Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.20/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$131.20

67 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$28.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	141.51	629	32
Medium and Large 2	467	123.92	578	28
Medium and Large 3	479	113.19	542	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.33/cwt here — about $87 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 sale67 hd

131.20

—

FL average5 barns · 457 hd

140.15

−8.95

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	1,195	72.90	871	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	63.45	701	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.87/cwt	157.50–162.50	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	125.82/cwt	125.00–127.50	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	116.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	156.42/cwt	155.00–162.50	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	146.36/cwt	144.00–147.50	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.95/cwt	127.50–150.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.18/cwt	162.50–170.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.67/cwt	172.50–182.50	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	152.42/cwt	150.00–157.50	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	163.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	166.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.30/cwt	135.00–142.50	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	162.39/cwt	157.50–165.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	139.12/cwt	137.50–142.50	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	167.37/cwt	165.00–175.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	148.70/cwt	145.00–152.50	851	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	139.45/cwt	137.50–142.50	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	128.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	126.33/cwt	125.00–132.50	609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.71/cwt	122.50–125.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	169.81/cwt	165.00–175.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	126.56/cwt	125.00–127.50	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	108.31/cwt	107.50–110.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.42/cwt	137.50–145.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.90/cwt	147.50–150.00	552	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	76.37/cwt	75.00–81.00	923	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	70.88/cwt	67.00–73.00	841	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	63.45/cwt	62.00–65.00	701	4

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 590Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 148Year ago 55

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	157.50–162.50	160.87
8	—	573	135.00–142.50	139.30
3	—	368	157.50–165.00	162.39
4	—	471	145.00–150.00	146.22
5	—	532	137.50–142.50	139.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	165.00–170.00	166.28
2	—	653	135.00–137.50	136.25
2	—	310	195.00–200.00	197.46
4	—	374	165.00–175.00	167.37
10	—	572	145.00–152.50	148.70
2	—	723	122.50–125.00	123.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	125.00–127.50	125.82
3	—	537	115.00–120.00	116.65
7	—	366	120.00–135.00	128.44
11	—	482	125.00–132.50	126.33
4	—	570	110.00–117.00	113.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	137.50–142.50	139.12
6	—	270	165.00–175.00	169.81
8	—	540	125.00–127.50	126.56
4	—	430	140.00–142.50	141.22
2	—	713	100.00–110.00	105.05
6	—	373	147.50–150.00	147.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	115.00–120.00	116.63
1	—	360	117.50	117.50
3	—	523	107.50–110.00	108.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	155.00–162.50	156.42
2	—	268	160.00–165.00	162.57
3	—	433	150.00–157.50	152.42
4	—	315	160.00–165.00	163.69
5	—	472	137.50–145.00	140.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	144.00–147.50	146.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	127.50–150.00	139.95
2	—	378	162.50–170.00	166.18
3	—	273	172.50–182.50	175.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,209	75.00–81.00	76.37
31	—	1,187	67.00–73.00	70.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	62.00–65.00	63.45

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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