Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady in light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.56/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$128.56

79 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$0.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	373	128.59	479	32
Medium and Large 1	482	128.54	620	47

One grade step is worth $0.05/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale79 hd

128.56

—

FL average10 barns · 938 hd

130.33

−1.77

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	1,781	80.72	1,438	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,428	54.47	778	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	44.98	495	16

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.96/cwt	142.50–145.00	540	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	115.58/cwt	115.00–118.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	131.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	143.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	114.94/cwt	112.50–117.50	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	149.46/cwt	147.50–152.50	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	138.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.61/cwt	145.00–147.50	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	138.38/cwt	137.50–142.50	603	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	753	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	40.83/cwt	38.00–44.00	441	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	47.47/cwt	47.00–52.00	528	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	54.47/cwt	52.00–57.00	778	21
Bulls	—	—	1,588	72.97/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,159	2
Bulls	—	—	2,130	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,789	81.17/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,452	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	143.59/cwt	140.00–147.50	330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	144.57/cwt	142.50–147.50	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.41/cwt	130.00–137.50	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	138.12/cwt	137.50–140.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	145.39/cwt	142.50–150.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	146.93/cwt	142.50–150.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	135.59/cwt	135.00–137.50	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.63/cwt	115.00–122.50	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	137.07/cwt	132.50–140.00	378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	145.80/cwt	142.50–147.50	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	146.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	147.85/cwt	145.00–152.50	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.95/cwt	132.50–140.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	145.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	558	10

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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 200Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 69Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady in light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	142.50–145.00	143.96
6	—	433	140.00–145.00	141.62
4	—	230	140.00–147.50	143.59
4	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.43
5	—	328	142.50–147.50	144.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	142.50–147.50	145.80
4	—	533	140.00–145.00	142.56
5	—	334	145.00–150.00	146.95
5	—	426	145.00–152.50	147.85
5	—	580	132.50–140.00	133.95
10	—	382	145.00–150.00	145.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	115.00–118.00	115.58
8	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.43
8	—	474	130.00–135.00	131.20
5	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.92
3	—	325	140.00–145.00	143.28
2	—	630	112.50–117.50	114.94
11	—	436	137.50–142.50	138.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	130.00–137.50	132.41
6	—	433	120.00–127.00	122.26
3	—	523	110.00–115.00	111.69
4	—	218	135.00–140.00	137.36
4	—	334	135.00–137.50	135.59
4	—	475	115.00–122.50	118.63
5	—	276	132.50–140.00	137.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	147.50–152.50	149.46
3	—	665	120.00–125.00	121.69
2	—	643	125.00–127.50	126.25
8	—	566	135.00–140.00	138.08
8	—	475	145.00–147.50	145.61
6	—	532	140.00–145.00	141.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	137.50–140.00	138.12
5	—	332	142.50–150.00	145.39
5	—	371	142.50–150.00	146.93
5	—	432	140.00–145.00	141.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,080	38.00–44.00	40.83
10	—	1,112	47.00–52.00	47.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,428	52.00–57.00	54.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	71.00–75.00	72.97
1	—	2,130	94.00	94.00
5	—	1,789	80.00–84.00	81.17

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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