Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.97/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$160.97

85 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	165.47	821	55
Medium and Large 2	481	153.02	736	28
Medium and Large 3	378	148.73	562	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $258 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 sale85 hd

160.97

—

FL average9 barns · 696 hd

166.41

−5.44

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	—	Low	1,395	91.35	1,274	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,417	66.99	949	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	55.33	636	30

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	372	171.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	123.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.02/cwt	135.00–142.50	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	113.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	489	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	159.95/cwt	157.50–162.50	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	742	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	118.47/cwt	115.00–122.50	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.08/cwt	162.50–167.50	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	163.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	149.89/cwt	147.50–155.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	160.54/cwt	155.00–165.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	568	154.93/cwt	150.00–157.50	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	164.44/cwt	160.00–167.50	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	133.67/cwt	132.50–140.00	508	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	166.31/cwt	165.00–172.50	798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	125.82/cwt	125.00–127.50	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.06/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.30/cwt	147.50–152.50	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	136.63/cwt	135.00–137.50	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	620	143.71/cwt	142.50–145.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	526	151.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	149.90/cwt	147.50–152.50	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	121.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	126.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.48/cwt	145.00–147.50	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	157.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	172.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	457	4
Bulls	—	—	1,311	89.22/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,170	5
Bulls	—	—	1,815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	63.80/cwt	62.00–66.00	794	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,522	68.93/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,049	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	57.19/cwt	54.00–60.00	665	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	52.54/cwt	49.00–54.00	592	12

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 650Year ago 760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 104Year ago 142

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	165.00–175.00	171.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	150.00–160.00	154.88
3	—	375	150.00–160.00	156.76
10	—	523	135.00–142.50	141.02
4	—	265	170.00–180.00	172.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	120.00–130.00	123.21
10	—	429	110.00–120.00	113.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	157.50–162.50	159.95
5	—	728	115.00–122.50	118.47
4	—	370	165.00–170.00	167.43
3	—	328	160.00–170.00	163.10
3	—	528	147.50–155.00	149.89
7	—	423	155.00–165.00	160.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	430	170.00–175.00	172.56
10	—	523	162.50–167.50	165.08
5	—	568	160.00–167.50	164.44
11	—	480	165.00–172.50	166.31
4	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.43
4	—	631	155.00–157.50	156.23
3	—	728	125.00–127.50	125.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	147.50–150.00	148.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	150.00–157.50	154.93
4	—	620	142.50–145.00	143.71
8	—	526	150.00–155.00	151.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	132.50–140.00	133.67
3	—	323	135.00–140.00	136.60
11	—	428	140.00–145.00	144.06
5	—	528	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	147.50–152.50	150.30
6	—	375	147.50–152.50	149.90
5	—	528	145.00–147.50	146.48
5	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	135.00–137.50	136.63
6	—	373	115.00–125.00	121.79
3	—	320	120.00–130.00	126.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	86.00–91.00	89.22
1	—	1,815	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,245	62.00–66.00	63.80
23	—	1,522	67.00–72.00	68.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,163	54.00–60.00	57.19
12	—	1,127	49.00–54.00	52.54

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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