Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.38/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$159.38

146 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$6.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	162.62	971	75
Medium and Large 2	513	155.96	801	71

One grade step is worth $6.66/cwt here — about $170 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 sale146 hd

159.38

—

FL average9 barns · 1,052 hd

171.81

−12.43

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	—	Low	1,519	100.71	1,530	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	81.75	1,077	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,226	69.83	856	7thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	373	178.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	130.41/cwt	127.50–131.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.24/cwt	140.00–147.50	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	582	157.87/cwt	155.00–162.50	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	136.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	138.31/cwt	137.50–140.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	207.30/cwt	200.00–215.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	165.61/cwt	165.00–170.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	165.44/cwt	162.50–167.50	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	159.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	752	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	147.06/cwt	144.00–150.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	153.68/cwt	150.00–157.50	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	172.40/cwt	170.00–177.50	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	144.06/cwt	142.50–147.50	745	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	138.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.97/cwt	167.50–170.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	152.48/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	154.75/cwt	150.00–157.50	881	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	140.33/cwt	140.00–142.50	648	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	119.97/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	163.71/cwt	160.00–167.50	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	535	156.82/cwt	155.00–162.50	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	136.87/cwt	132.50–140.00	843	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	148.97/cwt	147.50–150.00	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	167.48/cwt	164.00–170.00	965	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	141.61/cwt	140.00–143.00	923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	10
Bulls	—	—	1,373	92.76/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,274	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	112.63/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,958	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,585	84.62/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,341	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	80.31/cwt	78.00–82.00	951	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	69.83/cwt	67.00–74.00	856	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 500Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 63Year ago 82

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	175.00–185.00	178.21
6	—	641	127.50–131.00	130.41
7	—	517	140.00–147.50	142.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	155.00–162.50	157.87
4	—	535	155.00–162.50	156.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	135.00–140.00	136.95
3	—	582	137.50–140.00	138.31
23	—	462	140.00–142.50	140.33
4	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.86
10	—	428	140.00–145.00	142.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	517	142.50–147.50	144.06
4	—	425	150.00–152.50	151.21
6	—	478	145.00–150.00	147.43
19	—	616	132.50–140.00	136.87
10	—	570	147.50–150.00	148.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	200.00–215.00	207.30
4	—	631	160.00–165.00	162.47
10	—	530	162.50–167.50	165.44
2	—	930	117.50–120.00	118.76
3	—	422	170.00–177.50	172.40
4	—	718	135.00–140.00	138.07
5	—	470	167.50–170.00	168.97
2	—	1,005	115.00–117.00	116.00
3	—	667	150.00–157.50	152.48
3	—	980	115.00–122.50	119.97
35	—	576	164.00–170.00	167.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	359	165.00–170.00	165.61
28	—	471	155.00–160.00	159.63
4	—	628	144.00–150.00	147.06
6	—	530	150.00–157.50	153.68
14	—	569	150.00–157.50	154.75
2	—	435	160.00–167.50	163.71
9	—	652	140.00–143.00	141.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	91.00–97.00	92.76
2	—	1,738	109.00–116.00	112.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	84.00–85.00	84.62
10	—	1,184	78.00–82.00	80.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	67.00–74.00	69.83

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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