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Townsend Livestock Market

Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Madison, Florida · Tue, Sep 8

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1420

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

550 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 440▼ 10 vs year ago 560 · −1.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 48▲ 25 vs year ago 32 · +78.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher on mostly the heavier classes.

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 $373.42/cwt on 91 head, up $26.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 19 comparable sales and sits −2.77 against this barn's trailing median of $376.19.

Average price

$373.42

▲ 26.32 vs prior sale

91 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$53.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.88

vs FL average

−17.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	384.07	2,072	73
Medium and Large 2	543	330.22	1,794	18thin

One grade step is worth $53.85/cwt here — about $278 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 sale91 hd

373.42

—

FL average5 barns · 240 hd

357.54

+15.88

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−17.17

This barn, trailing median19 sales

376.19

−2.77

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.42, low $347.10, median $376.19 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	1,758	197.68	3,475	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	143.01	1,685	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	141.42	2,027	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	134.76	1,523	18

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	456.90/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,521	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	445.70/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,662	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	403.42/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,505	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	438.02/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,853	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	381.06/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,620	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	437.70/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,048	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	358.85/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,697	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	388.95/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,023	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	341.43/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,793	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	375.26/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,158	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	307.80/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,785	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	342.33/cwt	307.00–370.00	2,133	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	290.28/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,105	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	290.04/cwt	288.00–292.00	2,248	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	478.73/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,317	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	478.72/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,546	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	442.60/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,452	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	435.50/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,624	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	372.16/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,388	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	387.94/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,649	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	360.35/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,531	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	382.90/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,800	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	335.48/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,577	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	300.14/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,585	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	337.74/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,790	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	329.81/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,887	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	573	362.77/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,079	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	300.15/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,720	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	618	358.56/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,216	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	295.16/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,860	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	290.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,953	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	590.49/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,606	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	473.73/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,336	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	541.00/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,764	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	423.26/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,579	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	462.80/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,736	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	433.22/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,854	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	392.72/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,681	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	413.74/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,974	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,758	197.68/cwt	197.00–198.00	3,475	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	134.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,523	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	143.01/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,685	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	141.42/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,027	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 440Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 48Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher on mostly the heavier classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	140.00–143.00	141.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,178	138.00–147.00	143.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,130	130.00–139.00	134.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	197.00–198.00	197.68

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	272	580.00–610.00	590.49
8	300–350	326	520.00–560.00	541.00
6	350–400	375	455.00–470.00	462.80
6	400–450	428	415.00–450.00	433.22
3	450–500	477	390.00–425.00	413.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	460.00–480.00	473.73
2	350–400	373	400.00–445.00	423.26
4	400–450	428	380.00–405.00	392.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	455.00–500.00	478.73
12	300–350	323	455.00–500.00	478.72
4	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	435.50
16	400–450	425	375.00–400.00	387.94
20	450–500	470	370.00–395.00	382.90
10	500–550	530	325.00–350.00	337.74
29	550–600	572	315.00–345.00	329.81
6	600–650	630	285.00–305.00	295.16
8	650–700	673	280.00–300.00	290.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	350.00–375.00	362.77
3	600–650	618	350.00–375.00	358.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	440.00–445.00	442.60
5	350–400	373	335.00–395.00	372.16
4	400–450	425	350.00–370.00	360.35
8	450–500	470	320.00–350.00	335.48
4	500–550	528	290.00–310.00	300.14
8	550–600	573	295.00–305.00	300.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	430.00–460.00	445.70
14	400–450	423	425.00–450.00	438.02
20	450–500	468	430.00–445.00	437.70
47	500–550	520	375.00–400.00	388.95
26	550–600	575	365.00–385.00	375.26
28	600–650	623	307.00–370.00	342.33
6	700–750	725	280.00–300.00	290.28
12	750–800	775	288.00–292.00	290.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	450.00–460.00	456.90
6	350–400	373	375.00–430.00	403.42
12	400–450	425	350.00–410.00	381.06
10	450–500	473	355.00–362.50	358.85
12	500–550	525	335.00–350.00	341.43
6	550–600	580	290.00–325.00	307.80

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.