Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady instances firm. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.56/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$148.56

136 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.18

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	151.56	736	72
Medium and Large 2	429	145.19	623	64

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $113 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 sale136 hd

148.56

—

FL average6 barns · 518 hd

153.74

−5.18

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	1,650	107.58	1,775	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	80.70	1,045	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	63.97	747	24

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	141.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	163.24/cwt	162.50–167.50	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	901	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	147.85/cwt	147.50–150.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	148.57/cwt	147.50–155.00	648	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	148.71/cwt	147.50–150.00	491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	145.61/cwt	142.50–150.00	785	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	570	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	163.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	152.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	511	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	158.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	430	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	147.92/cwt	145.00–152.50	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	151.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	148.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	164.42/cwt	162.50–167.50	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	153.73/cwt	152.50–157.50	950	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	154.05/cwt	152.50–160.00	733	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	156.80/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	579	164.31/cwt	162.50–170.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	533	173.72/cwt	172.50–175.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	156.27/cwt	155.00–157.50	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	147.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	155.43/cwt	152.50–157.50	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	144.62/cwt	142.50–150.00	626	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	148.51/cwt	147.50–155.00	722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	158.83/cwt	155.00–162.50	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	145.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	708	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	60.02/cwt	57.00–63.00	648	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	67.32/cwt	66.00–72.00	836	13
Bulls	—	—	1,650	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,775	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	80.36/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,034	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	85.10/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,132	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	73.03/cwt	72.00–74.00	913	4

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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 530Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 83Year ago 97

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady instances firm. Feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	283	140.00–150.00	141.06
10	—	330	147.50–150.00	148.71
12	—	539	142.50–150.00	145.61
17	—	433	142.50–150.00	144.62
16	—	486	145.00–150.00	145.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	147.50–150.00	147.85
20	—	436	147.50–155.00	148.57
4	—	624	140.00–150.00	147.58
5	—	328	152.50–157.50	155.43
14	—	486	147.50–155.00	148.51
4	—	368	155.00–162.50	158.83
12	—	535	150.00–155.00	151.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	162.50–170.00	164.31
2	—	533	172.50–175.00	173.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	476	162.50–167.50	163.24
19	—	572	155.00–160.00	157.44
5	—	428	162.50–167.50	164.42
8	—	618	152.50–157.50	153.73
3	—	710	140.00–145.00	143.30
4	—	530	155.00–157.50	156.27
4	—	664	150.00–155.00	152.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	150.00–155.00	151.66
14	—	476	152.50–160.00	154.05
6	—	433	155.00–160.00	157.46
8	—	376	155.00–160.00	156.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	145.00–150.00	148.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.76
3	—	465	145.00–150.00	148.30
5	—	232	160.00–170.00	163.79
13	—	334	150.00–160.00	152.95
7	—	271	155.00–160.00	158.50
10	—	432	145.00–152.50	147.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,080	57.00–63.00	60.02
13	—	1,242	66.00–72.00	67.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,287	77.00–83.00	80.36
8	—	1,330	84.00–91.00	85.10
4	—	1,250	72.00–74.00	73.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	105.00–110.00	107.58

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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