Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.99/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$148.99

109 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$40.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	159.75	758	53
Medium and Large 2	431	148.79	642	37
Medium and Large 3	473	119.38	565	19thin

One grade step is worth $40.36/cwt here — about $193 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 sale109 hd

148.99

—

FL average9 barns · 865 hd

145.94

+3.05

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	1,635	90.00	1,472	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	71.22	875	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	60.77	695	8thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	313	205.36/cwt	190.00–220.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	196.81/cwt	190.00–205.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	171.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	213.49/cwt	210.00–220.00	448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	200.96/cwt	190.00–225.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	166.72/cwt	165.00–170.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	151.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	114.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	179.93/cwt	175.00–185.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	164.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	206.43/cwt	200.00–220.00	770	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	199.91/cwt	190.00–210.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	133.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	163.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.50	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	124.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.47/cwt	147.50–155.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	146.10/cwt	145.00–150.00	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	211.31/cwt	192.50–220.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	162.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	624	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	71.68/cwt	68.00–75.00	710	4
Bulls	—	—	2,225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,139	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	71.22/cwt	67.00–74.00	875	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	60.77/cwt	58.00–63.00	695	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 Nov 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 560Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 67Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	190.00–220.00	205.36
5	—	376	190.00–205.00	196.81
6	—	430	165.00–175.00	169.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	170.00–175.00	171.61
6	—	210	210.00–220.00	213.49
7	—	428	140.00–150.00	145.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	155.00–160.00	157.95
6	—	330	190.00–225.00	200.96
5	—	475	160.00–170.00	163.87
6	—	570	155.00–160.00	157.46
12	—	373	200.00–220.00	206.43
5	—	428	190.00–210.00	199.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	165.00–170.00	166.72
2	—	570	140.00–150.00	144.91
4	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.43
5	—	535	150.00–155.00	151.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	110.00–120.00	114.16
7	—	431	120.00–130.00	124.17
5	—	532	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	372	175.00–185.00	179.93
5	—	572	145.00–147.50	145.98
5	—	625	135.00–140.00	136.95
7	—	478	147.50–155.00	151.47
13	—	532	145.00–150.00	146.10
3	—	322	192.50–220.00	211.31
8	—	435	160.00–170.00	162.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	329	160.00–170.00	164.28
8	—	533	130.00–140.00	133.66
10	—	480	140.00–145.00	140.96
3	—	377	160.00–170.00	163.27
5	—	428	140.00–150.00	145.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	990	68.00–75.00	71.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,225	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,340	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,229	67.00–74.00	71.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	58.00–63.00	60.77

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle