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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, July 21, 2026

500 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (271)

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $468.81/cwt -37.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 423 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $590.94/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,204/hd at 373 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $414.98/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 526 lb · 18 head
Madison, FL 4-weight heifers brought $455/cwt, the highest of the 7 yards reporting the class and $19/cwt above the FL average ($436). What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 500 428 561
Feeder cattle 380 383 461
Slaughter cattle 84 45 41
Replacement cattle 36 — 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Replacement type heifers' firm. Feeder and replacement type cows' firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 6 560.00–600.00 $580.68 $2,137 -29.85
405–440 423 12 525.00–540.00 $532.81 $2,254 +1.75
460–490 476 7 435.00–450.00 $443.76 $2,112 -64.60
505–540 526 5 385.00–410.00 $400.40 $2,106 -63.98
625–635 630 4 355.00–365.00 $360.04 $2,268 -30.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 476 4 425.00–430.00 $428.79 $2,041 +18.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 4 560.00–600.00 $581.09 $1,877 +14.75
355–385 370 10 530.00–560.00 $545.61 $2,019 +64.79
405–440 423 6 510.00–610.00 $562.07 $2,378 +55.92
405–440 423 20 420.00–460.00 $440.83 $1,865 -65.32
460–485 473 4 480.00–510.00 $495.40 $2,343 +44.61
460–485 473 12 400.00–420.00 $410.26 $1,941 -40.53
505–540 523 14 365.00–395.00 $380.50 $1,990 -38.59
525–545 535 4 500.00–570.00 $535.65 $2,866 +116.56
570–590 580 2 455.00–530.00 $493.15 $2,860 +87.40
625–630 628 2 450.00–455.00 $452.51 $2,842 +39.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 500.00–550.00 $534.36 $1,737 —
355–390 373 14 450.00–510.00 $481.41 $1,796 —
410–440 425 16 360.00–410.00 $385.88 $1,640 -19.29
460–480 470 14 340.00–375.00 $357.87 $1,682 -12.66
520–535 528 6 340.00–365.00 $352.68 $1,862 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 4 660.00–690.00 $675.67 $1,520 -21.42
255–275 263 5 640.00–710.00 $669.28 $1,760 -1.10
310–340 325 8 640.00–670.00 $655.69 $2,131 +3.84
355–390 373 18 570.00–610.00 $590.94 $2,204 +0.41
410–445 428 14 480.00–520.00 $500.82 $2,144 +24.94
460–485 468 6 420.00–440.00 $426.90 $1,998 -50.88
510–540 522 5 370.00–405.00 $384.48 $2,007 -7.45
555–575 563 5 365.00–370.00 $367.04 $2,066 -38.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 277 9 610.00–650.00 $633.29 $1,754 —
315–345 330 6 550.00–610.00 $581.36 $1,918 —
360–385 373 6 450.00–525.00 $488.76 $1,823 —
415–440 428 15 420.00–485.00 $449.39 $1,923 —
460–480 468 5 375.00–405.00 $387.31 $1,813 —
520–535 525 3 350.00–370.00 $356.79 $1,873 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1340 1272 80-85% 23 171.00–180.00 $175.53 $2,233 —
1265–1340 1308 80-85% 7 181.00–188.00 $185.10 $2,421 +6.76
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1195 1097 85-90% 15 159.00–167.00 $163.65 $1,795 +6.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1505 1396 75-80% 11 169.00–178.00 $173.41 $2,421 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1905 1695 4 211.00–228.00 $220.55 $3,738 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–925 898 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 350.00–465.00 $386.53 $3,471
905–1010 947 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 280.00–305.00 $290.67 $2,753
990–1105 1036 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 200.00–229.00 $212.37 $2,200

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990–1095 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,000.00–4,700.00 $4,367.63 —

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Price trend

high 591.74 low 382.96 Aug 2025 Jul 2026

450–499 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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