Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

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 $455.00/cwt on 58 head, up $16.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +58.05 against this barn's trailing median of $396.95.

Average price

$455.00

▲ 16.08 vs prior sale

58 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$67.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.08

vs FL average

+15.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	463.12	2,450	51
Medium and Large 2	574	395.83	2,272	7thin

One grade step is worth $67.29/cwt here — about $178 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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $347.10, median $396.95 across 14 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 sale58 hd

455.00

—

FL average5 barns · 240 hd

434.92

+20.08

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+15.85

This barn, trailing median14 sales

396.95

+58.05

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	1,377	175.96	2,423	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	165.18	1,881	12

Every lot, as filed

33 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%	—	1,305	178.34/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,327	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	169.17/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,967	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	157.19/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	172.78/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	477.78/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	697.09/cwt	650.00–740.00	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	651.85/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	405.79/cwt	375.00–435.00	2,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	457.96/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	374.42/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	651.13/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	370.53/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	391.93/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	405.75/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,305	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	670.38/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	531.06/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,257	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	566.34/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	405.17/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	464.38/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,410	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	610.53/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,289	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	475.88/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	419.09/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	450.79/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,132	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	590.62/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	395.83/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	480.82/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	590.53/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	508.36/cwt	475.00–540.00	2,405	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	412.75/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	506.15/cwt	475.00–540.00	2,141	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	439.17/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	410.26/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,941	6

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 516Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 37Year ago 59

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,305	175.00–182.00	178.34
6	—	1,473	170.00–175.00	172.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	166.00–172.00	169.17
4	—	1,090	155.00–159.00	157.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	215	650.00–740.00	697.09
6	250–300	265	660.00–680.00	670.38
6	300–350	325	620.00–680.00	651.85
8	350–400	380	570.00–610.00	590.53
8	400–450	425	450.00–500.00	475.88
4	450–500	468	460.00–495.00	477.78
8	500–550	528	390.00–395.00	391.93
6	550–600	570	375.00–435.00	405.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	620.00–680.00	651.13
8	350–400	375	590.00–630.00	610.53
12	400–450	425	500.00–560.00	531.06
14	450–500	473	475.00–540.00	508.36
41	500–550	519	450.00–475.00	464.38
10	550–600	570	440.00–475.00	457.96
12	600–650	625	380.00–400.00	390.24
7	650–700	679	360.00–385.00	374.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	570.00–600.00	590.62
5	400–450	422	435.00–445.00	439.17
6	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.26
7	550–600	574	390.00–400.00	395.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	390.00–420.00	405.17
6	450–500	473	350.00–390.00	370.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	540.00–590.00	566.34
6	350–400	365	450.00–510.00	480.82
16	400–450	423	475.00–540.00	506.15
14	450–500	473	420.00–480.00	450.79
5	500–550	528	415.00–425.00	419.09
8	550–600	568	400.00–415.00	405.75
6	600–650	628	400.00–425.00	412.75

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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