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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Sep 1

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 429▼ 110 vs year ago 550 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 66▲ 30 vs year ago 18 · +166.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 34▼ 7 vs year ago 26 · −26.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement type cows mostly 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 $347.10/cwt on 44 head, down $1.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −29.88 against this barn's trailing median of $376.98.

Average price

$347.10

▼ 1.39 vs prior sale

44 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$26.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs FL average

−24.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	349.55	1,927	40
Medium and Large 2	533	322.56	1,719	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.99/cwt here — about $208 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 sale44 hd

347.10

—

FL average7 barns · 266 hd

351.99

−4.89

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−24.29

This barn, trailing median18 sales

376.98

−29.88

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	1,511	174.24	2,632	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	150.58	2,304	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	144.52	1,883	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	137.26	1,554	14

Every lot

41 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	595.41/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,625	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	556.90/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,799	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	450.76/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,478	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	476.01/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,761	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	432.46/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,834	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	383.47/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,630	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	403.22/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,895	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	348.90/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,664	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	357.71/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,878	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	322.56/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,719	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	342.88/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,965	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	325.12/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,016	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	330.22/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,212	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	290.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,113	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	212	573.54/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,216	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	520.14/cwt	480.00–565.00	1,404	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	461.00/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,503	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	395.23/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,454	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	415.58/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,533	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	402.84/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,704	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	360.70/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,551	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	313.38/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,435	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	354.28/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,690	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	333.03/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,758	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	320.22/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,835	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,931	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	595.57/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,578	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	555.80/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,823	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	476.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,785	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	338.76/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,440	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	420.82/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,793	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	338.06/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,552	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	355.18/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,662	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	337.75/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,750	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,427	170.72/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,436	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	183.05/cwt	181.00–185.00	3,148	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,554	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	144.52/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,883	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	150.58/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,304	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,768	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,136	2

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 429Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 66Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement type cows mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	142.00–148.00	144.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	147.00–154.00	150.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,132	135.00–140.00	137.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	181.00–185.00	183.05
5	—	1,427	167.00–176.00	170.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	580.00–610.00	595.57
2	300–350	328	520.00–590.00	555.80
6	350–400	375	450.00–500.00	476.00
16	400–450	426	405.00–440.00	420.82
3	450–500	468	350.00–365.00	355.18
4	500–550	518	320.00–355.00	337.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	320.00–375.00	338.76
5	450–500	459	310.00–345.00	338.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	560.00–580.00	573.54
2	250–300	270	480.00–565.00	520.14
16	300–350	326	440.00–480.00	461.00
21	350–400	369	405.00–440.00	415.58
21	400–450	423	385.00–425.00	402.84
9	450–500	477	340.00–365.00	354.28
4	500–550	528	310.00–355.00	333.03
8	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	320.22
10	600–650	628	305.00–310.00	307.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	390.00–405.00	395.23
3	400–450	430	330.00–375.00	360.70
3	450–500	458	300.00–320.00	313.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	580.00–610.00	595.41
12	300–350	323	520.00–590.00	556.90
10	350–400	370	450.00–500.00	476.01
27	400–450	424	410.00–455.00	432.46
16	450–500	470	380.00–425.00	403.22
18	500–550	525	350.00–365.00	357.71
22	550–600	573	325.00–360.00	342.88
16	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	325.12
14	650–700	670	320.00–340.00	330.22
5	700–750	728	275.00–300.00	290.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	430.00–470.00	450.76
6	400–450	425	355.00–410.00	383.47
8	450–500	477	320.00–365.00	348.90
4	500–550	533	310.00–335.00	322.56

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	202.00	202.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	945	226.00	226.00

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.