Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.66/cwt on 4 head, up $14.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +6.05 against this barn's trailing median of $406.61.

Average price

$412.66

▲ 14.36 vs prior sale

4 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.61

vs FL average

+7.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	412.66	2,365	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale4 hd

412.66

—

FL average6 barns · 69 hd

401.05

+11.61

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

+7.90

This barn, trailing median9 sales

406.61

+6.05

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	1,885	224.38	4,230	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,513	172.64	2,612	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,770	170.42	3,016	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	156.32	1,829	14

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%	—	1,543	167.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,578	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	170.42/cwt	167.00–174.00	3,016	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	163.86/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,799	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	150.67/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,844	8
Bulls	—	—	1,872	221.50/cwt	212.00–226.00	4,146	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	4,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	530.26/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,508	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	737.47/cwt	710.00–750.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	412.66/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	485.12/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,062	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	450.67/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,357	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	558.06/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	385.24/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	681.38/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	535.41/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	537.14/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	676.15/cwt	650.00–700.00	2,197	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	486.90/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	403.57/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	465.48/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,188	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	630.28/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	537.03/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	675.32/cwt	660.00–690.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	633.54/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	537.14/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	406.71/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	377.99/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	601.01/cwt	570.00–630.00	2,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	412.93/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,345	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	175.96/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	357.78/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	523.92/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	605.51/cwt	580.00–630.00	2,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	704.32/cwt	700.00–710.00	1,564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	510.71/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,145	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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 280Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	164.00–170.00	167.10
10	—	1,495	172.00–180.00	175.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	167.00–174.00	170.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	159.00–168.00	163.86
8	—	1,224	148.00–152.00	150.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,872	212.00–226.00	221.50
1	—	1,925	233.00	233.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	710.00–750.00	737.47
6	350–400	373	570.00–630.00	601.01
6	400–450	423	525.00–545.00	535.41
14	450–500	473	520.00–540.00	530.26
4	600–650	630	370.00–400.00	385.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	510.00–550.00	537.14
2	550–600	568	380.00–445.00	412.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	660.00–690.00	675.32
3	250–300	268	630.00–640.00	633.54
4	300–350	335	520.00–570.00	558.06
3	350–400	373	510.00–550.00	537.14
16	400–450	425	480.00–490.00	485.12
18	450–500	470	450.00–480.00	465.48
4	550–600	573	405.00–420.00	412.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	460.00–500.00	486.90
3	450–500	477	390.00–410.00	403.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	700.00–710.00	704.32
8	250–300	273	650.00–710.00	681.38
8	300–350	325	650.00–700.00	676.15
4	350–400	368	580.00–630.00	605.51
5	400–450	420	490.00–540.00	510.71
3	450–500	477	490.00–540.00	523.92
10	500–550	523	430.00–470.00	450.67
2	600–650	615	340.00–375.00	357.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	620.00–640.00	630.28
3	350–400	370	510.00–550.00	537.03
3	500–550	527	400.00–410.00	406.71
4	550–600	573	355.00–400.00	377.99

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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