Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm in limited test. Feeder cattle firm in limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.09/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$169.09

33 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$4.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	170.51	780	22
Medium and Large 2	339	166.25	564	11thin

One grade step is worth $4.26/cwt here — about $215 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 sale33 hd

169.09

—

FL average8 barns · 606 hd

182.00

−12.91

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	1,643	109.95	1,807	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	91.69	1,173	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	89.47	1,521	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	75.51	825	13

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	427	201.72/cwt	200.00–205.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	174.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	242.96/cwt	240.00–245.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	192.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	167.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	143.04/cwt	140.00–147.50	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	174.94/cwt	170.00–177.50	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,074	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	108.19/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	89.59/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,109	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	95.88/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,307	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	89.47/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	82.31/cwt	79.00–85.00	887	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	69.69/cwt	66.00–72.00	769	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,878	1

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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 230Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 70Year ago 108

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm in limited test. Feeder cattle firm in limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	200.00–205.00	201.72
2	—	368	250.00–255.00	252.45
5	—	324	240.00–245.00	242.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	175.00–180.00	177.46
4	—	368	170.00–180.00	174.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	170.00–180.00	175.81
4	—	259	190.00–200.00	192.46
2	—	473	167.50–170.00	168.72
5	—	611	140.00–147.50	143.04
6	—	527	170.00–177.50	174.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	160.00–170.00	164.90
7	—	326	160.00–170.00	167.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	190.00–195.00	192.43
2	—	270	240.00–245.00	242.41
2	—	638	170.00–180.00	175.06
3	—	558	190.00–195.00	192.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,653	106.00–110.00	108.19
1	—	1,605	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	88.00–91.00	89.59
2	—	1,363	93.00–99.00	95.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	86.00–93.00	89.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,078	79.00–85.00	82.31
7	—	1,104	66.00–72.00	69.69

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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