Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	248	393	280
Feeder cattle	180	273	210
Slaughter cattle	57	94	70
Replacement cattle	11	26	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement type cows steady in light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	470	2	210.00–220.00	$215.11	$1,011	-3.07
505–530	518	4	190.00–210.00	$200.24	$1,037	-12.15
580–585	583	5	190.00–200.00	$196.02	$1,143	-8.87
630–645	638	2	200.00–210.00	$204.94	$1,308	—
740–745	742	3	190.00–200.00	$193.35	$1,435	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	250.00–260.00	$256.83	$701	+22.40
405–420	415	3	195.00–200.00	$198.37	$823	-1.51
460–480	473	3	195.00–200.00	$198.38	$938	+10.16
505–540	517	3	180.00–190.00	$183.48	$949	-2.12
570–585	575	3	185.00–190.00	$188.30	$1,083	+6.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	282	3	190.00–200.00	$193.37	$545	—
360–390	373	7	195.00–205.00	$199.48	$744	+16.27
405–435	425	3	190.00–200.00	$196.82	$836	+9.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	273	3	235.00–245.00	$238.41	$651	—
320–340	330	6	210.00–220.00	$215.15	$710	+32.51
410–440	425	6	190.00–200.00	$195.18	$830	—
460–470	465	2	180.00–190.00	$185.05	$860	+2.43
505–540	526	7	170.00–180.00	$174.40	$917	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	250.00–265.00	$257.32	$540	—
260–285	268	3	250.00–260.00	$253.54	$679	+16.38
310–330	323	3	245.00–255.00	$251.80	$813	+29.32
355–370	360	3	220.00–230.00	$223.43	$804	+4.33
465–485	473	5	205.00–215.00	$209.10	$989	+12.18
510–530	523	3	190.00–195.00	$193.38	$1,011	-1.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1095	1058	80-85%	23	88.00–95.00	$92.72	$981	—
1105–1200	1162	80-85%	5	97.00–101.00	$99.48	$1,156	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1105	1040	85-90%	10	83.00–88.00	$85.66	$891	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1610	1439	4	104.00–110.00	$107.11	$1,541	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–965	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	105.00–112.50	$108.55	$993

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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.