Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2022-07-26

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Jul 26
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 400▼ 599 vs year ago 939 · −63.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 72▼ 8 vs year ago 76 · −10.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls not tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.08/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$157.08
65 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.63
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467162.3975939
Medium and Large 2497149.1274126
One grade step is worth $13.27/cwt here — about $18 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 sale65 hd
157.08
—
FL average9 barns · 886 hd
163.72
−6.63
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—High1,705110.001,8761thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28571.3891715
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09960.1266118

Every lot

24 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322182.37/cwt180.00–187.505873
Steers—Medium and Large 2327168.32/cwt165.00–170.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 1358167.99/cwt167.50–170.006015
Steers—Medium and Large 2430152.44/cwt150.00–155.006556
Steers—Medium and Large 1435166.21/cwt165.00–170.007238
Steers—Medium and Large 1478163.30/cwt162.50–170.007819
Steers—Medium and Large 2478149.29/cwt147.50–155.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 2528143.07/cwt140.00–147.507555
Steers—Medium and Large 1536153.96/cwt152.50–160.0082510
Steers—Medium and Large 2570146.23/cwt145.00–147.508344
Steers—Medium and Large 1583151.80/cwt150.00–157.508854
Steers—Medium and Large 2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008824
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370141.10/cwt137.50–145.005226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373149.92/cwt147.50–152.505594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427148.37/cwt145.00–152.5063416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480151.44/cwt150.00–157.507275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576126.82/cwt125.00–130.007308
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366148.69/cwt145.00–150.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429148.90/cwt145.00–150.0063913
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,705110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09863.55/cwt61.00–66.0069811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10154.73/cwt52.00–58.006037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27469.47/cwt67.00–73.0088512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32879.02/cwt78.00–80.001,0493

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.