Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.83/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$140.83

66 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$13.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	149.21	614	26
Medium and Large 2	463	135.38	627	40

One grade step is worth $13.83/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale66 hd

140.83

—

FL average3 barns · 210 hd

144.26

−3.43

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	—	Average	1,878	105.54	1,982	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,627	83.40	1,357	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	76.64	1,004	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	64.72	728	40

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	262	206.56/cwt	190.00–215.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.60/cwt	190.00–210.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.65/cwt	160.00–167.50	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	199.02/cwt	190.00–215.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.95/cwt	132.50–135.00	635	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	193.39/cwt	190.00–195.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	160.04/cwt	157.50–162.50	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	182.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	155.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.18/cwt	132.50–140.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.69/cwt	135.00–137.50	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.50	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	133.01/cwt	127.50–135.00	712	11
Bulls	—	—	1,878	105.54/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,982	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	66.43/cwt	65.00–68.00	753	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	60.73/cwt	58.00–63.00	673	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	76.64/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,004	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	83.40/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,357	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 Sep 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 570Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 95Year ago 110

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	190.00–215.00	206.56
3	—	427	170.00–180.00	173.28
4	—	375	190.00–210.00	199.60
8	—	333	190.00–215.00	199.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	160.00–167.50	163.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	135.00–137.50	136.23
2	—	270	180.00–185.00	182.41
10	—	322	150.00–160.00	155.78
4	—	570	132.50–140.00	136.18
3	—	473	135.00–137.50	136.69
3	—	373	150.00–157.50	152.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	474	132.50–135.00	133.95
6	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.44
6	—	333	140.00–145.00	141.73
11	—	535	127.50–135.00	133.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	190.00–195.00	193.39
2	—	528	157.50–162.50	160.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	105.00–106.00	105.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,133	65.00–68.00	66.43
12	—	1,108	58.00–63.00	60.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,310	74.00–79.00	76.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,627	80.00–85.00	83.40

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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