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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 18, 2024

368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $282.33/cwt ≈ $1,502/hd at 532 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.53/cwt ≈ $1,183/hd at 476 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $309.21/cwt +16.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 485 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 368 386 272
Feeder cattle 300 319 230
Slaughter cattle 68 43 42
Replacement cattle — 24 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. One set of very high yielding, high quality bulls brought 175 to 193 per pound. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 365.00–375.00 $370.07 $1,351 —
405–445 434 5 330.00–370.00 $341.57 $1,482 +37.48
460–495 485 11 295.00–350.00 $309.21 $1,500 +16.62
510–540 532 26 270.00–300.00 $282.33 $1,502 —
560–585 571 7 265.00–280.00 $271.59 $1,551 -10.86
600–645 621 7 225.00–250.00 $237.12 $1,473 —
650–670 662 3 210.00–240.00 $230.18 $1,524 —
710–735 723 2 200.00–235.00 $217.80 $1,575 —
750–775 762 3 210.00–220.00 $216.72 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 4 280.00–320.00 $299.53 $1,288 —
455–480 476 6 250.00–280.00 $275.22 $1,310 +7.01
520–540 530 4 240.00–260.00 $249.81 $1,324 —
565–590 574 11 245.00–255.00 $249.56 $1,432 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 423 3 250.00–270.00 $263.23 $1,113 +0.37
460–485 476 16 230.00–260.00 $248.53 $1,183 —
520–530 527 6 235.00–250.00 $239.94 $1,264 -22.97
560–585 579 4 230.00–240.00 $232.42 $1,346 -6.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 3 285.00–300.00 $289.74 $933 —
405–435 429 5 230.00–250.00 $233.78 $1,003 —
465–490 478 8 240.00–245.00 $242.57 $1,159 —
520–540 533 6 210.00–225.00 $214.88 $1,145 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 330.00–345.00 $337.78 $912 +10.06
320–340 330 4 330.00–350.00 $339.70 $1,121 —
460–470 465 2 245.00–250.00 $247.53 $1,151 -0.40
510–540 527 7 230.00–245.00 $236.22 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 4 355.00–375.00 $365.55 $1,005 -0.31
405–430 418 2 325.00–330.00 $327.43 $1,369 +35.81
560–580 570 2 250.00–265.00 $257.37 $1,467 -15.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1335 1225 80-85% 11 129.00–137.00 $133.03 $1,630 +2.38
1055–1375 1228 80-85% 3 140.00–146.00 $143.38 $1,761 +12.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1070 1018 85-90% 4 119.00–125.00 $121.80 $1,240 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–1825 1743 75-80% 4 120.00–133.00 $128.08 $2,232 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,763 —
1405–2070 1738 2 150.00–155.00 $152.98 $2,659 -0.04

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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.