Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.63/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$131.63

88 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$4.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	133.54	630	47
Medium and Large 2	410	129.44	530	41

One grade step is worth $4.10/cwt here — about $99 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 sale88 hd

131.63

—

FL average9 barns · 977 hd

136.88

−5.25

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	1,641	87.15	1,430	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,774	69.98	1,242	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,047	57.53	602	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	50.81	521	6thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	370	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	171.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.18/cwt	127.50–135.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	153.89/cwt	152.50–157.50	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	170.74/cwt	167.50–177.50	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	144.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.81/cwt	132.50–137.50	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	132.04/cwt	130.00–137.50	569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.94/cwt	147.50–155.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	140.36/cwt	137.50–145.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	138.70/cwt	137.50–140.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.04/cwt	125.00–132.50	672	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	161.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	173.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	161.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.40/cwt	132.50–135.00	504	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	171.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.95/cwt	117.50–122.50	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	153.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	170.23/cwt	165.00–175.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	149.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	163.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	124.23/cwt	122.50–130.00	411	4
Bulls	—	—	2,138	95.82/cwt	94.00–98.00	2,049	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	84.26/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,243	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	69.79/cwt	63.00–96.00	1,251	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,737	70.36/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,222	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.81/cwt	48.00–54.00	521	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	57.53/cwt	56.00–61.00	602	13

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 430Year ago 582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 104Year ago 62

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	170.00–180.00	174.86
3	—	465	165.00–175.00	171.52
4	—	608	130.00–135.00	132.47
5	—	432	170.00–180.00	171.85
4	—	273	165.00–175.00	170.23
4	—	530	145.00–155.00	149.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	150.00–160.00	154.85
4	—	268	150.00–160.00	154.77
4	—	530	127.50–135.00	131.18
5	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.94
8	—	379	150.00–160.00	153.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	110.00–120.00	114.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	152.50–157.50	153.89
5	—	424	170.00–180.00	174.88
6	—	473	167.50–177.50	170.74
3	—	573	147.50–155.00	149.94
4	—	319	170.00–175.00	173.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	137.50–145.00	140.36
4	—	473	150.00–155.00	152.43
6	—	423	155.00–165.00	161.57
3	—	327	155.00–165.00	161.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	140.00–150.00	144.82
12	—	375	132.50–135.00	134.40
11	—	474	120.00–130.00	125.30
4	—	530	117.50–122.50	119.95
6	—	423	125.00–130.00	126.65
4	—	331	122.50–130.00	124.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	132.50–137.50	133.81
7	—	431	130.00–137.50	132.04
2	—	718	115.00–120.00	117.49
6	—	375	137.50–140.00	138.70
18	—	521	125.00–132.50	129.04
3	—	273	160.00–165.00	163.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,138	94.00–98.00	95.82
6	—	1,475	81.00–87.00	84.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,793	63.00–96.00	69.79
3	—	1,737	69.00–72.00	70.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	48.00–54.00	50.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,047	56.00–61.00	57.53

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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