Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle generally steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.61/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$135.61

63 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	139.02	612	42
Medium and Large 2	404	132.17	533	16thin
Medium and Large 3	370	117.92	436	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $176 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 sale63 hd

135.61

—

FL average10 barns · 665 hd

133.90

+1.71

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	1,605	87.12	1,398	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	61.92	822	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	56.48	831	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	56.07	605	27

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	61.92/cwt	59.00–64.00	822	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	56.48/cwt	55.00–61.00	831	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	58.32/cwt	58.00–61.00	631	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	49.66/cwt	48.00–53.00	530	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	87.12/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	156.21/cwt	155.00–157.50	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	130.40/cwt	127.50–135.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	143.22/cwt	142.50–150.00	627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	163.67/cwt	160.00–167.50	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	116.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	158.45/cwt	155.00–165.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.72/cwt	140.00–170.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.50	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.44/cwt	110.00–117.50	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	117.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	113.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	152.78/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.36/cwt	138.00–145.00	530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.92/cwt	127.50–135.00	565	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	63.27/cwt	60.00–67.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	132.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	131.17/cwt	127.50–135.00	616	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 330Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 61Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle generally steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,328	59.00–64.00	61.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,471	55.00–61.00	56.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,082	58.00–61.00	58.32
7	—	1,067	48.00–53.00	49.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	84.00–90.00	87.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	155.00–157.50	156.21
2	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.45
3	—	367	155.00–165.00	158.45
6	—	427	140.00–170.00	161.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	147.50	147.50
6	—	473	130.00–137.50	133.65
4	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	110.00–120.00	113.91
5	—	428	127.50–135.00	131.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	130.00–137.50	133.67
10	—	438	142.50–150.00	143.22
7	—	578	115.00–120.00	116.38
7	—	329	150.00–155.00	152.78
10	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.40
4	—	530	127.00–130.00	128.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.28
3	—	523	110.00–117.50	112.44
6	—	375	138.00–145.00	141.36
4	—	339	130.00–140.00	132.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	115.00–120.00	117.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	127.50–135.00	130.40
3	—	425	150.00–160.00	156.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	160.00–167.50	163.67
4	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.46
3	—	423	170.00–180.00	173.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	130.00–140.00	134.83
4	—	470	127.50–135.00	131.17

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	888	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,225	60.00–67.00	63.27

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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