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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

370 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $270.23/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 328 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.94/cwt ≈ $1,038/hd at 383 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $235.26/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 473 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 370 213 478
Feeder cattle 270 170 330
Slaughter cattle 100 32 148
Replacement cattle — 11 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the previous week, slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 280.00–315.00 $297.90 $977 +20.91
360–375 368 2 285.00–330.00 $307.96 $1,133 —
460–485 473 6 270.00–285.00 $277.70 $1,314 +20.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 422 3 270.00–285.00 $278.46 $1,175 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 12 265.00–275.00 $270.23 $886 -1.04
360–380 370 6 245.00–260.00 $252.70 $935 -13.17
420–440 430 4 245.00–255.00 $250.12 $1,076 +9.16
460–485 473 10 225.00–245.00 $235.26 $1,113 +5.13
510–535 523 8 220.00–235.00 $227.32 $1,189 +5.44
560–580 573 3 200.00–215.00 $204.88 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 285.00–310.00 $296.92 $796 —
310–345 324 5 270.00–285.00 $276.39 $896 —
360–385 383 10 270.00–280.00 $270.94 $1,038 —
410–440 425 4 260.00–270.00 $265.18 $1,127 -2.40
470–485 472 8 250.00–260.00 $256.85 $1,212 -5.64
520–545 533 4 245.00–255.00 $249.88 $1,332 +2.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 4 345.00–360.00 $352.78 $935 +1.28
320–345 334 7 335.00–350.00 $343.85 $1,148 —
360–385 373 6 340.00–360.00 $350.34 $1,307 +29.74
405–440 435 7 280.00–300.00 $282.66 $1,230 —
460–475 468 2 270.00–280.00 $275.08 $1,287 —
520–540 530 8 260.00–270.00 $265.09 $1,405 —
560–580 573 3 245.00–260.00 $249.88 $1,432 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 4 280.00–285.00 $282.44 $912 —
420–440 430 6 235.00–250.00 $242.67 $1,043 —
470–485 478 6 245.00–255.00 $250.08 $1,195 -6.47
510–540 516 5 235.00–250.00 $238.14 $1,229 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1275 1144 80-85% 47 116.00–122.00 $117.36 $1,343 —
1235–1245 1240 80-85% 4 111.00–115.00 $113.01 $1,401 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1195 1024 85-90% 7 88.00–95.00 $91.50 $937 —
1005–1135 1083 85-90% 15 104.00–111.00 $106.60 $1,154 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1450 1408 75-80% 2 128.00–134.00 $130.91 $1,843 —
1475–1795 1574 75-80% 4 111.00–118.00 $115.27 $1,814 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1705 1690 2 144.00–147.00 $145.51 $2,459 —
1755–1795 1775 2 129.00–138.00 $133.45 $2,369 —

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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.