Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

618 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $130.86/cwt -9.14 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 425 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.61/cwt -12.31 vs last sale · ≈ $426/hd at 378 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.74/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $506/hd at 437 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	618	563	603
Feeder cattle	528	429	463
Slaughter cattle	53	83	75
Replacement cattle	37	51	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls weak. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	2	145.00–152.50	$148.57	$554	-16.29
420–445	437	6	140.00–150.00	$143.21	$626	—
460–485	475	5	130.00–137.50	$132.91	$631	-9.49
505–545	531	11	117.50–125.00	$120.41	$639	-9.25
560–585	581	13	115.00–120.00	$115.74	$672	-6.22
600–640	616	9	112.50–117.50	$114.70	$707	—
655–690	678	6	110.00–117.50	$112.87	$765	—
705–715	708	3	105.00–112.50	$110.01	$779	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	4	130.00–137.50	$133.58	$441	—
360–380	370	12	130.00–135.00	$132.43	$490	-11.71
410–440	425	20	127.00–135.00	$130.86	$556	-9.14
460–485	472	9	115.00–122.50	$117.99	$557	-14.68
520–545	533	4	112.50–117.50	$114.94	$613	-4.21
560–585	573	6	110.00–112.50	$111.22	$637	-4.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	329	11	117.50–125.00	$121.48	$400	-0.93
355–390	378	18	110.00–120.00	$112.61	$426	-12.31
410–440	434	5	105.00–112.50	$106.42	$462	-3.46
515–545	528	12	97.50–105.00	$101.82	$538	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	370	12	120.00–127.50	$124.12	$459	-5.80
420–440	437	13	115.00–120.00	$115.74	$506	-4.56
575–595	583	3	105.00–112.50	$109.19	$637	-3.27
600–615	604	4	100.00–107.50	$103.14	$623	-1.92
655–680	668	4	87.50–95.00	$91.32	$610	-13.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	466	12	90.00–95.00	$92.03	$429	—
520–540	526	7	80.00–90.00	$82.93	$436	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	6	137.50–142.50	$139.92	$522	-12.96
455–485	476	7	125.00–127.50	$125.68	$598	-5.79
560–580	570	6	102.50–107.50	$104.96	$598	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	4	127.50–132.50	$129.92	$485	-9.52
560–580	571	5	95.00–100.00	$96.96	$554	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1045	990	85-90%	16	34.00–38.00	$36.11	$357	—
1010–1420	1247	85-90%	15	41.00–44.00	$41.99	$524	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1600	1272	80-85%	15	46.00–50.00	$47.61	$606	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–1755	1715	2	78.00–79.00	$78.49	$1,346	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1095	902	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	90.00–110.00	$98.32	$887
895–1115	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	75.00–85.00	$82.29	$828

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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.