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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Jul 28

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 380▲ 355 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 84▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 36▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle generally steady. Feeder cattle weak to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows' 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 $411.18/cwt on 19 head, down $43.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 18 comparable sales and sits +34.20 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$411.18

▼ 43.82 vs prior sale

19 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$23.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.87

vs FL average

+11.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	413.65	2,168	17thin
Medium and Large 2	528	390.14	2,060	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $108 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 sale19 hd

411.18

—

FL average7 barns · 282 hd

381.30

+29.87

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+11.89

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

+34.20

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	1,288	175.69	2,263	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	162.92	1,878	6thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	582.79/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,859	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	556.17/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,075	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	475.83/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,799	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	483.76/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,056	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	440.58/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,886	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	430.64/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,024	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	400.53/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,895	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	413.65/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,168	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	390.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,060	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	546.62/cwt	510.00–580.00	1,777	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	442.92/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,439	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	417.24/cwt	395.00–460.00	1,565	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	456.18/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,939	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	412.91/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,776	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	408.05/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,938	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	378.09/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,807	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	480	539.17/cwt	500.00–580.00	2,588	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	360.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,885	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	528	480.71/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,538	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	340.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,949	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	575	383.48/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,205	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	317.80/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,005	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	641.65/cwt	610.00–670.00	1,463	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	590.69/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,937	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	552.59/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,028	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	480.53/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,802	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	420.47/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,787	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	486.02/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,080	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	412.62/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,931	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	392.76/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,885	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	390.29/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,049	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	355.22/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,035	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	162.92/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,878	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	172.72/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,185	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	187.56/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,588	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,464	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	5

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle generally steady. Feeder cattle weak to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows' steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,265	169.00–176.00	172.72
4	—	1,380	184.00–191.00	187.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	158.00–167.00	162.92

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	610.00–670.00	641.65
2	300–350	328	560.00–620.00	590.69
5	350–400	367	540.00–570.00	552.59
4	400–450	428	450.00–520.00	486.02
4	450–500	468	405.00–420.00	412.62
2	500–550	525	375.00–405.00	390.29
2	550–600	573	345.00–365.00	355.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	460.00–500.00	480.53
3	400–450	425	400.00–430.00	420.47
4	450–500	480	380.00–405.00	392.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	510.00–580.00	546.62
14	400–450	425	430.00–480.00	456.18
16	450–500	475	390.00–425.00	408.05
8	500–550	523	350.00–370.00	360.33
4	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	340.22
5	600–650	631	310.00–350.00	317.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	400.00–490.00	442.92
3	350–400	375	395.00–460.00	417.24
6	400–450	430	395.00–430.00	412.91
4	450–500	478	355.00–400.00	378.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	500.00–580.00	539.17
6	500–550	528	450.00–510.00	480.71
3	550–600	575	375.00–400.00	383.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	570.00–600.00	582.79
18	350–400	373	530.00–580.00	556.17
8	400–450	425	450.00–520.00	483.76
16	450–500	470	410.00–450.00	430.64
17	500–550	524	400.00–425.00	413.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	450.00–500.00	475.83
8	400–450	428	420.00–460.00	440.58
16	450–500	473	380.00–420.00	400.53
2	500–550	528	380.00–400.00	390.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	880	280.00	280.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	995	200.00	200.00

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.