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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.64/cwt -5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $408/hd at 330 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $139.72/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 471 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $138.73/cwt ≈ $522/hd at 376 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 786 909 825
Feeder cattle 640 760 668
Slaughter cattle 104 149 91
Replacement cattle 42 — 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 316 4 170.00–175.00 $173.74 $549 —
360–380 368 5 170.00–175.00 $172.93 $636 -8.43
420–440 433 3 160.00–165.00 $161.62 $700 -8.30
460–480 475 4 140.00–145.00 $141.21 $671 -17.64
520–545 533 4 130.00–132.50 $131.22 $699 -22.37
560–580 575 4 130.00–137.50 $131.83 $758 —
610–645 624 5 137.50–138.00 $137.60 $859 -1.56
660–690 679 8 125.00–130.00 $126.85 $861 -4.42
700–745 712 8 125.00–127.50 $125.93 $897 -2.82
760–795 775 4 120.00–125.00 $121.23 $940 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 273 3 140.00–145.00 $141.59 $387 —
360–390 376 10 135.00–145.00 $138.73 $522 —
430–445 439 5 140.00–147.50 $142.94 $628 -11.97
450–480 465 6 130.00–138.00 $134.13 $624 -15.80
510–530 520 4 125.00–127.50 $126.23 $656 -9.22
560–585 570 5 115.00–122.00 $117.87 $672 -11.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 4 135.00–140.00 $137.42 $313 —
320–340 330 12 120.00–127.50 $123.64 $408 -5.44
360–385 373 4 125.00–130.00 $127.42 $475 -2.97
460–480 473 8 115.00–120.00 $116.83 $553 -5.60
560–580 570 6 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $641 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 4 137.50–140.00 $138.73 $444 -8.74
460–480 470 6 127.50–135.00 $131.17 $616 -6.33
560–580 572 5 120.00–127.50 $122.94 $703 -23.69
600–645 618 5 120.00–125.00 $120.97 $748 -7.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 314 5 110.00–115.00 $113.06 $355 —
460–480 471 7 100.00–110.00 $104.18 $491 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 160.00–165.00 $162.42 $536 —
360–375 368 2 160.00–165.00 $162.45 $598 -8.39
420–445 435 5 145.00–150.00 $146.93 $639 -17.01
460–480 471 11 137.50–142.50 $139.72 $658 -8.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 6 137.50–145.00 $141.40 $457 —
360–385 373 4 140.00–145.00 $142.42 $531 -15.41
460–485 473 6 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $579 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 428 5 125.00–130.00 $127.06 $544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1320 1242 80-85% 23 59.00–66.00 $63.33 $787 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1725 1463 75-80% 14 58.00–64.00 $61.14 $894 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1210 1148 85-90% 13 57.00–63.00 $59.42 $682 +0.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665–1705 1678 3 85.00–89.00 $86.35 $1,449 -12.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–1165 996 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 59.00–72.00 $66.01 $657

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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.