Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle under 500 pounds 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle over 500 pounds firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.37/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$120.37

107 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$12.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.96

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	126.90	644	50
Medium and Large 3	370	117.43	434	4thin
Medium and Large 2	481	114.43	550	53

One grade step is worth $12.47/cwt here — about $94 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 sale107 hd

120.37

—

FL average9 barns · 1,098 hd

129.33

−8.96

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	1,801	85.99	1,549	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	61.83	755	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	55.89	661	31

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	—	375	150.38/cwt	147.50–155.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	128.95/cwt	127.50–135.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	116.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.29/cwt	117.50–125.00	571	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	138.71/cwt	137.50–145.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	144.66/cwt	142.00–150.00	690	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	128.18/cwt	127.50–130.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	142.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.13/cwt	127.50–135.00	623	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	117.16/cwt	105.00–122.50	620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	135.66/cwt	135.00–142.50	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.16/cwt	142.50–150.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	121.46/cwt	120.00–127.50	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	125.56/cwt	120.00–127.50	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	168.64/cwt	165.00–172.50	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	139.97/cwt	137.50–142.50	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	170.14/cwt	165.00–175.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	154.30/cwt	142.50–160.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	111.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	531	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.29/cwt	117.50–127.50	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.43/cwt	120.00–127.50	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	127.44/cwt	122.50–130.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	132.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	112.02/cwt	110.00–117.50	602	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.70/cwt	110.00–112.50	520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.38/cwt	122.50–130.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	117.22/cwt	115.00–122.50	512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	128.12/cwt	125.00–132.50	488	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	60.82/cwt	58.00–63.00	743	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	64.45/cwt	64.00–66.00	786	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	55.89/cwt	54.00–58.00	661	31
Bulls	—	—	1,801	85.99/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,549	7

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 640Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 104Year ago 138

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle under 500 pounds 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle over 500 pounds firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	147.50–155.00	150.38
5	—	476	127.50–135.00	128.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	140.00–145.00	141.59
5	—	532	115.00–120.00	116.95
13	—	475	117.50–125.00	120.29
4	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	110.00–112.50	110.70
7	—	381	125.00–132.50	128.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	137.50–145.00	138.71
15	—	477	142.00–150.00	144.66
8	—	729	127.50–130.00	128.18
11	—	583	135.00–142.50	135.66
2	—	423	165.00–172.50	168.64
4	—	614	137.50–142.50	139.97
4	—	370	165.00–175.00	170.14
2	—	668	137.50–140.00	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	130.00–135.00	133.27
12	—	475	127.50–135.00	131.13
4	—	430	142.50–150.00	146.16
10	—	576	120.00–127.50	121.46
4	—	368	142.50–160.00	154.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.08
11	—	529	105.00–122.50	117.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	566	120.00–127.50	125.56
5	—	475	125.00–130.00	126.94
11	—	630	117.50–127.50	122.29
5	—	528	120.00–127.50	124.43
6	—	435	122.50–130.00	127.44
8	—	379	130.00–137.50	132.67
3	—	327	135.00–140.00	136.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	476	110.00–117.00	111.50
6	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.45
11	—	537	110.00–117.50	112.02
5	—	375	122.50–130.00	125.38
13	—	437	115.00–122.50	117.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	115.00–120.00	117.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,222	58.00–63.00	60.82
5	—	1,219	64.00–66.00	64.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,182	54.00–58.00	55.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,801	82.00–90.00	85.99

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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