Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls to few to test. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cows fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.73/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$157.73

87 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$214

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	162.68	673	30
Medium and Large 3	377	155.36	586	12thin
Medium and Large 1	572	155.07	887	45

One grade step is worth $7.60/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale87 hd

157.73

—

FL average9 barns · 786 hd

159.30

−1.57

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	1,217	75.32	916	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	59.03	641	25

Every lot, as filed

38 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%	—	1,342	81.18/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,089	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	73.36/cwt	69.00–77.00	862	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	61.89/cwt	59.00–67.00	712	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	55.93/cwt	55.00–57.00	568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.67/cwt	160.00–167.50	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	175.36/cwt	172.50–180.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.70/cwt	152.50–160.00	892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	151.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	146.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	134.32/cwt	132.50–140.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	140.01/cwt	137.50–142.50	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	169.92/cwt	167.50–175.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.50	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	213	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	164.90/cwt	162.50–170.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	167.00/cwt	165.00–172.50	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.94/cwt	127.50–135.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.66/cwt	160.00–167.50	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	166.18/cwt	165.00–170.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	116.05/cwt	114.00–119.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.92/cwt	130.00–137.50	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	168.20/cwt	160.00–175.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	146.16/cwt	142.50–150.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	158.93/cwt	157.50–165.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	144.48/cwt	142.50–147.50	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	159.58/cwt	157.50–162.50	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	150.43/cwt	147.50–155.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	161.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	156.85/cwt	155.00–157.50	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	137.90/cwt	135.00–142.50	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.55/cwt	145.00–152.50	775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	85.33/cwt	82.00–90.00	962	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	75.16/cwt	70.00–80.00	815	11

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 370Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 102Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 18

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls to few to test. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cows fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,342	79.00–86.00	81.18
30	—	1,175	69.00–77.00	73.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,151	59.00–67.00	61.89
12	—	1,015	55.00–57.00	55.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	160.00–167.50	163.67
5	—	378	172.50–180.00	175.36
5	—	440	157.50–165.00	158.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	155.00–160.00	157.53
3	—	323	162.50–170.00	164.90
4	—	270	150.00–155.00	152.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	140.00–145.00	143.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	155.00–160.00	157.95
10	—	573	152.50–160.00	155.70
10	—	615	145.00–155.00	151.74
3	—	712	137.50–142.50	140.01
3	—	433	167.50–175.00	169.92
3	—	763	130.00–132.50	130.85
6	—	476	165.00–172.50	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	160.00–167.50	163.66
8	—	383	165.00–170.00	166.18
6	—	323	160.00–175.00	168.20
7	—	474	157.50–162.50	159.58
3	—	525	145.00–152.50	147.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	147.50–155.00	150.43
3	—	333	160.00–165.00	161.60
4	—	415	155.00–157.50	156.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	145.00–150.00	146.61
8	—	535	132.50–140.00	134.32
5	—	568	127.50–135.00	131.94
3	—	628	114.00–119.00	116.05
5	—	472	130.00–137.50	132.92
5	—	432	142.50–147.50	144.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	125.00–130.00	127.45
3	—	467	120.00–125.00	123.29
2	—	328	142.50–150.00	146.16
5	—	372	135.00–142.50	137.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,127	82.00–90.00	85.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,084	70.00–80.00	75.16

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle