Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Replacement type heifers' firm. Feeder and replacement type cows' firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.61/cwt on 26 head, down $4.27 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +14.65 against this barn's trailing median of $391.96.

Average price

$406.61

▼ 4.27 vs prior sale

26 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$70.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.48

vs FL average

+30.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	422.79	2,245	20
Medium and Large 2	528	352.68	1,862	6thin

One grade step is worth $70.11/cwt here — about $383 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $309.07, median $391.96 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 sale26 hd

406.61

—

FL average7 barns · 251 hd

389.14

+17.48

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

+30.80

This barn, trailing median14 sales

391.96

+14.65

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	1,695	220.55	3,738	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	177.76	2,276	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	173.41	2,421	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	163.65	1,795	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$4,368	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	357.87/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,682	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	360.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	443.76/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,112	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	173.41/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,421	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	163.65/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,795	15
Bulls	—	—	1,695	220.55/cwt	211.00–228.00	3,738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	175.53/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,233	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	185.10/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,421	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	655.69/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,131	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	590.94/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,204	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	500.82/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,144	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	367.04/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	380.50/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,990	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	580.68/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,137	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	4,367.63/head	4,000.00–4,700.00	4,368	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	290.67/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	545.61/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	581.09/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	488.76/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	384.48/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	426.90/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	400.40/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	410.26/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,941	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	352.68/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	428.79/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	532.81/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,254	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	675.67/cwt	660.00–690.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	669.28/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	423	562.07/cwt	510.00–610.00	2,378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	387.31/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	481.41/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,796	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	581.36/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	580	493.15/cwt	455.00–530.00	2,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	628	452.51/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.88/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,640	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	633.29/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	449.39/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,923	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	356.79/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	440.83/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,865	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	535	535.65/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	534.36/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,737	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	212.37/cwt	200.00–229.00	2,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	386.53/cwt	350.00–465.00	3,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	473	495.40/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,343	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 383Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 45Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Replacement type heifers' firm. Feeder and replacement type cows' firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	500.00–550.00	534.36
14	350–400	373	450.00–510.00	481.41
16	400–450	425	360.00–410.00	385.88
14	450–500	470	340.00–375.00	357.87
6	500–550	528	340.00–365.00	352.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	560.00–600.00	581.09
10	350–400	370	530.00–560.00	545.61
20	400–450	423	420.00–460.00	440.83
12	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.26
14	500–550	523	365.00–395.00	380.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	510.00–610.00	562.07
4	450–500	473	480.00–510.00	495.40
4	500–550	535	500.00–570.00	535.65
2	550–600	580	455.00–530.00	493.15
2	600–650	628	450.00–455.00	452.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	560.00–600.00	580.68
12	400–450	423	525.00–540.00	532.81
7	450–500	476	435.00–450.00	443.76
5	500–550	526	385.00–410.00	400.40
4	600–650	630	355.00–365.00	360.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	425.00–430.00	428.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	660.00–690.00	675.67
5	250–300	263	640.00–710.00	669.28
8	300–350	325	640.00–670.00	655.69
18	350–400	373	570.00–610.00	590.94
14	400–450	428	480.00–520.00	500.82
6	450–500	468	420.00–440.00	426.90
5	500–550	522	370.00–405.00	384.48
5	550–600	563	365.00–370.00	367.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	277	610.00–650.00	633.29
6	300–350	330	550.00–610.00	581.36
6	350–400	373	450.00–525.00	488.76
15	400–450	428	420.00–485.00	449.39
5	450–500	468	375.00–405.00	387.31
3	500–550	525	350.00–370.00	356.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,396	169.00–178.00	173.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,097	159.00–167.00	163.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,272	171.00–180.00	175.53
7	—	1,308	181.00–188.00	185.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,695	211.00–228.00	220.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	4,000.00–4,700.00	4,367.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	947	280.00–305.00	290.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,036	200.00–229.00	212.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	898	350.00–465.00	386.53

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle