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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Apr 5

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

274 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 388▼ 116 vs year ago 390 · −29.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 79▼ 47 vs year ago 92 · −51.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady in limited test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.91/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −29.46 against this barn's trailing median of $189.37.

Average price

$159.91

46 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.49

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	172.43	731	15thin
Medium and Large 2	431	158.47	683	19thin
Medium and Large 3	407	146.54	596	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $135 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 sale46 hd

159.91

—

FL average9 barns · 427 hd

175.40

−15.49

This barn, trailing median5 sales

189.37

−29.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $193.60, low $174.45, median $189.37 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,595	120.00	1,914	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	85.71	1,091	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	68.45	753	15

Every lot

29 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	181.55/cwt	175.00–185.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	162.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	697	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	173.81/cwt	170.00–177.50	848	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	412	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	141.12/cwt	137.50–145.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	150.44/cwt	147.50–152.50	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	141.89/cwt	137.50–145.00	670	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	154.93/cwt	152.50–157.50	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	151.05/cwt	150.00–152.50	802	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	253	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	474	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	268	156.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	419	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	179.69/cwt	175.00–185.00	584	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	168.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	166.92/cwt	165.00–170.00	626	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	158.62/cwt	155.00–162.50	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	161.15/cwt	157.50–165.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	169.39/cwt	167.50–170.00	815	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	168.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	875	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	142.93/cwt	140.00–147.50	760	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,914	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	62.22/cwt	58.00–65.00	678	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	71.56/cwt	69.00–76.00	791	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	85.71/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,091	7

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Tue Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 388Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 79Year ago 92

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady 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
2	—	253	185.00–190.00	187.48
2	—	325	175.00–185.00	179.69
3	—	520	165.00–170.00	168.27
4	—	481	167.50–170.00	169.39
4	—	430	165.00–170.00	167.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	165.00–170.00	168.28
5	—	532	140.00–147.50	142.93
2	—	473	157.50–165.00	161.15
4	—	425	155.00–162.50	158.62
5	—	375	165.00–170.00	166.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	140.00–150.00	144.83
3	—	268	150.00–160.00	156.46
5	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	150.00–152.50	151.05
4	—	473	152.50–157.50	154.93
6	—	417	147.50–152.50	150.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	137.50–145.00	141.89
3	—	528	130.00–135.00	133.28
4	—	373	137.50–145.00	141.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	120.00–130.00	124.85
4	—	370	120.00–130.00	124.86
5	—	528	110.00–115.00	111.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	175.00–185.00	181.55
2	—	488	170.00–177.50	173.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	160.00–165.00	162.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	83.00–89.00	85.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,106	69.00–76.00	71.56
5	—	1,089	58.00–65.00	62.22

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.