Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder calves mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.09/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$125.09

63 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$1.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	125.38	562	47
Medium and Large 2	355	124.23	440	16thin

One grade step is worth $1.15/cwt here — about $122 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

125.09

—

FL average10 barns · 770 hd

125.32

−0.23

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	1,655	88.04	1,457	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	65.55	835	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	56.87	640	8thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,655	88.04/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,457	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	67.98/cwt	67.00–70.00	767	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	64.90/cwt	63.00–66.00	851	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	56.87/cwt	55.00–60.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	158.74/cwt	157.50–160.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	158.34/cwt	155.00–162.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	132.94/cwt	130.00–137.50	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	125.78/cwt	125.00–132.50	480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.95/cwt	117.50–122.50	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	134.08/cwt	130.00–137.50	575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.50	467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.93/cwt	127.50–132.50	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	131.63/cwt	130.00–132.50	555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.83/cwt	110.00–117.50	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.65/cwt	140.00–142.50	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	141.24/cwt	137.50–142.50	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.04/cwt	140.00–147.50	537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	111.10/cwt	107.50–115.00	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	136.78/cwt	135.00–142.50	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	159.33/cwt	155.00–162.50	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	134.52/cwt	132.50–135.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	128.47/cwt	127.50–130.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	130.55/cwt	127.50–135.00	427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	119.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	449	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	116.96/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.50	602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	123.94/cwt	122.50–130.00	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.60/cwt	135.00–142.50	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	120.18/cwt	117.50–122.50	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	6

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 189Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 77Year ago 64

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder calves mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	83.00–92.00	88.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,129	67.00–70.00	67.98
26	—	1,312	63.00–66.00	64.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,126	55.00–60.00	56.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	157.50–160.00	158.74
4	—	273	155.00–162.00	158.34
7	—	473	120.00–127.50	123.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	110.00–117.50	111.83
10	—	478	115.00–120.00	116.96
10	—	530	110.00–117.50	113.53
5	—	436	122.50–130.00	123.94
6	—	375	135.00–142.50	138.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	107.50–115.00	111.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	130.00–137.50	132.94
3	—	465	140.00–142.50	141.65
4	—	441	137.50–142.50	141.24
4	—	531	135.00–142.50	136.78
5	—	322	155.00–162.50	159.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	117.50–122.50	119.95
9	—	429	130.00–137.50	134.08
6	—	325	140.00–147.50	143.58
6	—	525	127.50–132.50	129.93
7	—	378	140.00–147.50	142.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	130.00–140.00	134.81
9	—	382	125.00–132.50	125.78
9	—	422	130.00–132.50	131.63
5	—	329	132.50–135.00	134.52
5	—	475	127.50–130.00	128.47
11	—	529	117.50–122.50	120.18
6	—	577	110.00–115.00	111.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	127.50–135.00	130.55
9	—	376	115.00–125.00	119.31

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Townsend Livestock Market