Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.93/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$121.93

76 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$16.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	126.82	620	25
Medium and Large 2	449	121.58	545	42
Medium and Large 3	496	110.00	545	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.82/cwt here — about $75 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 sale76 hd

121.93

—

FL average10 barns · 604 hd

127.41

−5.48

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	1,860	92.00	1,711	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	68.19	878	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	55.77	615	19

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	138.47/cwt	137.50–140.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	129.17/cwt	127.50–130.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	118.48/cwt	117.50–120.00	796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,711	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	64.04/cwt	62.00–67.00	925	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	71.15/cwt	69.00–74.00	837	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	55.77/cwt	53.00–60.00	615	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	129.27/cwt	127.85–130.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	143.68/cwt	142.50–147.50	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.31/cwt	142.50–145.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	131.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	114.96/cwt	112.50–117.50	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	107.73/cwt	106.00–110.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	143.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	103.34/cwt	101.00–107.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.50	393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	525	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	131.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	129.12/cwt	127.50–132.50	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	129.92/cwt	127.50–132.50	429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.20	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	116.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.71/cwt	137.50–142.50	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	128.31/cwt	127.50–130.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.50	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	112.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	522	5

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 340Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 87Year ago 64

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	137.50–140.00	138.47
5	—	484	130.00–138.00	131.52
4	—	570	112.50–117.50	114.96
4	—	628	106.00–110.00	107.73
3	—	513	127.50–130.00	128.31
4	—	330	135.00–137.50	136.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	125.00	125.00
5	—	575	101.00–107.00	103.34
20	—	425	120.00–127.50	123.62
3	—	375	127.50–132.50	129.12
4	—	330	127.50–132.50	129.92
6	—	522	115.00–120.20	118.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	105.00–110.00	107.44
5	—	466	110.00–115.00	112.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	127.50–130.00	129.17
3	—	672	117.50–120.00	118.48
2	—	530	140.00	140.00
3	—	473	142.50–145.00	143.31
4	—	421	140.00–145.00	143.69
4	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.41
6	—	478	135.00–140.00	137.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	127.85–130.00	129.27
4	—	383	142.50–147.50	143.68
4	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.41
4	—	480	137.50–142.50	138.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	132.00–140.00	133.93
4	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.45
5	—	274	140.00–147.50	143.49
6	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.42
7	—	381	130.00–140.00	131.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	115.00–120.00	116.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,444	62.00–67.00	64.04
7	—	1,176	69.00–74.00	71.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,102	53.00–60.00	55.77

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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