Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cow 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $138.61/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$138.61

50 head · 358 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$4.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	355	141.05	501	24
Medium and Large 2	361	136.36	492	26

One grade step is worth $4.69/cwt here — about $9 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 sale50 hd

138.61

—

FL average10 barns · 710 hd

132.22

+6.40

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	1,808	87.19	1,576	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	66.95	973	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	58.64	651	11

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	—	—	1,808	87.19/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	66.68/cwt	64.00–71.00	966	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	58.64/cwt	56.00–61.00	651	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	158.78/cwt	155.00–162.50	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	166.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	176.89/cwt	175.00–180.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	156.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.87/cwt	155.00–165.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	144.88/cwt	142.50–147.50	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	127.45/cwt	125.00–132.50	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	136.00/cwt	135.00–142.50	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	179.91/cwt	177.50–182.50	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.12/cwt	147.50–152.50	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	121.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.42/cwt	120.00–127.50	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	150.29/cwt	140.00–172.50	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	146.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	173.55/cwt	170.00–177.50	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	143.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	149.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 172Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 35Year ago 49

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cow 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	85.00–89.00	87.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,448	64.00–71.00	66.68
1	—	1,595	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	56.00–61.00	58.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	162.50	162.50
2	—	363	155.00–162.50	158.78
2	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.02
3	—	477	150.00–155.00	151.61
4	—	275	170.00–177.50	173.55
6	—	621	110.00–115.00	112.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	145.00–150.00	148.67
4	—	433	140.00–145.00	142.43
6	—	534	120.00–128.00	121.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	160.00–170.00	166.46
4	—	325	142.50–147.50	144.88
6	—	470	125.00–132.50	127.45
7	—	381	135.00–142.50	136.00
4	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	130.00–135.00	131.59
4	—	468	120.00–125.00	123.69
6	—	433	120.00–127.50	122.42
7	—	323	140.00–172.50	150.29
3	—	237	145.00–150.00	146.55
3	—	267	140.00–145.00	143.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	175.00–180.00	176.89
5	—	484	155.00–165.00	156.90
4	—	380	155.00–165.00	159.87
2	—	275	177.50–182.50	179.91
3	—	523	147.50–152.50	149.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	145.00–155.00	149.83

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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