Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.03/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$162.03

80 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$13.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	394	169.16	667	39
Medium and Large 2	366	155.24	569	41

One grade step is worth $13.92/cwt here — about $98 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 sale80 hd

162.03

—

FL average9 barns · 940 hd

158.63

+3.40

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	—	High	1,705	99.55	1,697	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	72.90	896	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	65.06	745	12

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	420	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	167.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	167.38/cwt	165.00–172.50	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	192.11/cwt	190.00–195.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.02/cwt	147.50–155.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	183.74/cwt	182.50–185.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	176.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	229.81/cwt	225.00–240.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	183.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	231	208.99/cwt	200.00–220.00	483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	207.02/cwt	200.00–215.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	177.09/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	178.09/cwt	175.00–182.50	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	170.59/cwt	167.50–175.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	140.59/cwt	140.00–142.50	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	177.42/cwt	172.50–180.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	163.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.03/cwt	137.50–142.50	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	168.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	151.80/cwt	150.00–157.50	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	158.78/cwt	155.00–165.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.40/cwt	152.50–160.00	730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	157.46/cwt	152.50–160.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	187.87/cwt	185.00–190.00	599	5
Bulls	—	—	2,035	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,157	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	97.40/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,554	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	79.11/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,067	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	65.06/cwt	64.00–66.00	745	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	69.79/cwt	67.00–72.00	817	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 Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 630Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 79Year ago 69

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	175.00–180.00	177.44
4	—	473	170.00–175.00	172.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	160.00–170.00	167.29
3	—	430	165.00–172.50	167.38
3	—	473	152.50–160.00	157.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	271	190.00–195.00	192.11
8	—	418	147.50–155.00	153.02
7	—	374	175.00–182.50	178.09
4	—	533	150.00–157.50	151.80
8	—	473	152.50–160.00	154.40
5	—	319	185.00–190.00	187.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	432	130.00–140.00	132.59
4	—	228	200.00–205.00	202.42
4	—	531	140.00–142.50	140.59
9	—	267	160.00–170.00	163.50
2	—	475	137.50–142.50	140.03
5	—	328	155.00–165.00	158.78
6	—	373	160.00–170.00	164.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	182.50–185.00	183.74
4	—	370	185.00–190.00	187.43
3	—	270	225.00–240.00	229.81
3	—	417	180.00–185.00	183.28
7	—	574	175.00–182.50	177.09
6	—	513	172.50–180.00	177.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	175.00–180.00	176.56
6	—	231	200.00–220.00	208.99
6	—	273	200.00–215.00	207.02
7	—	427	167.50–175.00	170.59
8	—	331	165.00–175.00	168.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,595	94.00–100.00	97.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	77.00–82.00	79.11
8	—	1,170	67.00–72.00	69.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,145	64.00–66.00	65.06

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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