Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.19/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$149.19

95 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

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

$1.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	150.03	697	24
Medium and Large 1	552	148.90	821	71

One grade step is worth $1.13/cwt here — about −$124 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 sale95 hd

149.19

—

FL average9 barns · 881 hd

159.90

−10.72

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	1,510	90.01	1,359	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	69.00	895	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,229	60.36	742	28

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	418	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.82/cwt	150.00–157.50	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	191.72/cwt	190.00–200.00	729	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	197.42/cwt	195.00–200.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	129.94/cwt	127.50–135.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	168.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	149.33/cwt	147.50–152.50	796	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	135.21/cwt	132.00–137.50	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.12/cwt	152.50–160.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	195.40/cwt	192.50–200.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.13/cwt	127.50–132.50	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	145.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	167.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	136.65/cwt	132.50–137.50	911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	149.45/cwt	147.50–155.00	720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	114.41/cwt	110.00–117.50	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	133.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.50	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	128.91/cwt	127.50–135.00	495	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	146.53/cwt	142.50–147.50	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	123.32/cwt	122.50–125.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	119.85/cwt	117.50–120.00	579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.86/cwt	122.50–130.00	534	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	76.86/cwt	75.00–85.00	699	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	53.41/cwt	51.00–56.00	602	7
Bulls	—	—	1,414	88.21/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,247	5
Bulls	—	—	1,990	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,970	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	69.00/cwt	67.00–74.00	895	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	62.67/cwt	59.00–66.00	792	21

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 728Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 82Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.43
4	—	475	150.00–157.50	151.82
11	—	380	190.00–200.00	191.72
6	—	330	195.00–200.00	197.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	127.50–135.00	129.94
3	—	367	165.00–170.00	168.27
5	—	476	142.50–147.50	146.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	583	145.00–150.00	146.63
16	—	533	147.50–152.50	149.33
9	—	616	132.00–137.50	135.21
2	—	768	125.00	125.00
5	—	372	192.50–200.00	195.40
7	—	429	165.00–170.00	167.93
9	—	667	132.50–137.50	136.65
11	—	482	147.50–155.00	149.45
3	—	713	122.50–125.00	123.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	152.50–160.00	156.12
4	—	573	132.50–135.00	133.72
10	—	483	145.00–150.00	145.94
4	—	370	165.00–170.00	167.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	127.50–132.50	129.13
8	—	473	125.00–127.50	126.22
5	—	432	130.00–140.00	133.89
3	—	522	125.00–130.00	126.61
2	—	373	140.00–147.50	143.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	110.00–117.50	114.41
7	—	527	120.00–125.00	122.93
10	—	384	127.50–135.00	128.91
16	—	483	117.50–120.00	119.85
12	—	428	122.50–130.00	124.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	140.00	140.00

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)	8	—	910	75.00–85.00	76.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,127	51.00–56.00	53.41
21	—	1,263	59.00–66.00	62.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,297	67.00–74.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,414	85.00–91.00	88.21
1	—	1,990	99.00	99.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle