Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle generally steady. Feeder cattle weak to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows' steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.18/cwt on 19 head, down $43.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −37.64 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$411.18

▼ 43.82 vs prior sale

19 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$23.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.87

vs FL average

+11.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	413.65	2,168	17thin
Medium and Large 2	528	390.14	2,060	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $108 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

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 sale19 hd

411.18

—

FL average7 barns · 282 hd

381.30

+29.87

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+11.89

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

−37.64

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	1,288	175.69	2,263	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	162.92	1,878	6thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	172.72/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,185	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	162.92/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,878	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	187.56/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	590.69/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	390.29/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	355.22/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	456.18/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,939	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	413.65/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,168	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	317.80/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	552.59/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	360.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,885	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	582.79/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	417.24/cwt	395.00–460.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	408.05/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,938	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	556.17/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,075	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	340.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	641.65/cwt	610.00–670.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	430.64/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,024	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	480.53/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	528	480.71/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	575	383.48/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	483.76/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	546.62/cwt	510.00–580.00	1,777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	475.83/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	390.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	440.58/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	400.53/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,895	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	378.09/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	480	539.17/cwt	500.00–580.00	2,588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	420.47/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,787	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	486.02/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	412.62/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	442.92/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	392.76/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	412.91/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,776	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle generally steady. Feeder cattle weak to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows' steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,265	169.00–176.00	172.72
4	—	1,380	184.00–191.00	187.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	158.00–167.00	162.92

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	610.00–670.00	641.65
2	300–350	328	560.00–620.00	590.69
5	350–400	367	540.00–570.00	552.59
4	400–450	428	450.00–520.00	486.02
4	450–500	468	405.00–420.00	412.62
2	500–550	525	375.00–405.00	390.29
2	550–600	573	345.00–365.00	355.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	460.00–500.00	480.53
3	400–450	425	400.00–430.00	420.47
4	450–500	480	380.00–405.00	392.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	510.00–580.00	546.62
14	400–450	425	430.00–480.00	456.18
16	450–500	475	390.00–425.00	408.05
8	500–550	523	350.00–370.00	360.33
4	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	340.22
5	600–650	631	310.00–350.00	317.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	400.00–490.00	442.92
3	350–400	375	395.00–460.00	417.24
6	400–450	430	395.00–430.00	412.91
4	450–500	478	355.00–400.00	378.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	500.00–580.00	539.17
6	500–550	528	450.00–510.00	480.71
3	550–600	575	375.00–400.00	383.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	570.00–600.00	582.79
18	350–400	373	530.00–580.00	556.17
8	400–450	425	450.00–520.00	483.76
16	450–500	470	410.00–450.00	430.64
17	500–550	524	400.00–425.00	413.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	450.00–500.00	475.83
8	400–450	428	420.00–460.00	440.58
16	450–500	473	380.00–420.00	400.53
2	500–550	528	380.00–400.00	390.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	880	280.00	280.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	995	200.00	200.00

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.

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Steers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

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