Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.00/cwt on 58 head, up $16.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +6.18 against this barn's trailing median of $448.82.

Average price

$455.00

▲ 16.08 vs prior sale

58 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$67.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.08

vs FL average

+15.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	463.12	2,450	51
Medium and Large 2	574	395.83	2,272	7thin

One grade step is worth $67.29/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $362.86, median $448.82 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 sale58 hd

455.00

—

FL average5 barns · 240 hd

434.92

+20.08

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+15.85

This barn, trailing median9 sales

448.82

+6.18

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%	Average	1,377	175.96	2,423	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	165.18	1,881	12

Every lot, as filed

33 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%	—	1,305	178.34/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,327	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	169.17/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,967	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	157.19/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	172.78/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	477.78/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	697.09/cwt	650.00–740.00	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	651.85/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	405.79/cwt	375.00–435.00	2,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	457.96/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	374.42/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	651.13/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	370.53/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	391.93/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	405.75/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,305	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	670.38/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	531.06/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,257	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	566.34/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	405.17/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	464.38/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,410	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	610.53/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,289	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	475.88/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	419.09/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	450.79/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,132	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	590.62/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	395.83/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	480.82/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	590.53/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	508.36/cwt	475.00–540.00	2,405	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	412.75/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	506.15/cwt	475.00–540.00	2,141	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	439.17/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	410.26/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,941	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 Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 516Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 37Year ago 59

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,305	175.00–182.00	178.34
6	—	1,473	170.00–175.00	172.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	166.00–172.00	169.17
4	—	1,090	155.00–159.00	157.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	215	650.00–740.00	697.09
6	250–300	265	660.00–680.00	670.38
6	300–350	325	620.00–680.00	651.85
8	350–400	380	570.00–610.00	590.53
8	400–450	425	450.00–500.00	475.88
4	450–500	468	460.00–495.00	477.78
8	500–550	528	390.00–395.00	391.93
6	550–600	570	375.00–435.00	405.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	620.00–680.00	651.13
8	350–400	375	590.00–630.00	610.53
12	400–450	425	500.00–560.00	531.06
14	450–500	473	475.00–540.00	508.36
41	500–550	519	450.00–475.00	464.38
10	550–600	570	440.00–475.00	457.96
12	600–650	625	380.00–400.00	390.24
7	650–700	679	360.00–385.00	374.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	570.00–600.00	590.62
5	400–450	422	435.00–445.00	439.17
6	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.26
7	550–600	574	390.00–400.00	395.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	390.00–420.00	405.17
6	450–500	473	350.00–390.00	370.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	540.00–590.00	566.34
6	350–400	365	450.00–510.00	480.82
16	400–450	423	475.00–540.00	506.15
14	450–500	473	420.00–480.00	450.79
5	500–550	528	415.00–425.00	419.09
8	550–600	568	400.00–415.00	405.75
6	600–650	628	400.00–425.00	412.75

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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