Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady in limited test. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.09/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$135.09

28 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	139.28	611	20
Medium and Large 2	433	124.62	539	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $72 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 sale28 hd

135.09

—

FL average10 barns · 769 hd

139.20

−4.11

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	1,488	90.50	1,347	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	62.74	810	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	52.52	619	11

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	52.52/cwt	48.00–57.00	619	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	61.49/cwt	60.00–64.00	759	5
Bulls	—	—	1,488	90.50/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,347	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.03/cwt	162.50–172.50	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.76/cwt	155.00–172.50	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	139.57/cwt	137.50–145.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.64/cwt	110.00–117.50	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.22/cwt	160.00–162.50	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	181.21/cwt	180.00–182.50	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.50	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	138.75/cwt	135.00–142.50	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	144.50/cwt	142.00–150.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	178.62/cwt	175.00–182.50	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.50	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	154.93/cwt	150.00–157.50	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	145.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.11/cwt	142.50–147.50	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	168.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	121.47/cwt	119.00–124.00	775	2

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 430Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 67Year ago 103

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady in limited test. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows not tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,178	48.00–57.00	52.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	60.00–64.00	61.49
1	—	1,575	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	87.00–95.00	90.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	162.50–172.50	169.03
4	—	328	155.00–172.50	166.76
4	—	366	165.00–170.00	168.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	137.50–145.00	139.57
2	—	330	160.00	160.00
5	—	475	135.00–145.00	138.87
3	—	373	142.50–147.50	144.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	110.00–117.50	113.64
2	—	310	135.00–142.50	138.75
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	132.50–135.00	133.74
3	—	430	140.00–147.50	142.38
3	—	557	130.00–132.50	131.66
3	—	378	142.00–150.00	144.50
7	—	336	145.00–150.00	145.66
2	—	638	119.00–124.00	121.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00–162.50	161.22
3	—	467	150.00–157.50	154.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	180.00–182.50	181.21
2	—	425	175.00–182.50	178.62
2	—	468	170.00–172.50	171.27

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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