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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 315 299 327
Feeder cattle 250 188 279
Slaughter cattle 47 111 48
Replacement cattle 18 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to weak. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 312 6 155.00–162.00 $158.68 $495 —
355–395 382 6 157.50–165.00 $159.83 $611 —
425–440 430 3 152.00–157.50 $153.88 $662 —
460–490 475 4 135.00–140.00 $137.42 $653 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 4 170.00–180.00 $175.07 $586 —
360–390 375 6 167.50–177.50 $172.30 $646 —
420–440 432 5 162.50–170.00 $165.42 $715 +10.50
470–480 473 3 152.00–160.00 $154.70 $732 +4.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 274 7 137.50–142.50 $141.73 $388 —
340–345 343 4 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $472 +14.18
360–385 374 8 130.00–137.50 $134.15 $502 +10.79
410–440 425 4 120.00–127.50 $123.62 $525 +6.68
560–590 573 7 105.00–110.00 $107.79 $618 —
610–615 612 3 105.00–110.00 $106.68 $653 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 5 140.00–142.50 $141.46 $464 —
380–390 383 3 142.50 $142.50 $546 —
420–445 435 5 137.50–142.50 $139.43 $607 +8.98
460–485 473 4 132.50–140.00 $136.15 $644 +7.46
510–540 525 4 124.00–127.50 $125.70 $660 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 281 6 155.00–160.00 $155.77 $438 —
310–340 331 8 152.00–160.00 $156.02 $516 —
360–385 375 5 132.50–140.00 $135.38 $508 —
440–445 443 5 145.00–150.00 $146.99 $651 +5.83
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 331 4 172.50–180.00 $174.23 $577 —
360–390 375 4 157.50–165.00 $161.40 $605 —
410–430 420 4 150.00–157.50 $153.84 $646 +5.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 6 120.00–125.00 $122.41 $520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1485 1279 80-85% 7 62.00–69.00 $65.50 $838 —
1485–1835 1672 80-85% 6 54.00–59.00 $56.25 $940 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1365 1057 85-90% 10 54.00–60.00 $55.55 $587 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1465 1441 4 73.00–78.00 $75.54 $1,089 —
1550–1835 1621 4 85.00–89.00 $87.87 $1,424 —
1855 1855 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,744 —

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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
1025–1075 1042 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,075.00 $1,042.20 —

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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.