Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady instances 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.55/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$134.55

180 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	141.42	657	84
Medium and Large 2	404	129.33	523	91
Medium and Large 3	476	114.15	543	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $114 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 sale180 hd

134.55

—

FL average9 barns · 1,012 hd

132.10

+2.45

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	1,581	96.04	1,518	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	61.14	754	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	56.08	648	37

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	—	422	146.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	233.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	145.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	129.00/cwt	125.00–132.50	553	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	456	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	146.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.67/cwt	140.00–142.50	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	143.14/cwt	140.00–147.50	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.68/cwt	135.00–142.50	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	129.67/cwt	127.00–132.50	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	129.51/cwt	127.50–132.50	497	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	525	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	151.11/cwt	147.50–155.00	503	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	141.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	141.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	523	144.98/cwt	142.50–147.50	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	579	141.21/cwt	140.00–147.50	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	114.15/cwt	110.00–117.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	154.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	136.89/cwt	132.50–140.00	449	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	126.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	137.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	128.11/cwt	120.00–150.00	474	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	135.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	136.34/cwt	135.00–142.50	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	628	133.85/cwt	127.50–137.50	841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	143.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	4
Bulls	—	—	1,581	96.04/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,518	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	61.14/cwt	58.00–65.00	754	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	58.25/cwt	55.00–61.00	695	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	52.06/cwt	48.00–55.00	566	13

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 630Year ago 710

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 73Year ago 84

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady instances 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	—	422	145.00–150.00	146.76
4	—	223	230.00–235.00	233.65
5	—	528	140.00–150.00	145.47
4	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	125.00–132.50	129.00
17	—	272	165.00–170.00	167.53
7	—	331	150.00–160.00	154.14
5	—	382	140.00–150.00	143.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.46
18	—	370	120.00–150.00	128.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	145.00–150.00	146.65
3	—	625	140.00–142.50	141.67
9	—	527	145.00–150.00	148.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	140.00–147.50	143.14
4	—	530	135.00–142.50	138.68
8	—	438	140.00–148.00	141.90
4	—	330	160.00–170.00	164.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	140.00–145.00	143.26
4	—	433	127.00–132.50	129.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	384	127.50–132.50	129.51
33	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.10
15	—	328	132.50–140.00	136.89
4	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.46
12	—	479	125.00–130.00	126.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	333	147.50–155.00	151.11
6	—	273	155.00–160.00	157.39
8	—	376	140.00–145.00	141.21
12	—	522	135.00–140.00	138.29
5	—	564	135.00–140.00	137.02
10	—	435	135.00–140.00	135.95
11	—	483	135.00–142.50	136.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	142.50–147.50	144.98
6	—	579	140.00–147.50	141.21
8	—	628	127.50–137.50	133.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	110.00–117.00	114.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,581	92.00–101.00	96.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,233	58.00–65.00	61.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,193	55.00–61.00	58.25
13	—	1,087	48.00–55.00	52.06

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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