Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.41/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$153.41

68 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$44.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	170.93	839	30
Medium and Large 2	487	146.58	713	25
Medium and Large 3	486	126.08	613	13thin

One grade step is worth $44.85/cwt here — about $226 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 sale68 hd

153.41

—

FL average9 barns · 680 hd

157.58

−4.18

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	1,157	65.85	762	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	61.26	911	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	56.32	562	19

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	325	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	154.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	166.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	140.40/cwt	137.50–145.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	134.04/cwt	132.00–140.00	445	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	189.87/cwt	185.00–200.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	181.51/cwt	180.00–188.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	113.65/cwt	110.00–117.50	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	139.48/cwt	137.50–142.50	985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	195.86/cwt	194.00–200.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	138.94/cwt	137.50–145.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	151.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	150.65/cwt	147.50–157.50	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	154.27/cwt	152.50–160.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	135.65/cwt	132.50–142.50	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.50	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	146.55/cwt	145.00–148.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	141.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	117.94/cwt	115.00–122.50	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.14/cwt	122.50–130.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	127.65/cwt	125.00–132.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	143.73/cwt	142.50–145.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	63.11/cwt	62.00–65.00	683	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	68.37/cwt	67.00–70.00	838	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	61.26/cwt	58.00–64.00	911	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	56.32/cwt	54.00–60.00	562	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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 594Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 99Year ago 90

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	175.00–180.00	177.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	150.00–160.00	154.12
8	—	333	165.00–170.00	166.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	110.00–115.00	111.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	137.50–145.00	140.40
11	—	332	132.00–140.00	134.04
3	—	433	132.50–142.50	135.65
4	—	470	120.00–127.50	123.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	110.00–117.50	113.65
5	—	328	125.00–132.00	127.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	140.00–150.00	144.87
3	—	433	147.50–157.50	150.65
4	—	334	152.50–160.00	154.27
4	—	618	120.00–122.50	121.24
5	—	582	115.00–122.50	117.94
4	—	525	122.50–130.00	126.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	120.00–125.00	121.60
10	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	170.00–180.00	173.20
3	—	375	185.00–200.00	189.87
5	—	429	180.00–188.00	181.51
5	—	706	137.50–142.50	139.48
3	—	328	194.00–200.00	195.86
2	—	613	142.50–145.00	143.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	137.50–145.00	138.94
12	—	435	150.00–160.00	151.57
4	—	475	145.00–148.00	146.55
4	—	531	140.00–145.00	141.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,082	62.00–65.00	63.11
12	—	1,226	67.00–70.00	68.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	58.00–64.00	61.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	998	54.00–60.00	56.32

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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