Sale reports / Florida / Townsend Livestock Market / 2026-06-02

Townsend Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Jun 2
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420
Feeder Cattle receipts
263 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 280▲ 78 vs year ago 185 · +42.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 53▲ 20 vs year ago 25 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.66/cwt on 4 head, up $14.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 19 comparable sales and sits +80.32 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.
Average price
$412.66
▲ 14.36 vs prior sale
4 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,365
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+11.61
vs FL average
+7.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573412.662,3654thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
412.66
—
FL average6 barns · 69 hd
401.05
+11.61
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
+7.90
This barn, trailing median19 sales
332.34
+80.32
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
449396343290median 332.3405/1207/1408/2509/2910/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,885224.384,2304thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,513172.642,61216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,770170.423,0163thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,170156.321,82914

Every lot

35 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277737.47/cwt710.00–750.002,0433
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373601.01/cwt570.00–630.002,2426
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373537.14/cwt510.00–550.002,0043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423535.41/cwt525.00–545.002,2656
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473530.26/cwt520.00–540.002,50814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568412.93/cwt380.00–445.002,3452
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630385.24/cwt370.00–400.002,4274
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235675.32/cwt660.00–690.001,5874
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268633.54/cwt630.00–640.001,6983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335558.06/cwt520.00–570.001,8704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373537.14/cwt510.00–550.002,0043
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382486.90/cwt460.00–500.001,8603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425485.12/cwt480.00–490.002,06216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470465.48/cwt450.00–480.002,18818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477403.57/cwt390.00–410.001,9253
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573412.66/cwt405.00–420.002,3654
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222704.32/cwt700.00–710.001,5645
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273681.38/cwt650.00–710.001,8608
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273630.28/cwt620.00–640.001,7212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325676.15/cwt650.00–700.002,1978
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368605.51/cwt580.00–630.002,2284
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370537.03/cwt510.00–550.001,9873
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420510.71/cwt490.00–540.002,1455
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477523.92/cwt490.00–540.002,4993
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523450.67/cwt430.00–470.002,35710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527406.71/cwt400.00–410.002,1433
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573377.99/cwt355.00–400.002,1664
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615357.78/cwt340.00–375.002,2002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,872221.50/cwt212.00–226.004,1463
Bulls——1,925233.00/cwt233.00–233.004,4851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098163.86/cwt159.00–168.001,7996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,224150.67/cwt148.00–152.001,8448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495175.96/cwt172.00–180.002,63110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,543167.10/cwt164.00–170.002,5786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770170.42/cwt167.00–174.003,0163

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.