Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls not tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.94/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −56.86 against this barn's trailing median of $190.80.

Average price

$133.94

59 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	142.71	657	17thin
Medium and Large 2	423	131.91	558	35
Medium and Large 3	386	122.77	474	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $183 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $193.60, low $186.07, median $190.80 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

133.94

—

FL average7 barns · 279 hd

134.10

−0.17

This barn, trailing median4 sales

190.80

−56.86

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	71.67	867	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,731	66.59	1,153	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	57.69	595	23

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	79.82/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,018	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	68.53/cwt	67.00–74.00	811	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	66.59/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,153	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	57.69/cwt	56.00–63.00	595	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.50	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.91/cwt	127.50–135.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.88/cwt	135.00–142.50	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.50	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.79/cwt	132.00–139.00	566	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	130.45/cwt	127.50–135.00	432	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	142.58/cwt	139.00–147.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	556	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	136.81/cwt	135.00–142.50	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	164.57/cwt	162.50–170.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	133.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	114.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.69/cwt	127.50–132.00	613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.68/cwt	115.00–122.50	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	124.87/cwt	122.50–130.00	664	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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 590Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 78Year ago 70

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls not tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	79.00–84.00	79.82
13	—	1,184	67.00–74.00	68.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,731	65.00–68.00	66.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,032	56.00–63.00	57.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	120.00–127.50	123.67
6	—	530	127.50–135.00	129.91
7	—	336	162.50–170.00	164.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	135.00–142.50	137.88
6	—	473	120.00–127.50	123.65
11	—	420	132.00–139.00	134.79
7	—	326	139.00–147.00	142.58
6	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	130.00–135.00	133.42
4	—	423	110.00–120.00	114.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	125.00–130.00	127.54
8	—	473	127.50–132.00	129.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	135.00–140.00	138.28
3	—	672	122.00–124.00	123.32
4	—	579	135.00–142.50	136.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	331	127.50–135.00	130.45
6	—	430	120.00–125.00	122.44
4	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.42
4	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.43
4	—	530	115.00–122.50	118.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	125.00–130.00	127.82
7	—	471	125.00–130.00	127.79
6	—	532	122.50–130.00	124.87

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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