Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $608/hd at 434 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $132.67/cwt ≈ $622/hd at 469 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	563	781	955
Feeder cattle	429	—	867
Slaughter cattle	83	—	88
Replacement cattle	51	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady in limited test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
360–390	373	7	140.00–147.50	$144.14	$538
420–445	434	14	140.00	$140.00	$608
460–480	469	11	130.00–135.00	$132.67	$622
520–540	527	3	117.50–120.00	$119.15	$628
560–580	573	3	115.00–117.50	$115.81	$664

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–345	331	4	167.50–175.00	$173.19	$573
360–380	370	4	160.00–170.00	$164.86	$610
455–480	474	4	140.00–150.00	$142.40	$675
515–540	529	9	127.50–132.50	$129.66	$686
560–580	572	5	120.00–125.00	$121.96	$698

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–345	335	9	127.50–132.50	$130.78	$438
360–385	373	4	127.50–132.50	$129.92	$485
420–440	429	7	117.50–122.50	$120.30	$516
460–480	473	6	115.00–120.00	$116.62	$552
510–540	534	5	110.00–117.50	$111.43	$595
560–580	570	4	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$641
625–640	633	2	100.00–110.00	$105.06	$665
665–695	678	3	100.00–110.00	$105.05	$712

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
260	260	1	125.00	$125.00	$325
320–345	333	6	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$408
360–385	373	6	122.50–127.50	$124.92	$466
420–440	430	8	105.00–115.00	$109.88	$472
510–530	520	2	100.00–107.50	$103.82	$540
560–580	574	7	100.00–107.50	$102.09	$586

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
365–385	375	4	112.50–120.00	$116.15	$436

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255–285	270	2	165.00–167.50	$166.32	$449
325–340	335	3	147.50–157.50	$150.73	$505
360–385	375	5	150.00–157.50	$152.88	$573
420–440	434	7	137.50–142.50	$138.88	$603
460–480	468	5	130.00–132.50	$131.47	$615
520–540	532	5	115.00–122.50	$117.93	$627

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
260–290	270	3	142.50–147.50	$145.71	$393
320–340	328	5	140.00–145.00	$144.02	$472
360–380	372	5	137.50–142.50	$139.44	$519
420–440	433	8	127.50–132.50	$129.32	$560
460–480	467	3	125.00–130.00	$128.29	$599

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
420–440	430	4	112.50–120.00	$116.16	$499

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1080	1003	85-90%	12	36.00–41.00	$38.31	$384
1025–1195	1105	85-90%	17	40.00–44.00	$41.96	$464

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085–1640	1363	80-85%	20	44.00–48.00	$45.59	$621

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1605–2005	1751	5	73.00–79.00	$75.29	$1,318

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1020	966	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	55.00–65.00	$61.17	$591

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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.