Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls no well tested. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.11/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$152.11

78 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$5.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	152.64	836	70
Medium and Large 2	468	147.47	691	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.16/cwt here — about $146 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 sale78 hd

152.11

—

FL average9 barns · 867 hd

155.75

−3.65

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	67.74	771	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	59.53	602	15

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	478	146.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	197.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.08/cwt	167.50–172.50	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	163.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	166.28/cwt	165.00–167.50	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	153.18/cwt	150.00–157.50	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	202.38/cwt	200.00–205.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	176.33/cwt	175.00–182.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	136.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	128.12/cwt	125.00–132.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.65/cwt	125.00–127.50	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	150.05/cwt	147.50–155.00	864	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	146.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.46/cwt	135.00–147.50	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	145.79/cwt	142.50–147.50	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	164.20/cwt	160.00–167.50	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	131.05/cwt	127.50–135.00	737	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	137.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	739	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	197.42/cwt	195.00–200.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	568	142.66/cwt	142.00–144.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	153.21/cwt	152.50–160.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	193.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	145.18/cwt	142.50–147.50	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	143.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	121.59/cwt	117.00–125.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.62/cwt	135.00–142.50	517	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	67.74/cwt	67.00–74.00	771	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	59.53/cwt	57.00–64.00	602	15

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 728Last week 456Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 64Year ago 68

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls no well tested. 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
5	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.92
6	—	273	195.00–200.00	197.39
6	—	375	167.50–172.50	169.08
4	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	668	115.00–120.00	117.55
4	—	223	195.00–200.00	197.42
3	—	327	190.00–200.00	193.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	160.00–170.00	163.20
4	—	370	155.00–165.00	159.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	165.00–167.50	166.28
3	—	483	135.00–140.00	136.62
3	—	517	142.50–147.50	145.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	122.00–126.00	124.01
7	—	529	150.00–157.50	153.18
4	—	325	200.00–205.00	202.38
5	—	380	175.00–182.00	176.33
3	—	713	125.00–132.00	128.12
3	—	675	130.00–138.00	133.31
3	—	775	125.00–127.50	126.65
20	—	576	147.50–155.00	150.05
5	—	623	135.00–147.50	140.46
7	—	429	160.00–167.50	164.20
10	—	487	152.50–160.00	153.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	135.00–140.00	136.17
5	—	332	140.00–150.00	143.86
8	—	373	135.00–142.50	138.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	145.00–150.00	146.59
17	—	562	127.50–135.00	131.05
13	—	538	135.00–140.00	137.29
4	—	333	160.00–164.00	161.95
11	—	437	142.50–147.50	145.18
7	—	643	117.00–125.00	121.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	142.00–144.00	142.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,138	67.00–74.00	67.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,012	57.00–64.00	59.53

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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