Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle steady under 500 pounds, over 500 pounds firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.17/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$159.17

49 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$13.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	163.50	890	33
Medium and Large 2	499	150.23	750	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.27/cwt here — about $140 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 sale49 hd

159.17

—

FL average9 barns · 1,111 hd

165.99

−6.82

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	1,268	79.11	1,003	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	66.24	665	7thin

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	—	368	163.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.16/cwt	147.50–150.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	159.85/cwt	157.50–167.50	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	141.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	162.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	870	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.91/cwt	147.50–155.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	163.21/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	148.70/cwt	147.50–155.00	804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	166.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	149.94/cwt	147.50–155.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	138.53/cwt	137.50–140.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	163.69/cwt	160.00–167.50	949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	168.38/cwt	167.50–170.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.36/cwt	157.50–165.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.82/cwt	145.00–150.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	668	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	76.72/cwt	73.00–81.00	915	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	77.91/cwt	75.00–80.00	975	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	84.70/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,143	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	66.24/cwt	65.00–73.00	665	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 Aug 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 490Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 66Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle steady under 500 pounds, over 500 pounds firm. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	160.00–165.00	163.26
3	—	527	147.50–150.00	149.16
3	—	588	145.00–148.00	145.99
4	—	431	157.50–167.50	159.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	140.00–150.00	141.39
2	—	278	160.00–170.00	164.77
3	—	527	140.00–145.00	143.29
3	—	570	135.00–140.00	136.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	140.00–145.00	141.90
5	—	572	137.50–140.00	138.53
6	—	473	140.00–142.50	141.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	147.50–155.00	149.91
3	—	435	147.50–155.00	149.94
7	—	615	135.00–140.00	138.58
3	—	328	165.00–170.00	166.75
5	—	378	157.50–165.00	160.36
12	—	533	145.00–150.00	145.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	535	160.00–170.00	162.60
7	—	616	160.00–167.50	163.21
3	—	435	165.00–170.00	166.63
8	—	580	160.00–167.50	163.69
1	—	710	150.00	150.00
3	—	370	167.50–170.00	168.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	150.00–160.00	154.83
12	—	541	147.50–155.00	148.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,193	73.00–81.00	76.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,251	75.00–80.00	77.91
3	—	1,350	84.00–86.00	84.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	65.00–73.00	66.24

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle