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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Oct 13

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

447 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 500▼ 197 vs year ago 644 · −30.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 31▼ 11 vs year ago 65 · −16.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 38▼ 69 vs year ago 85 · −81.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle generally steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $359.35/cwt on 60 head, up $2.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −17.62 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$359.35

▲ 2.72 vs prior sale

60 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$37.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.26

vs FL average

−72.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	369.41	2,015	44
Medium and Large 2	548	331.72	1,818	16thin

One grade step is worth $37.69/cwt here — about $197 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

359.35

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FL average6 barns · 290 hd

365.61

−6.26

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−72.94

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

−17.62

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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $347.10, median $376.98 across 18 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	—	High	1,563	174.45	2,727	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	137.67	1,838	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	131.78	2,159	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	126.68	1,499	10

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. 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	580.92/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,586	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	606.90/cwt	570.00–640.00	1,960	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	503.42/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,878	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	428.59/cwt	395.00–460.00	1,599	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	405.74/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,716	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	461.23/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,974	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	396.17/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,870	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	382.74/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,818	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	372.86/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,958	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	332.68/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,773	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	365.26/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,082	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	330.11/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,892	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	331.36/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,084	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	331.35/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,250	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	605.69/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,654	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	452.91/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,463	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	536.34/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,759	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	450.34/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,680	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	388.56/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,449	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	382.36/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,579	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	408.07/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,714	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	310.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,468	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	360.96/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,711	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	330.17/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,727	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	310.09/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,643	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	320.26/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,825	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	292.59/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,829	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	660.33/cwt	650.00–670.00	1,506	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	605.69/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,654	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	519.46/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,699	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	611.60/cwt	580.00–640.00	2,006	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	483.73/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,790	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	545.23/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,034	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	397.91/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,711	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	334.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,754	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	310.80/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,650	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	320.11/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,834	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	170.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,500	8
Bulls	—	—	1,955	189.53/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,705	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	126.68/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,499	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	137.67/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,838	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	131.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,159	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	182.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,239	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 Oct 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 500Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 31Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 38Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle generally steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	189.00–190.00	189.53
8	—	1,465	165.00–175.00	170.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	130.00–135.00	131.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,183	124.00–129.00	126.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,335	133.00–142.00	137.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	650.00–670.00	660.33
4	250–300	273	590.00–620.00	605.69
4	300–350	328	580.00–640.00	611.60
16	350–400	373	540.00–550.00	545.23
26	500–550	524	330.00–340.00	334.75
4	550–600	573	315.00–325.00	320.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	505.00–530.00	519.46
5	350–400	370	465.00–510.00	483.73
6	400–450	430	380.00–415.00	397.91
7	500–550	531	300.00–315.00	310.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	590.00–620.00	605.69
8	300–350	328	510.00–560.00	536.34
8	350–400	373	440.00–460.00	450.34
8	400–450	420	390.00–425.00	408.07
17	450–500	474	350.00–370.00	360.96
12	500–550	523	325.00–335.00	330.17
8	550–600	570	310.00–330.00	320.26
8	600–650	625	285.00–300.00	292.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	445.00–460.00	452.91
6	350–400	373	365.00–410.00	388.56
8	400–450	413	375.00–390.00	382.36
4	450–500	473	300.00–320.00	310.26
6	500–550	530	300.00–320.00	310.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	570.00–640.00	606.90
4	350–400	373	475.00–530.00	503.42
8	400–450	428	430.00–490.00	461.23
10	450–500	472	390.00–405.00	396.17
24	500–550	525	360.00–385.00	372.86
20	550–600	570	355.00–375.00	365.26
24	600–650	629	325.00–335.00	331.36
8	650–700	679	320.00–335.00	331.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	560.00–600.00	580.92
6	350–400	373	395.00–460.00	428.59
4	400–450	423	380.00–430.00	405.74
8	450–500	475	375.00–390.00	382.74
10	500–550	533	325.00–340.00	332.68
6	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	330.11

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,230	180.00–184.00	182.02

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.