Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.27/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$170.27

106 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	176.90	901	64
Medium and Large 2	474	160.16	759	42

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $142 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

170.27

—

FL average9 barns · 709 hd

173.29

−3.02

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,841	81.80	1,506	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	81.17	1,083	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	64.23	674	23

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	430	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	156.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.31/cwt	157.50–162.50	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	150.99/cwt	147.50–155.00	719	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.20/cwt	138.00–142.50	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	148.77/cwt	147.50–150.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	162.92/cwt	160.00–167.50	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	157.91/cwt	155.00–162.50	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	169.91/cwt	167.50–175.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	151.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	167.48/cwt	165.00–172.50	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	215.00/cwt	212.50–217.50	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	155.81/cwt	155.00–160.00	834	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	176.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	169.02/cwt	165.00–172.50	894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	161.90/cwt	157.50–170.00	997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	189.88/cwt	185.00–195.00	816	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	196.58/cwt	195.00–200.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	155.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	169.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.41/cwt	150.00–154.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.10/cwt	142.50–150.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	617	159.07/cwt	150.00–177.50	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	578	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	540	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	146.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	854	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	117.54/cwt	105.00–127.50	1,059	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	106.20/cwt	97.00–112.50	930	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	84.99/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,216	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,841	81.80/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	68.19/cwt	65.00–71.00	793	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	62.83/cwt	61.00–65.00	634	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	78.50/cwt	75.00–82.00	995	10

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 605Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 72Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.44
5	—	372	155.00–160.00	156.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	157.50–162.50	159.31
12	—	476	147.50–155.00	150.99
6	—	533	147.50–150.00	148.77
10	—	581	145.00–150.00	146.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	138.00–142.50	140.20
3	—	370	150.00–154.00	151.41
5	—	528	140.00–145.00	142.94
5	—	430	142.50–150.00	147.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	150.00–177.50	159.07
6	—	578	155.00–160.00	157.42
2	—	540	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	160.00–167.50	162.92
5	—	578	155.00–162.50	157.91
3	—	373	167.50–175.00	169.91
12	—	535	155.00–160.00	155.81
3	—	317	170.00–180.00	176.53
9	—	466	150.00–160.00	155.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	140.00–147.50	143.31
4	—	673	150.00–155.00	151.85
4	—	566	165.00–172.50	167.48
7	—	361	212.50–217.50	215.00
11	—	529	165.00–172.50	169.02
12	—	616	157.50–170.00	161.90
16	—	430	185.00–195.00	189.88
3	—	322	195.00–200.00	196.58
4	—	470	165.00–175.00	169.89

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	901	105.00–127.50	117.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	876	97.00–112.50	106.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,431	84.00–87.00	84.99
10	—	1,267	75.00–82.00	78.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,841	78.00–85.00	81.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,163	65.00–71.00	68.19
17	—	1,009	61.00–65.00	62.83

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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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