Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.30/cwt on 20 head, down $26.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −8.31 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$398.30

▼ 26.44 vs prior sale

20 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs FL average

−19.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	400.55	2,103	10thin
Medium and Large 1	573	396.05	2,269	10thin

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about −$166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $383.80, median $406.61 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 sale20 hd

398.30

—

FL average7 barns · 120 hd

402.80

−4.50

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−19.96

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

−8.31

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	1,757	193.60	3,402	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	174.38	2,865	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,393	165.23	2,302	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	161.85	1,805	20

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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	162.76/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,393	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	174.38/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,865	6
Bulls	—	—	1,905	218.08/cwt	216.00–220.00	4,154	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	187.48/cwt	182.00–192.00	3,225	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	166.19/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,753	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	158.95/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	665.34/cwt	660.00–670.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	705.84/cwt	690.00–720.00	1,574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	424.84/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	530.45/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	561.61/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,100	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	491.19/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,309	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	429.78/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	562.24/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,395	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	396.05/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,269	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	473.73/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	516.32/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,200	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	665.70/cwt	640.00–690.00	2,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	660.92/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	453.64/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	523.57/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	606.49/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,250	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	503.42/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,633	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	606.42/cwt	570.00–640.00	2,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	513.36/cwt	480.00–545.00	2,428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	515.19/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	425.13/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	700.92/cwt	680.00–720.00	1,914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	545.34/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	446.78/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	556.79/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	685.83/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	491.72/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,085	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	400.55/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,103	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	595.50/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	586.89/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	601.80/cwt	560.00–640.00	1,673	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	169.56/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,133	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	543.44/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,326	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	605.23/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	458.38/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	678.65/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	678.50/cwt	660.00–690.00	2,178	5

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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 410Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 78Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,470	158.00–167.00	162.76
8	—	1,258	162.00–178.00	169.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,643	170.00–178.00	174.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,055	162.00–170.00	166.19
12	—	1,155	154.00–163.00	158.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	216.00–220.00	218.08
8	—	1,720	182.00–192.00	187.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	660.00–670.00	665.34
6	250–300	273	640.00–680.00	660.92
4	300–350	320	600.00–610.00	605.23
11	350–400	374	545.00–580.00	561.61
19	400–450	426	500.00–530.00	516.32
15	450–500	470	485.00–500.00	491.19
10	550–600	573	390.00–405.00	396.05
8	600–650	619	400.00–455.00	424.84
6	650–700	675	400.00–445.00	429.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	530.00–550.00	545.34
2	300–350	323	510.00–520.00	515.19
3	350–400	378	510.00–530.00	523.57
3	400–450	430	440.00–460.00	453.64
10	500–550	525	380.00–420.00	400.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	223	690.00–720.00	705.84
6	250–300	273	680.00–720.00	700.92
4	300–350	314	640.00–690.00	665.70
6	350–400	370	570.00–640.00	606.42
13	400–450	426	540.00–580.00	562.24
4	450–500	473	480.00–545.00	513.36
18	500–550	523	475.00–530.00	503.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	580.00–610.00	595.50
3	350–400	373	550.00–560.00	556.79
3	450–500	477	440.00–450.00	446.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	670.00–690.00	678.65
6	250–300	270	670.00–700.00	685.83
5	300–350	321	660.00–690.00	678.50
17	350–400	371	590.00–620.00	606.49
9	400–450	428	515.00–560.00	543.44
9	450–500	472	510.00–550.00	530.45
9	500–550	519	460.00–490.00	473.73
3	550–600	572	455.00–460.00	458.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	560.00–640.00	601.80
5	300–350	322	570.00–610.00	586.89
7	400–450	424	480.00–500.00	491.72
4	550–600	570	410.00–440.00	425.13

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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