Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2022-03-08

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Mar 8
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
490 head
▲ 251 vs last sale 239▲ 154 vs year ago 336 · +45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 50▼ 30 vs year ago 100 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 0▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.11/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$144.11
74 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.30
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1421152.7164331
Medium and Large 2411139.0557136
Medium and Large 3349132.074617thin
One grade step is worth $20.64/cwt here — about $182 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
144.11
—
FL average9 barns · 717 hd
147.41
−3.30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,669108.001,8034thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29582.251,06531
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01968.0569322

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1365197.47/cwt195.00–200.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 2423156.14/cwt152.50–160.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2470147.45/cwt145.00–150.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1678142.56/cwt140.00–145.009672
Steers—Medium and Large 1715133.70/cwt130.00–135.009564
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277161.57/cwt160.00–165.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277153.97/cwt150.00–155.004265
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317138.26/cwt135.00–140.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325147.42/cwt145.00–150.004794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333162.41/cwt160.00–165.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373127.42/cwt125.00–130.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377140.57/cwt137.50–145.005307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381152.70/cwt150.00–160.005827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421151.02/cwt147.50–152.506367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432136.37/cwt130.00–147.5058913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468148.04/cwt147.00–150.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525131.60/cwt130.00–135.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528149.89/cwt147.50–155.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570123.68/cwt120.00–127.507054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573144.95/cwt142.50–147.508314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275187.41/cwt185.00–190.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275171.18/cwt170.00–175.004714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323202.09/cwt195.00–210.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333163.98/cwt160.00–170.0054612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370191.49/cwt185.00–195.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424162.54/cwt160.00–165.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528131.93/cwt130.00–135.006975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574137.95/cwt135.00–142.507925
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,669108.00/cwt105.00–110.001,8034
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94565.00/cwt65.00–65.0061413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12672.45/cwt70.00–75.008169
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20487.67/cwt87.00–88.001,0564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30881.45/cwt77.50–85.001,06527
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2854119.00/cwt110.00–127.501,01614

This sale against other markets

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.