Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.63/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$129.63

86 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	411	137.42	564	43
Medium and Large 1	630	124.89	787	23
Medium and Large 3	453	118.33	536	20

One grade step is worth $19.09/cwt here — about $28 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 sale86 hd

129.63

—

FL average8 barns · 606 hd

148.19

−18.56

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	1,840	82.29	1,514	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	55.93	725	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	54.76	1,002	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	48.71	495	43

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	525	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	151.18/cwt	150.00–152.50	408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.50	480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.50	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.95/cwt	132.50–137.50	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	125.83/cwt	125.00–127.50	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	112.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.78/cwt	132.50–137.50	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.11/cwt	147.50–155.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	128.91/cwt	125.00–132.00	476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	142.05/cwt	137.50–145.00	523	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	131.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	118.12/cwt	115.00–122.50	503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	108.81/cwt	107.00–110.00	899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	126.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	133.17/cwt	132.50–137.50	454	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.92/cwt	117.50–125.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	154.91/cwt	150.00–157.50	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.43/cwt	125.00–132.50	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.43/cwt	120.00–127.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.67/cwt	127.50–132.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	161.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	127.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	79.96/cwt	77.50–87.50	743	22
Bulls	—	—	1,840	82.29/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,514	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	55.93/cwt	54.00–60.00	725	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	54.76/cwt	52.00–58.00	1,002	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	51.91/cwt	50.00–54.00	548	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	44.66/cwt	42.00–48.00	431	19

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 827Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 110Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 0Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.43
5	—	320	160.00–165.00	161.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	150.00–152.50	151.18
6	—	337	140.00–147.50	142.38
6	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.43
4	—	535	112.00–115.00	113.49
4	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.43
4	—	425	127.50–132.00	129.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	125.00–132.00	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	130.00–132.50	131.23
4	—	470	132.50–137.50	134.95
2	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.46
10	—	826	107.00–110.00	108.81
3	—	367	150.00–157.50	154.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	125.00–127.50	125.83
3	—	427	132.50–137.50	135.78
6	—	333	147.50–155.00	151.11
21	—	368	137.50–145.00	142.05
4	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.45
6	—	473	125.00–132.50	127.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	110.00–115.00	112.81
6	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.42
7	—	369	125.00–132.00	128.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	120.00–125.00	122.41
8	—	286	130.00–135.00	131.83
7	—	426	115.00–122.50	118.12
8	—	379	125.00–130.00	126.19
2	—	480	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	132.50–135.00	133.72
14	—	341	132.50–137.50	133.17
3	—	522	117.50–125.00	119.92
4	—	470	120.00–127.00	123.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	100.00–105.00	102.45

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)	22	—	929	77.50–87.50	79.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	79.00–85.00	82.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,296	54.00–60.00	55.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,830	52.00–58.00	54.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,055	50.00–54.00	51.91
19	—	966	42.00–48.00	44.66

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