Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.30/cwt on 20 head, down $26.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +4.10 against this barn's trailing median of $394.20.

Average price

$398.30

▼ 26.44 vs prior sale

20 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs FL average

−19.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	400.55	2,103	10thin
Medium and Large 1	573	396.05	2,269	10thin

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about −$166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $309.07, median $394.20 across 13 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 sale20 hd

398.30

—

FL average7 barns · 120 hd

402.80

−4.50

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−19.96

This barn, trailing median13 sales

394.20

+4.10

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,757	193.60	3,402	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	174.38	2,865	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,393	165.23	2,302	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	161.85	1,805	20

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	162.76/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,393	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	174.38/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,865	6
Bulls	—	—	1,905	218.08/cwt	216.00–220.00	4,154	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	187.48/cwt	182.00–192.00	3,225	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	166.19/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,753	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	158.95/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	665.34/cwt	660.00–670.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	705.84/cwt	690.00–720.00	1,574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	424.84/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	530.45/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	561.61/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,100	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	491.19/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,309	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	429.78/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	562.24/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,395	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	396.05/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,269	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	473.73/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	516.32/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,200	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	665.70/cwt	640.00–690.00	2,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	660.92/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	453.64/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	523.57/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	606.49/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,250	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	503.42/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,633	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	606.42/cwt	570.00–640.00	2,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	513.36/cwt	480.00–545.00	2,428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	515.19/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	425.13/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	700.92/cwt	680.00–720.00	1,914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	545.34/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	446.78/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	556.79/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	685.83/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	491.72/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,085	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	400.55/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,103	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	595.50/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	586.89/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	601.80/cwt	560.00–640.00	1,673	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	169.56/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,133	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	543.44/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,326	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	605.23/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	458.38/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	678.65/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	678.50/cwt	660.00–690.00	2,178	5

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 410Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 78Year ago 25

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,470	158.00–167.00	162.76
8	—	1,258	162.00–178.00	169.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,643	170.00–178.00	174.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,055	162.00–170.00	166.19
12	—	1,155	154.00–163.00	158.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	216.00–220.00	218.08
8	—	1,720	182.00–192.00	187.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	660.00–670.00	665.34
6	250–300	273	640.00–680.00	660.92
4	300–350	320	600.00–610.00	605.23
11	350–400	374	545.00–580.00	561.61
19	400–450	426	500.00–530.00	516.32
15	450–500	470	485.00–500.00	491.19
10	550–600	573	390.00–405.00	396.05
8	600–650	619	400.00–455.00	424.84
6	650–700	675	400.00–445.00	429.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	530.00–550.00	545.34
2	300–350	323	510.00–520.00	515.19
3	350–400	378	510.00–530.00	523.57
3	400–450	430	440.00–460.00	453.64
10	500–550	525	380.00–420.00	400.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	223	690.00–720.00	705.84
6	250–300	273	680.00–720.00	700.92
4	300–350	314	640.00–690.00	665.70
6	350–400	370	570.00–640.00	606.42
13	400–450	426	540.00–580.00	562.24
4	450–500	473	480.00–545.00	513.36
18	500–550	523	475.00–530.00	503.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	580.00–610.00	595.50
3	350–400	373	550.00–560.00	556.79
3	450–500	477	440.00–450.00	446.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	670.00–690.00	678.65
6	250–300	270	670.00–700.00	685.83
5	300–350	321	660.00–690.00	678.50
17	350–400	371	590.00–620.00	606.49
9	400–450	428	515.00–560.00	543.44
9	450–500	472	510.00–550.00	530.45
9	500–550	519	460.00–490.00	473.73
3	550–600	572	455.00–460.00	458.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	560.00–640.00	601.80
5	300–350	322	570.00–610.00	586.89
7	400–450	424	480.00–500.00	491.72
4	550–600	570	410.00–440.00	425.13

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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