Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.82/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$132.82

73 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$10.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	137.44	602	40
Medium and Large 2	411	127.23	523	33

One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $79 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 sale73 hd

132.82

—

FL average9 barns · 800 hd

132.37

+0.45

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	1,223	58.42	714	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	55.79	954	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	47.71	463	15

Every lot, as filed

28 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 2	—	468	126.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	146.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.29/cwt	118.00–122.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	153.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.15/cwt	137.50–145.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	129.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.21/cwt	137.50–142.50	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	132.17/cwt	130.00–137.50	404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.93/cwt	120.00–127.50	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	133.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	127.67/cwt	125.00–132.50	545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	169.14/cwt	165.00–175.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	75.42/cwt	72.00–80.00	770	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	56.51/cwt	54.00–59.00	652	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	61.82/cwt	60.00–64.00	833	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	55.79/cwt	52.00–58.00	954	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	47.71/cwt	46.00–52.00	463	15

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 760Last week 710Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 84Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 18

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	125.00–130.00	126.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	140.00–145.00	142.43
10	—	431	135.00–140.00	136.94
10	—	334	145.00–150.00	146.95
6	—	575	120.00–127.50	124.93
4	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.42
6	—	467	135.00–140.00	138.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	118.00–122.00	119.29
7	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.79
7	—	306	130.00–137.50	132.17
8	—	365	130.00–135.00	133.70
8	—	427	125.00–132.50	127.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	150.00–160.00	153.10
9	—	530	125.00–130.00	126.60
4	—	470	125.00–135.00	129.89
4	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.46
5	—	432	135.00–145.00	138.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	137.50–145.00	141.15
4	—	370	165.00–175.00	169.86
4	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.42
8	—	668	137.50–142.50	141.21
4	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.44
7	—	331	165.00–175.00	169.14

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)	5	—	1,021	72.00–80.00	75.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,153	54.00–59.00	56.51
14	—	1,347	60.00–64.00	61.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,710	52.00–58.00	55.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	970	46.00–52.00	47.71

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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