Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2022-10-04

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Oct 4
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▲ 280 vs last sale 320▲ 100 vs year ago 500 · +20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 72▼ 4 vs year ago 122 · −3.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 0▼ 73 vs year ago 140 · −52.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle steady to weak. 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 $143.95/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$143.95
141 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.09
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487147.1471786
Medium and Large 2393140.2855146
Medium and Large 3389132.235159thin
One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about $202 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 sale141 hd
143.95
—
FL average7 barns · 791 hd
139.85
+4.09
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37582.491,13411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34176.091,02017
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09664.4270632

Every lot

52 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322186.42/cwt180.00–190.006006
Steers—Medium and Large 2322166.84/cwt160.00–170.005373
Steers—Medium and Large 2370159.86/cwt155.00–165.005916
Steers—Medium and Large 1373176.79/cwt170.00–180.006596
Steers—Medium and Large 2432153.89/cwt150.00–160.0066510
Steers—Medium and Large 1435171.21/cwt170.00–175.007458
Steers—Medium and Large 2474148.12/cwt145.00–152.507027
Steers—Medium and Large 1483163.04/cwt162.50–170.0078713
Steers—Medium and Large 2520148.27/cwt145.00–150.007719
Steers—Medium and Large 3520132.45/cwt130.00–135.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 1539159.17/cwt157.50–165.0085813
Steers—Medium and Large 2573146.29/cwt145.00–150.008388
Steers—Medium and Large 1575159.33/cwt157.50–165.009164
Steers—Medium and Large 1619149.33/cwt145.00–152.509244
Steers—Medium and Large 2673130.87/cwt127.50–132.508813
Steers—Medium and Large 1675142.14/cwt140.00–147.509597
Steers—Medium and Large 1734135.76/cwt135.00–140.0099613
Steers—Medium and Large 1763130.78/cwt127.50–132.509983
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267158.38/cwt155.00–160.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268167.91/cwt165.00–170.004505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308162.48/cwt160.00–165.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326137.91/cwt135.00–140.004505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328152.93/cwt150.00–155.005025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365138.95/cwt135.00–140.0050720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370154.86/cwt150.00–160.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433141.18/cwt140.00–145.0061112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438132.06/cwt130.00–137.505787
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468125.13/cwt120.00–130.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474143.12/cwt140.00–147.5067814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement476153.95/cwt150.00–172.5073311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479137.26/cwt132.50–140.0065711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527142.26/cwt137.50–145.0075014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement533154.88/cwt150.00–165.008266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575140.66/cwt140.00–142.5080911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement622166.73/cwt165.00–170.001,0373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658127.51/cwt125.00–130.008394
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270172.89/cwt170.00–175.004675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273192.61/cwt190.00–195.005264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325172.62/cwt170.00–180.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370157.57/cwt155.00–160.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430149.00/cwt145.00–150.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525138.30/cwt135.00–140.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531146.19/cwt145.00–150.007764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573131.63/cwt130.00–135.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615126.24/cwt125.00–127.507762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1724120.00/cwt120.00–120.008695
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07559.76/cwt56.00–64.0064218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12270.42/cwt67.00–72.0079014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29885.92/cwt84.00–88.001,1154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34176.09/cwt72.00–79.001,02017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41980.53/cwt79.00–82.001,1437
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15581.66/cwt79.00–85.009436

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.