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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

937 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.50/cwt -5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 476 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $144.66/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 477 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $120.29/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 475 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 937 786 774
Feeder cattle 827 640 636
Slaughter cattle 110 104 138
Replacement cattle — 42 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle under 500 pounds 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle over 500 pounds firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 4 165.00–175.00 $170.14 $630 -2.79
410–435 423 2 165.00–172.50 $168.64 $713 +7.02
460–485 477 15 142.00–150.00 $144.66 $690 +3.45
520–540 537 6 137.50–145.00 $138.71 $745 +7.49
560–585 583 11 135.00–142.50 $135.66 $791 +3.83
605–620 614 4 137.50–142.50 $139.97 $859 +2.37
665–670 668 2 137.50–140.00 $138.75 $927 +11.90
700–745 729 8 127.50–130.00 $128.18 $934 +2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 368 4 142.50–160.00 $154.30 $568 +15.57
420–440 430 4 142.50–150.00 $146.16 $628 +3.22
460–490 475 12 127.50–135.00 $131.13 $623 -3.00
510–540 520 3 130.00–135.00 $133.27 $693 +7.04
560–580 576 10 120.00–127.50 $121.46 $700 +3.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 370 5 140.00–145.00 $142.08 $526 —
520–540 529 11 105.00–122.50 $117.16 $620 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 375 5 122.50–130.00 $125.38 $470 -2.04
420–445 437 13 115.00–122.50 $117.22 $512 —
460–480 476 18 110.00–117.00 $111.50 $531 -5.33
530–540 537 11 110.00–117.50 $112.02 $602 —
560–585 573 6 110.00–115.00 $112.45 $644 -0.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 327 3 135.00–140.00 $136.73 $447 -2.00
360–390 379 8 130.00–137.50 $132.67 $503 —
420–445 435 6 122.50–130.00 $127.44 $554 —
460–485 475 5 125.00–130.00 $126.94 $603 -4.23
520–540 528 5 120.00–127.50 $124.43 $657 —
560–585 566 12 120.00–127.50 $125.56 $711 +2.62
615–645 630 11 117.50–127.50 $122.29 $770 +1.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 4 115.00–120.00 $117.43 $434 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 377 6 140.00–145.00 $141.59 $534 -0.83
460–485 475 13 117.50–125.00 $120.29 $571 -2.14
520–540 532 5 115.00–120.00 $116.95 $622 —
560–580 570 4 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $641 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 381 7 125.00–132.50 $128.12 $488 —
460–480 470 11 110.00–112.50 $110.70 $520 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 375 5 147.50–155.00 $150.38 $564 -12.07
460–480 476 5 127.50–135.00 $128.95 $614 -10.77

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1290 1182 85-90% 31 54.00–58.00 $55.89 $661 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1375 1219 80-85% 5 64.00–66.00 $64.45 $786 +1.12
1155–1280 1222 80-85% 13 58.00–63.00 $60.82 $743 -2.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–2095 1801 7 82.00–90.00 $85.99 $1,549 —

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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.