Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.59/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$137.59

82 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$5.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	139.93	802	49
Medium and Large 2	439	134.12	589	33

One grade step is worth $5.82/cwt here — about $213 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 sale82 hd

137.59

—

FL average9 barns · 758 hd

150.69

−13.10

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	1,678	86.35	1,449	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	63.33	787	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	61.14	894	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	59.42	682	13

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	368	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	141.40/cwt	137.50–145.00	457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	146.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	137.60/cwt	137.50–138.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	126.85/cwt	125.00–130.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	173.74/cwt	170.00–175.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.87/cwt	115.00–122.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	125.93/cwt	125.00–127.50	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	161.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	121.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.83/cwt	130.00–137.50	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	138.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	522	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	142.94/cwt	140.00–147.50	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	123.64/cwt	120.00–127.50	408	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	113.06/cwt	110.00–115.00	355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	122.94/cwt	120.00–127.50	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.17/cwt	127.50–135.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	104.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	116.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	139.72/cwt	137.50–142.50	658	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.06/cwt	125.00–130.00	544	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	66.01/cwt	59.00–72.00	657	8
Bulls	—	—	1,678	86.35/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,449	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	63.33/cwt	59.00–66.00	787	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	61.14/cwt	58.00–64.00	894	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	59.42/cwt	57.00–63.00	682	13

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 760Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 149Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 66

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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	—	368	160.00–165.00	162.45
4	—	330	160.00–165.00	162.42
5	—	435	145.00–150.00	146.93
11	—	471	137.50–142.50	139.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	137.50–145.00	141.40
6	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.43
4	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	125.00–130.00	127.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	137.50–138.00	137.60
8	—	679	125.00–130.00	126.85
4	—	316	170.00–175.00	173.74
8	—	712	125.00–127.50	125.93
3	—	433	160.00–165.00	161.62
4	—	775	120.00–125.00	121.23
5	—	368	170.00–175.00	172.93
4	—	533	130.00–132.50	131.22
4	—	575	130.00–137.50	131.83
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	115.00–122.00	117.87
6	—	465	130.00–138.00	134.13
10	—	376	135.00–145.00	138.73
4	—	520	125.00–127.50	126.23
3	—	273	140.00–145.00	141.59
5	—	439	140.00–147.50	142.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	330	120.00–127.50	123.64
6	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.46
8	—	473	115.00–120.00	116.83
4	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.42
4	—	228	135.00–140.00	137.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	120.00–125.00	120.97
5	—	572	120.00–127.50	122.94
6	—	470	127.50–135.00	131.17
4	—	320	137.50–140.00	138.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	110.00–115.00	113.06
7	—	471	100.00–110.00	104.18

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	996	59.00–72.00	66.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	85.00–89.00	86.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,242	59.00–66.00	63.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,463	58.00–64.00	61.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,148	57.00–63.00	59.42

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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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