Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.61/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$161.61

143 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$10.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	165.43	837	90
Medium and Large 3	419	157.10	658	5thin
Medium and Large 2	486	154.92	754	48

One grade step is worth $10.51/cwt here — about $84 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 sale143 hd

161.61

—

FL average9 barns · 1,281 hd

156.96

+4.65

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	1,344	89.79	1,207	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	67.15	770	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	58.93	615	40

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	—	611	127.73/cwt	124.00–132.50	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	138.92/cwt	137.50–145.00	603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	153.82/cwt	152.50–160.00	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	199.74/cwt	195.00–220.00	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	181.34/cwt	180.00–190.00	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	152.45/cwt	147.50–155.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.50	785	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	142.08/cwt	140.00–147.50	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	570	146.64/cwt	145.00–147.50	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	208.13/cwt	205.00–215.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	143.92/cwt	140.00–147.50	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	131.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	133.28/cwt	132.50–140.00	714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.44/cwt	137.50–145.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.63/cwt	150.00–157.50	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	151.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	658	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	199.77/cwt	195.00–205.00	649	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	55.43/cwt	54.00–57.00	574	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	61.26/cwt	58.00–63.00	643	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	70.45/cwt	69.00–74.00	864	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	65.41/cwt	63.00–68.00	722	17
Bulls	—	—	1,344	89.79/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	157.10/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.10/cwt	142.50–147.50	764	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	80.12/cwt	76.00–84.00	748	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	97.11/cwt	88.00–102.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	160.45/cwt	157.50–165.00	767	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	223.21/cwt	215.00–235.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	173.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	167.51/cwt	165.00–175.00	730	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	161.16/cwt	157.50–165.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	182.55/cwt	180.00–188.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.03/cwt	145.00–152.50	700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	143.96/cwt	142.50–147.50	826	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	146.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	488	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	169.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.82/cwt	127.00–132.50	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	118.94/cwt	117.50–125.00	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	121.43/cwt	120.00–127.50	648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	137.09/cwt	135.00–142.50	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	128.19/cwt	127.50–135.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	157.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	142.98/cwt	137.50–147.50	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.34/cwt	157.50–165.00	596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	138.69/cwt	137.50–145.00	673	12

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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 530Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 80Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 126Year ago 57

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	611	124.00–132.50	127.73
7	—	577	135.00–137.50	136.04
9	—	536	132.50–140.00	133.28
11	—	435	150.00–155.00	151.32
7	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.79
13	—	372	157.50–165.00	160.34
12	—	485	137.50–145.00	138.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	434	137.50–145.00	138.92
12	—	373	140.00–150.00	144.83
12	—	333	145.00–150.00	146.57
10	—	584	117.50–125.00	118.94
10	—	534	120.00–127.50	121.43
10	—	486	127.50–135.00	128.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	145.00–147.50	146.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	536	152.50–160.00	153.82
10	—	380	195.00–220.00	199.74
14	—	436	180.00–190.00	181.34
9	—	576	147.50–155.00	152.45
6	—	330	205.00–215.00	208.13
7	—	661	140.00–147.50	143.92
6	—	714	130.00–135.00	131.25
22	—	478	157.50–165.00	160.45
5	—	631	137.50–147.50	142.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	155.00–160.00	157.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	142.50–147.50	144.10
15	—	436	165.00–175.00	167.51
3	—	377	180.00–188.00	182.55
11	—	470	145.00–152.50	149.03
10	—	574	142.50–147.50	143.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	140.00–147.50	142.08
4	—	430	157.50–165.00	161.16
4	—	330	165.00–175.00	169.85
8	—	578	127.00–132.50	129.82
7	—	534	135.00–142.50	137.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	137.50–145.00	140.44
4	—	523	150.00–155.00	152.42
4	—	475	150.00–157.50	153.63
4	—	325	195.00–205.00	199.77
7	—	271	215.00–235.00	223.21
6	—	430	170.00–180.00	173.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,035	54.00–57.00	55.43
24	—	1,050	58.00–63.00	61.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	69.00–74.00	70.45
17	—	1,104	63.00–68.00	65.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,344	87.00–94.00	89.79

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	933	76.00–84.00	80.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	924	88.00–102.00	97.11

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle