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 2 comparable sales and sits −57.55 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

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.

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 median2 sales

191.48

−57.55

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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