Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady. Feeder heifers firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.68/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$126.68

112 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$16.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	136.34	638	47
Medium and Large 2	448	119.70	536	65

One grade step is worth $16.64/cwt here — about $102 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 sale112 hd

126.68

—

FL average9 barns · 988 hd

131.56

−4.88

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	1,673	89.58	1,498	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	58.50	925	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	57.45	714	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	46.74	481	39

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	313	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	158.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.41/cwt	130.00–137.50	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	165.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.24/cwt	125.00–140.00	622	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.94/cwt	132.50–140.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.42/cwt	165.00–172.50	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.91/cwt	152.50–160.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	149.32/cwt	147.50–155.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	169.73/cwt	165.00–175.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	174.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	118.24/cwt	117.00–120.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.62/cwt	135.00–142.50	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	116.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	158.50/cwt	155.00–165.00	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	117.39/cwt	115.00–124.00	675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.70/cwt	127.00–132.50	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	144.00/cwt	140.00–147.50	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	112.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	118.84/cwt	115.00–122.50	511	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	153.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	118.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	164.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	164.55/cwt	162.50–170.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	111.13/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	43.64/cwt	42.00–45.00	454	16
Bulls	—	—	1,607	87.49/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,406	5
Bulls	—	—	2,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	48.89/cwt	47.00–52.00	500	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	55.96/cwt	54.00–59.00	679	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	65.37/cwt	64.00–66.00	910	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	58.50/cwt	56.00–62.00	925	12

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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 760Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 142Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady. Feeder heifers firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	165.00–170.00	167.44
2	—	415	160.00–170.00	165.12
4	—	270	170.00–180.00	174.81
4	—	368	165.00–170.00	167.55
6	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	155.00–160.00	158.07
11	—	477	115.00–125.00	118.22
7	—	277	160.00–170.00	164.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.40
6	—	530	130.00–137.50	132.41
6	—	325	160.00–170.00	165.23
14	—	467	125.00–140.00	133.24
4	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	132.50–140.00	134.94
2	—	758	125.00–130.00	127.49
6	—	433	165.00–172.50	167.42
6	—	477	152.50–160.00	154.91
8	—	535	147.50–155.00	149.32
4	—	323	165.00–175.00	169.73
4	—	375	170.00–180.00	174.80
5	—	614	140.00–147.50	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	117.00–120.00	118.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	135.00–142.50	138.62
7	—	634	115.00–120.00	116.40
8	—	279	155.00–165.00	158.50
11	—	575	115.00–124.00	117.39
8	—	530	127.00–132.50	129.70
7	—	334	162.50–170.00	164.55
2	—	360	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	140.00–145.00	141.60
6	—	570	110.00–112.00	110.98
9	—	527	110.00–115.00	112.15
4	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.43
20	—	430	115.00–122.50	118.84
3	—	267	150.00–155.00	153.25
17	—	479	110.00–115.00	111.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,040	42.00–45.00	43.64
23	—	1,022	47.00–52.00	48.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,214	54.00–59.00	55.96
3	—	1,392	64.00–66.00	65.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,582	56.00–62.00	58.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,607	85.00–89.00	87.49
1	—	2,000	100.00	100.00

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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