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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 3, 2023

756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.86/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 466 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $230.90/cwt ≈ $1,118/hd at 484 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.69/cwt ≈ $866/hd at 382 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 756 685 785
Feeder cattle 584 510 600
Slaughter cattle 103 129 118
Replacement cattle 69 46 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 6 270.00–300.00 $284.55 $939 -17.17
360–385 373 2 270.00–290.00 $280.34 $1,046 +9.89
420–440 436 10 260.00–275.00 $262.89 $1,146 -12.38
460–470 466 5 230.00–250.00 $237.90 $1,109 -29.52
505–535 528 4 240.00–255.00 $243.59 $1,286 -28.79
560–585 566 4 225.00–230.00 $228.71 $1,294 -15.01
617–630 621 3 220.00–222.50 $221.66 $1,377 -12.61
725–735 730 2 220.00–235.00 $227.55 $1,661 +1.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 371 7 235.00–250.00 $243.32 $903 -20.12
410–445 428 4 225.00–240.00 $232.19 $994 —
470–490 480 4 200.00–220.00 $209.79 $1,007 —
510–530 520 2 215.00–225.00 $219.90 $1,143 -7.54
560–580 573 3 200.00–215.00 $210.12 $1,204 -19.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 245.00–255.00 $249.77 $694 —
315–340 328 4 225.00–240.00 $232.21 $762 —
355–385 382 11 225.00–245.00 $226.69 $866 —
405–430 418 2 230.00–240.00 $234.85 $982 +7.52
460–470 466 23 230.00–240.00 $233.86 $1,090 +0.17
520–545 535 10 210.00–220.00 $213.89 $1,144 -12.27
560–580 567 6 200.00–210.00 $203.41 $1,153 -12.46
610–645 625 3 185.00–190.00 $188.28 $1,177 -17.51
660–690 675 2 185.00–195.00 $189.89 $1,282 -11.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 274 7 200.00–220.00 $208.13 $570 -10.03
320–345 337 6 200.00–215.00 $204.75 $690 -4.80
360–380 372 5 205.00–215.00 $208.87 $777 -4.03
405–445 439 7 200.00–215.00 $201.98 $887 -15.43
470–490 483 3 190.00–210.00 $196.48 $949 -20.07
560–590 578 5 175.00–190.00 $180.81 $1,045 -11.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 367 3 185.00–195.00 $188.45 $692 -11.68
460–470 464 5 170.00–180.00 $175.95 $816 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 277 6 250.00–290.00 $262.53 $727 -25.50
305–315 310 2 260.00–300.00 $279.68 $867 -23.44
410–435 425 5 240.00–250.00 $243.86 $1,036 -13.06
480–485 484 11 230.00–235.00 $230.90 $1,118 —
505–540 531 4 230.00–240.00 $232.38 $1,234 -1.51
675–695 688 3 205.00–215.00 $208.27 $1,433 —
765–780 770 3 165.00–175.00 $168.38 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 6 215.00–230.00 $222.16 $606 -42.93
305–320 315 6 225.00–240.00 $235.16 $741 —
360–380 370 4 220.00–235.00 $227.30 $841 +0.89
405–430 424 8 205.00–215.00 $207.39 $879 —
460–485 477 3 200.00–210.00 $203.22 $969 -11.67
510–540 530 5 210.00–215.00 $214.04 $1,134 -0.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 322 5 200.00–210.00 $205.78 $663 -6.14
410–440 425 6 185.00–200.00 $192.24 $817 -7.99
505–530 518 2 185.00–205.00 $195.24 $1,011 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1170 1159 85-90% 17 75.00–80.00 $75.55 $876 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1240 1156 80-85% 8 84.00–92.00 $87.22 $1,008 —
1255–1535 1345 80-85% 4 94.00–98.00 $96.11 $1,293 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1545 1465 6 110.00–116.00 $113.16 $1,658 —
1410–1950 1680 2 122.00 $122.00 $2,050 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1085–1185 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 82.00–89.00 $85.65 $972

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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.