Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.84/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$188.84

76 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	190.92	898	54
Medium and Large 2	383	183.73	704	22

One grade step is worth $7.20/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 sale76 hd

188.84

—

FL average8 barns · 609 hd

191.97

−3.13

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	1,796	94.21	1,692	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	67.55	917	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	59.86	675	12

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	320	207.03/cwt	200.00–215.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	173.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	187.72/cwt	185.00–195.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	249.65/cwt	240.00–260.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	200.13/cwt	190.00–205.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	294.16/cwt	280.00–310.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	144.96/cwt	142.50–147.50	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	162.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	154.94/cwt	152.50–160.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	249.32/cwt	240.00–260.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	158.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	170.19/cwt	165.00–175.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	184.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	225.78/cwt	220.00–235.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	189.85/cwt	185.00–195.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	186.49/cwt	180.00–190.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	160.27/cwt	157.50–162.50	933	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	150.08/cwt	145.00–152.50	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.93/cwt	132.50–140.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	179.09/cwt	175.00–185.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	218.87/cwt	215.00–225.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	151.48/cwt	150.00–152.50	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	188.74/cwt	185.00–195.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	178.21/cwt	175.00–180.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	204.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.58/cwt	147.50–152.50	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,796	94.21/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,692	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	65.66/cwt	64.00–70.00	915	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	71.95/cwt	71.00–74.00	916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	59.86/cwt	56.00–63.00	675	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 Nov 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 420Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 46Year ago 104

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	200.00–215.00	207.03
6	—	433	170.00–180.00	173.23
7	—	378	185.00–195.00	187.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	240.00–260.00	249.65
3	—	522	145.00–150.00	148.39
6	—	267	190.00–205.00	200.13
4	—	580	142.50–147.50	144.96
6	—	622	132.50–140.00	134.93
7	—	377	175.00–185.00	179.09
10	—	326	185.00–195.00	188.74
7	—	474	147.50–152.50	149.58
4	—	425	160.00–170.00	164.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	165.00–175.00	170.19
3	—	433	145.00–152.50	150.08
6	—	270	175.00–180.00	178.21
6	—	535	132.50–135.00	133.74
4	—	218	200.00–210.00	204.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	280.00–310.00	294.16
4	—	473	175.00–180.00	177.43
10	—	332	220.00–235.00	225.78
4	—	428	185.00–195.00	189.85
18	—	582	157.50–162.50	160.27
4	—	518	165.00–170.00	167.44
5	—	372	215.00–225.00	218.87
5	—	633	150.00–152.50	151.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	160.00–167.50	162.41
3	—	523	152.50–160.00	154.94
4	—	220	240.00–260.00	249.32
5	—	426	155.00–165.00	158.80
4	—	375	180.00–190.00	184.80
3	—	313	180.00–190.00	186.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,796	91.00–98.00	94.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,393	64.00–70.00	65.66
3	—	1,273	71.00–74.00	71.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,128	56.00–63.00	59.86

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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