Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.01/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$153.01

110 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$3.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	154.38	862	68
Medium and Large 2	474	150.79	714	42

One grade step is worth $3.59/cwt here — about $148 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 sale110 hd

153.01

—

FL average9 barns · 1,039 hd

160.69

−7.68

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	1,630	88.62	1,445	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	68.85	830	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	58.88	632	23

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,630	88.62/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,445	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	68.85/cwt	66.00–71.00	830	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	54.13/cwt	52.00–56.00	555	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	60.56/cwt	56.00–64.00	660	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	195.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.92/cwt	150.00–157.50	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	636	146.90/cwt	145.00–147.50	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	135.59/cwt	132.50–137.50	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	167.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	716	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	470	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.28/cwt	127.00–135.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	144.06/cwt	142.50–147.50	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	149.87/cwt	147.50–155.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.93/cwt	127.50–131.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	161.79/cwt	160.00–167.50	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.44/cwt	127.50–135.00	563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	573	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.05/cwt	137.50–145.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.02/cwt	137.50–142.50	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	670	160.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	162.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	131.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	504	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	144.58/cwt	142.50–147.50	834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	142.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.17/cwt	130.00–137.50	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	143.75/cwt	138.00–147.00	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.50	773	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	90.81/cwt	88.00–97.50	939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	144.20/cwt	137.50–150.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	145.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.45/cwt	127.50–132.50	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.60/cwt	122.50–133.00	596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	183.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	149.90/cwt	147.50–155.00	720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	175.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	174.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	665	6

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 750Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 109Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 79Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	88.00–89.00	88.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,205	66.00–71.00	68.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	52.00–56.00	54.13
17	—	1,090	56.00–64.00	60.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	190.00–200.00	195.17
3	—	427	150.00–157.50	154.92
8	—	529	142.50–147.50	144.06
4	—	320	200.00–210.00	205.16
4	—	568	137.50–145.00	143.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	127.00–135.00	132.28
2	—	430	145.00–152.00	148.42
7	—	466	137.50–150.00	144.20
2	—	313	170.00–180.00	175.12
6	—	380	170.00–180.00	174.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	145.00–147.50	146.90
2	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.45
3	—	573	140.00–145.00	141.63
3	—	670	155.00–165.00	160.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	127.50–130.00	128.74
5	—	628	127.50–131.00	128.93
12	—	428	137.50–142.50	140.02
5	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.93
7	—	473	130.00–137.50	134.17
5	—	568	135.00–137.50	136.02
10	—	528	127.50–132.50	130.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	127.50–135.00	131.44
10	—	384	130.00–137.00	131.31
9	—	482	122.50–133.00	123.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	132.50–137.50	135.59
13	—	428	165.00–170.00	167.27
2	—	310	210.00–220.00	214.92
3	—	532	147.50–155.00	149.87
4	—	483	160.00–167.50	161.79
4	—	373	190.00–200.00	194.83
14	—	577	142.50–147.50	144.58
10	—	667	138.00–147.00	143.75
12	—	630	140.00–149.00	145.63
2	—	780	130.00–136.00	132.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	135.00–140.00	136.22
12	—	528	140.00–145.00	142.44
3	—	373	160.00–167.50	162.41
8	—	430	150.00–160.00	155.40
3	—	312	180.00–190.00	183.26
12	—	480	147.50–155.00	149.90

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,034	88.00–97.50	90.81

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle