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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Jun 9

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 263▲ 57 vs year ago 305 · +18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 45▲ 38 vs year ago 22 · +172.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle mostly 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 $434.64/cwt on 12 head, up $36.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 19 comparable sales and sits +102.31 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$434.64

▲ 36.34 vs prior sale

12 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$40.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.14

vs FL average

+34.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	448.16	2,344	8thin
Medium and Large 2	528	407.61	2,152	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.55/cwt here — about $192 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 sale12 hd

434.64

—

FL average6 barns · 89 hd

400.50

+34.14

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

+34.12

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

+102.31

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	1,560	215.63	3,365	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	176.87	2,227	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	170.57	1,941	18

Every lot

37 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	700.28/cwt	690.00–710.00	1,877	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	621.38/cwt	590.00–650.00	2,019	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	580.81/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,149	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	492.11/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,845	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	458.02/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,969	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,420	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	455.13/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,153	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	502.08/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,380	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	463.09/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,422	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	405.47/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,149	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	435.06/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,515	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	566.90/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,831	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	485.81/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,569	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	456.16/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,724	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	533.42/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,048	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	432.04/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,823	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	483.29/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,054	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	463.06/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,176	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	426.76/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,040	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	448.16/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,344	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	407.61/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,152	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	310.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,933	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	570.45/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,586	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	547.20/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,757	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	617.24/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,000	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	536.01/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,983	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	492.04/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,855	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	495.89/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,083	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	416.17/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,781	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	495.66/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,344	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	420.21/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,996	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	424.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,404	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	212.74/cwt	198.00–224.00	3,219	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	4,299	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	170.57/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,941	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	173.56/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,149	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	196.74/cwt	196.00–197.00	2,725	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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 263Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 45Year ago 22

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	560.00–580.00	570.45
5	300–350	321	530.00–570.00	547.20
3	350–400	377	475.00–500.00	492.04
5	400–450	428	410.00–420.00	416.17
4	450–500	475	410.00–430.00	420.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	600.00–630.00	617.24
6	350–400	370	510.00–560.00	536.01
6	400–450	420	470.00–520.00	495.89
6	450–500	473	470.00–520.00	495.66
5	550–600	567	420.00–430.00	424.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	690.00–710.00	700.28
6	300–350	325	590.00–650.00	621.38
6	350–400	370	560.00–600.00	580.81
5	400–450	440	550.00	550.00
13	450–500	474	470.00–530.00	502.08
16	500–550	523	445.00–480.00	463.09
4	550–600	578	430.00–440.00	435.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	475.00–500.00	492.11
4	400–450	430	435.00–480.00	458.02
4	450–500	473	450.00–460.00	455.13
4	500–550	530	380.00–430.00	405.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	530.00–600.00	566.90
13	350–400	384	510.00–540.00	533.42
24	400–450	425	460.00–505.00	483.29
10	450–500	470	445.00–480.00	463.06
8	500–550	523	420.00–475.00	448.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	470.00–500.00	485.81
8	350–400	378	430.00–480.00	456.16
13	400–450	422	420.00–450.00	432.04
3	450–500	478	420.00–430.00	426.76
4	500–550	528	400.00–415.00	407.61
6	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	310.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,138	169.00–172.00	170.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	196.00–197.00	196.74
18	—	1,238	172.00–175.00	173.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	198.00–224.00	212.74
1	—	1,845	233.00	233.00

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.