Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.36/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$140.36

136 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	145.83	604	61
Medium and Large 3	310	138.92	430	10thin
Medium and Large 2	423	135.45	573	65

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $31 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 sale136 hd

140.36

—

FL average9 barns · 1,108 hd

135.42

+4.95

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	1,201	69.59	836	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	67.90	997	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	59.26	638	18

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Medium and Large 1	—	377	178.19/cwt	175.00–185.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.30/cwt	150.00–157.50	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	141.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	181.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	139.94/cwt	137.50–145.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	146.00/cwt	145.00–152.50	556	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	155.52/cwt	152.50–157.50	499	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.44/cwt	162.50–170.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	193.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	151.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	204.68/cwt	200.00–210.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	158.35/cwt	157.50–160.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.50/cwt	142.50–150.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.70/cwt	137.50–142.50	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	145.94/cwt	142.50–150.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	178.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	179.77/cwt	175.00–185.00	482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	157.07/cwt	155.00–162.00	686	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.81/cwt	142.50–150.00	690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	178.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.02/cwt	135.00–142.50	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	146.94/cwt	145.00–152.50	497	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	197.42/cwt	195.00–200.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	140.75/cwt	137.50–147.50	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	165.41/cwt	162.50–170.00	625	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	162.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	151.80/cwt	147.50–155.00	405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	158.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	129.96/cwt	127.50–135.00	606	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	191.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.91/cwt	162.50–167.50	709	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	149.95/cwt	147.50–152.50	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.57/cwt	147.50–152.50	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	56.69/cwt	54.00–59.00	590	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	60.90/cwt	57.00–64.00	670	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	67.90/cwt	67.00–69.00	997	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	75.02/cwt	73.00–78.00	863	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	67.67/cwt	66.00–69.00	825	17

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 460Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 105Year ago 612

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	175.00–185.00	178.19
8	—	278	200.00–210.00	204.68
10	—	336	190.00–200.00	191.90
10	—	430	162.50–167.50	164.91
4	—	530	147.50–152.50	149.95
6	—	630	140.00–145.00	142.46
7	—	477	147.50–152.50	149.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	175.00–185.00	178.86
6	—	268	175.00–185.00	179.77
6	—	530	140.00–145.00	142.45
13	—	437	155.00–162.00	157.07
11	—	480	142.50–150.00	143.81
12	—	573	140.00–145.00	142.45
13	—	377	160.00–167.00	162.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	150.00–157.50	153.30
9	—	627	140.00–145.00	141.62
10	—	380	180.00–190.00	181.89
3	—	430	162.50–170.00	167.44
5	—	332	190.00–200.00	193.86
7	—	534	150.00–155.00	151.39
5	—	566	142.50–150.00	145.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	175.00–185.00	178.10
6	—	272	195.00–200.00	197.42
6	—	533	137.50–147.50	140.75
22	—	378	162.50–170.00	165.41
4	—	473	140.00–147.50	143.65
5	—	432	155.00–165.00	158.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	140.00–145.00	142.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	533	137.50–145.00	139.94
14	—	381	145.00–152.50	146.00
16	—	321	152.50–157.50	155.52
4	—	573	127.50–130.00	128.72
3	—	273	157.50–160.00	158.35
7	—	435	142.50–150.00	143.50
8	—	479	137.50–142.50	138.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	135.00–142.50	136.02
11	—	338	145.00–152.50	146.94
5	—	267	147.50–155.00	151.80
12	—	530	120.00–130.00	123.21
14	—	427	135.00–140.00	137.06
16	—	466	127.50–135.00	129.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	140.00–145.00	142.41
6	—	336	135.00–140.00	136.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,040	54.00–59.00	56.69
11	—	1,100	57.00–64.00	60.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	67.00–69.00	67.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,151	73.00–78.00	75.02
17	—	1,219	66.00–69.00	67.67

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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