Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.04/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$128.04

60 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$0.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	128.37	577	37
Medium and Large 2	358	127.50	457	23

One grade step is worth $0.87/cwt here — about $120 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 sale60 hd

128.04

—

FL average8 barns · 664 hd

127.26

+0.78

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	—	Average	1,575	83.63	1,317	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,000	57.00	570	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	56.22	686	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	48.32	494	8thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,575	83.63/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,317	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	55.52/cwt	53.00–58.00	662	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	59.72/cwt	59.00–61.00	813	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,000	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	48.32/cwt	46.00–52.00	494	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	405	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	69.94/cwt	65.00–80.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.94/cwt	137.50–145.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	136.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	134.93/cwt	132.50–137.50	499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	124.46/cwt	120.00–127.50	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.07/cwt	122.50–132.50	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	130.96/cwt	127.50–135.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.16/cwt	127.50–135.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	141.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	237	158.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	152.10/cwt	147.50–155.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	142.62/cwt	137.50–145.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.00	680	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	85.66/cwt	82.50–90.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	144.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	5

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 316Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 42Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	80.00–87.00	83.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,192	53.00–58.00	55.52
3	—	1,362	59.00–61.00	59.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,022	46.00–52.00	48.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	175.00–180.00	177.58
4	—	430	140.00–142.50	141.22
4	—	534	127.50–132.50	129.97
5	—	372	147.50–155.00	152.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	135.00–145.00	139.89
3	—	237	155.00–165.00	158.24
5	—	371	140.00–145.00	144.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	137.50–145.00	139.94
3	—	532	135.00–140.00	136.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	127.50–135.00	131.16
4	—	333	140.00–147.50	141.75
4	—	480	130.00–137.50	133.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	132.50–137.50	134.93
12	—	475	122.50–132.50	127.07
8	—	432	127.50–135.00	130.96
3	—	273	137.50–145.00	142.62
4	—	535	115.00–117.50	116.24
4	—	573	117.50–120.00	118.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	233	140.00–145.00	142.37
4	—	273	130.00–135.00	132.39
5	—	373	120.00–127.50	124.46
8	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.41
2	—	475	115.00–117.00	115.97

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)	7	—	771	65.00–80.00	69.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	884	82.50–90.00	85.66

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