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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Jun 1

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← May 25Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▼ 310 vs last sale 590▲ 84 vs year ago 196 · +42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 78▼ 7 vs year ago 70 · −10.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls not tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.94/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −55.43 against this barn's trailing median of $189.37.

Average price

$133.94

59 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	142.71	657	17thin
Medium and Large 2	423	131.91	558	35
Medium and Large 3	386	122.77	474	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $183 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 sale59 hd

133.94

—

FL average7 barns · 279 hd

134.10

−0.17

This barn, trailing median5 sales

189.37

−55.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $193.60, low $174.45, median $189.37 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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%	High	1,209	71.67	867	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,731	66.59	1,153	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	57.69	595	23

Every lot

27 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	129.69/cwt	127.50–132.00	613	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	136.81/cwt	135.00–142.50	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	829	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	130.45/cwt	127.50–135.00	432	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	556	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	118.68/cwt	115.00–122.50	629	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	124.87/cwt	122.50–130.00	664	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	142.58/cwt	139.00–147.00	465	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	336	164.57/cwt	162.50–170.00	553	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	337	133.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	450	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	137.88/cwt	135.00–142.50	517	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	134.79/cwt	132.00–139.00	566	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	114.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.50	585	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	129.91/cwt	127.50–135.00	689	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.50	709	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	57.69/cwt	56.00–63.00	595	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	68.53/cwt	67.00–74.00	811	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	79.82/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,018	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,731	66.59/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,153	8

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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 590Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 78Year ago 70

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls not tested. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	79.00–84.00	79.82
13	—	1,184	67.00–74.00	68.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,731	65.00–68.00	66.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,032	56.00–63.00	57.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	120.00–127.50	123.67
6	—	530	127.50–135.00	129.91
7	—	336	162.50–170.00	164.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	135.00–142.50	137.88
6	—	473	120.00–127.50	123.65
11	—	420	132.00–139.00	134.79
7	—	326	139.00–147.00	142.58
6	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	130.00–135.00	133.42
4	—	423	110.00–120.00	114.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	125.00–130.00	127.54
8	—	473	127.50–132.00	129.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	135.00–140.00	138.28
3	—	672	122.00–124.00	123.32
4	—	579	135.00–142.50	136.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	331	127.50–135.00	130.45
6	—	430	120.00–125.00	122.44
4	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.42
4	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.43
4	—	530	115.00–122.50	118.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	125.00–130.00	127.82
7	—	471	125.00–130.00	127.79
6	—	532	122.50–130.00	124.87

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.