Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.46/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$146.46

106 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$17.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	155.23	727	47
Medium and Large 2	487	139.99	682	42
Medium and Large 3	415	138.18	573	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.05/cwt here — about $154 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 sale106 hd

146.46

—

FL average9 barns · 1,188 hd

143.45

+3.00

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%	Average	1,369	82.12	1,124	17

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	333	200.11/cwt	195.00–205.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	178.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	163.31/cwt	162.50–167.50	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	162.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	192.28/cwt	185.00–200.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.17/cwt	147.50–155.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	199.78/cwt	195.00–210.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	138.70/cwt	135.00–142.50	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	170.41/cwt	165.00–175.00	726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.65/cwt	170.00–177.50	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	161.18/cwt	157.50–165.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	153.70/cwt	152.50–160.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	141.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	554	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	148.20/cwt	147.50–150.00	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	154.92/cwt	152.50–160.00	671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	138.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	146.26/cwt	145.00–147.50	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.99/cwt	135.00–142.50	788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	137.39/cwt	135.00–142.50	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	141.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	153.11/cwt	147.50–160.00	805	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	80.24/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,024	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	84.24/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,241	8

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 370Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 76Year ago 109

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	195.00–205.00	200.11
4	—	370	185.00–195.00	189.93
6	—	428	175.00–185.00	178.15
6	—	478	162.50–167.50	163.31
9	—	533	155.00–160.00	156.63
7	—	574	147.50–150.00	148.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	155.00–160.00	157.49
6	—	470	140.00–150.00	144.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	160.00–170.00	162.39
4	—	423	185.00–200.00	192.28
4	—	609	155.00–160.00	157.51
6	—	377	195.00–210.00	199.78
2	—	473	170.00–177.50	173.65
2	—	680	145.00–147.50	146.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	165.00–175.00	170.41
4	—	570	157.50–165.00	161.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	147.50–155.00	151.17
12	—	481	152.50–160.00	153.70
15	—	433	152.50–160.00	154.92
7	—	377	160.00–170.00	164.09
7	—	526	147.50–160.00	153.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	135.00–142.50	138.70
12	—	391	140.00–150.00	141.58
11	—	575	135.00–142.50	136.99
13	—	479	140.00–147.50	141.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	135.00–140.00	138.61
6	—	382	135.00–142.50	137.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,276	78.00–82.00	80.24
8	—	1,473	83.00–86.00	84.24

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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