Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle generally steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.11/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$142.11

53 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$7.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	143.19	834	45
Medium and Large 2	520	136.05	707	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.14/cwt here — about $127 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 sale53 hd

142.11

—

FL average8 barns · 568 hd

171.60

−29.49

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	1,479	84.40	1,248	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,404	69.63	978	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	59.98	678	28

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,479	84.40/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,248	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	72.24/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,001	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	67.54/cwt	67.00–68.00	958	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	59.98/cwt	57.00–63.00	678	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	172.42/cwt	170.00–177.50	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	172.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	391	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	116.81/cwt	115.00–122.50	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.13/cwt	142.50–147.50	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	170.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	474	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.44/cwt	125.00–132.50	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.65/cwt	130.00–132.50	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	198.31/cwt	190.00–205.00	714	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	75.59/cwt	70.00–80.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	112.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.05/cwt	132.00–140.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	144.09/cwt	142.50–147.50	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	373	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	148.47/cwt	147.50–150.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.50	845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	159.95/cwt	157.50–165.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	113.67/cwt	112.50–116.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	641	4

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 390Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 92Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle generally steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows weak.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,479	82.00–87.00	84.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	69.00–75.00	72.24
5	—	1,419	67.00–68.00	67.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,130	57.00–63.00	59.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	170.00–177.50	172.42
9	—	227	170.00–175.00	172.06
9	—	278	170.00–175.00	170.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.55
10	—	230	160.00–165.00	162.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	115.00–122.50	116.81
3	—	573	125.00–132.50	127.44
3	—	273	142.50–147.50	144.09
2	—	430	150.00–160.00	154.88
6	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.42
6	—	530	130.00–137.50	133.68
5	—	673	112.50–116.00	113.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	130.00–132.50	131.65
7	—	586	110.00–117.00	112.97
4	—	530	117.00–125.00	120.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	110.00–115.00	112.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	142.50–147.50	144.13
5	—	709	120.00	120.00
3	—	360	190.00–205.00	198.31
7	—	678	125.00–135.00	128.50
10	—	530	147.50–150.00	148.47
11	—	631	130.00–137.50	133.84
6	—	480	157.50–165.00	159.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	132.00–140.00	136.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	874	70.00–80.00	75.59

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle