Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.56/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$124.56

97 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	127.58	613	55
Medium and Large 2	432	122.29	529	33
Medium and Large 3	413	114.44	473	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $140 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 sale97 hd

124.56

—

FL average10 barns · 739 hd

137.06

−12.49

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	1,585	84.23	1,335	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	56.08	789	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	50.16	567	18

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	569	139.04/cwt	137.50–140.00	791	8
Bulls	—	—	1,585	84.23/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,335	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	56.08/cwt	55.00–62.00	789	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	50.16/cwt	47.00–53.00	567	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.67/cwt	140.00–147.50	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	125.71/cwt	123.00–130.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	141.16/cwt	137.50–145.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	142.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	118.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.50	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.50	513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	234	133.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	136.63/cwt	135.00–137.50	365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	165.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.91/cwt	147.50–155.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	117.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	124.91/cwt	120.00–127.50	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.64/cwt	115.00–117.50	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.09/cwt	132.50–137.50	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	139.96/cwt	137.50–145.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	127.37/cwt	125.00–132.50	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.14/cwt	127.50–135.00	433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.84/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	107.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	187.32/cwt	185.00–192.50	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	180.84/cwt	175.00–185.00	669	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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 336Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 100Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	137.50–140.00	139.04
5	—	534	140.00–147.50	142.95
8	—	419	160.00–170.00	165.67
6	—	477	147.50–155.00	149.91
4	—	658	127.50–130.00	128.75
3	—	328	185.00–192.50	187.32
5	—	370	175.00–185.00	180.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	130.00–135.00	132.48
6	—	472	137.50–145.00	139.96
8	—	427	150.00–155.00	152.39
10	—	370	145.00–155.00	150.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	120.00–127.50	124.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	160.00–165.00	162.44
4	—	470	140.00–147.50	143.67
5	—	631	123.00–130.00	125.71
6	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	137.50–145.00	141.16
4	—	529	115.00–120.00	118.72
4	—	375	145.00–155.00	149.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	234	130.00–140.00	133.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.43
10	—	572	115.00–120.00	117.94
8	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.42
8	—	530	120.00–127.50	123.68
9	—	377	135.00–137.50	136.06
8	—	625	115.00–117.50	115.64
6	—	430	132.50–137.50	134.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	127.50	127.50
3	—	267	135.00–137.50	136.63
12	—	478	115.00–120.00	117.89
6	—	380	125.00–132.50	127.37
4	—	330	127.50–135.00	131.14
5	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	110.00	110.00
5	—	368	115.00–120.00	117.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	79.00–87.00	84.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,407	55.00–62.00	56.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,130	47.00–53.00	50.16

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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