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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 6, 2021

565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $153.83/cwt -9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 434 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $149.92/cwt -9.66 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 475 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.44/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 533 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 565 451 264
Feeder cattle 460 300 232
Slaughter cattle 105 113 32
Replacement cattle — 38 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

All Florida Markets closed last week because of holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 190.00–200.00 $195.12 $620 —
360–385 373 9 167.50–177.50 $171.28 $639 —
405–440 434 9 165.00–172.50 $166.58 $723 -3.34
460–485 476 10 157.50–167.50 $159.92 $761 -7.08
520–540 532 5 150.00–155.00 $151.95 $808 -6.00
560–585 579 8 150.00–155.00 $151.21 $876 -4.49
610–640 628 4 142.50–147.50 $144.33 $906 -7.41
660–695 675 9 137.50–142.50 $140.84 $951 —
700–740 715 6 132.50–140.00 $136.62 $977 -3.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 4 162.50–167.50 $164.93 $618 -1.25
410–440 434 16 152.50–160.00 $153.83 $668 -9.83
460–485 475 13 147.50–155.00 $149.92 $712 -9.66
505–545 530 10 145.00–152.50 $147.40 $781 -0.15
560–585 573 4 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $816 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 3 145.00–150.00 $146.74 $540 +0.13
420–440 430 6 140.00–148.00 $143.91 $619 -0.57
520–540 533 12 125.00–132.50 $127.44 $679 -6.88
560–585 582 8 125.00–130.00 $125.60 $731 -6.34
605–645 622 3 120.00–130.00 $125.03 $778 +8.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 3 140.00–145.00 $141.58 $456 -4.58
370–390 382 5 135.00–140.00 $136.94 $523 -0.96
420–440 435 10 127.50–135.00 $130.74 $569 —
520–540 530 8 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $649 -5.00
550–585 568 5 115.00–120.00 $117.94 $670 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 157.50–160.00 $159.14 $517 -5.76
360–390 376 8 155.00–160.00 $157.44 $592 —
425–445 443 10 147.50–157.50 $148.46 $658 —
460–485 473 6 147.50–152.50 $149.93 $709 —
510–540 534 5 145.00–147.50 $145.48 $777 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 380 3 167.50–175.00 $170.71 $649 -4.65
410–440 431 7 165.00–172.50 $167.04 $720 +8.11
460–485 475 5 152.50–157.50 $154.44 $734 -9.23
520–530 525 2 147.50–150.00 $148.74 $781 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1140 1060 85-90% 12 49.00–54.00 $51.31 $544 —
1040–1320 1239 85-90% 14 56.00–61.00 $58.43 $724 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1385 1250 80-85% 12 70.00–76.00 $72.60 $908 —
1375–1500 1434 80-85% 4 65.00–66.00 $65.26 $936 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1580 1462 75-80% 3 65.00–69.00 $66.48 $972 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2280 1508 6 83.00–87.00 $84.65 $1,277 —

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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.