Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.33/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −31.16 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$160.33

126 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$22.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	165.72	673	53
Medium and Large 2	375	157.40	591	68
Medium and Large 3	432	142.92	617	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.80/cwt here — about $56 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 sale126 hd

160.33

—

FL average10 barns · 520 hd

143.79

+16.54

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−31.16

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	1,501	92.97	1,395	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	78.07	1,037	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	62.07	809	13

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
Bulls	—	—	1,855	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	89.30/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,235	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	74.06/cwt	69.00–86.00	1,016	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	82.07/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,055	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	62.07/cwt	60.00–68.00	809	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	193.41/cwt	190.00–195.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	183.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	153.29/cwt	152.00–160.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.69/cwt	115.00–117.50	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	148.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	145.65/cwt	137.50–152.50	773	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	141.04/cwt	137.50–147.50	616	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.38/cwt	150.00–157.50	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	171.94/cwt	165.00–180.00	657	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	162.42/cwt	160.00–167.50	617	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	139.53/cwt	137.50–142.50	389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	111.29/cwt	107.50–115.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	131.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	161.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	184.25/cwt	182.50–190.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	162.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	439	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	157.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	596	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.74/cwt	165.00–172.50	634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	144.98/cwt	142.50–147.50	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	166.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	142.92/cwt	140.00–147.50	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	156.03/cwt	155.00–157.50	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	146.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	787	3

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 260Year ago 371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 58Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	103.00–105.00	103.98
6	—	1,383	86.00–95.00	89.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,372	69.00–86.00	74.06
18	—	1,286	79.00–86.00	82.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,303	60.00–68.00	62.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	190.00–195.00	193.41
5	—	275	180.00–190.00	183.98
14	—	531	137.50–152.50	145.65
3	—	475	150.00–160.00	153.26
7	—	436	160.00–170.00	161.34
8	—	333	182.50–190.00	184.25
13	—	378	165.00–172.50	167.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	170.00–175.00	172.39
4	—	525	145.00–147.50	146.21
9	—	430	150.00–157.50	152.38
6	—	485	145.00–147.50	146.24
8	—	328	160.00–165.00	162.37
8	—	270	160.00–170.00	162.50
29	—	377	155.00–160.00	157.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	140.00–147.50	142.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	135.00–140.00	137.44
11	—	385	135.00–140.00	135.85
3	—	620	115.00–117.50	116.69
5	—	266	145.00–155.00	148.91
9	—	437	137.50–147.50	141.04
2	—	673	107.50–115.00	111.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	130.00–135.00	131.29
7	—	279	137.50–142.50	139.53
18	—	433	125.00–130.00	126.62
7	—	338	130.00–140.00	131.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	110.00–115.00	113.27
4	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	152.00–160.00	153.29
16	—	382	165.00–180.00	171.94
3	—	608	142.50–147.50	144.98
7	—	434	165.00–170.00	166.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	380	160.00–167.50	162.42
4	—	470	150.00–152.50	151.22
5	—	428	155.00–157.50	156.03
3	—	537	145.00–150.00	146.61

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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