Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.51/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$130.51

98 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$14.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	136.74	713	53
Medium and Large 3	329	133.71	440	5thin
Medium and Large 2	535	121.86	652	40

One grade step is worth $14.88/cwt here — about $61 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 sale98 hd

130.51

—

FL average9 barns · 1,132 hd

132.91

−2.40

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	1,164	68.00	792	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	59.18	659	15

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	114.20/cwt	112.50–115.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	198.79/cwt	195.00–200.00	738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	71.49/cwt	69.00–72.00	898	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	66.26/cwt	65.00–68.00	741	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	59.18/cwt	58.00–60.00	659	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	543	150.84/cwt	147.50–152.50	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	148.68/cwt	145.00–152.50	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	134.16/cwt	132.50–135.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	164.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	201.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.67/cwt	115.00–142.50	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.50	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	148.77/cwt	147.50–150.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	183.34/cwt	177.50–187.50	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.88/cwt	162.50–170.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.83/cwt	135.00–142.50	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	137.84/cwt	132.50–140.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	624	129.97/cwt	125.00–140.00	811	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.33/cwt	132.50–140.00	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	141.84/cwt	137.50–145.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	183.25/cwt	180.00–185.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	133.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.58/cwt	132.50–142.50	863	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.81/cwt	137.50–142.50	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.20/cwt	137.50–145.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.07/cwt	100.00–112.50	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	121.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	118.88/cwt	117.00–120.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	129.04/cwt	127.50–130.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	156.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.50	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.80/cwt	145.00–152.50	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	132.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	157.99/cwt	157.50–160.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	166.61/cwt	165.00–170.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	138.95/cwt	137.50–145.00	661	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 650Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 65Year ago 61

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	112.50–115.00	114.20
6	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.40
3	—	623	115.00–142.50	124.67
6	—	430	145.00–147.50	146.22
3	—	473	135.00–142.50	139.83
2	—	703	120.00	120.00
8	—	569	127.50–130.00	129.04
5	—	532	130.00–137.50	132.93
5	—	328	157.50–160.00	157.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	147.50–152.50	150.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	125.00–140.00	129.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	140.00–145.00	141.18
4	—	366	137.50–145.00	141.84
7	—	478	125.00–130.00	126.38
8	—	618	100.00–112.50	107.07
7	—	537	120.00–125.00	121.44
8	—	583	117.00–120.00	118.88
2	—	745	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	130.00–140.00	133.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	150.00–160.00	153.22
4	—	371	195.00–200.00	198.79
6	—	530	145.00–152.50	148.68
6	—	730	132.50–135.00	134.16
7	—	431	160.00–170.00	164.17
2	—	570	147.50–150.00	148.77
7	—	664	132.50–140.00	137.84
14	—	623	132.50–142.50	138.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	137.50–145.00	143.20
6	—	418	150.00–160.00	156.49
4	—	478	140.00–147.50	143.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	137.50–140.00	138.72
2	—	660	135.00	135.00
3	—	277	200.00–205.00	201.57
5	—	370	177.50–187.50	183.34
6	—	430	162.50–170.00	164.88
8	—	623	132.50–140.00	136.33
4	—	320	190.00–200.00	194.84
3	—	533	137.50–142.50	140.81
4	—	479	145.00–152.50	146.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	180.00–185.00	183.25
3	—	533	130.00	130.00
3	—	378	165.00–170.00	166.61
10	—	476	137.50–145.00	138.95
3	—	433	150.00–160.00	153.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	69.00–72.00	71.49
14	—	1,118	65.00–68.00	66.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,114	58.00–60.00	59.18

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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