Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher on mostly the heavier classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.42/cwt on 91 head, up $26.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −23.53 against this barn's trailing median of $396.95.

Average price

$373.42

▲ 26.32 vs prior sale

91 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$53.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.88

vs FL average

−17.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	384.07	2,072	73
Medium and Large 2	543	330.22	1,794	18thin

One grade step is worth $53.85/cwt here — about $278 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 sale91 hd

373.42

—

FL average5 barns · 240 hd

357.54

+15.88

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−17.17

This barn, trailing median14 sales

396.95

−23.53

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	1,758	197.68	3,475	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	143.01	1,685	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	141.42	2,027	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	134.76	1,523	18

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	141.42/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,027	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	143.01/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,685	22
Bulls	—	—	1,758	197.68/cwt	197.00–198.00	3,475	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	134.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,523	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	590.49/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	413.74/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	329.81/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,887	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	438.02/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,853	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	541.00/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	445.70/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	290.28/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	618	358.56/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	382.90/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,800	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	337.74/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	435.50/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	295.16/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	388.95/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,023	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	442.60/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	478.72/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	381.06/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	478.73/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	290.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	573	362.77/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	392.72/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	375.26/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,158	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	307.80/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	437.70/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,048	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	342.33/cwt	307.00–370.00	2,133	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	423.26/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	403.42/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	456.90/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	473.73/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	341.43/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	335.48/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	372.16/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	358.85/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	300.14/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	387.94/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,649	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	290.04/cwt	288.00–292.00	2,248	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	462.80/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	433.22/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	360.35/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	300.15/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,720	8

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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 440Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 48Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher on mostly the heavier classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	140.00–143.00	141.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,178	138.00–147.00	143.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,130	130.00–139.00	134.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	197.00–198.00	197.68

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	272	580.00–610.00	590.49
8	300–350	326	520.00–560.00	541.00
6	350–400	375	455.00–470.00	462.80
6	400–450	428	415.00–450.00	433.22
3	450–500	477	390.00–425.00	413.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	460.00–480.00	473.73
2	350–400	373	400.00–445.00	423.26
4	400–450	428	380.00–405.00	392.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	455.00–500.00	478.73
12	300–350	323	455.00–500.00	478.72
4	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	435.50
16	400–450	425	375.00–400.00	387.94
20	450–500	470	370.00–395.00	382.90
10	500–550	530	325.00–350.00	337.74
29	550–600	572	315.00–345.00	329.81
6	600–650	630	285.00–305.00	295.16
8	650–700	673	280.00–300.00	290.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	350.00–375.00	362.77
3	600–650	618	350.00–375.00	358.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	440.00–445.00	442.60
5	350–400	373	335.00–395.00	372.16
4	400–450	425	350.00–370.00	360.35
8	450–500	470	320.00–350.00	335.48
4	500–550	528	290.00–310.00	300.14
8	550–600	573	295.00–305.00	300.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	430.00–460.00	445.70
14	400–450	423	425.00–450.00	438.02
20	450–500	468	430.00–445.00	437.70
47	500–550	520	375.00–400.00	388.95
26	550–600	575	365.00–385.00	375.26
28	600–650	623	307.00–370.00	342.33
6	700–750	725	280.00–300.00	290.28
12	750–800	775	288.00–292.00	290.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	450.00–460.00	456.90
6	350–400	373	375.00–430.00	403.42
12	400–450	425	350.00–410.00	381.06
10	450–500	473	355.00–362.50	358.85
12	500–550	525	335.00–350.00	341.43
6	550–600	580	290.00–325.00	307.80

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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