Cattle Market Pulse

Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.33/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 482 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.70/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 572 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 597 772 602
Feeder cattle 500 590 547
Slaughter cattle 97 148 55
Replacement cattle — 34 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows firm. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 195.00–200.00 $197.46 $612 —
355–380 374 4 165.00–175.00 $167.37 $626 -28.03
410–425 414 4 165.00–170.00 $166.28 $688 -1.65
560–580 572 10 145.00–152.50 $148.70 $851 +2.07
650–655 653 2 135.00–137.50 $136.25 $890 -0.40
700–745 723 2 122.50–125.00 $123.71 $894 +0.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 3 157.50–165.00 $162.39 $598 -5.04
415–430 425 3 157.50–162.50 $160.87 $684 +4.75
460–475 471 4 145.00–150.00 $146.22 $689 +0.28
520–540 532 5 137.50–142.50 $139.45 $742 —
560–590 573 8 135.00–142.50 $139.30 $798 +5.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 6 165.00–175.00 $169.81 $458 —
360–375 373 6 147.50–150.00 $147.90 $552 +4.33
420–440 430 4 140.00–142.50 $141.22 $607 +7.33
470–490 483 6 137.50–142.50 $139.12 $672 +12.90
540 540 8 125.00–127.50 $126.56 $683 -0.05
705–720 713 2 100.00–110.00 $105.05 $749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 366 7 120.00–135.00 $128.44 $470 -0.47
430–440 437 3 125.00–127.50 $125.82 $550 +0.96
470–485 482 11 125.00–132.50 $126.33 $609 +6.48
530–540 537 3 115.00–120.00 $116.65 $626 -6.28
560–580 570 4 110.00–117.00 $113.44 $647 -0.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 117.50 $117.50 $423 —
465–480 475 3 115.00–120.00 $116.63 $554 —
510–530 523 3 107.50–110.00 $108.31 $566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 160.00–165.00 $162.57 $436 —
310–330 315 4 160.00–165.00 $163.69 $516 —
360–385 380 5 155.00–162.50 $156.42 $594 -11.85
420–440 433 3 150.00–157.50 $152.42 $660 —
460–480 472 5 137.50–145.00 $140.42 $663 -6.11
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 273 3 172.50–182.50 $175.67 $480 —
370–385 378 2 162.50–170.00 $166.18 $628 -25.54
520–540 530 6 127.50–150.00 $139.95 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 327 3 144.00–147.50 $146.36 $479 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1275 1187 80-85% 31 67.00–73.00 $70.88 $841 —
1105–1380 1209 80-85% 18 75.00–81.00 $76.37 $923 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1140 1105 85-90% 4 62.00–65.00 $63.45 $701 +10.04

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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.