Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for July 4th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.92/cwt on 54 head, down $9.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −9.90 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$438.92

▼ 9.90 vs prior sale

54 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$29.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.33

vs FL average

−20.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	446.02	2,433	41
Medium and Large 2	521	416.52	2,170	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.50/cwt here — about $263 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 sale54 hd

438.92

—

FL average5 barns · 168 hd

430.58

+8.33

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−20.56

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

−9.90

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	1,765	218.08	3,849	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	180.03	2,763	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	175.75	2,201	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	166.06	1,998	8thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,765	218.08/cwt	209.00–226.00	3,849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	173.70/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,163	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	192.12/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,523	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	180.03/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,763	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	166.06/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,998	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	671.24/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	430.22/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	336.51/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,090	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	660.52/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	415.76/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,382	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	528.28/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	422.92/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	455.80/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,142	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	561.09/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	565.58/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,398	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	626.51/cwt	580.00–670.00	2,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	390.38/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,428	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	469.70/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,461	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	482.45/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,272	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	460.89/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,940	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	481.07/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,020	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	454.51/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	356.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	402.03/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	371.54/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,943	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	416.52/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,170	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	390.79/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	407.67/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	410.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,166	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	440.53/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	635.80/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	400.26/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	453.85/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	616.49/cwt	570.00–660.00	2,330	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	490.70/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,110	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	550.31/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,031	12

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 279Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 56Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for July 4th.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	209.00–226.00	218.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,245	169.00–178.00	173.70
2	—	1,313	187.00–197.00	192.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,535	179.00–181.00	180.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,203	164.00–168.00	166.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	650.00–710.00	671.24
4	300–350	328	620.00–650.00	635.80
8	350–400	378	570.00–660.00	616.49
8	400–450	430	460.00–520.00	490.70
6	500–550	520	440.00–480.00	453.85
4	550–600	570	390.00–410.00	400.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	369	540.00–560.00	550.31
8	400–450	424	420.00–460.00	440.53
5	450–500	472	390.00–420.00	407.67
6	500–550	528	400.00–420.00	410.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	530.00–580.00	561.09
5	350–400	372	520.00–540.00	528.28
12	400–450	421	450.00–475.00	460.89
8	450–500	470	430.00–480.00	455.80
6	500–550	523	405.00–440.00	422.92
4	550–600	568	420.00–440.00	430.22
13	600–650	621	320.00–350.00	336.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	370.00–420.00	402.03
4	450–500	473	360.00–420.00	390.79
23	500–550	523	350.00–390.00	371.54
5	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	356.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	650.00–680.00	660.52
4	350–400	373	580.00–670.00	626.51
12	400–450	424	550.00–580.00	565.58
11	450–500	471	460.00–500.00	482.45
23	500–550	524	450.00–490.00	469.70
18	550–600	573	390.00–440.00	415.76
18	600–650	622	370.00–410.00	390.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	420	450.00–510.00	481.07
5	450–500	475	430.00–470.00	454.51
13	500–550	521	395.00–440.00	416.52

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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