Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement type cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.44/cwt on 46 head, up $13.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −69.52 against this barn's trailing median of $391.96.

Average price

$322.44

▲ 13.37 vs prior sale

46 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$27.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

vs FL average

−34.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	331.44	1,774	31
Medium and Large 2	524	303.85	1,592	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.59/cwt here — about $182 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

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 sale46 hd

322.44

—

FL average6 barns · 180 hd

326.72

−4.27

National average169 barns · 11,446 hd

357.15

−34.71

This barn, trailing median14 sales

391.96

−69.52

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%	High	1,255	145.20	1,823	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	133.87	1,523	8thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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%	—	1,290	151.43/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,953	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	133.87/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,523	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	142.08/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	636.61/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	447.79/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	443.07/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,109	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	219.06/cwt	218.00–220.00	2,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	575.34/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	370.64/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	475.93/cwt	440.00–520.00	2,027	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	555.15/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	335.40/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	620.54/cwt	610.00–630.00	2,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	560.68/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	422.98/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	335.38/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	290.24/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	330.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,734	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	355.93/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	340.40/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	348.73/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	396.17/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	551.57/cwt	510.00–580.00	1,804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	350.20/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,182	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	303.85/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,592	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	410.14/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	372.37/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,568	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	517.00/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	398.14/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,090	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	561.22/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	455.84/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	405.12/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	410.59/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	438.23/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	374.45/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,123	13

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 690Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 71Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 55

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement type cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	148.00–155.00	151.43
8	—	1,238	140.00–144.00	142.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,138	129.00–138.00	133.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	600.00–670.00	636.61
7	300–350	327	510.00–580.00	551.57
12	350–400	370	530.00–590.00	561.22
4	400–450	430	435.00–460.00	447.79
5	450–500	476	435.00–445.00	443.07
7	500–550	531	310.00–345.00	335.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	480.00–535.00	517.00
3	450–500	473	400.00–415.00	410.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	560.00–580.00	575.34
4	300–350	325	550.00–560.00	555.15
6	350–400	373	430.00–480.00	455.84
7	400–450	419	385.00–430.00	405.12
8	450–500	470	350.00–390.00	370.64
24	500–550	525	320.00–340.00	330.29
7	550–600	571	320.00–355.00	335.38
10	600–650	620	275.00–305.00	290.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	360.00–430.00	396.17
14	400–450	421	350.00–400.00	372.37
6	450–500	473	325.00–355.00	340.40
15	500–550	524	275.00–335.00	303.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	610.00–630.00	620.54
6	350–400	368	540.00–580.00	560.68
15	400–450	426	440.00–520.00	475.93
6	450–500	470	400.00–445.00	422.98
18	500–550	525	375.00–420.00	398.14
13	550–600	567	365.00–385.00	374.45
16	600–650	623	340.00–360.00	350.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	410.00–465.00	438.23
8	400–450	423	390.00–430.00	410.59
4	450–500	473	320.00–390.00	355.93
5	500–550	519	330.00–375.00	348.73

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,005	218.00–220.00	219.06

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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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle