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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Jul 7

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Jun 16Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▲ 237 vs last sale 279▲ 236 vs year ago 280 · +84.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 56▼ 3 vs year ago 40 · −7.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for July 4th.

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 $438.92/cwt on 54 head, down $9.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 18 comparable sales and sits +61.94 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$438.92

▼ 9.90 vs prior sale

54 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$29.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.33

vs FL average

−20.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	446.02	2,433	41
Medium and Large 2	521	416.52	2,170	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.50/cwt here — about $263 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 sale54 hd

438.92

—

FL average5 barns · 168 hd

430.58

+8.33

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−20.56

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

+61.94

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	—	Average	1,765	218.08	3,849	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	180.03	2,763	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	175.75	2,201	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	166.06	1,998	8thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	660.52/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,100	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	626.51/cwt	580.00–670.00	2,337	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	481.07/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,020	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	565.58/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,398	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	482.45/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,272	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	454.51/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,159	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	416.52/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,170	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	469.70/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,461	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	415.76/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,382	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	390.38/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,428	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	561.09/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,812	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	528.28/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,965	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	460.89/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,940	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	402.03/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,705	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	455.80/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,142	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	390.79/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,848	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	422.92/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,212	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	371.54/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,943	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	430.22/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,444	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	356.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,041	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	336.51/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,090	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	671.24/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,799	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	635.80/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,085	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	550.31/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,031	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	616.49/cwt	570.00–660.00	2,330	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	440.53/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,868	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	490.70/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,110	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	407.67/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,924	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	453.85/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,360	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	410.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,166	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	400.26/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,281	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	218.08/cwt	209.00–226.00	3,849	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	166.06/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,998	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	173.70/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,163	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	192.12/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,523	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	180.03/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,763	6

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 279Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 56Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for July 4th.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	209.00–226.00	218.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,245	169.00–178.00	173.70
2	—	1,313	187.00–197.00	192.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,535	179.00–181.00	180.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,203	164.00–168.00	166.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	650.00–710.00	671.24
4	300–350	328	620.00–650.00	635.80
8	350–400	378	570.00–660.00	616.49
8	400–450	430	460.00–520.00	490.70
6	500–550	520	440.00–480.00	453.85
4	550–600	570	390.00–410.00	400.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	369	540.00–560.00	550.31
8	400–450	424	420.00–460.00	440.53
5	450–500	472	390.00–420.00	407.67
6	500–550	528	400.00–420.00	410.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	530.00–580.00	561.09
5	350–400	372	520.00–540.00	528.28
12	400–450	421	450.00–475.00	460.89
8	450–500	470	430.00–480.00	455.80
6	500–550	523	405.00–440.00	422.92
4	550–600	568	420.00–440.00	430.22
13	600–650	621	320.00–350.00	336.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	370.00–420.00	402.03
4	450–500	473	360.00–420.00	390.79
23	500–550	523	350.00–390.00	371.54
5	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	356.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	650.00–680.00	660.52
4	350–400	373	580.00–670.00	626.51
12	400–450	424	550.00–580.00	565.58
11	450–500	471	460.00–500.00	482.45
23	500–550	524	450.00–490.00	469.70
18	550–600	573	390.00–440.00	415.76
18	600–650	622	370.00–410.00	390.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	420	450.00–510.00	481.07
5	450–500	475	430.00–470.00	454.51
13	500–550	521	395.00–440.00	416.52

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.