Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $421.63/cwt on 7 head, down $4.18 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 6 comparable sales and sits +10.66 against this barn's trailing median of $410.97.

Average price

$421.63

▼ 4.18 vs prior sale

7 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	425.29	2,212	4thin
Medium and Large 2	518	416.75	2,159	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $53 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

6 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $458.70, low $336.46, median $410.97 across 6 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 sale7 hd

421.63

—

FL average4 barns · 55 hd

409.28

+12.35

This barn, trailing median6 sales

410.97

+10.66

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	1,785	215.53	3,847	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	172.56	2,251	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,256	162.97	2,047	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,828	157.64	2,882	8thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	—	—	1,785	215.53/cwt	213.00–218.00	3,847	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,882	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	162.97/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,047	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	175.03/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,288	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	166.40/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,160	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	744.89/cwt	690.00–770.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	413.18/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	685.28/cwt	680.00–690.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	450.99/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	621.16/cwt	590.00–650.00	2,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	675.42/cwt	660.00–690.00	1,810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	525.88/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,235	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	467.66/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.12/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	600.63/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	398.10/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	596.01/cwt	570.00–620.00	2,205	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	630.68/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	605.10/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	523.45/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	490.23/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	461.10/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	560.88/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	488.21/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,806	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	603.46/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	416.75/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	611.63/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	477.26/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,024	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	481.78/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	586.58/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	425.29/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	462.86/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,972	20

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 362Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 60Year ago 45

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	213.00–218.00	215.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,828	155.00–160.00	157.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,256	160.00–167.00	162.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,307	171.00–178.00	175.03
6	—	1,298	165.00–168.00	166.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	690.00–770.00	744.89
6	250–300	268	660.00–690.00	675.42
10	300–350	323	580.00–640.00	611.63
12	350–400	370	570.00–620.00	596.01
6	400–450	425	500.00–550.00	525.88
6	450–500	470	460.00–475.00	467.66
4	500–550	520	410.00–440.00	425.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	580.00–620.00	600.63
8	350–400	365	420.00–500.00	461.10
20	400–450	426	445.00–480.00	462.86
3	500–550	518	410.00–420.00	416.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	620.00–640.00	630.68
2	250–300	260	600.00–610.00	605.10
9	300–350	326	575.00–600.00	586.58
18	350–400	370	470.00–505.00	488.21
15	400–450	424	470.00–485.00	477.26
6	500–550	530	405.00–430.00	413.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	480.00–500.00	490.23
6	350–400	378	420.00–480.00	450.99
4	450–500	473	375.00–420.00	398.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	680.00–690.00	685.28
6	300–350	323	590.00–650.00	621.16
3	350–400	362	600.00–610.00	603.46
4	400–450	428	530.00–590.00	560.88
3	450–500	477	475.00–485.00	481.78
6	600–650	625	385.00–395.00	390.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	510.00–530.00	523.45

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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