Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $434.64/cwt on 12 head, up $36.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +28.03 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$434.64

▲ 36.34 vs prior sale

12 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$40.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.14

vs FL average

+34.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	448.16	2,344	8thin
Medium and Large 2	528	407.61	2,152	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.55/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $383.80, median $406.61 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 sale12 hd

434.64

—

FL average6 barns · 89 hd

400.50

+34.14

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

+34.12

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

+28.03

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	1,560	215.63	3,365	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	176.87	2,227	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	170.57	1,941	18

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2	250–300	278	570.45/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	495.66/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	495.89/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	536.01/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	580.81/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	463.06/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	455.13/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	432.04/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,823	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	547.20/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	426.76/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	310.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	458.02/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	485.81/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	456.16/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	420.21/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	492.04/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	502.08/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,380	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	416.17/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	483.29/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,054	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	533.42/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,048	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	492.11/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	700.28/cwt	690.00–710.00	1,877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	463.09/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,422	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	407.61/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	435.06/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	566.90/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	405.47/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	617.24/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	621.38/cwt	590.00–650.00	2,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	448.16/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,344	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	424.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,404	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	170.57/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,941	18
Bulls	—	—	1,513	212.74/cwt	198.00–224.00	3,219	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	4,299	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	196.74/cwt	196.00–197.00	2,725	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	173.56/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,149	18

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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 263Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 45Year ago 22

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	560.00–580.00	570.45
5	300–350	321	530.00–570.00	547.20
3	350–400	377	475.00–500.00	492.04
5	400–450	428	410.00–420.00	416.17
4	450–500	475	410.00–430.00	420.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	600.00–630.00	617.24
6	350–400	370	510.00–560.00	536.01
6	400–450	420	470.00–520.00	495.89
6	450–500	473	470.00–520.00	495.66
5	550–600	567	420.00–430.00	424.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	690.00–710.00	700.28
6	300–350	325	590.00–650.00	621.38
6	350–400	370	560.00–600.00	580.81
5	400–450	440	550.00	550.00
13	450–500	474	470.00–530.00	502.08
16	500–550	523	445.00–480.00	463.09
4	550–600	578	430.00–440.00	435.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	475.00–500.00	492.11
4	400–450	430	435.00–480.00	458.02
4	450–500	473	450.00–460.00	455.13
4	500–550	530	380.00–430.00	405.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	530.00–600.00	566.90
13	350–400	384	510.00–540.00	533.42
24	400–450	425	460.00–505.00	483.29
10	450–500	470	445.00–480.00	463.06
8	500–550	523	420.00–475.00	448.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	470.00–500.00	485.81
8	350–400	378	430.00–480.00	456.16
13	400–450	422	420.00–450.00	432.04
3	450–500	478	420.00–430.00	426.76
4	500–550	528	400.00–415.00	407.61
6	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	310.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,138	169.00–172.00	170.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	196.00–197.00	196.74
18	—	1,238	172.00–175.00	173.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	198.00–224.00	212.74
1	—	1,845	233.00	233.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Townsend Livestock Market