Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly sharply lower. Replacement type cow steady to weak.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.41/cwt on 5 head, down $13.05 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −87.56 against this barn's trailing median of $410.97.

Average price

$323.41

▼ 13.05 vs prior sale

5 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	323.41	1,708	5thin

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

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 sale5 hd

323.41

—

FL average3 barns · 38 hd

332.05

−8.64

This barn, trailing median6 sales

410.97

−87.56

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	—	Low	1,704	192.23	3,275	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	159.49	2,616	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	155.42	1,823	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,161	141.58	1,643	24

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	356.92/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,860	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	296.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	450.02/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	475.33/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	301.71/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	485.91/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,307	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	445.68/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	312.53/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	335.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	417.90/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,534	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.66/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,849	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	465.13/cwt	435.00–510.00	1,726	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	388.02/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	382.97/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	344.17/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,824	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	159.49/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,616	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	155.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,823	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	136.05/cwt	110.00–175.00	1,614	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	144.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,657	16
Bulls	—	—	1,455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,401	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	388.86/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	610	397.48/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	332.67/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	312.59/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	427.45/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	561.38/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	357.96/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	392.75/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	340.14/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	340.54/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	486.65/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	368.17/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	402.75/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,490	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	340.20/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	321.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	219	505.07/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,106	5
Bulls	—	—	1,843	207.05/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,816	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	192.48/cwt	176.00–212.00	2,281	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	595.73/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	323.41/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	533.14/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,482	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	342.74/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,628	10

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 538Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 49Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly sharply lower. Replacement type cow steady to weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	530.00–590.00	561.38
3	300–350	332	460.00–510.00	475.33
9	350–400	374	430.00–465.00	450.02
13	400–450	418	370.00–410.00	382.97
8	450–500	473	340.00–375.00	357.96
15	500–550	521	340.00–375.00	356.92
8	550–600	568	325.00–340.00	332.67
4	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	312.59
4	650–700	658	305.00–320.00	312.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	392.75
3	450–500	477	335.00–350.00	340.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	330.00–380.00	368.17
3	350–400	370	330.00–360.00	340.54
3	550–600	578	295.00–300.00	296.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	269	470.00–510.00	485.91
6	300–350	330	430.00–460.00	445.68
16	350–400	367	400.00–440.00	417.90
9	400–450	423	375.00–405.00	388.86
4	450–500	473	320.00–350.00	335.40
5	500–550	530	335.00–350.00	344.17
16	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	322.66
3	600–650	618	300.00–305.00	301.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	610	395.00–400.00	397.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	560.00–630.00	595.73
10	250–300	278	490.00–560.00	533.14
11	300–350	326	465.00–510.00	486.65
17	350–400	371	435.00–510.00	465.13
12	400–450	423	370.00–405.00	388.02
10	450–500	475	335.00–350.00	342.74
5	500–550	528	305.00–335.00	323.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	470.00–550.00	505.07
7	300–350	329	395.00–450.00	427.45
8	350–400	370	395.00–410.00	402.75
3	400–450	427	330.00–345.00	340.20
4	450–500	464	320.00–325.00	321.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,640	157.00–164.00	159.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,173	150.00–160.00	155.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	110.00–175.00	136.05
16	—	1,148	140.00–145.00	144.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	165.00	165.00
1	—	2,000	227.00	227.00
5	—	1,843	205.00–210.00	207.05

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,185	176.00–212.00	192.48

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

Bulls · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle