Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.09/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$137.09

111 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$6.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	140.84	701	42
Medium and Large 2	456	134.81	614	69

One grade step is worth $6.02/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 sale111 hd

137.09

—

FL average9 barns · 590 hd

146.95

−9.86

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%	Average	1,239	57.51	712	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	51.36	536	14

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	—	270	166.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	119.93/cwt	117.50–122.50	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	114.31/cwt	112.50–120.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	149.65/cwt	145.00–152.50	477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	127.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	155.10/cwt	152.00–160.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	598	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.37/cwt	152.50–160.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.26/cwt	132.50–140.00	649	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	141.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	516	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	164.61/cwt	160.00–167.50	393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	152.78/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	125.91/cwt	125.00–127.50	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	154.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	119.93/cwt	117.50–122.50	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	117.05/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	114.46/cwt	112.50–117.50	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.71/cwt	122.50–125.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	117.91/cwt	115.00–122.50	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	146.04/cwt	142.50–150.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	147.78/cwt	145.00–152.50	486	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	82.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	918	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	60.68/cwt	56.00–66.00	694	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	56.14/cwt	55.00–58.00	688	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	60.93/cwt	60.00–62.00	774	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	51.36/cwt	48.00–53.00	536	14

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 500Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 122Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 140Year ago 51

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	160.00–170.00	166.42
4	—	575	117.50–122.50	119.93
6	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.42
6	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	112.50–120.00	114.31
7	—	319	145.00–152.50	149.65
6	—	275	150.00–160.00	154.82
5	—	582	112.50–117.50	114.46
6	—	475	122.50–125.00	123.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	130.00–140.00	134.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.67
5	—	372	152.00–160.00	155.10
14	—	529	120.00–125.00	122.81
19	—	469	125.00–130.00	127.55
8	—	433	140.00–147.50	142.73
5	—	239	160.00–167.50	164.61
7	—	329	150.00–155.00	152.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	130.00–135.00	133.29
4	—	683	125.00–135.00	127.42
3	—	620	140.00–145.00	141.69
6	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.40
5	—	428	152.50–160.00	155.37
17	—	480	132.50–140.00	135.26
4	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	135.00–140.00	137.43
6	—	488	117.50–120.00	118.74
5	—	528	115.00–120.00	117.05
6	—	578	105.00–110.00	107.45
6	—	308	135.00–140.00	137.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	366	135.00–145.00	141.06
8	—	476	125.00–127.50	125.91
12	—	525	117.50–122.50	119.93
5	—	578	115.00–122.50	117.91
2	—	270	142.50–150.00	146.04
5	—	329	145.00–152.50	147.78

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)	8	—	1,113	80.00–85.00	82.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,143	56.00–66.00	60.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,226	55.00–58.00	56.14
4	—	1,270	60.00–62.00	60.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,044	48.00–53.00	51.36

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