Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement type cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.10/cwt on 44 head, down $1.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −64.08 against this barn's trailing median of $411.18.

Average price

$347.10

▼ 1.39 vs prior sale

44 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$26.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs FL average

−24.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	349.55	1,927	40
Medium and Large 2	533	322.56	1,719	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.99/cwt here — about $208 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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $347.10, median $411.18 across 13 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 sale44 hd

347.10

—

FL average7 barns · 266 hd

351.99

−4.89

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−24.29

This barn, trailing median13 sales

411.18

−64.08

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	1,511	174.24	2,632	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	150.58	2,304	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	144.52	1,883	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	137.26	1,554	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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%	—	1,303	144.52/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,883	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	150.58/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,304	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,554	14
Bulls	—	—	1,720	183.05/cwt	181.00–185.00	3,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,427	170.72/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	555.80/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	420.82/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	573.54/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	355.18/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	337.75/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	595.57/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	320.22/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	333.03/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	354.28/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	461.00/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,503	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	556.90/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,931	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	342.88/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,965	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	432.46/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,834	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	357.71/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,878	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.84/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,704	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	415.58/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,533	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	330.22/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,212	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	313.38/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	383.47/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.12/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,016	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	595.41/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	290.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	476.01/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,761	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	338.06/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	322.56/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	338.76/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	450.76/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	348.90/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.70/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	476.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	403.22/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,895	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	520.14/cwt	480.00–565.00	1,404	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,768	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	395.23/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,454	3

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 429Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 66Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement type cows mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	142.00–148.00	144.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	147.00–154.00	150.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,132	135.00–140.00	137.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	181.00–185.00	183.05
5	—	1,427	167.00–176.00	170.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	580.00–610.00	595.57
2	300–350	328	520.00–590.00	555.80
6	350–400	375	450.00–500.00	476.00
16	400–450	426	405.00–440.00	420.82
3	450–500	468	350.00–365.00	355.18
4	500–550	518	320.00–355.00	337.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	320.00–375.00	338.76
5	450–500	459	310.00–345.00	338.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	560.00–580.00	573.54
2	250–300	270	480.00–565.00	520.14
16	300–350	326	440.00–480.00	461.00
21	350–400	369	405.00–440.00	415.58
21	400–450	423	385.00–425.00	402.84
9	450–500	477	340.00–365.00	354.28
4	500–550	528	310.00–355.00	333.03
8	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.22
10	600–650	628	305.00–310.00	307.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	390.00–405.00	395.23
3	400–450	430	330.00–375.00	360.70
3	450–500	458	300.00–320.00	313.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	580.00–610.00	595.41
12	300–350	323	520.00–590.00	556.90
10	350–400	370	450.00–500.00	476.01
27	400–450	424	410.00–455.00	432.46
16	450–500	470	380.00–425.00	403.22
18	500–550	525	350.00–365.00	357.71
22	550–600	573	325.00–360.00	342.88
16	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	325.12
14	650–700	670	320.00–340.00	330.22
5	700–750	728	275.00–300.00	290.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	430.00–470.00	450.76
6	400–450	425	355.00–410.00	383.47
8	450–500	477	320.00–365.00	348.90
4	500–550	533	310.00–335.00	322.56

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	202.00	202.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	945	226.00	226.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle