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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 371 582 269
Feeder cattle 299 513 200
Slaughter cattle 72 69 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Townsend Livestock Market closed the previous two weeks for the holiday break.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 4 177.00–185.00 $180.82 $588 -5.52
360–395 378 4 180.00–190.00 $185.23 $700 -2.69
410–430 420 2 180.00–190.00 $184.88 $776 +5.99
660–685 673 2 155.00–157.50 $156.27 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 150.00–155.00 $152.44 $515 -17.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 331 7 160.00–167.50 $163.10 $540 +16.23
425–440 434 7 145.00–152.50 $148.15 $643 +2.60
460–480 470 4 150.00–155.00 $152.45 $717 +14.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 331 7 147.50–155.00 $150.60 $498 +17.99
360–380 370 4 135.00–140.00 $137.43 $508 +3.31
420–445 439 4 138.00–142.00 $138.96 $610 +7.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 270 5 120.00–130.00 $125.78 $340 —
320–345 330 5 125.00–135.00 $129.18 $426 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 150.00–160.00 $154.82 $426 -14.00
320–345 333 4 150.00–155.00 $152.41 $508 -14.17
420–445 433 6 142.50–150.00 $146.14 $633 -7.80
520–540 532 5 137.50–145.00 $140.43 $747 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 195.00–210.00 $202.67 $456 -21.89
260–280 273 3 190.00–195.00 $193.41 $528 +4.59
310–340 331 4 170.00–175.00 $173.74 $575 -5.12
360–380 367 3 170.00–175.00 $173.27 $636 -14.16
425–435 430 2 162.00–170.00 $165.95 $714 -2.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1530 1158 80-85% 4 78.00–80.00 $79.12 $916 —
1160–1570 1406 80-85% 10 68.00–75.00 $70.31 $989 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1280 1225 85-90% 11 55.00–63.00 $59.56 $730 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.