Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.08/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$135.08

73 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$36.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	143.28	659	46
Medium and Large 2	448	125.29	561	21
Medium and Large 3	517	106.52	551	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.76/cwt here — about $109 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 sale73 hd

135.08

—

FL average9 barns · 922 hd

138.41

−3.33

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	—	Low	1,544	87.09	1,344	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	69.39	883	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	64.75	1,024	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	58.99	660	21

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	337	129.08/cwt	127.50–132.50	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.93/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	678	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	530	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.45/cwt	132.50–137.50	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	129.38/cwt	127.50–132.50	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.93/cwt	147.50–152.50	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.91/cwt	152.50–157.50	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	169.92/cwt	165.00–172.50	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.50	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	181.36/cwt	177.50–185.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	140.36/cwt	137.50–145.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	126.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	156.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	163.94/cwt	162.50–170.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	170.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.65/cwt	145.00–152.50	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	139.16/cwt	137.50–140.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	131.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	131.29/cwt	127.50–135.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	149.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	573	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	149.93/cwt	147.50–152.50	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.39/cwt	127.00–132.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.43/cwt	120.00–127.50	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	157.83/cwt	155.00–162.50	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	106.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	148.64/cwt	145.00–152.50	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	144.03/cwt	140.00–147.50	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	128.34/cwt	127.50–130.00	798	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	69.39/cwt	68.00–74.00	883	12
Bulls	—	—	1,435	79.93/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,147	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	90.27/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,458	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	64.75/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,024	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	58.99/cwt	55.00–63.00	660	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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 760Last week 500Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 97Year ago 78

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	127.50–132.50	129.08
7	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.93
3	—	373	127.00–132.00	130.39
3	—	473	120.00–127.50	122.43
5	—	434	130.00–135.00	131.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	145.00–150.00	147.47
4	—	510	127.50–135.00	131.29
2	—	365	145.00–150.00	147.57
2	—	468	137.50	137.50
6	—	288	147.50–152.50	149.93
11	—	432	140.00–147.50	144.03
3	—	622	127.50–130.00	128.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	135.00–140.00	137.55
4	—	530	140.00–150.00	144.91
3	—	630	140.00–155.00	149.09
3	—	573	145.00–150.00	146.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	100.00–110.00	106.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	155.00–165.00	158.85
2	—	668	130.00–132.50	131.27
4	—	718	127.50–130.00	128.75
3	—	427	165.00–172.50	169.92
9	—	522	150.00–157.50	153.59
4	—	371	177.50–185.00	181.36
3	—	635	137.50–140.00	139.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	132.50–137.50	135.45
4	—	576	127.50–132.50	129.38
4	—	473	147.50–152.50	149.93
4	—	425	152.50–157.50	154.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	137.50–145.00	140.36
6	—	473	127.50–135.00	131.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	125.00–130.00	126.61
3	—	228	150.00–160.00	156.42
5	—	376	155.00–162.50	157.83
6	—	433	145.00–152.50	148.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	162.50–170.00	163.94
5	—	370	165.00–175.00	170.84
4	—	473	145.00–152.50	148.65
3	—	522	140.00–147.50	142.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,273	68.00–74.00	69.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,582	64.00–66.00	64.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,118	55.00–63.00	58.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	78.00–84.00	79.93
3	—	1,615	89.00–92.00	90.27
1	—	1,655	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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