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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Nov 16

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

548 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 535▲ 114 vs year ago 434 · +26.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 90▼ 13 vs year ago 93 · −14.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.34/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$141.34

117 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$4.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.13

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	142.57	762	86
Medium and Large 2	446	137.95	615	31

One grade step is worth $4.62/cwt here — about $147 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 sale117 hd

141.34

—

FL average8 barns · 706 hd

158.48

−17.13

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	58.00	695	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	50.00	540	21

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	155.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	187.58/cwt	185.00–190.00	619	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	184.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	151.50/cwt	147.50–155.00	561	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	176.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	627	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	673	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	139.71/cwt	137.50–142.50	743	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	122.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	135.18/cwt	132.50–137.50	769	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	131.12/cwt	127.50–132.00	802	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	125.71/cwt	120.00–132.50	845	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	136.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	442	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	467	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	140.77/cwt	137.50–145.00	529	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	132.16/cwt	127.50–135.00	504	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	124.14/cwt	122.50–127.50	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	134.93/cwt	132.50–137.50	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	118.65/cwt	115.00–122.50	561	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	116.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	126.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	114.45/cwt	112.50–117.50	652	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	125.81/cwt	125.00–127.50	721	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	118.30/cwt	115.00–122.50	737	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	718	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	50.00/cwt	46.00–53.00	540	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	58.00/cwt	55.00–62.00	695	17

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 Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 535Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 90Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	190.00–195.00	192.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	125.00–127.50	125.81
4	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.44
6	—	473	132.50–137.50	134.93
16	—	376	137.50–145.00	140.77
6	—	623	115.00–122.50	118.30
10	—	328	140.00–145.00	142.37
4	—	535	125.00–130.00	126.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	127.50–135.00	132.16
6	—	437	122.50–127.50	124.14
3	—	323	135.00–140.00	136.75
3	—	522	115.00–120.00	116.71
4	—	473	115.00–122.50	118.65
5	—	570	112.50–117.50	114.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	612	127.50–132.00	131.12
37	—	532	137.50–142.50	139.71
4	—	370	180.00–190.00	184.86
3	—	425	175.00–180.00	176.63
4	—	330	185.00–190.00	187.58
7	—	471	140.00–145.00	142.91
7	—	672	120.00–132.50	125.71
11	—	569	132.50–137.50	135.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	140.00–150.00	144.86
5	—	370	147.50–155.00	151.50
7	—	534	120.00–130.00	122.78
11	—	471	130.00–135.00	132.66
4	—	328	150.00–160.00	155.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,198	55.00–62.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,080	46.00–53.00	50.00

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.