Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls too few to test. Feeder cattle steady in light test. Replacement cows not enough to establish trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.05/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −49.43 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$142.05

50 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$12.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	152.13	602	9thin
Medium and Large 2	401	139.84	560	41

One grade step is worth $12.29/cwt here — about $42 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 sale50 hd

142.05

—

FL average10 barns · 441 hd

140.82

+1.24

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−49.43

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	—	Low	1,360	77.45	1,053	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	65.73	808	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	55.98	746	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	54.18	614	31

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	—	1,360	77.45/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,053	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	63.43/cwt	60.00–67.00	769	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	70.34/cwt	69.00–73.00	887	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	55.98/cwt	54.00–58.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	55.88/cwt	53.00–58.00	640	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	50.01/cwt	47.00–52.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.50	355	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	132.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.23/cwt	112.00–120.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	154.18/cwt	152.50–155.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	149.44/cwt	147.50–155.00	566	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.59/cwt	127.00–132.50	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	149.48/cwt	147.50–155.00	501	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	154.89/cwt	152.50–160.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	131.64/cwt	130.00–132.50	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	151.09/cwt	147.50–155.00	348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	143.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	134.10/cwt	132.50–137.50	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	155.90/cwt	152.50–157.50	519	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 389Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 76Year ago 54

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls too few to test. Feeder cattle steady in light test. Replacement cows not enough to establish trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	77.00–78.00	77.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	60.00–67.00	63.43
4	—	1,261	69.00–73.00	70.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	54.00–58.00	55.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,146	53.00–58.00	55.88
9	—	1,102	47.00–52.00	50.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	266	130.00–137.50	133.39
5	—	332	130.00–137.50	132.89
6	—	520	112.00–120.00	117.23
3	—	430	120.00–125.00	121.59
4	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	130.00–132.50	131.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	145.00–150.00	146.62
6	—	377	152.50–160.00	154.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	117.00–125.00	119.57
11	—	379	147.50–155.00	149.44
6	—	472	127.00–132.50	131.59
7	—	335	147.50–155.00	149.48
2	—	230	147.50–155.00	151.09
3	—	273	140.00–150.00	143.17
6	—	437	132.50–137.50	134.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	152.50–155.00	154.18
3	—	333	152.50–157.50	155.90

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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