Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All Florida Markets closed last week because of holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.93/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$153.93

109 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	155.87	825	62
Medium and Large 2	473	151.36	715	47

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $110 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 sale109 hd

153.93

—

FL average7 barns · 629 hd

161.29

−7.37

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	1,508	84.65	1,277	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	70.77	917	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	66.48	972	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	55.14	638	26

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	51.31/cwt	49.00–54.00	544	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.93/cwt	147.50–152.50	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	164.93/cwt	162.50–167.50	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	153.83/cwt	152.50–160.00	668	16
Bulls	—	—	1,508	84.65/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,277	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	65.26/cwt	65.00–66.00	936	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	72.60/cwt	70.00–76.00	908	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	66.48/cwt	65.00–69.00	972	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	58.43/cwt	56.00–61.00	724	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	147.40/cwt	145.00–152.50	781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.84/cwt	137.50–142.50	951	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	159.92/cwt	157.50–167.50	761	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.92/cwt	147.50–155.00	712	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	148.46/cwt	147.50–157.50	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.74/cwt	127.50–135.00	569	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.74/cwt	147.50–150.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	170.71/cwt	167.50–175.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.44/cwt	152.50–157.50	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	171.28/cwt	167.50–177.50	639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	166.58/cwt	165.00–172.50	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	146.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	167.04/cwt	165.00–172.50	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	144.33/cwt	142.50–147.50	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	151.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.62/cwt	132.50–140.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	151.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	125.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	127.44/cwt	125.00–132.50	679	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	159.14/cwt	157.50–160.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	145.48/cwt	145.00–147.50	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	4

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 Jul 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 300Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 113Year ago 32

All Florida Markets closed last week because of holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,060	49.00–54.00	51.31
14	—	1,239	56.00–61.00	58.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	65.00–66.00	65.26
12	—	1,250	70.00–76.00	72.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	65.00–69.00	66.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	83.00–87.00	84.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	147.50–152.50	149.93
8	—	376	155.00–160.00	157.44
10	—	443	147.50–157.50	148.46
3	—	325	157.50–160.00	159.14
5	—	534	145.00–147.50	145.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	147.50–150.00	148.74
3	—	380	167.50–175.00	170.71
5	—	475	152.50–157.50	154.44
7	—	431	165.00–172.50	167.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	162.50–167.50	164.93
16	—	434	152.50–160.00	153.83
10	—	530	145.00–152.50	147.40
13	—	475	147.50–155.00	149.92
4	—	573	140.00–145.00	142.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	675	137.50–142.50	140.84
10	—	476	157.50–167.50	159.92
9	—	373	167.50–177.50	171.28
9	—	434	165.00–172.50	166.58
2	—	318	190.00–200.00	195.12
4	—	628	142.50–147.50	144.33
5	—	532	150.00–155.00	151.95
6	—	715	132.50–140.00	136.62
8	—	579	150.00–155.00	151.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	140.00–145.00	141.58
10	—	435	127.50–135.00	130.74
5	—	382	135.00–140.00	136.94
5	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.94
8	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	140.00–148.00	143.91
3	—	368	145.00–150.00	146.74
3	—	622	120.00–130.00	125.03
8	—	582	125.00–130.00	125.60
12	—	533	125.00–132.50	127.44

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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