Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.01/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$117.01

101 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$6.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	118.70	573	52
Medium and Large 2	430	116.37	500	36
Medium and Large 3	275	112.01	308	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.69/cwt here — about $265 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 sale101 hd

117.01

—

FL average10 barns · 1,243 hd

119.51

−2.50

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,508	77.76	1,173	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,539	51.69	795	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	46.44	523	7thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,513	49.69/cwt	48.00–52.00	752	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	46.44/cwt	45.00–47.00	523	7
Bulls	—	—	1,580	73.57/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,162	4
Bulls	—	—	1,413	83.35/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,178	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,607	57.02/cwt	56.00–58.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	156.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	113.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	591	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.06/cwt	145.00–152.50	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	156.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	127.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	105.83/cwt	105.00–109.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.72/cwt	147.50–150.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	121.13/cwt	120.00–126.00	465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	151.78/cwt	150.00–157.50	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	106.56/cwt	105.00–109.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	114.36/cwt	112.00–118.00	497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	121.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	156.48/cwt	152.50–162.50	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	109.74/cwt	108.00–117.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	125.84/cwt	122.00–130.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	127.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	133.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	114.78/cwt	114.00–116.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	213	112.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	54.40/cwt	49.00–59.00	660	4

How this sale compares

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Tue Dec 15, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 582Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 62Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows not well tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,513	48.00–52.00	49.69
3	—	1,607	56.00–58.00	57.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,126	45.00–47.00	46.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	72.00–74.00	73.57
3	—	1,413	82.00–84.00	83.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	155.00–165.00	156.86
9	—	377	152.50–162.50	156.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	147.50–150.00	148.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	122.00–130.00	125.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	523	112.00–115.00	113.01
9	—	436	120.00–125.00	121.63
5	—	620	105.00–109.00	105.83
4	—	475	118.00–120.00	118.97
5	—	580	108.00–117.00	109.74
5	—	332	130.00–138.00	133.08
6	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	120.00–126.00	121.13
5	—	580	105.00–109.00	106.56
10	—	435	112.00–118.00	114.36
6	—	333	120.00–124.00	121.28
5	—	477	114.00–116.00	114.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	110.00–115.00	111.92
8	—	213	110.00–118.00	112.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	130.00–134.00	130.97
7	—	473	145.00–152.50	147.06
6	—	377	155.00–160.00	156.59
6	—	533	134.00–140.00	135.95
8	—	633	125.00–132.00	127.57
4	—	433	150.00–157.50	151.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	125.00–135.00	127.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	49.00–59.00	54.40

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle