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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.51/cwt -13.19 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 516 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 436 453 443
Feeder cattle 344 336 384
Slaughter cattle 92 117 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 200.00–210.00 $204.68 $569 —
310–340 327 7 180.00–190.00 $184.06 $602 —
360–380 372 5 180.00–185.00 $181.94 $677 —
425–440 431 5 160.00–162.50 $161.02 $694 -11.52
460–480 471 7 155.00–160.00 $157.09 $740 +2.18
510–535 516 13 147.50–152.00 $150.51 $777 -13.19
560–590 580 3 150.00–157.50 $152.41 $884 —
620–645 624 6 145.00–148.00 $147.48 $920 -1.91
650–665 660 3 142.50–145.00 $143.34 $946 -5.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 335 8 165.00–175.00 $167.39 $561 —
360–390 377 9 155.00–165.00 $159.25 $600 —
405–440 427 8 150.00–155.00 $151.78 $648 -4.02
460–480 474 7 150.00–152.50 $150.69 $714 —
510–540 525 4 140.00–147.50 $143.64 $754 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 4 145.00–155.00 $149.73 $484 —
365–390 378 8 147.50–152.50 $149.92 $567 —
405–420 416 8 140.00–145.00 $141.22 $587 —
465 465 4 140.00 $140.00 $651 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 165.00 $165.00 $475 —
420–440 436 9 145.00–152.50 $146.61 $639 -5.77
460–480 471 9 142.50–147.50 $144.67 $681 -9.03
520–540 526 7 137.50–140.00 $139.27 $733 -5.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 4 150.00–160.00 $154.81 $418 —
305–320 313 2 147.50–150.00 $148.78 $466 —
410–425 418 4 137.50–142.50 $140.04 $585 —
460–485 473 4 137.50–142.50 $139.93 $662 -2.13
570–590 578 5 132.50–135.00 $133.98 $774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 332 5 140.00–142.50 $140.96 $468 —
360–390 372 5 130.00–135.00 $132.10 $491 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 329 8 135.00–140.00 $138.04 $454 —
420–440 428 5 130.00–135.00 $132.94 $569 —
460–485 471 7 120.00–125.00 $122.79 $578 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 180.00–185.00 $182.57 $508 +7.71
305–325 315 2 190.00–195.00 $192.42 $606 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1275 1205 80-85% 3 79.00–81.00 $79.96 $964 +9.52
980–1365 1221 80-85% 17 69.00–75.00 $72.11 $880 +1.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1080 1041 85-90% 14 64.00–67.00 $65.78 $685 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1685 1411 75-80% 6 78.00–83.00 $80.33 $1,133 —
1340–1480 1424 75-80% 5 74.00–77.00 $75.13 $1,070 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1540 1458 2 87.00–91.00 $89.11 $1,299 —
1590 1590 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,765 —

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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.