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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, May 26

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 320▲ 49 vs year ago 231 · +21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 60▲ 32 vs year ago 21 · +152.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $466.56/cwt on 8 head, down $36.86 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 18 comparable sales and sits +89.58 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$466.56

▼ 36.86 vs prior sale

8 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$52.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.93

vs FL average

+6.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	492.61	2,626	4thin
Medium and Large 2	523	440.50	2,304	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.11/cwt here — about $322 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 sale8 hd

466.56

—

FL average4 barns · 47 hd

444.62

+21.93

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+6.19

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

+89.58

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	174.87	2,114	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	164.36	1,852	19

Every lot

23 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	680.92/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,859	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	666.84/cwt	660.00–670.00	2,181	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	575.88/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,154	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	545.15/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,306	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	462.87/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,958	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	505.32/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,375	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	440.50/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,304	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	492.61/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,626	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	605.96/cwt	550.00–640.00	1,666	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	619.02/cwt	550.00–640.00	2,061	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	510.67/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,905	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	487.94/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,074	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	420.58/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,800	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	472.57/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,235	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	320.40/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,996	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	660.55/cwt	650.00–670.00	1,506	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	680.46/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,858	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	591.55/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,911	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	567.75/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,118	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	520.71/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,213	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	487.83/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,307	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	164.36/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,852	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	174.87/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,114	19

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 320Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 60Year ago 21

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

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	660.55
8	250–300	273	670.00–690.00	680.46
4	300–350	323	550.00–630.00	591.55
6	350–400	373	560.00–575.00	567.75
6	400–450	425	500.00–540.00	520.71
8	450–500	473	475.00–500.00	487.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	550.00–640.00	605.96
4	300–350	333	550.00–640.00	619.02
6	350–400	373	490.00–530.00	510.67
10	400–450	425	475.00–500.00	487.94
4	450–500	473	470.00–475.00	472.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	400.00–440.00	420.58
6	600–650	623	300.00–340.00	320.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	660.00–700.00	680.92
3	300–350	327	660.00–670.00	666.84
7	350–400	374	570.00–580.00	575.88
12	400–450	423	540.00–550.00	545.15
6	450–500	470	495.00–515.00	505.32
4	500–550	533	470.00–500.00	492.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	450.00–475.00	462.87
4	500–550	523	425.00–455.00	440.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,127	159.00–167.00	164.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,209	171.00–179.00	174.87

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.