Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.48/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$135.48

74 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$3.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	136.42	723	52
Medium and Large 2	477	133.28	635	22

One grade step is worth $3.13/cwt here — about $88 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 sale74 hd

135.48

—

FL average9 barns · 532 hd

144.03

−8.55

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	1,595	79.29	1,264	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	54.72	716	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,254	45.29	568	6thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,337	71.15/cwt	70.00–72.00	951	5
Bulls	—	—	1,574	79.79/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,256	7
Bulls	—	—	2,072	91.70/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,900	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	58.11/cwt	57.00–59.00	805	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	53.87/cwt	52.00–55.00	694	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	45.29/cwt	44.00–48.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.75/cwt	130.00–137.50	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	141.56/cwt	140.00–142.50	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.37/cwt	137.50–142.50	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	158.30/cwt	157.50–160.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	120.97/cwt	117.50–122.50	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.48/cwt	137.50–145.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	108.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	113.48/cwt	112.50–115.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	153.30/cwt	152.50–155.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.79/cwt	132.50–135.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	131.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	139.43/cwt	137.50–142.00	521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	124.39/cwt	122.50–127.50	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	140.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	467	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	126.85/cwt	125.00–132.50	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	158.43/cwt	157.50–162.50	529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	131.78/cwt	130.00–137.50	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.16/cwt	127.50–135.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.50	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	162.32/cwt	160.00–167.50	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	134.13/cwt	132.50–137.50	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.93/cwt	132.50–137.50	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	145.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	135.29/cwt	132.50–137.50	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	124.17/cwt	120.00–127.50	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	149.44/cwt	148.00–152.50	498	3

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 350Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 53Year ago 32

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	70.00–72.00	71.15
7	—	1,574	77.00–85.00	79.79
3	—	2,072	87.00–95.00	91.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	57.00–59.00	58.11
8	—	1,289	52.00–55.00	53.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	44.00–48.00	45.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	130.00–137.50	132.75
8	—	487	140.00–142.50	141.56
11	—	535	137.50–142.50	138.37
3	—	323	157.50–160.00	158.30
5	—	669	117.50–122.50	120.97
6	—	422	137.50–145.00	142.48
2	—	708	117.50–120.00	118.75
3	—	377	152.50–155.00	153.30
6	—	634	120.00–127.50	124.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	125.00–132.50	126.85
8	—	433	130.00–137.50	131.78
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	138.29
3	—	333	148.00–152.50	149.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	127.00–130.00	128.47
10	—	334	157.50–162.50	158.43
3	—	280	160.00–167.50	162.32
3	—	533	132.50–137.50	134.13
4	—	473	132.50–137.50	134.93
7	—	386	145.00–150.00	145.67
8	—	426	132.50–137.50	135.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	127.50–135.00	131.16
4	—	275	150.00–157.50	153.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	115.00–120.00	116.62
6	—	611	105.00–110.00	108.33
5	—	579	112.50–115.00	113.48
2	—	475	132.50–135.00	133.79
7	—	431	140.00	140.00
9	—	374	137.50–142.00	139.43
2	—	653	110.00–112.50	111.25
8	—	333	135.00–142.00	140.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	125.00–130.00	127.42
7	—	278	130.00–135.00	131.34
5	—	376	122.50–127.50	124.39
6	—	433	120.00–125.00	121.62
4	—	585	105.00–107.50	106.24

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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