Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Feeder steers and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 pounds 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 400 pounds steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.45/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$125.45

134 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	129.17	623	85
Medium and Large 2	446	121.49	542	35
Medium and Large 3	372	112.76	419	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $204 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 sale134 hd

125.45

—

FL average10 barns · 925 hd

130.21

−4.76

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	1,577	91.80	1,447	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	72.01	905	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	59.34	652	19

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.66/cwt	125.00–132.50	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.87/cwt	137.50–145.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	114.89/cwt	111.00–117.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	118.61/cwt	116.00–122.50	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.41/cwt	120.00–127.50	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	136.14/cwt	132.50–140.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	140.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	130.14/cwt	127.50–135.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	686	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	621	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	131.69/cwt	130.00–137.50	577	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	130.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	504	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	117.07/cwt	115.00–117.50	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	149.85/cwt	147.50–155.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.41/cwt	140.00–147.50	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.97/cwt	122.50–127.50	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.50	767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	145.29/cwt	142.50–147.50	626	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	53.53/cwt	53.00–56.00	593	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	61.41/cwt	59.00–63.00	674	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	78.51/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,077	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	69.98/cwt	66.00–73.00	854	16
Bulls	—	—	1,770	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,512	89.40/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.09/cwt	142.50–147.50	620	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	133.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	146.38/cwt	145.00–147.50	546	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.50	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	121.20/cwt	117.50–125.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	257	153.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	130.07/cwt	127.50–132.50	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	107.90/cwt	105.00–112.50	401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	117.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	112.38/cwt	107.50–117.50	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.53/cwt	127.50–130.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	129.88/cwt	127.50–132.50	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.19/cwt	122.50–127.50	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	112.47/cwt	110.00–117.50	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	139.28/cwt	137.50–142.50	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	139.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.70/cwt	137.50–142.50	664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	135.22/cwt	130.00–137.50	722	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.44/cwt	120.00–127.50	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	115.61/cwt	112.50–118.00	620	7

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 384Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 59Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	125.00–132.50	128.66
6	—	380	137.50–145.00	139.87
5	—	480	120.00–127.50	121.44
4	—	575	110.00–115.00	111.22
4	—	273	140.00–150.00	144.77
7	—	536	112.50–118.00	115.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	110.00–115.00	111.99
9	—	430	142.50–147.50	144.09
8	—	466	130.00–135.00	133.07
7	—	373	145.00–147.50	146.38
4	—	573	115.00–117.50	116.22
4	—	523	117.50–125.00	121.20
3	—	257	150.00–160.00	153.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	100.00–110.00	104.95
4	—	475	105.00–110.00	107.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	111.00–117.00	114.89
5	—	632	116.00–122.50	118.61
5	—	572	120.00–127.50	124.41
4	—	330	132.50–140.00	136.14
4	—	273	145.00–150.00	147.39
18	—	538	125.00–130.00	127.48
16	—	473	130.00–132.50	131.22
16	—	438	130.00–137.50	131.69
11	—	385	130.00–135.00	130.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	105.00–112.50	107.90
5	—	333	110.00–120.00	117.93
4	—	420	107.50–117.50	112.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	127.50–130.00	128.53
4	—	583	100.00–110.00	104.89
4	—	325	127.50–132.50	129.88
9	—	423	122.50–127.50	125.19
7	—	375	120.00–127.50	124.11
6	—	537	110.00–117.50	112.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	535	140.00–145.00	140.87
7	—	635	127.50–135.00	130.14
6	—	722	115.00–117.50	117.07
6	—	378	147.50–155.00	149.85
5	—	478	140.00–147.50	141.41
4	—	330	160.00–170.00	164.85
3	—	673	122.50–127.50	124.97
12	—	574	130.00–137.50	133.66
7	—	431	142.50–147.50	145.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	127.50–132.50	130.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	120.00–127.50	123.66
8	—	379	137.50–142.50	139.28
3	—	420	137.50–140.00	139.13
11	—	475	137.50–142.50	139.70
10	—	534	130.00–137.50	135.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,107	53.00–56.00	53.53
14	—	1,097	59.00–63.00	61.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	76.00–84.00	78.51
16	—	1,221	66.00–73.00	69.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	99.00	99.00
3	—	1,512	85.00–92.00	89.40

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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