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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, May 5

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Dec 17May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

307 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 360▼ 3 vs year ago 310 · −1.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 65▲ 0 vs year ago 48 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle fully 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 $455.82/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 16 of 18 comparable sales and sits +78.84 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$455.82

23 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$59.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.37

vs FL average

−31.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	468.78	2,556	18thin
Medium and Large 2	535	409.16	2,189	5thin

One grade step is worth $59.62/cwt here — about $367 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale23 hd

455.82

—

FL average5 barns · 121 hd

453.45

+2.37

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−31.73

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

+78.84

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	1,738	202.38	3,518	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	179.06	2,102	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	176.48	2,550	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	162.24	1,822	9thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	715.86/cwt	690.00–740.00	1,561	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	567.30/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,503	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	680.62/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,824	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	620.32/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,923	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	524.04/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,766	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	596.17/cwt	560.00–630.00	2,224	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	480.45/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,792	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	510.71/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,145	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	555.53/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,361	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	400.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,721	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	517.28/cwt	460.00–560.00	2,421	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	443.38/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,088	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	420.19/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,164	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	475.63/cwt	440.00–510.00	2,488	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	392.61/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,218	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	460.22/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,637	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	407.92/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,550	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	389.92/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,554	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	674.93/cwt	620.00–700.00	1,505	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	580.46/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,585	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	597.15/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,941	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	495.23/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,609	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	512.49/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,896	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	448.43/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,686	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	413.76/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,742	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	477.51/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,015	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	415.08/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,901	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	494.13/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,406	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	385.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,975	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	437.01/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,286	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	400.17/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,301	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	740.33/cwt	730.00–750.00	1,688	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	680.92/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,859	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	520.71/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,656	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	646.36/cwt	620.00–670.00	2,088	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	577.64/cwt	550.00–630.00	2,120	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	515.61/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,908	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	550.58/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,356	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	455.86/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,956	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	513.72/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,373	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	415.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,930	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	4,228	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	195.86/cwt	188.00–205.00	3,414	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	162.24/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,822	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	179.06/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,102	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	176.48/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,550	3

This sale against other markets

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 360Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 65Year ago 48

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	730.00–750.00	740.33
10	250–300	273	660.00–700.00	680.92
10	300–350	323	620.00–670.00	646.36
9	350–400	367	550.00–630.00	577.64
2	400–450	428	530.00–570.00	550.58
3	450–500	462	500.00–540.00	513.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	490.00–550.00	520.71
2	350–400	370	500.00–530.00	515.61
7	400–450	429	450.00–460.00	455.86
2	450–500	465	410.00–420.00	415.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	690.00–740.00	715.86
3	250–300	268	670.00–700.00	680.62
2	300–350	310	600.00–640.00	620.32
10	350–400	373	560.00–630.00	596.17
8	400–450	425	540.00–570.00	555.53
16	450–500	468	460.00–560.00	517.28
10	500–550	523	440.00–510.00	475.63
8	550–600	573	450.00–470.00	460.22
8	600–650	625	390.00–425.00	407.92
4	650–700	655	380.00–400.00	389.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	550.00–600.00	567.30
5	300–350	337	500.00–550.00	524.04
3	350–400	373	470.00–500.00	480.45
10	400–450	420	490.00–530.00	510.71
11	450–500	471	420.00–470.00	443.38
3	500–550	515	400.00–430.00	420.19
2	550–600	565	380.00–405.00	392.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	390.00–410.00	400.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	620.00–700.00	674.93
4	250–300	273	570.00–590.00	580.46
6	300–350	325	560.00–630.00	597.15
5	350–400	370	500.00–530.00	512.49
16	400–450	422	460.00–520.00	477.51
7	450–500	487	460.00–520.00	494.13
3	500–550	523	410.00–450.00	437.01
2	550–600	575	390.00–410.00	400.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	490.00–500.00	495.23
5	350–400	376	430.00–475.00	448.43
11	400–450	421	390.00–440.00	413.76
2	450–500	458	400.00–430.00	415.08
2	500–550	513	380.00–390.00	385.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	248.00	248.00
7	—	1,743	188.00–205.00	195.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,123	159.00–166.00	162.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,174	177.00–184.00	179.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	174.00–178.00	176.48

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.