Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.78/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$120.78

35 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	129.91	567	13thin
Medium and Large 2	448	115.39	517	22

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $50 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 sale35 hd

120.78

—

FL average9 barns · 589 hd

122.90

−2.12

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	72.70	988	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,237	63.68	788	22

Every lot, as filed

28 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 2	—	578	131.20/cwt	127.50–135.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	111.88/cwt	110.00–112.50	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.50	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	116.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	107.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	348	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.95/cwt	147.50–152.50	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.50	689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	71.36/cwt	68.00–76.00	947	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	76.73/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,116	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	64.78/cwt	63.00–66.00	802	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	60.75/cwt	57.00–64.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.31/cwt	147.50–150.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.69/cwt	142.00–147.50	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	128.69/cwt	125.00–132.50	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	130.45/cwt	127.50–135.00	550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.03/cwt	112.50–117.50	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	105.00/cwt	102.50–107.50	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	139.91/cwt	137.50–147.50	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.92/cwt	150.00–157.50	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	107.44/cwt	105.00–112.50	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	141.16/cwt	137.50–145.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	120.12/cwt	117.00–125.00	567	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 Feb 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 153Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 71Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	127.50–135.00	131.20
2	—	515	130.00–137.50	133.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	110.00–112.50	111.88
4	—	931	105.00–107.50	106.50
1	—	610	132.50	132.50
2	—	480	147.50–152.50	149.95
2	—	670	125.00–127.50	126.24
2	—	720	112.50–117.50	115.03
3	—	883	102.50–107.50	105.00
4	—	539	137.50–147.50	139.91
2	—	788	110.00–115.00	112.48
3	—	427	150.00–157.50	154.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	120.00–127.00	123.36
5	—	432	115.00–120.00	116.94
9	—	533	105.00–112.50	107.44
2	—	325	120.00–127.00	123.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	125.00–132.50	128.69
9	—	422	127.50–135.00	130.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	323	105.00–110.00	107.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	110.00–115.00	113.04
4	—	430	137.50–145.00	141.16
5	—	472	117.00–125.00	120.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	147.50–150.00	148.31
4	—	470	142.00–147.50	144.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,327	68.00–76.00	71.36
15	—	1,455	75.00–80.00	76.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,238	63.00–66.00	64.78
6	—	1,233	57.00–64.00	60.75

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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