Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.56/cwt on 8 head, down $36.86 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 9 comparable sales and sits +17.74 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$466.56

▼ 36.86 vs prior sale

8 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$52.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.93

vs FL average

+6.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	492.61	2,626	4thin
Medium and Large 2	523	440.50	2,304	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.11/cwt here — about $322 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 sale8 hd

466.56

—

FL average4 barns · 47 hd

444.62

+21.93

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+6.19

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

+17.74

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	1,209	174.87	2,114	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	164.36	1,852	19

Every lot, as filed

23 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	250–300	273	680.46/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	472.57/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	545.15/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,306	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	575.88/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	320.40/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	462.87/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	487.94/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,074	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	680.92/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	492.61/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	440.50/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	420.58/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	605.96/cwt	550.00–640.00	1,666	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	164.36/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,852	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	174.87/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,114	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	619.02/cwt	550.00–640.00	2,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	505.32/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	666.84/cwt	660.00–670.00	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	510.67/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	487.83/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,307	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	520.71/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	567.75/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	591.55/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	660.55/cwt	650.00–670.00	1,506	4

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 320Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 60Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	650.00–670.00	660.55
8	250–300	273	670.00–690.00	680.46
4	300–350	323	550.00–630.00	591.55
6	350–400	373	560.00–575.00	567.75
6	400–450	425	500.00–540.00	520.71
8	450–500	473	475.00–500.00	487.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	550.00–640.00	605.96
4	300–350	333	550.00–640.00	619.02
6	350–400	373	490.00–530.00	510.67
10	400–450	425	475.00–500.00	487.94
4	450–500	473	470.00–475.00	472.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	400.00–440.00	420.58
6	600–650	623	300.00–340.00	320.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	660.00–700.00	680.92
3	300–350	327	660.00–670.00	666.84
7	350–400	374	570.00–580.00	575.88
12	400–450	423	540.00–550.00	545.15
6	450–500	470	495.00–515.00	505.32
4	500–550	533	470.00–500.00	492.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	450.00–475.00	462.87
4	500–550	523	425.00–455.00	440.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,127	159.00–167.00	164.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,209	171.00–179.00	174.87

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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