Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2026-10-27

Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Oct 27

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Oct 20Oct 27latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

370 head

▼ 239 vs last sale 609▲ 5 vs year ago 365 · +1.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 69▼ 26 vs year ago 71 · −36.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 41▼ 16 vs year ago 34 · −47.1%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle generally 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows' steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.20/cwt on 28 head, up $21.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −7.14 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$325.20

▲ 21.33 vs prior sale

28 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$23.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

vs FL average

−50.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	330.21	1,796	22
Medium and Large 2	541	306.81	1,661	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.40/cwt here — about $135 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

325.20

—

FL average7 barns · 206 hd

323.15

+2.04

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−50.24

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

−7.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $303.86, median $332.34 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,565	164.08	2,568	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	133.22	1,712	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	125.54	2,027	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	119.88	1,373	5thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	665.55/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,830	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	578.09/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,809	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	509.14/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,884	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	443.57/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,677	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	430.39/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,838	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	362.37/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,547	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	415.66/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,966	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	373.08/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,772	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	377.57/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,963	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	353.42/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,863	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	330.10/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,057	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	459.02/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,267	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	480.92/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,563	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	392.34/cwt	330.00–450.00	1,463	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	420.27/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,584	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	385.74/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,632	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	351.37/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,500	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	331.74/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,559	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	345.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,640	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	334.50/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,759	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	312.68/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,651	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,676	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	322.70/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,856	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	628.00/cwt	590.00–680.00	1,696	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	560.49/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,525	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	596.59/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,969	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	408.06/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,518	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	420.66/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,590	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	337.72/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,429	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	415.96/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,772	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	380.40/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,799	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	335.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,586	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	326.41/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,720	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	311.76/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,799	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,744	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,208	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	164.08/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,568	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	119.88/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,373	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	133.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,712	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	125.54/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,027	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	159.16/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,050	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 Oct 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 609Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 69Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 41Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle generally 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows' steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	550.00–580.00	560.49
6	350–400	378	400.00–440.00	420.66
6	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	337.72
6	450–500	473	320.00–350.00	335.40
3	550–600	578	300.00–305.00	301.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	590.00–680.00	628.00
6	300–350	330	560.00–630.00	596.59
5	350–400	372	385.00–440.00	408.06
11	400–450	426	385.00–440.00	415.96
8	450–500	473	365.00–395.00	380.40
7	500–550	527	315.00–340.00	326.41
3	550–600	577	305.00–315.00	311.76
8	700–750	730	300.00–305.00	302.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	450.00–470.00	459.02
12	350–400	373	330.00–450.00	392.34
11	400–450	427	340.00–360.00	351.37
3	450–500	470	330.00–335.00	331.74
4	500–550	528	300.00–325.00	312.68
2	550–600	568	290.00–300.00	295.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	325	460.00–500.00	480.92
9	350–400	377	380.00–450.00	420.27
8	400–450	423	360.00–410.00	385.74
12	450–500	475	340.00–350.00	345.16
14	500–550	526	325.00–345.00	334.50
8	550–600	575	315.00–330.00	322.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	650.00–680.00	665.55
3	300–350	313	550.00–630.00	578.09
5	350–400	370	480.00–550.00	509.14
3	400–450	427	410.00–440.00	430.39
4	450–500	473	390.00–440.00	415.66
6	500–550	520	375.00–380.00	377.57
6	600–650	623	325.00–335.00	330.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	430.00–450.00	443.57
7	400–450	427	330.00–385.00	362.37
4	450–500	475	345.00–400.00	373.08
3	500–550	527	340.00–360.00	353.42

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)	6	—	1,288	150.00–168.00	159.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,285	130.00–136.00	133.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	116.00–125.00	119.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,615	124.00–127.00	125.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	161.00–168.00	164.08

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.