Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady in light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.74/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$125.74

78 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$15.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	131.03	587	21
Medium and Large 2	387	126.43	489	43
Medium and Large 3	390	115.65	451	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.37/cwt here — about $136 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 sale78 hd

125.74

—

FL average10 barns · 834 hd

139.63

−13.89

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	1,900	99.00	1,881	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	60.48	797	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	51.57	572	10

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	—	—	1,900	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,881	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	59.42/cwt	57.00–62.00	761	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,517	66.23/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,005	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	51.57/cwt	49.00–53.00	572	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.87/cwt	162.50–170.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	146.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	141.78/cwt	140.00–147.50	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	120.09/cwt	117.50–125.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.92/cwt	132.50–142.50	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	132.90/cwt	130.00–137.50	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	131.63/cwt	130.00–132.50	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	131.64/cwt	130.00–132.50	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	126.28/cwt	125.00–127.50	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	138.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	302	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	103.13/cwt	100.00–105.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	131.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.84/cwt	115.00–117.50	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	128.86/cwt	127.00–135.00	429	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	166.14/cwt	162.50–170.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	150.42/cwt	147.50–155.00	355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	124.70/cwt	123.00–130.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.94/cwt	110.00–117.00	599	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.74/cwt	132.50–142.50	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	129.93/cwt	127.50–132.50	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	105.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	126.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	644	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 424Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 74Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady in light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,280	57.00–62.00	59.42
5	—	1,517	65.00–68.00	66.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,110	49.00–53.00	51.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	162.50–170.00	164.87
3	—	423	160.00–165.00	163.31
4	—	330	162.50–170.00	166.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	145.00–155.00	146.90
8	—	379	140.00–147.50	141.78
3	—	473	132.50–142.50	135.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	130.00–137.50	132.90
7	—	331	130.00–135.00	131.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	117.50–125.00	120.09
5	—	472	100.00–110.00	105.85
6	—	333	120.00–125.00	121.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	125.00–130.00	125.79
2	—	420	125.00–127.50	126.28
11	—	218	135.00–140.00	138.50
8	—	333	127.00–135.00	128.86
12	—	530	110.00–117.00	112.94
4	—	370	127.50–132.50	129.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	130.00–132.50	131.63
3	—	467	130.00–132.50	131.64
5	—	236	147.50–155.00	150.42
6	—	570	117.00–120.00	118.47
4	—	535	123.00–130.00	124.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	132.50–142.50	134.92
4	—	725	100.00–105.00	103.13
3	—	675	115.00–117.50	115.84
4	—	270	150.00–160.00	154.81
3	—	420	150.00–155.00	153.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	137.50	137.50
4	—	468	125.00–130.00	126.23

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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