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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.84/cwt -8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $511/hd at 430 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.13/cwt -8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 479 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $133.24/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 467 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 693 925 312
Feeder cattle 594 760 267
Slaughter cattle 99 142 45
Replacement cattle — 23 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady. Feeder heifers firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 4 165.00–175.00 $169.73 $548 +0.59
360–390 375 4 170.00–180.00 $174.80 $656 +4.94
420–440 433 6 165.00–172.50 $167.42 $725 —
460–485 477 6 152.50–160.00 $154.91 $739 +12.49
520–540 535 8 147.50–155.00 $149.32 $799 +11.88
560–580 573 6 132.50–140.00 $134.94 $773 -6.21
605–640 614 5 140.00–147.50 $144.00 $884 —
755–760 758 2 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 6 160.00–170.00 $165.23 $537 +12.13
355–385 370 10 160.00–165.00 $162.40 $601 —
420–440 430 4 150.00–155.00 $152.56 $656 +13.67
460–480 467 14 125.00–140.00 $133.24 $622 +3.35
510–540 530 6 130.00–137.50 $132.41 $702 +5.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 472 7 117.00–120.00 $118.24 $558 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 267 3 150.00–155.00 $153.25 $409 —
310–330 323 6 140.00–145.00 $141.60 $457 +9.43
360–380 370 4 130.00–135.00 $132.43 $490 -1.27
420–440 430 20 115.00–122.50 $118.84 $511 -8.83
460–485 479 17 110.00–115.00 $111.13 $532 -8.16
510–540 527 9 110.00–115.00 $112.15 $591 -5.64
560–580 570 6 110.00–112.00 $110.98 $633 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 279 8 155.00–165.00 $158.50 $442 —
320–340 334 7 162.50–170.00 $164.55 $550 +17.60
360 360 2 145.00 $145.00 $522 +2.57
410–440 425 4 135.00–142.50 $138.62 $589 +1.68
520–540 530 8 127.00–132.50 $129.70 $687 +2.28
560–580 575 11 115.00–124.00 $117.39 $675 -7.54
620–640 634 7 115.00–120.00 $116.40 $738 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 277 7 160.00–170.00 $164.02 $454 —
315–340 326 5 155.00–160.00 $158.07 $515 —
460–490 477 11 115.00–125.00 $118.22 $564 -8.09
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 4 170.00–180.00 $174.81 $472 —
305–320 313 2 165.00–170.00 $167.44 $524 —
360–375 368 4 165.00–170.00 $167.55 $617 —
405–425 415 2 160.00–170.00 $165.12 $685 —
460–480 470 6 140.00–145.00 $142.55 $670 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1110 1022 85-90% 23 47.00–52.00 $48.89 $500 —
940–1140 1040 85-90% 16 42.00–45.00 $43.64 $454 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1270 1214 80-85% 16 54.00–59.00 $55.96 $679 —
1305–1435 1392 80-85% 3 64.00–66.00 $65.37 $910 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1815 1582 75-80% 12 56.00–62.00 $58.50 $925 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1665 1607 5 85.00–89.00 $87.49 $1,406 —
2000 2000 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,000 —

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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.