Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle fully 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady in light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.71/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$124.71

115 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$2.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	125.89	637	48
Medium and Large 2	392	123.87	486	67

One grade step is worth $2.02/cwt here — about $151 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 sale115 hd

124.71

—

FL average10 barns · 753 hd

130.66

−5.95

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	1,938	93.54	1,813	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	69.72	942	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	59.37	687	29

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	142.44/cwt	140.00–147.50	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	116.06/cwt	115.00–122.00	673	11
Bulls	—	—	1,938	93.54/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,813	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	66.36/cwt	66.00–70.00	855	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	73.83/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,053	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	51.12/cwt	47.00–54.00	531	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	61.99/cwt	58.00–65.00	741	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.72/cwt	152.50–155.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	108.83/cwt	105.00–112.50	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	125.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	678	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	127.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.95/cwt	137.50–142.50	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	158.16/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	169.81/cwt	165.00–175.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	129.71/cwt	117.00–140.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	143.29/cwt	142.50–150.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	121.42/cwt	120.00–127.50	461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.17/cwt	140.00–147.50	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	116.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	134.89/cwt	132.50–140.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	128.01/cwt	125.00–132.50	426	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.90/cwt	152.52–160.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	547	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	134.24/cwt	132.50–137.50	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	114.95/cwt	110.00–117.50	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.24/cwt	117.50–125.00	569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.40/cwt	127.50–135.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	131.21/cwt	127.50–132.50	806	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	71.94/cwt	70.00–82.50	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	131.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	123.81/cwt	117.50–125.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.90/cwt	145.00–150.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	129.32/cwt	127.50–135.00	360	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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 334Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 50Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle fully 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows steady in light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	140.00–147.50	142.44
5	—	663	120.00–130.00	127.01
6	—	573	137.50–142.50	139.95
3	—	380	155.00–165.00	158.16
9	—	477	142.50–150.00	143.29
6	—	430	152.52–160.00	154.90
4	—	614	127.50–132.50	131.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	534	117.00–140.00	129.71
13	—	426	140.00–147.50	144.17
4	—	573	130.00–137.50	133.67
10	—	374	145.00–147.50	146.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	127.50–135.00	131.40
6	—	537	117.50–125.00	123.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	115.00–122.00	116.06
11	—	539	125.00–130.00	125.86
15	—	482	130.00–135.00	131.61
3	—	317	132.50–137.50	134.24
3	—	627	110.00–117.50	114.95
5	—	382	130.00–135.00	131.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	120.00–127.50	121.42
13	—	533	115.00–120.00	116.10
32	—	333	125.00–132.50	128.01
8	—	473	117.50–125.00	120.24
4	—	278	127.50–135.00	129.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	152.50–155.00	153.72
6	—	670	105.00–112.50	108.83
3	—	458	140.00–145.00	143.27
4	—	270	165.00–175.00	169.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	145.00–150.00	147.46
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.45
6	—	333	140.00–145.00	142.44
5	—	368	145.00–150.00	146.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	132.50–140.00	134.89
5	—	428	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,938	89.00–96.00	93.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,289	66.00–70.00	66.36
9	—	1,426	71.00–77.00	73.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,038	47.00–54.00	51.12
22	—	1,195	58.00–65.00	61.99

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	—	878	70.00–82.50	71.94

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle