Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2022-08-16

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Aug 16
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
500 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 490▲ 44 vs year ago 456 · +9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 66▼ 1 vs year ago 64 · −1.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 24 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle steady under 500 pounds, over 500 pounds firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.17/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$159.17
49 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.82
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544163.5089033
Medium and Large 2499150.2375016thin
One grade step is worth $13.27/cwt here — about $140 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 sale49 hd
159.17
—
FL average9 barns · 1,111 hd
165.99
−6.82
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26879.111,00317
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00466.246657thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1370168.38/cwt167.50–170.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 2373154.83/cwt150.00–160.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 1435166.63/cwt165.00–170.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 1535162.60/cwt160.00–170.0087011
Steers—Medium and Large 2541148.70/cwt147.50–155.0080412
Steers—Medium and Large 1580163.69/cwt160.00–167.509498
Steers—Medium and Large 1616163.21/cwt160.00–167.501,0057
Steers—Medium and Large 1710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328166.75/cwt165.00–170.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378160.36/cwt157.50–165.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426141.90/cwt140.00–145.006045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435149.94/cwt147.50–155.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473141.22/cwt140.00–142.506686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533145.82/cwt145.00–150.0077712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572138.53/cwt137.50–140.007925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575149.91/cwt147.50–155.008623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615138.58/cwt135.00–140.008527
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278164.77/cwt160.00–170.004582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368163.26/cwt160.00–165.006013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431159.85/cwt157.50–167.506894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438141.39/cwt140.00–150.006197
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527149.16/cwt147.50–150.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527143.29/cwt140.00–145.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570136.64/cwt135.00–140.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588145.99/cwt145.00–148.008583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00466.24/cwt65.00–73.006657
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25177.91/cwt75.00–80.0097514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35084.70/cwt84.00–86.001,1433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19376.72/cwt73.00–81.009156

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.