Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.33/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −31.90 against this barn's trailing median of $192.23.

Average price

$160.33

126 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$22.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	165.72	673	53
Medium and Large 2	375	157.40	591	68
Medium and Large 3	432	142.92	617	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.80/cwt here — about $56 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $193.60, low $189.37, median $192.23 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale126 hd

160.33

—

FL average10 barns · 520 hd

143.79

+16.54

This barn, trailing median3 sales

192.23

−31.90

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	1,501	92.97	1,395	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	78.07	1,037	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	62.07	809	13

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	—	—	1,855	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	89.30/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,235	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	74.06/cwt	69.00–86.00	1,016	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	82.07/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,055	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	62.07/cwt	60.00–68.00	809	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	193.41/cwt	190.00–195.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	183.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	153.29/cwt	152.00–160.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.69/cwt	115.00–117.50	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	148.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	145.65/cwt	137.50–152.50	773	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	141.04/cwt	137.50–147.50	616	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.38/cwt	150.00–157.50	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	171.94/cwt	165.00–180.00	657	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	162.42/cwt	160.00–167.50	617	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	139.53/cwt	137.50–142.50	389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	111.29/cwt	107.50–115.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	131.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	161.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	184.25/cwt	182.50–190.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	162.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	439	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	157.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	596	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.74/cwt	165.00–172.50	634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	144.98/cwt	142.50–147.50	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	166.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	142.92/cwt	140.00–147.50	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	156.03/cwt	155.00–157.50	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	146.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	787	3

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 Jun 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 260Year ago 371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 58Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	103.00–105.00	103.98
6	—	1,383	86.00–95.00	89.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,372	69.00–86.00	74.06
18	—	1,286	79.00–86.00	82.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,303	60.00–68.00	62.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	190.00–195.00	193.41
5	—	275	180.00–190.00	183.98
14	—	531	137.50–152.50	145.65
3	—	475	150.00–160.00	153.26
7	—	436	160.00–170.00	161.34
8	—	333	182.50–190.00	184.25
13	—	378	165.00–172.50	167.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	170.00–175.00	172.39
4	—	525	145.00–147.50	146.21
9	—	430	150.00–157.50	152.38
6	—	485	145.00–147.50	146.24
8	—	328	160.00–165.00	162.37
8	—	270	160.00–170.00	162.50
29	—	377	155.00–160.00	157.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	140.00–147.50	142.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	135.00–140.00	137.44
11	—	385	135.00–140.00	135.85
3	—	620	115.00–117.50	116.69
5	—	266	145.00–155.00	148.91
9	—	437	137.50–147.50	141.04
2	—	673	107.50–115.00	111.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	130.00–135.00	131.29
7	—	279	137.50–142.50	139.53
18	—	433	125.00–130.00	126.62
7	—	338	130.00–140.00	131.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	110.00–115.00	113.27
4	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	152.00–160.00	153.29
16	—	382	165.00–180.00	171.94
3	—	608	142.50–147.50	144.98
7	—	434	165.00–170.00	166.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	380	160.00–167.50	162.42
4	—	470	150.00–152.50	151.22
5	—	428	155.00–157.50	156.03
3	—	537	145.00–150.00	146.61

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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