Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.00/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$130.00

92 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$6.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	132.38	549	60
Medium and Large 2	385	125.56	483	32

One grade step is worth $6.82/cwt here — about $65 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 sale92 hd

130.00

—

FL average10 barns · 806 hd

134.73

−4.73

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	1,655	86.71	1,435	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	59.13	751	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	52.43	631	22

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,655	86.71/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,435	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	59.13/cwt	56.00–62.00	751	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	52.43/cwt	50.00–55.00	631	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.96/cwt	127.50–132.50	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	162.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	171.87/cwt	167.50–175.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	126.31/cwt	125.00–129.00	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	129.69/cwt	127.50–132.50	552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.86/cwt	150.00–157.50	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	137.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.50	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	158.92/cwt	157.50–165.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	114.49/cwt	112.50–117.50	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.65/cwt	125.00–132.50	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	143.61/cwt	140.00–147.50	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	136.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	179.27/cwt	177.50–185.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.47/cwt	135.00–137.50	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	128.30/cwt	127.50–130.00	616	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	146.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	153.77/cwt	150.00–157.50	421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	134.89/cwt	132.50–137.50	368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.72/cwt	130.00–137.50	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	127.13/cwt	125.00–130.00	436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	122.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	162.40/cwt	160.00–167.50	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.50	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	545	6

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 250Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 47Year ago 33

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,655	83.00–89.00	86.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,270	56.00–62.00	59.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,203	50.00–55.00	52.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	127.50–132.50	129.96
4	—	335	160.00–170.00	162.39
5	—	268	167.50–175.00	171.87
9	—	370	150.00–157.50	154.86
7	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.38
5	—	434	157.50–165.00	158.92
5	—	532	140.00–145.00	141.95
5	—	633	112.50–117.50	114.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	140.00–147.50	143.62
7	—	529	125.00–130.00	127.09
5	—	334	140.00–150.00	146.11
8	—	274	150.00–157.50	153.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	125.00–129.00	126.31
11	—	426	127.50–132.50	129.69
14	—	334	135.00–140.00	137.05
3	—	577	115.00–120.00	116.62
6	—	275	140.00–147.50	143.61
8	—	379	135.00–140.00	136.78
9	—	480	127.50–130.00	128.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.42
8	—	370	125.00–132.50	128.65
4	—	273	132.50–137.50	134.89
7	—	343	125.00–130.00	127.13
7	—	431	120.00–125.00	122.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	177.50–185.00	179.27
5	—	522	135.00–137.50	136.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	130.00–137.50	132.72
3	—	333	160.00–167.50	162.40
5	—	533	120.00–127.50	123.48
6	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.43

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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