Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady in light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.32/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$138.32

50 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$23.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.47

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	149.02	731	20
Medium and Large 2	490	134.06	656	20
Medium and Large 3	405	125.44	508	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.58/cwt here — about $224 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 sale50 hd

138.32

—

FL average10 barns · 685 hd

147.79

−9.47

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	1,810	95.00	1,720	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	72.23	1,055	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	71.26	914	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,197	59.56	713	22

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2	—	313	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	126.08/cwt	125.00–127.50	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.41/cwt	145.00–152.50	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.02/cwt	145.00–152.50	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	134.88/cwt	132.50–142.50	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	114.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	836	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	897	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	70.74/cwt	68.00–75.00	915	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	72.23/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,055	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	56.09/cwt	54.00–58.00	693	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	61.55/cwt	59.00–66.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	132.41/cwt	127.50–135.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	135.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	163.67/cwt	160.00–167.50	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	131.14/cwt	127.50–135.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	130.52/cwt	127.50–135.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	170.24/cwt	167.50–177.50	569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	138.34/cwt	137.50–140.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	178.71/cwt	177.50–180.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	162.40/cwt	160.00–167.50	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	130.39/cwt	127.50–135.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	123.67/cwt	122.50–130.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	122.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	120.44/cwt	117.50–122.50	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	114.65/cwt	110.00–117.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	126.76/cwt	125.00–132.50	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	125.65/cwt	122.50–130.00	717	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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 280Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 63Year ago 37

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady in light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	155.00	155.00
4	—	530	125.00–130.00	127.45
3	—	373	145.00–152.50	147.41
4	—	483	132.50–142.50	134.88
7	—	571	122.50–130.00	125.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.42
3	—	523	115.00–120.00	118.31
5	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	160.00–167.50	163.67
2	—	508	140.00–147.50	143.73
7	—	334	167.50–177.50	170.24
6	—	563	137.50–140.00	138.34
3	—	783	110.00–117.00	114.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	125.00–127.50	126.08
5	—	332	127.50–135.00	130.39
6	—	479	122.50–130.00	123.67
4	—	373	125.00–132.50	126.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	132.50–135.00	133.72
2	—	733	110.00–118.00	114.01
3	—	468	127.50–135.00	132.41
4	—	428	127.50–135.00	131.14
5	—	507	127.50–135.00	130.52
5	—	572	117.50–122.50	120.44
4	—	330	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	145.00–152.50	147.02
2	—	263	177.50–180.00	178.71
3	—	333	160.00–167.50	162.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	135.00–140.00	135.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	77.00	77.00
11	—	1,293	68.00–75.00	70.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	71.00–74.00	72.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,235	54.00–58.00	56.09
14	—	1,175	59.00–66.00	61.55

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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