Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.91/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$130.91

30 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$9.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	364	135.45	492	15thin
Medium and Large 2	401	126.37	507	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.08/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale30 hd

130.91

—

FL average8 barns · 640 hd

133.07

−2.15

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	1,708	84.00	1,435	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,478	57.80	854	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	51.35	620	15

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.65/cwt	152.00–157.50	657	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,435	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	57.11/cwt	55.00–61.00	873	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	51.35/cwt	49.00–53.00	620	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.50	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	160.60/cwt	157.50–167.50	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.65/cwt	145.00–152.50	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	150.39/cwt	147.50–155.00	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	147.38/cwt	145.00–152.50	402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	131.64/cwt	130.00–132.50	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	139.20/cwt	137.50–140.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	134.92/cwt	132.50–137.50	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.89/cwt	147.50–152.50	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.92/cwt	127.50–132.50	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	124.82/cwt	122.50–130.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	126.09/cwt	125.00–132.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	156.64/cwt	155.00–157.50	580	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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 274Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 47Year ago 29

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	152.00–157.50	154.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	147.50–152.50	150.89
5	—	430	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	145.00–152.50	148.67
3	—	328	157.50–167.50	160.60
3	—	370	155.00–157.50	156.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	145.00–152.50	148.65
5	—	332	147.50–155.00	150.39
6	—	273	145.00–152.50	147.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	130.00–132.50	131.64
3	—	330	135.00–140.00	136.57
3	—	275	137.50–140.00	139.20
6	—	373	132.50–137.50	134.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	127.50–132.50	129.92
3	—	328	122.50–130.00	124.82
6	—	434	125.00–132.00	126.09
2	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,528	55.00–61.00	57.11
1	—	1,025	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,208	49.00–53.00	51.35

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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