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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Oct 6

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 532▼ 58 vs year ago 558 · −10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 69▼ 46 vs year ago 77 · −59.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 0▼ 55 vs year ago 93 · −59.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.34/cwt on 14 head, up $5.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 19 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$332.34

▲ 5.74 vs prior sale

14 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$34.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.06

vs FL average

−35.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	342.20	1,903	10thin
Medium and Large 2	533	307.68	1,640	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.52/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

332.34

—

FL average7 barns · 220 hd

325.28

+7.06

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−35.57

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.64, low $303.86, median $332.34 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,965	186.00	3,655	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	132.82	1,612	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	123.76	1,416	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	644.28/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,785	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	613.54/cwt	590.00–635.00	1,994	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	530.91/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,752	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	567.89/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,101	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	493.80/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,852	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	412.82/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,742	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	455.30/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,926	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	371.90/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,740	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	415.90/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,971	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	372.55/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,937	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	333.88/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,790	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	342.63/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,953	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	602.42/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,367	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	495.24/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,342	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	574.65/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,563	26
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	509.49/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,651	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	430.62/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,400	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	415.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,550	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	455.13/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,716	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	416.15/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,760	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	385.53/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,639	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	323.80/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,528	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	345.47/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,641	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	307.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,640	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	350.28/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,874	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	334.12/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,928	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	320.40/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,012	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	708.80/cwt	690.00–720.00	1,595	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	648.44/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,751	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	611.09/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,974	20
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	491.15/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,611	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	483.41/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,789	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	555.20/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,082	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	411.21/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,727	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	387.43/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,639	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	394.33/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,853	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	370.16/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,751	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	317.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,662	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	333.05/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,772	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	320.22/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,835	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	305.13/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,779	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	318.71/cwt	305.00–322.00	2,024	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,965	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,655	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	123.76/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,416	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	132.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,612	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,344	9
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,005	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,910	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,060	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,802	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,668	2

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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 532Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 69Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	500.00–560.00	530.91
6	350–400	375	460.00–525.00	493.80
10	400–450	422	405.00–425.00	412.82
3	450–500	468	365.00–385.00	371.90
4	500–550	536	315.00–340.00	333.88
6	550–600	570	335.00–350.00	342.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	277	620.00–660.00	644.28
6	300–350	325	590.00–635.00	613.54
10	350–400	370	545.00–600.00	567.89
4	400–450	423	445.00–465.00	455.30
7	450–500	474	375.00–445.00	415.90
11	500–550	520	365.00–385.00	372.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	690.00–720.00	708.80
5	250–300	270	640.00–660.00	648.44
20	300–350	323	590.00–630.00	611.09
6	350–400	375	550.00–560.00	555.20
5	400–450	420	405.00–420.00	411.21
12	450–500	470	375.00–420.00	394.33
5	500–550	532	330.00–335.00	333.05
6	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.22
10	600–650	635	305.00–322.00	318.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	460.00–520.00	491.15
6	350–400	370	460.00–505.00	483.41
8	400–450	423	380.00–390.00	387.43
8	450–500	473	340.00–380.00	370.16
4	500–550	523	310.00–325.00	317.75
6	550–600	583	295.00–315.00	305.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	590.00–610.00	602.42
26	250–300	272	560.00–600.00	574.65
17	300–350	324	470.00–550.00	509.49
9	350–400	377	435.00–470.00	455.13
7	400–450	423	405.00–430.00	416.15
6	450–500	475	330.00–360.00	345.47
5	500–550	535	335.00–360.00	350.28
5	550–600	577	325.00–340.00	334.12
6	600–650	628	300.00–340.00	320.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	271	470.00–530.00	495.24
6	300–350	325	410.00–450.00	430.62
4	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	415.50
14	400–450	425	370.00–400.00	385.53
7	450–500	472	315.00–330.00	323.80
4	500–550	533	300.00–315.00	307.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	230.00	230.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	960	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	190.00	190.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,060	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,144	123.00–125.00	123.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,214	130.00–139.00	132.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	186.00	186.00

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.