Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2022-06-21

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Jun 21
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
360 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 286▲ 60 vs year ago 300 · +20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 60▼ 68 vs year ago 113 · −60.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 0▼ 21 vs year ago 38 · −55.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle fully steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.66/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$139.66
67 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$0.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.65
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553139.8877342
Medium and Large 2444139.3161925
One grade step is worth $0.57/cwt here — about $154 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 sale67 hd
139.66
—
FL average9 barns · 685 hd
145.31
−5.65
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—High1,785111.001,9811thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29586.881,1257thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08071.9877711

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,1004thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2367166.73/cwt165.00–170.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 2420163.78/cwt162.50–165.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1430167.90/cwt165.00–172.507225
Steers—Medium and Large 3479148.54/cwt145.00–152.507126
Steers—Medium and Large 2480158.71/cwt155.00–162.507626
Steers—Medium and Large 1481168.72/cwt167.50–172.508128
Steers—Medium and Large 2525149.42/cwt147.50–157.507845
Steers—Medium and Large 1535165.59/cwt162.50–167.508864
Steers—Medium and Large 2565153.72/cwt150.00–155.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1570158.73/cwt157.50–160.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 1655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 1727129.16/cwt127.50–130.009393
Steers—Medium and Large 1768130.00/cwt130.00–130.009982
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370152.43/cwt150.00–155.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379141.78/cwt140.00–147.505378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425141.12/cwt137.50–145.006006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433148.35/cwt147.50–150.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469142.93/cwt140.00–145.006705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478147.72/cwt147.50–150.0070611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530131.18/cwt127.50–135.006956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536139.58/cwt137.50–145.007487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570134.23/cwt132.50–137.507653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633137.55/cwt135.00–140.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675132.02/cwt130.00–132.508915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726125.73/cwt120.00–130.009137
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265217.45/cwt215.00–220.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278186.59/cwt180.00–200.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330162.42/cwt160.00–165.005364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373172.42/cwt170.00–175.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428161.14/cwt157.50–165.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430152.44/cwt150.00–155.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468157.84/cwt152.00–162.507398
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473143.65/cwt140.00–147.506794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475160.41/cwt157.50–165.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518147.54/cwt145.00–150.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525132.43/cwt130.00–135.006954
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,785111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,9811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06867.29/cwt63.00–71.007196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09477.61/cwt76.00–78.008495
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24184.25/cwt81.00–86.001,0465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43093.47/cwt93.00–94.001,3372
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1004

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.