Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to weak. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.81/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$130.81

54 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$10.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	137.11	585	21
Medium and Large 2	419	126.80	531	33

One grade step is worth $10.31/cwt here — about $53 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 sale54 hd

130.81

—

FL average10 barns · 840 hd

132.31

−1.50

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	—	High	1,567	83.07	1,302	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	61.23	894	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	55.55	587	10

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,855	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,441	75.54/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,089	4
Bulls	—	—	1,621	87.87/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,424	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	65.50/cwt	62.00–69.00	838	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,672	56.25/cwt	54.00–59.00	941	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	55.55/cwt	54.00–60.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	141.73/cwt	137.50–142.50	388	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	107.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.70/cwt	152.00–160.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	141.46/cwt	140.00–142.50	464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.30/cwt	167.50–177.50	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	174.23/cwt	172.50–180.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	155.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.40/cwt	157.50–165.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	153.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	134.15/cwt	130.00–137.50	502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	156.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	159.83/cwt	157.50–165.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.38/cwt	132.50–140.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	139.43/cwt	137.50–142.50	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.15/cwt	132.50–140.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	158.68/cwt	155.00–162.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.70/cwt	124.00–127.50	660	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,042.20/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	10,860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	165.42/cwt	162.50–170.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.88/cwt	152.00–157.50	662	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 299Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 133Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to weak. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,441	73.00–78.00	75.54
4	—	1,621	85.00–89.00	87.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	62.00–69.00	65.50
6	—	1,672	54.00–59.00	56.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,057	54.00–60.00	55.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	274	137.50–142.50	141.73
7	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.79
8	—	374	130.00–137.50	134.15
3	—	612	105.00–110.00	106.68
4	—	425	120.00–127.50	123.62
4	—	343	135.00–140.00	137.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	140.00–142.50	141.46
5	—	435	137.50–142.50	139.43
4	—	473	132.50–140.00	136.15
4	—	525	124.00–127.50	125.70
3	—	383	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	152.00–160.00	154.70
6	—	375	167.50–177.50	172.30
4	—	335	170.00–180.00	175.07
5	—	432	162.50–170.00	165.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	157.50–165.00	159.83
4	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.42
6	—	312	155.00–162.00	158.68
3	—	430	152.00–157.50	153.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	172.50–180.00	174.23
4	—	375	157.50–165.00	161.40
4	—	420	150.00–157.50	153.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	145.00–150.00	146.99
6	—	281	155.00–160.00	155.77
8	—	331	152.00–160.00	156.02
5	—	375	132.50–140.00	135.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,042	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,042.20

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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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