Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2021-10-26

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Oct 26
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
760 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 710▲ 390 vs year ago 370 · +105.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 84▲ 106 vs year ago 36 · +294.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 18 · +27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.82/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$132.82
73 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.45
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438137.4460240
Medium and Large 2411127.2352333
One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $79 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 sale73 hd
132.82
—
FL average9 barns · 800 hd
132.37
+0.45
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22358.4271439
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71055.799546thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97047.7146315

Every lot

28 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328153.10/cwt150.00–160.005026
Steers—Medium and Large 1331169.14/cwt165.00–175.005607
Steers—Medium and Large 1370169.86/cwt165.00–175.006284
Steers—Medium and Large 2432138.89/cwt135.00–145.006005
Steers—Medium and Large 1470142.42/cwt140.00–145.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 2470129.89/cwt125.00–135.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 1523137.44/cwt135.00–140.007194
Steers—Medium and Large 2530126.60/cwt125.00–130.006719
Steers—Medium and Large 2570127.46/cwt125.00–130.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1575141.15/cwt137.50–145.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 1668141.21/cwt137.50–142.509438
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2306132.17/cwt130.00–137.504047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334146.95/cwt145.00–150.0049110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365133.70/cwt130.00–135.004888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380142.43/cwt140.00–145.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427127.67/cwt125.00–132.505458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431136.94/cwt135.00–140.0059010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467138.29/cwt135.00–140.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477119.29/cwt118.00–122.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523127.42/cwt125.00–130.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523117.79/cwt115.00–120.006167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575124.93/cwt120.00–127.507186
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468126.31/cwt125.00–130.005914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97047.71/cwt46.00–52.0046315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15356.51/cwt54.00–59.0065225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34761.82/cwt60.00–64.0083314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71055.79/cwt52.00–58.009546
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02175.42/cwt72.00–80.007705

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.