Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2021-08-17

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Aug 17
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
456 head
▼ 294 vs last sale 750▼ 133 vs year ago 589 · −22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 109▲ 8 vs year ago 56 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 79▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.01/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$153.01
110 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.68
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558154.3886268
Medium and Large 2474150.7971442
One grade step is worth $3.59/cwt here — about $148 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 sale110 hd
153.01
—
FL average9 barns · 1,039 hd
160.69
−7.68
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,63088.621,4453thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20568.8583012
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07358.8863223

Every lot

45 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310214.92/cwt210.00–220.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 2312183.26/cwt180.00–190.005723
Steers—Medium and Large 1373194.83/cwt190.00–200.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 2373162.41/cwt160.00–167.506063
Steers—Medium and Large 1428167.27/cwt165.00–170.0071613
Steers—Medium and Large 2430155.40/cwt150.00–160.006688
Steers—Medium and Large 2480149.90/cwt147.50–155.0072012
Steers—Medium and Large 1483161.79/cwt160.00–167.507814
Steers—Medium and Large 2528142.44/cwt140.00–145.0075212
Steers—Medium and Large 1532149.87/cwt147.50–155.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 2575136.22/cwt135.00–140.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1577144.58/cwt142.50–147.5083414
Steers—Medium and Large 1630145.63/cwt140.00–149.0091712
Steers—Medium and Large 1667143.75/cwt138.00–147.0095910
Steers—Medium and Large 1724135.59/cwt132.50–137.509824
Steers—Medium and Large 1780132.94/cwt130.00–136.001,0372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368142.93/cwt140.00–145.005265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384131.31/cwt130.00–137.0050410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428140.02/cwt137.50–142.5059912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428131.44/cwt127.50–135.0056310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement470142.45/cwt140.00–145.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473134.17/cwt130.00–137.506357
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482123.60/cwt122.50–133.005969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528130.45/cwt127.50–132.5068910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568136.02/cwt135.00–137.507735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement573141.63/cwt140.00–145.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628128.93/cwt127.50–131.008105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement636146.90/cwt145.00–147.509344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655128.74/cwt127.50–130.008432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement670160.10/cwt155.00–165.001,0733
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313175.12/cwt170.00–180.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320205.16/cwt200.00–210.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373195.17/cwt190.00–200.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380174.87/cwt170.00–180.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427154.92/cwt150.00–157.506623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430148.42/cwt145.00–152.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466144.20/cwt137.50–150.006727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525132.28/cwt127.00–135.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529144.06/cwt142.50–147.507628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568143.05/cwt137.50–145.008134
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,63088.62/cwt88.00–89.001,4453
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02554.13/cwt52.00–56.005556
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09060.56/cwt56.00–64.0066017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20568.85/cwt66.00–71.0083012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03490.81/cwt88.00–97.509397

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.