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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.23/cwt -9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $480/hd at 335 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.36/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 426 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 703 785 722
Feeder cattle 630 600 640
Slaughter cattle 73 118 82
Replacement cattle — 67 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 379 5 165.00–175.00 $168.91 $640 -7.88
420–440 430 4 160.00–165.00 $162.44 $698 -8.77
455–485 465 3 155.00–157.50 $155.87 $725 -7.17
505–520 515 3 155.00–160.00 $156.63 $807 -2.54
560–580 572 5 152.50–157.50 $155.54 $890 -3.79
625 625 5 147.50–150.00 $148.50 $928 -0.83
650–675 660 5 140.00–145.00 $142.05 $938 -0.09
775–780 779 4 125.00–127.50 $126.25 $983 -4.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 4 165.00–175.00 $170.23 $465 —
360–390 377 7 157.50–165.00 $160.57 $605 +0.71
420–440 430 6 150.00–155.00 $152.44 $655 -1.45
470–485 479 5 147.50–150.00 $149.02 $714 +0.90
510–530 523 3 147.50–155.00 $149.94 $784 +1.67
560–580 570 4 150.00–152.50 $151.23 $862 +4.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 4 130.00–139.00 $134.45 $571 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 335 18 140.00–150.00 $143.23 $480 -9.70
360–385 378 7 135.00–142.50 $137.04 $518 -1.91
420–440 426 16 130.00–140.00 $132.36 $564 +0.30
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 170.00–175.00 $172.43 $479 +4.52
310–335 316 8 160.00–170.00 $162.65 $514 +0.17
360–385 370 5 155.00–160.00 $157.92 $584 +3.06
410–440 425 6 135.00–140.00 $137.41 $584 -3.77
460–480 470 2 145.00–147.50 $146.28 $688 +3.16
470–490 484 7 137.50–142.50 $138.89 $672 -15.06
505–535 525 3 135.00–140.00 $136.60 $717 -5.66
560–580 573 3 130.00–137.50 $132.44 $759 -8.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 420 5 115.00–120.00 $117.93 $495 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 332 5 165.00–170.00 $166.93 $554 —
355–385 375 3 157.00–165.00 $159.52 $598 +1.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 180.00–185.00 $182.39 $498 -10.22
310–340 330 3 170.00–175.00 $171.57 $566 -1.05

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1105 1029 85-90% 15 54.00–60.00 $55.29 $569 —
1180–1185 1184 85-90% 8 61.00–65.00 $62.00 $734 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1190 1177 80-85% 7 65.00–70.00 $65.72 $774 —
1160–1200 1179 80-85% 4 72.00–75.00 $73.52 $867 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,195 —
1585–1945 1765 75-80% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.55 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1355 1325 8 85.00–91.00 $87.93 $1,165 —
1895–2000 1948 2 94.00–98.00 $95.95 $1,869 —

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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.