Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.43/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$135.43

125 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$8.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	138.59	631	76
Medium and Large 2	399	130.52	521	49

One grade step is worth $8.07/cwt here — about $110 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 sale125 hd

135.43

—

FL average9 barns · 888 hd

135.82

−0.39

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	—	Low	1,703	82.72	1,409	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	67.18	775	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,739	65.91	1,146	8thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	225	224.56/cwt	220.00–235.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	178.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	168.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	166.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	167.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	186.34/cwt	185.00–190.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	187.92/cwt	185.00–190.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	129.28/cwt	127.50–135.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.17/cwt	165.00–172.50	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	166.39/cwt	162.50–172.50	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	140.30/cwt	137.50–142.50	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	178.89/cwt	175.00–185.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	132.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	169.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	146.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	559	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	147.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	145.55/cwt	145.00–147.50	630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.10/cwt	137.50–140.00	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	188.82/cwt	185.00–195.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	131.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	369	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.50	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.45/cwt	122.50–127.50	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	131.01/cwt	130.00–137.50	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	134.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	153.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	168.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	146.87/cwt	145.00–150.00	486	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	243	166.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	405	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	76.09/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,202	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	71.37/cwt	70.00–75.00	890	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,739	65.91/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,146	8
Bulls	—	—	1,950	95.97/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,871	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	65.38/cwt	63.00–68.00	728	21

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 480Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 84Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. 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	—	225	220.00–235.00	224.56
5	—	332	175.00–185.00	178.86
5	—	432	165.00–175.00	168.89
4	—	370	185.00–190.00	187.43
4	—	475	160.00–170.00	162.42
5	—	272	185.00–195.00	188.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	165.00–170.00	166.58
4	—	373	160.00–170.00	164.83
5	—	436	150.00–160.00	153.94
10	—	272	165.00–175.00	168.82
3	—	243	160.00–170.00	166.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	165.00–170.00	167.93
5	—	432	162.50–172.50	166.39
7	—	569	137.50–142.50	140.30
4	—	330	165.00–175.00	169.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	185.00–190.00	186.34
5	—	370	185.00–190.00	187.92
7	—	473	165.00–172.50	169.17
5	—	432	175.00–185.00	178.89
2	—	268	195.00–200.00	197.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	127.50–135.00	129.28
11	—	382	145.00–150.00	146.29
7	—	274	145.00–150.00	147.03
13	—	433	145.00–147.50	145.55
12	—	479	137.50–140.00	138.10
9	—	672	120.00–125.00	122.22
10	—	331	145.00–150.00	146.87
6	—	573	122.50–125.00	123.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	335	130.00–140.00	132.61
4	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.57
10	—	280	130.00–140.00	131.86
5	—	575	120.00–122.50	120.97
5	—	528	122.50–127.50	125.45
7	—	436	130.00–137.50	131.01
7	—	374	130.00–140.00	134.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	75.00–77.00	76.09
2	—	1,950	95.00–97.00	95.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	70.00–75.00	71.37
21	—	1,114	63.00–68.00	65.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,739	63.00–70.00	65.91

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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