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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Feb 9

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 172▼ 131 vs year ago 284 · −46.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 35▲ 22 vs year ago 49 · +44.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cow 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.61/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$138.61

50 head · 358 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$4.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	355	141.05	501	24
Medium and Large 2	361	136.36	492	26

One grade step is worth $4.69/cwt here — about $9 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 sale50 hd

138.61

—

FL average10 barns · 710 hd

132.22

+6.40

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	1,808	87.19	1,576	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	66.95	973	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	58.64	651	11

Every lot

30 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	179.91/cwt	177.50–182.50	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	176.89/cwt	175.00–180.00	580	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	149.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	159.87/cwt	155.00–165.00	608	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	156.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	759	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	149.12/cwt	147.50–152.50	780	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	217	166.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	361	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	237	146.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	347	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	267	143.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	382	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	150.29/cwt	140.00–172.50	485	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	144.88/cwt	142.50–147.50	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	136.00/cwt	135.00–142.50	518	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	122.42/cwt	120.00–127.50	530	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	123.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	127.45/cwt	125.00–132.50	599	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	173.55/cwt	170.00–177.50	477	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	158.78/cwt	155.00–162.50	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	148.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	758	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	121.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	87.19/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,576	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	58.64/cwt	56.00–61.00	651	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	66.68/cwt	64.00–71.00	966	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,595	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,180	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 172Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 35Year ago 49

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cow 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	85.00–89.00	87.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,448	64.00–71.00	66.68
1	—	1,595	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	56.00–61.00	58.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	162.50	162.50
2	—	363	155.00–162.50	158.78
2	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.02
3	—	477	150.00–155.00	151.61
4	—	275	170.00–177.50	173.55
6	—	621	110.00–115.00	112.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	145.00–150.00	148.67
4	—	433	140.00–145.00	142.43
6	—	534	120.00–128.00	121.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	160.00–170.00	166.46
4	—	325	142.50–147.50	144.88
6	—	470	125.00–132.50	127.45
7	—	381	135.00–142.50	136.00
4	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	130.00–135.00	131.59
4	—	468	120.00–125.00	123.69
6	—	433	120.00–127.50	122.42
7	—	323	140.00–172.50	150.29
3	—	237	145.00–150.00	146.55
3	—	267	140.00–145.00	143.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	175.00–180.00	176.89
5	—	484	155.00–165.00	156.90
4	—	380	155.00–165.00	159.87
2	—	275	177.50–182.50	179.91
3	—	523	147.50–152.50	149.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	145.00–155.00	149.83

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.