Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 pounds steady, over 500 pounds 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.07/cwt on 52 head, down $18.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −85.13 against this barn's trailing median of $394.20.

Average price

$309.07

▼ 18.11 vs prior sale

52 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$23.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.78

vs FL average

−44.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	313.56	1,694	42
Medium and Large 2	557	290.21	1,616	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.35/cwt here — about $78 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $309.07, median $394.20 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 sale52 hd

309.07

—

FL average6 barns · 214 hd

326.85

−17.78

National average150 barns · 8,394 hd

353.86

−44.79

This barn, trailing median13 sales

394.20

−85.13

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	1,666	186.07	3,100	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	142.56	2,031	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	142.51	1,772	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	128.61	1,466	12

Every lot, as filed

45 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	450–500	473	425.40/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,012	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	348.47/cwt	335.00–362.00	1,645	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	501.71/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	385.79/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,825	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	603.73/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,660	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	593.31/cwt	575.00–610.00	1,928	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	455.60/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	365.53/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	285.13/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	327.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	441.60/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	520.20/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	302.63/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,710	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	541.64/cwt	510.00–570.00	1,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	500.92/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,628	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	392.74/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,862	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	511.63/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	392.87/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	310.30/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	396.13/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,072	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	323.34/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,018	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	327.25/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	231	486.62/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	297.83/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	292.62/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	585.59/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	458.43/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	438.49/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	370.29/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,944	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	320.32/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	509.66/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,901	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	337.72/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	450.59/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	418.08/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	390.81/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	320.29/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,682	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	440.41/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,630	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	409.78/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,729	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	360.22/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,064	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	140.18/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,709	21
Bulls	—	—	1,489	171.25/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,550	5
Bulls	—	—	1,777	195.34/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,471	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	128.61/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,466	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	142.56/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,031	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	154.72/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,120	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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 550Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 57Year ago 63

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 pounds steady, over 500 pounds 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	570.00–600.00	585.59
7	350–400	371	470.00–525.00	501.71
12	400–450	423	435.00–480.00	458.43
22	450–500	473	410.00–440.00	425.40
30	500–550	523	392.00–400.00	396.13
10	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	360.22
28	600–650	624	290.00–335.00	323.34
8	650–700	670	290.00–330.00	310.30
6	700–750	710	275.00–310.00	292.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	500.00–530.00	520.20
4	350–400	375	415.00–450.00	441.60
12	400–450	420	430.00–445.00	438.49
9	450–500	474	370.00–410.00	392.74
10	500–550	525	360.00–380.00	370.29
6	550–600	568	320.00–335.00	327.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	510.00–570.00	541.64
22	300–350	325	480.00–520.00	500.92
20	350–400	370	430.00–450.00	440.41
19	400–450	422	390.00–430.00	409.78
35	450–500	472	335.00–362.00	348.47
26	500–550	525	310.00–330.00	320.29
16	550–600	565	295.00–310.00	302.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	450.00–510.00	486.62
6	300–350	325	405.00–430.00	418.08
4	350–400	370	360.00–420.00	390.81
8	400–450	425	350.00–380.00	365.53
4	450–500	468	300.00–340.00	320.32
4	500–550	530	280.00–315.00	297.83
6	550–600	575	280.00–290.00	285.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	580.00–625.00	603.73
8	300–350	325	575.00–610.00	593.31
7	350–400	373	485.00–540.00	509.66
4	400–450	423	430.00–470.00	450.59
10	450–500	473	355.00–415.00	385.79
6	550–600	570	325.00–350.00	337.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	480.00–540.00	511.63
8	350–400	375	440.00–470.00	455.60
6	400–450	423	380.00–405.00	392.87
5	450–500	475	315.00–335.00	327.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,219	137.00–144.00	140.18
4	—	1,370	151.00–158.00	154.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,140	126.00–131.00	128.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	141.00–144.00	142.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,489	169.00–174.00	171.25
8	—	1,777	194.00–199.00	195.34

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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