Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.45/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$131.45

79 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$17.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	138.41	543	40
Medium and Large 2	378	128.11	484	19thin
Medium and Large 3	362	120.68	437	20

One grade step is worth $17.73/cwt here — about $105 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 sale79 hd

131.45

—

FL average9 barns · 829 hd

126.54

+4.91

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	—	High	1,985	91.00	1,806	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	54.49	687	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	47.27	538	24

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	318	158.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.61/cwt	150.00–152.50	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.50	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	162.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.57/cwt	147.50–152.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.50	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.03/cwt	130.00–137.50	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	154.58/cwt	152.00–160.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	113.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	127.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	143.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	147.08/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	161.11/cwt	157.50–165.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	126.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.32/cwt	135.00–147.50	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	135.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	144.13/cwt	142.50–145.00	457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	126.98/cwt	122.50–132.50	477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	123.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	397	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	54.49/cwt	52.00–57.00	687	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	47.27/cwt	44.00–50.00	538	24
Bulls	—	—	1,985	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,806	1

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 640Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 82Year ago 53

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	155.00–160.00	158.25
4	—	428	150.00–155.00	152.54
4	—	468	150.00–152.50	151.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	120.00–125.00	122.81
3	—	477	130.00–132.50	130.82
4	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	110.00–115.00	113.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	160.00–165.00	162.76
2	—	758	122.50–125.00	123.74
5	—	570	130.00–137.50	136.03
3	—	433	152.00–160.00	154.58
7	—	632	125.00–130.00	127.08
8	—	530	135.00–147.50	139.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	147.50–152.00	148.57
4	—	523	135.00–137.50	136.21
10	—	569	125.00–130.00	127.51
8	—	421	140.00–145.00	143.04
14	—	371	145.00–150.00	147.08
6	—	473	135.00–140.00	138.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	125.00–130.00	126.94
10	—	376	122.50–132.50	126.98
4	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	110.00–120.00	113.86
6	—	375	120.00–125.00	122.53
9	—	322	120.00–125.00	123.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	157.50–165.00	161.11
4	—	535	125.00–130.00	126.21
6	—	433	135.00–140.00	136.62
13	—	363	135.00–140.00	135.42
9	—	317	142.50–145.00	144.13
4	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,260	52.00–57.00	54.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,138	44.00–50.00	47.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	91.00	91.00

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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