Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Townsend Livestock was not reported the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.42/cwt on 24 head, up $23.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 15 comparable sales and sits +27.70 against this barn's trailing median of $389.72.

Average price

$417.42

▲ 23.22 vs prior sale

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+44.10

vs FL average

+50.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	417.42	2,267	24

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $309.07, median $389.72 across 15 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 sale24 hd

417.42

—

FL average7 barns · 169 hd

373.32

+44.10

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+50.77

This barn, trailing median15 sales

389.72

+27.70

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	1,775	213.00	3,781	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	162.27	2,250	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	155.04	1,685	22

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
Bulls	—	—	1,775	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	145.69/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,600	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	158.55/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,717	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	174.18/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,078	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	158.01/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,301	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	372.58/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	605.67/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	562.64/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,065	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	373.24/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,139	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	290.11/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	445.53/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	346.90/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	620.56/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	470	463.51/cwt	415.00–510.00	2,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	629.54/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	362.92/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	520.59/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,202	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	583.82/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	530	548.84/cwt	500.00–595.00	2,909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	472.90/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	385.40/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	365.13/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,950	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	380.35/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,989	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	500.88/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	590.76/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	486.62/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	620	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	422.70/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	330.12/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	577	556.76/cwt	550.00–560.00	3,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	430.47/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	375.90/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	396.67/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	366.55/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	374.96/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	357.68/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	357.74/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,681	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	247.66/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	560.80/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,103	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	400.26/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	525.53/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	615.23/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	475.84/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,775	4

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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 355Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 60Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Townsend Livestock was not reported the previous week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	213.00	213.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	143.00–149.00	145.69
16	—	1,083	156.00–161.00	158.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,193	171.00–180.00	174.18
14	—	1,456	157.00–165.00	158.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	610.00–640.00	629.54
16	350–400	375	540.00–580.00	560.80
4	400–450	425	510.00–540.00	525.53
2	450–500	473	390.00–410.00	400.26
4	500–550	523	370.00–375.00	372.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	430.00–500.00	472.90
4	400–450	430	410.00–450.00	430.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	590.00–620.00	605.67
4	250–300	268	600.00–640.00	620.56
6	300–350	318	570.00–610.00	583.82
12	350–400	371	470.00–530.00	500.88
8	400–450	425	430.00–460.00	445.53
8	450–500	473	370.00–400.00	385.40
14	500–550	534	355.00–375.00	365.13
3	550–600	570	320.00–360.00	346.90
4	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	330.12
6	650–700	670	275.00–305.00	290.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	470	415.00–510.00	463.51
4	500–550	530	500.00–595.00	548.84
3	550–600	577	550.00–560.00	556.76
4	600–650	620	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	450.00–520.00	486.62
5	350–400	375	350.00–410.00	374.96
4	400–450	415	350.00–400.00	375.90
4	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	357.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	610.00–620.00	615.23
6	300–350	328	570.00–610.00	590.76
12	350–400	367	540.00–570.00	562.64
8	400–450	423	500.00–540.00	520.59
6	450–500	473	415.00–430.00	422.70
27	500–550	523	375.00–385.00	380.35
13	550–600	573	365.00–380.00	373.24
6	600–650	625	345.00–380.00	362.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	450.00–500.00	475.84
3	400–450	410	350.00–420.00	396.67
7	450–500	471	320.00–400.00	366.55
4	500–550	528	350.00–365.00	357.68

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,105	245.00–250.00	247.66

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

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