167.00	164.09
6	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	135.00–140.00	137.95
8	—	431	140.00–145.00	142.48
17	—	370	145.00–152.50	148.57
4	—	478	135.00–140.00	136.19
12	—	328	150.00–157.50	151.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	145.00–150.00	147.10
3	—	567	137.50–142.50	139.21
4	—	329	165.00–175.00	168.27
4	—	430	147.50–152.50	149.94
7	—	466	145.00–150.00	147.82
10	—	380	152.50–157.50	153.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	145.00–150.00	147.80
11	—	725	132.50–135.00	134.30
24	—	429	165.00–172.50	167.49
6	—	527	152.50–160.00	154.97
11	—	471	157.50–165.00	160.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	155.00–160.00	156.72
11	—	471	147.50–152.50	150.16
26	—	365	165.00–170.00	167.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	106.00–111.00	106.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,222	66.00–69.00	67.90
11	—	1,089	57.00–62.00	61.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	74.00–76.00	74.88

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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