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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.34/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 519 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.48/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 576 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $159.63/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 471 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 677 590 810
Feeder cattle 605 500 728
Slaughter cattle 72 63 82
Replacement cattle — 27 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 4 200.00–215.00 $207.30 $767 +38.92
405–430 422 3 170.00–177.50 $172.40 $728 +5.77
460–485 470 5 167.50–170.00 $168.97 $794 —
520–545 530 10 162.50–167.50 $165.44 $877 +2.84
555–585 576 35 164.00–170.00 $167.48 $965 +3.79
620–640 631 4 160.00–165.00 $162.47 $1,025 -0.74
650–690 667 3 150.00–157.50 $152.48 $1,017 —
700–745 718 4 135.00–140.00 $138.07 $991 -11.93
925–935 930 2 117.50–120.00 $118.76 $1,104 —
975–990 980 3 115.00–122.50 $119.97 $1,176 —
1000–1010 1005 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 359 8 165.00–170.00 $165.61 $595 +10.78
430–440 435 2 160.00–167.50 $163.71 $712 —
470–490 471 28 155.00–160.00 $159.63 $752 —
520–540 530 6 150.00–157.50 $153.68 $815 +4.98
560–585 569 14 150.00–157.50 $154.75 $881 —
615–640 628 4 144.00–150.00 $147.06 $924 —
650–660 652 9 140.00–143.00 $141.61 $923 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 4 150.00–152.50 $151.21 $643 +1.27
465–490 478 6 145.00–150.00 $147.43 $705 —
510–540 517 36 142.50–147.50 $144.06 $745 -1.76
520–540 535 4 155.00–162.50 $156.82 $839 +11.00
560–585 570 10 147.50–150.00 $148.97 $849 -0.94
560–590 582 6 155.00–162.50 $157.87 $919 +7.96
600–640 616 19 132.50–140.00 $136.87 $843 -1.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 4 160.00–170.00 $164.86 $610 —
420–440 428 10 140.00–145.00 $142.94 $612 +1.04
460–490 462 23 140.00–142.50 $140.33 $648 -0.89
520–540 532 10 135.00–140.00 $136.95 $729 —
565–590 582 3 137.50–140.00 $138.31 $805 -0.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 373 3 175.00–185.00 $178.21 $665 +14.95
508–540 517 7 140.00–147.50 $142.24 $735 -6.92
640–645 641 6 127.50–131.00 $130.41 $836 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1250 1184 80-85% 10 78.00–82.00 $80.31 $951 —
1525–1625 1585 80-85% 5 84.00–85.00 $84.62 $1,341 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1280 1226 85-90% 7 67.00–74.00 $69.83 $856 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1455 1373 3 91.00–97.00 $92.76 $1,274 —
1675–1800 1738 2 109.00–116.00 $112.63 $1,958 —

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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.