Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady instances 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle under 500 pounds steady, over 500 pounds 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.20/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$166.20

111 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	166.82	986	101
Medium and Large 2	529	159.97	846	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.85/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 sale111 hd

166.20

—

FL average9 barns · 666 hd

176.77

−10.56

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	1,761	110.64	1,948	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	81.92	1,089	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	68.36	792	42

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	323	183.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	163.71/cwt	160.00–167.50	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	158.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	182.91/cwt	180.00–185.00	490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	165.36/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,027	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	184.96/cwt	180.00–187.50	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	153.71/cwt	150.00–157.50	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	530	155.80/cwt	152.50–160.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.53/cwt	147.50–150.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	168.28/cwt	165.00–172.50	971	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	171.47/cwt	170.00–177.50	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	164.84/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,091	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	159.98/cwt	157.50–162.50	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	155.36/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,119	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	147.04/cwt	145.00–147.50	856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	151.64/cwt	150.00–152.50	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	150.18/cwt	147.50–152.50	649	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	170.20/cwt	165.00–172.50	883	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	573	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	874	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	62.14/cwt	60.00–65.00	703	15
Bulls	—	—	1,761	110.64/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,948	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	80.62/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,051	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	86.46/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,228	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	71.82/cwt	69.00–75.00	842	27

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 577Year ago 760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 90Year ago 149

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady instances 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle under 500 pounds steady, over 500 pounds 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	—	323	180.00–185.00	183.30
4	—	528	145.00–150.00	147.46
4	—	435	160.00–167.50	163.71
5	—	268	180.00–185.00	182.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	155.00–160.00	158.26
3	—	425	150.00–155.00	153.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	621	162.50–170.00	165.36
3	—	423	180.00–187.50	184.96
2	—	780	145.00–150.00	147.45
20	—	577	165.00–172.50	168.28
10	—	478	170.00–177.50	171.47
14	—	662	160.00–167.50	164.84
7	—	720	152.50–157.50	155.36
17	—	519	165.00–172.50	170.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	150.00–157.50	153.71
4	—	575	157.50–162.50	159.98
2	—	423	170.00–175.00	172.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	152.50–160.00	155.80
5	—	630	145.00–150.00	147.95
4	—	573	150.00–155.00	152.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	147.50–150.00	148.53
11	—	582	145.00–147.50	147.04
3	—	367	150.00–152.50	151.64
11	—	432	147.50–152.50	150.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	140.00–142.50	140.82
6	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,132	60.00–65.00	62.14
27	—	1,173	69.00–75.00	71.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,304	78.00–84.00	80.62
4	—	1,420	86.00–87.00	86.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	106.00–114.00	110.64

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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