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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.62/cwt ≈ $525/hd at 425 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 384 427 364
Feeder cattle 334 340 300
Slaughter cattle 50 87 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 421 4 140.00–145.00 $143.69 $605 +2.45
460–480 473 3 142.50–145.00 $143.31 $678 +1.66
520–540 530 2 140.00 $140.00 $742 +3.22
560–580 570 4 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $784 +4.52
600–620 608 3 127.50–130.00 $129.17 $785 —
650–690 672 3 117.50–120.00 $118.48 $796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 6 135.00–140.00 $137.41 $584 +3.33
470–485 478 6 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $657 +17.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 127.50–132.50 $129.92 $429 -0.63
365–380 375 3 127.50–132.50 $129.12 $484 +9.81
410–440 425 20 120.00–127.50 $123.62 $525 —
460–485 473 4 125.00 $125.00 $591 —
505–540 522 6 115.00–120.20 $118.34 $618 —
560–585 575 5 101.00–107.00 $103.34 $594 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 135.00–137.50 $136.21 $449 +1.69
420–440 432 5 137.50–140.00 $138.47 $598 +6.84
460–490 484 5 130.00–138.00 $131.52 $637 +3.05
500–520 513 3 127.50–130.00 $128.31 $658 +8.13
560–580 570 4 112.50–117.50 $114.96 $655 +3.34
610–635 628 4 106.00–110.00 $107.73 $677 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 466 5 110.00–115.00 $112.04 $522 —
520–545 533 4 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $573 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 274 5 140.00–147.50 $143.49 $393 —
355–385 381 7 130.00–140.00 $131.33 $500 -7.27
420–440 435 4 132.00–140.00 $133.93 $583 +9.99
455–485 470 6 125.00–130.00 $127.42 $599 +10.46
520–540 530 4 115.00–120.00 $117.45 $622 +3.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 383 4 142.50–147.50 $143.68 $550 —
410–440 425 4 140.00–145.00 $142.41 $605 —
465–485 480 4 137.50–142.50 $138.71 $666 +15.58
520–540 527 3 127.85–130.00 $129.27 $681 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 463 4 115.00–120.00 $116.27 $538 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1485 1102 85-90% 19 53.00–60.00 $55.77 $615 -1.10
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1345 1176 80-85% 7 69.00–74.00 $71.15 $837 —
1285–1655 1444 80-85% 5 62.00–67.00 $64.04 $925 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1860 1860 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,711 —

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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.