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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Aug 11

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Jul 28Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 355▼ 110 vs year ago 550 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 60▲ 6 vs year ago 55 · +10.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 6 vs year ago 26 · −23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Townsend Livestock was not reported the previous week.

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 $417.42/cwt on 24 head, up $23.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 19 comparable sales and sits +85.09 against this barn's trailing median of $332.34.

Average price

$417.42

▲ 23.22 vs prior sale

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+44.10

vs FL average

+50.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	417.42	2,267	24

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 sale24 hd

417.42

—

FL average7 barns · 169 hd

373.32

+44.10

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+50.77

This barn, trailing median19 sales

332.34

+85.09

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	1,775	213.00	3,781	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	162.27	2,250	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	155.04	1,685	22

Every lot

43 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	615.23/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,680	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	590.76/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,938	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	562.64/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,065	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	475.84/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,775	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	396.67/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,626	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	520.59/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,202	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	366.55/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,726	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	422.70/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,999	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	380.35/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,989	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	357.68/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,889	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	373.24/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,139	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	362.92/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,268	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	605.67/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,363	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	620.56/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,663	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	583.82/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,857	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	486.62/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,582	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	500.88/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,858	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	374.96/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,406	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	375.90/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,560	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	445.53/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,894	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	470	463.51/cwt	415.00–510.00	2,178	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	357.74/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,681	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	385.40/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,823	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	530	548.84/cwt	500.00–595.00	2,909	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	365.13/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,950	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	346.90/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,977	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	577	556.76/cwt	550.00–560.00	3,213	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	620	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,007	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	330.12/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,057	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	290.11/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,944	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	629.54/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,065	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	472.90/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,759	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	560.80/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,103	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	525.53/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,234	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	430.47/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,851	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	400.26/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,893	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	372.58/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,949	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	158.55/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,717	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	145.69/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,600	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	174.18/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,078	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	158.01/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,301	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	247.66/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,737	4

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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 355Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 60Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Townsend Livestock was not reported the previous week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	143.00–149.00	145.69
16	—	1,083	156.00–161.00	158.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,193	171.00–180.00	174.18
14	—	1,456	157.00–165.00	158.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	610.00–640.00	629.54
16	350–400	375	540.00–580.00	560.80
4	400–450	425	510.00–540.00	525.53
2	450–500	473	390.00–410.00	400.26
4	500–550	523	370.00–375.00	372.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	430.00–500.00	472.90
4	400–450	430	410.00–450.00	430.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	590.00–620.00	605.67
4	250–300	268	600.00–640.00	620.56
6	300–350	318	570.00–610.00	583.82
12	350–400	371	470.00–530.00	500.88
8	400–450	425	430.00–460.00	445.53
8	450–500	473	370.00–400.00	385.40
14	500–550	534	355.00–375.00	365.13
3	550–600	570	320.00–360.00	346.90
4	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	330.12
6	650–700	670	275.00–305.00	290.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	470	415.00–510.00	463.51
4	500–550	530	500.00–595.00	548.84
3	550–600	577	550.00–560.00	556.76
4	600–650	620	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	450.00–520.00	486.62
5	350–400	375	350.00–410.00	374.96
4	400–450	415	350.00–400.00	375.90
4	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	357.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	610.00–620.00	615.23
6	300–350	328	570.00–610.00	590.76
12	350–400	367	540.00–570.00	562.64
8	400–450	423	500.00–540.00	520.59
6	450–500	473	415.00–430.00	422.70
27	500–550	523	375.00–385.00	380.35
13	550–600	573	365.00–380.00	373.24
6	600–650	625	345.00–380.00	362.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	450.00–500.00	475.84
3	400–450	410	350.00–420.00	396.67
7	450–500	471	320.00–400.00	366.55
4	500–550	528	350.00–365.00	357.68

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,105	245.00–250.00	247.66

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.