Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.57/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$150.57

74 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$7.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	153.61	689	43
Medium and Large 2	408	146.35	597	31

One grade step is worth $7.26/cwt here — about $93 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 sale74 hd

150.57

—

FL average9 barns · 1,081 hd

153.37

−2.80

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	71.70	977	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	59.71	614	14

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	418	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	229.88/cwt	225.00–240.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	167.98/cwt	165.00–170.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	279.67/cwt	270.00–290.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	183.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	166.35/cwt	162.50–170.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	176.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	168.06/cwt	165.00–170.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	136.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	155.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	159.98/cwt	157.50–162.50	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	172.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	126.09/cwt	125.00–127.50	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	163.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	154.90/cwt	152.50–160.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	170.20/cwt	165.00–175.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	151.73/cwt	147.00–155.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	69.70/cwt	67.00–74.00	959	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	76.71/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,019	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	59.71/cwt	56.00–64.00	614	14

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 773Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 110Year ago 84

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	180.00	180.00
3	—	277	225.00–240.00	229.88
5	—	476	165.00–170.00	167.98
6	—	228	270.00–290.00	279.67
6	—	365	180.00–190.00	183.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	162.50–170.00	166.35
6	—	473	140.00–150.00	144.87
3	—	423	155.00–160.00	158.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	170.00–180.00	176.56
8	—	425	165.00–170.00	168.06
4	—	535	145.00–150.00	147.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	160.00–165.00	162.44
4	—	420	180.00	180.00
4	—	610	157.50–162.50	159.98
9	—	465	170.00–175.00	173.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	135.00–140.00	136.31
5	—	266	150.00–160.00	155.86
10	—	330	150.00–160.00	154.85
5	—	432	140.00–145.00	141.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.96
6	—	273	170.00–175.00	172.61
7	—	611	125.00–127.50	126.09
8	—	374	160.00–170.00	163.56
3	—	422	152.50–160.00	154.90
4	—	318	165.00–175.00	170.20
5	—	475	150.00–155.00	151.94
5	—	528	147.00–155.00	151.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,376	67.00–74.00	69.70
6	—	1,328	75.00–79.00	76.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,029	56.00–64.00	59.71

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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