Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2021-09-21

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Sep 21
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
▼ 120 vs last sale 760▼ 28 vs year ago 668 · −4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 149▲ 13 vs year ago 91 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 0▼ 24 vs year ago 66 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.59/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$137.59
82 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.10
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573139.9380249
Medium and Large 2439134.1258933
One grade step is worth $5.82/cwt here — about $213 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 sale82 hd
137.59
—
FL average9 barns · 758 hd
150.69
−13.10
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—Average1,67886.351,4493thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24263.3378723
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46361.1489414
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14859.4268213

Every lot

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. 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 2273141.59/cwt140.00–145.003873
Steers—Medium and Large 1316173.74/cwt170.00–175.005494
Steers—Medium and Large 1368172.93/cwt170.00–175.006365
Steers—Medium and Large 2376138.73/cwt135.00–145.0052210
Steers—Medium and Large 1433161.62/cwt160.00–165.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 2439142.94/cwt140.00–147.506285
Steers—Medium and Large 2465134.13/cwt130.00–138.006246
Steers—Medium and Large 1475141.21/cwt140.00–145.006714
Steers—Medium and Large 2520126.23/cwt125.00–127.506564
Steers—Medium and Large 1533131.22/cwt130.00–132.506994
Steers—Medium and Large 2570117.87/cwt115.00–122.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 1575131.83/cwt130.00–137.507584
Steers—Medium and Large 1624137.60/cwt137.50–138.008595
Steers—Medium and Large 1679126.85/cwt125.00–130.008618
Steers—Medium and Large 1712125.93/cwt125.00–127.508978
Steers—Medium and Large 1775121.23/cwt120.00–125.009404
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228137.42/cwt135.00–140.003134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3314113.06/cwt110.00–115.003555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320138.73/cwt137.50–140.004444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330123.64/cwt120.00–127.5040812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373127.42/cwt125.00–130.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470131.17/cwt127.50–135.006166
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471104.18/cwt100.00–110.004917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473116.83/cwt115.00–120.005538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570112.46/cwt110.00–115.006416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572122.94/cwt120.00–127.507035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618120.97/cwt120.00–125.007485
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323141.40/cwt137.50–145.004576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330162.42/cwt160.00–165.005364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368162.45/cwt160.00–165.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373142.42/cwt140.00–145.005314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428127.06/cwt125.00–130.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435146.93/cwt145.00–150.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471139.72/cwt137.50–142.5065811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473122.43/cwt120.00–125.005796
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,67886.35/cwt85.00–89.001,4493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14859.42/cwt57.00–63.0068213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24263.33/cwt59.00–66.0078723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46361.14/cwt58.00–64.0089414
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299666.01/cwt59.00–72.006578

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.