Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.81/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$150.81

65 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	160.05	819	29
Medium and Large 2	501	144.43	724	32
Medium and Large 3	473	134.87	638	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $181 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 sale65 hd

150.81

—

FL average9 barns · 488 hd

167.39

−16.58

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	1,760	90.72	1,596	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,381	69.04	954	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	61.63	697	20

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	89.69/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,569	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,583	71.68/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,135	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	66.92/cwt	65.00–69.00	816	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	61.63/cwt	57.00–64.00	697	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	177.09/cwt	175.00–180.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	163.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	166.42/cwt	162.50–172.50	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	154.44/cwt	152.50–157.50	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.97/cwt	142.50–145.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.40/cwt	140.00–147.50	474	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	135.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	197.37/cwt	195.00–200.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	149.92/cwt	147.50–155.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	133.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	139.91/cwt	130.00–147.50	740	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	161.78/cwt	160.00–167.50	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	147.92/cwt	145.00–152.50	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.36/cwt	115.00–130.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	129.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	114.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.12/cwt	152.50–160.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	170.87/cwt	165.00–175.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.14/cwt	142.50–145.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	165.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	146.46/cwt	145.00–147.50	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	179.92/cwt	177.50–185.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	193.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 194Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 42Year ago 7

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	99.00	99.00
8	—	1,749	86.00–93.00	89.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,583	70.00–74.00	71.68
15	—	1,220	65.00–69.00	66.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,131	57.00–64.00	61.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	160.00	160.00
5	—	273	175.00–180.00	177.09
4	—	328	195.00–200.00	197.37
5	—	368	165.00–175.00	170.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	160.00–170.00	163.87
6	—	433	147.50–155.00	149.92
4	—	373	152.50–160.00	156.12
5	—	532	120.00–130.00	123.91
6	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	130.00–140.00	133.37
4	—	375	135.00–140.00	137.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	130.00–137.50	133.68
18	—	529	130.00–147.50	139.91
5	—	472	145.00–152.50	147.92
5	—	372	160.00–170.00	165.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	162.50–172.50	166.42
5	—	562	142.50–145.00	143.97
7	—	625	130.00–138.00	133.32
4	—	531	160.00–167.50	161.78
3	—	423	177.50–185.00	179.92
5	—	372	190.00–200.00	193.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	130.00–140.00	134.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	152.50–157.50	154.44
7	—	536	135.00–140.00	135.68
3	—	467	142.50–145.00	144.14
5	—	422	145.00–147.50	146.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	333	140.00–147.50	142.40
6	—	570	110.00–117.00	113.44
6	—	530	115.00–130.00	122.36
7	—	426	127.00–135.00	129.60
3	—	467	120.00–125.00	123.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	110.00–112.00	110.65
4	—	430	110.00–120.00	114.88
4	—	370	120.00–130.00	124.86
3	—	317	130.00–135.00	131.74

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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