Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.82/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +7.00 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$455.82

23 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$59.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.37

vs FL average

−31.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	468.78	2,556	18thin
Medium and Large 2	535	409.16	2,189	5thin

One grade step is worth $59.62/cwt here — about $367 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $362.86, median $448.82 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

455.82

—

FL average5 barns · 121 hd

453.45

+2.37

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−31.73

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

+7.00

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
Bulls	—	High	1,738	202.38	3,518	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	179.06	2,102	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	176.48	2,550	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	162.24	1,822	9thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	740.33/cwt	730.00–750.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	577.64/cwt	550.00–630.00	2,120	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	680.92/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,859	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	550.58/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	646.36/cwt	620.00–670.00	2,088	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	520.71/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	555.53/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,361	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	460.22/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	517.28/cwt	460.00–560.00	2,421	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	389.92/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	510.71/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,145	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	443.38/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,088	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	620.32/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	567.30/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	680.62/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	392.61/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	480.45/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	715.86/cwt	690.00–740.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	400.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	475.63/cwt	440.00–510.00	2,488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	597.15/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	580.46/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	524.04/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	437.01/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	407.92/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	596.17/cwt	560.00–630.00	2,224	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	495.23/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	448.43/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	420.19/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	515.61/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	415.08/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	385.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	477.51/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,015	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	413.76/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,742	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	494.13/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,406	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	415.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	455.86/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	512.49/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	400.17/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	674.93/cwt	620.00–700.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	513.72/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,373	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	4,228	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	195.86/cwt	188.00–205.00	3,414	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	162.24/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,822	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	179.06/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,102	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	176.48/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,550	3

How this sale compares

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 360Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 65Year ago 48

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	730.00–750.00	740.33
10	250–300	273	660.00–700.00	680.92
10	300–350	323	620.00–670.00	646.36
9	350–400	367	550.00–630.00	577.64
2	400–450	428	530.00–570.00	550.58
3	450–500	462	500.00–540.00	513.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	490.00–550.00	520.71
2	350–400	370	500.00–530.00	515.61
7	400–450	429	450.00–460.00	455.86
2	450–500	465	410.00–420.00	415.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	690.00–740.00	715.86
3	250–300	268	670.00–700.00	680.62
2	300–350	310	600.00–640.00	620.32
10	350–400	373	560.00–630.00	596.17
8	400–450	425	540.00–570.00	555.53
16	450–500	468	460.00–560.00	517.28
10	500–550	523	440.00–510.00	475.63
8	550–600	573	450.00–470.00	460.22
8	600–650	625	390.00–425.00	407.92
4	650–700	655	380.00–400.00	389.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	550.00–600.00	567.30
5	300–350	337	500.00–550.00	524.04
3	350–400	373	470.00–500.00	480.45
10	400–450	420	490.00–530.00	510.71
11	450–500	471	420.00–470.00	443.38
3	500–550	515	400.00–430.00	420.19
2	550–600	565	380.00–405.00	392.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	390.00–410.00	400.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	620.00–700.00	674.93
4	250–300	273	570.00–590.00	580.46
6	300–350	325	560.00–630.00	597.15
5	350–400	370	500.00–530.00	512.49
16	400–450	422	460.00–520.00	477.51
7	450–500	487	460.00–520.00	494.13
3	500–550	523	410.00–450.00	437.01
2	550–600	575	390.00–410.00	400.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	490.00–500.00	495.23
5	350–400	376	430.00–475.00	448.43
11	400–450	421	390.00–440.00	413.76
2	450–500	458	400.00–430.00	415.08
2	500–550	513	380.00–390.00	385.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	248.00	248.00
7	—	1,743	188.00–205.00	195.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,123	159.00–166.00	162.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,174	177.00–184.00	179.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	174.00–178.00	176.48

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.

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