Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.07/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$143.07

122 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$2.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	144.49	742	63
Medium and Large 2	447	141.55	633	59

One grade step is worth $2.94/cwt here — about $109 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 sale122 hd

143.07

—

FL average9 barns · 1,078 hd

149.88

−6.81

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	1,620	104.12	1,687	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	76.16	947	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	67.06	778	42

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	570	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	176.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.53/cwt	162.50–170.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	152.73/cwt	150.00–157.50	719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	160.48/cwt	158.00–167.50	703	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	186.76/cwt	185.00–187.50	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	138.20/cwt	137.50–140.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	168.27/cwt	165.00–172.50	961	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	158.35/cwt	157.50–160.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	151.76/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	169.68/cwt	167.50–172.50	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	156.53/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,032	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	158.36/cwt	157.50–160.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	163.92/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,005	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	190.86/cwt	185.00–195.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	147.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.91/cwt	135.00–142.50	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	146.71/cwt	142.50–150.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	170.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	140.76/cwt	140.00–142.50	743	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	145.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	783	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.71/cwt	142.50–150.00	609	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.63/cwt	140.00–142.50	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	145.75/cwt	142.50–150.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	485	5
Bulls	—	—	1,620	104.12/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	69.58/cwt	64.00–73.00	855	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	64.28/cwt	61.00–66.00	697	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	76.16/cwt	74.00–81.00	947	17

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 480Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 132Year ago 104

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.54
14	—	423	140.00–145.00	141.81
14	—	377	140.00–145.00	142.05
6	—	468	135.00–142.50	139.91
16	—	528	140.00–142.50	140.76
5	—	330	145.00–150.00	147.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	137.50–140.00	138.20
2	—	630	140.00–142.50	141.22
11	—	471	145.00–150.00	147.34
7	—	571	142.50–150.00	146.71
17	—	538	145.00–150.00	145.57
19	—	424	142.50–150.00	143.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	175.00–180.00	176.59
5	—	470	162.50–170.00	168.53
7	—	366	185.00–187.50	186.76
9	—	534	142.50–150.00	145.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	150.00–157.50	152.73
11	—	438	158.00–167.50	160.48
9	—	520	140.00–142.50	141.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	571	165.00–172.50	168.27
4	—	715	150.00–152.50	151.76
9	—	531	167.50–172.50	169.68
13	—	659	155.00–162.50	156.53
19	—	613	157.50–167.50	163.92
5	—	425	185.00–195.00	190.86
2	—	468	165.00–170.00	167.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	157.50–160.00	158.35
6	—	468	157.50–160.00	158.36
4	—	430	165.00–175.00	170.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	103.00–105.00	104.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,229	64.00–73.00	69.58
20	—	1,085	61.00–66.00	64.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,243	74.00–81.00	76.16

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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