Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

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 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.34/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$142.34

132 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	153.45	743	64
Medium and Large 2	411	139.50	574	35
Medium and Large 3	388	123.82	481	33

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $262 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 sale132 hd

142.34

—

FL average9 barns · 868 hd

143.76

−1.41

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	1,638	87.09	1,427	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,797	66.00	1,186	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	65.38	751	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	55.29	576	12

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	370	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	178.70/cwt	175.00–185.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	177.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	592	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.61/cwt	145.00–152.50	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	146.99/cwt	145.00–147.50	930	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	169.33/cwt	167.50–175.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	169.90/cwt	165.00–172.50	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	176.90/cwt	175.00–180.00	669	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	176.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	925	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.73/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	156.78/cwt	155.00–162.50	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	168.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	155.11/cwt	152.50–160.00	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	149.74/cwt	147.50–152.50	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	169.94/cwt	167.50–175.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	531	165.53/cwt	160.00–170.00	879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	134.55/cwt	130.00–137.50	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	167.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,053	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	127.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	681	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	51.93/cwt	49.00–55.00	561	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	58.65/cwt	57.00–62.00	589	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,797	66.00/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,186	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	87.09/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,427	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	65.38/cwt	63.00–67.00	751	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	156.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	461	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	125.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	166.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	625	147.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.91/cwt	147.50–155.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.44/cwt	145.00–152.50	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	155.63/cwt	152.50–160.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	141.65/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	137.99/cwt	135.00–142.50	519	16

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 Nov 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 890Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 88Year ago 90

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.43
5	—	276	175.00–185.00	178.70
9	—	334	170.00–180.00	177.17
5	—	633	145.00–147.50	146.99
8	—	436	167.50–175.00	169.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	145.00–152.50	148.61
6	—	373	140.00–150.00	144.83
4	—	270	160.00–170.00	164.81
2	—	310	165.00–170.00	167.54
5	—	432	155.00–160.00	156.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	165.00–172.50	169.90
4	—	573	160.00–165.00	162.45
8	—	536	155.00–162.50	156.78
3	—	368	165.00–170.00	168.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	175.00–180.00	176.90
14	—	524	175.00–180.00	176.49
2	—	673	157.50–160.00	158.73
6	—	427	170.00–175.00	173.28
6	—	578	167.50–175.00	169.94
9	—	628	165.00–170.00	167.75
3	—	708	140.00–142.50	141.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	363	152.50–160.00	155.11
11	—	538	147.50–152.50	149.74
5	—	615	130.00–137.50	134.55
3	—	268	165.00–170.00	166.77
4	—	333	165.00–170.00	167.41
6	—	477	147.50–155.00	149.91
9	—	578	145.00–152.50	147.44
7	—	431	152.50–160.00	155.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	160.00–170.00	165.53
2	—	625	140.00–155.00	147.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	120.00–130.00	127.45
6	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.61
5	—	426	140.00–145.00	141.90
16	—	376	135.00–142.50	137.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	120.00–130.00	124.85
18	—	376	120.00–125.00	122.66
11	—	429	120.00–130.00	125.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,080	49.00–55.00	51.93
6	—	1,005	57.00–62.00	58.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	62.00–68.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,148	63.00–67.00	65.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	85.00–91.00	87.09

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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