Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.18/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$141.18

82 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$30.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	148.11	621	36
Medium and Large 2	378	137.93	521	41
Medium and Large 3	420	117.93	495	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.18/cwt here — about $126 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 sale82 hd

141.18

—

FL average9 barns · 943 hd

137.68

+3.51

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	1,450	89.53	1,298	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	68.56	807	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,715	67.70	1,161	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	57.62	624	23

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	273	182.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	171.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	166.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.52/cwt	157.00–165.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	162.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	149.94/cwt	147.50–155.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	155.54/cwt	152.50–157.50	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.50/cwt	147.50–150.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	155.87/cwt	155.00–157.50	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	470	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	149.02/cwt	147.50–150.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	170.23/cwt	165.00–175.00	465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	168.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	117.93/cwt	115.00–120.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	134.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	160.57/cwt	157.50–165.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	138.89/cwt	137.50–142.50	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	143.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	480	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	137.04/cwt	135.00–142.50	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.44/cwt	130.00–137.50	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.92/cwt	155.00–160.00	584	5
Bulls	—	—	1,948	95.95/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,869	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	87.93/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,165	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	55.29/cwt	54.00–60.00	569	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	73.52/cwt	72.00–75.00	867	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	65.72/cwt	65.00–70.00	774	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	64.55/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,139	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,195	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	62.00/cwt	61.00–65.00	734	8

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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 600Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 118Year ago 82

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle 1.00 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
2	—	273	180.00–185.00	182.39
3	—	330	170.00–175.00	171.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	165.00–170.00	166.93
3	—	375	157.00–165.00	159.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	426	130.00–140.00	132.36
18	—	335	140.00–150.00	143.23
7	—	378	135.00–142.50	137.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	160.00–170.00	162.65
7	—	484	137.50–142.50	138.89
2	—	278	170.00–175.00	172.43
6	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.41
3	—	525	135.00–140.00	136.60
3	—	573	130.00–137.50	132.44
5	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	145.00–147.50	146.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	115.00–120.00	117.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	147.50–155.00	149.94
6	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.44
5	—	479	147.50–150.00	149.02
4	—	570	150.00–152.50	151.23
4	—	273	165.00–175.00	170.23
7	—	377	157.50–165.00	160.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	152.50–157.50	155.54
5	—	625	147.50–150.00	148.50
3	—	515	155.00–160.00	156.63
5	—	660	140.00–145.00	142.05
3	—	465	155.00–157.50	155.87
4	—	779	125.00–127.50	126.25
5	—	379	165.00–175.00	168.91
4	—	430	160.00–165.00	162.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	130.00–139.00	134.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	94.00–98.00	95.95
8	—	1,325	85.00–91.00	87.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,029	54.00–60.00	55.29
8	—	1,184	61.00–65.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	72.00–75.00	73.52
7	—	1,177	65.00–70.00	65.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	64.00–65.00	64.55
1	—	1,615	74.00	74.00

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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