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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 18, 2025

151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $327.75/cwt +22.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,557/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 151 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 273 4 460.00–510.00 $484.31 $1,322 +24.43
360–380 370 2 325.00–360.00 $342.03 $1,266 -14.58
420–440 430 4 320.00–345.00 $332.21 $1,429 +27.56
515–545 533 5 290.00–330.00 $315.80 $1,683 +8.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 266 4 285.00–305.00 $291.43 $775 —
310–345 328 8 270.00–290.00 $279.47 $917 +7.26
360–385 379 8 265.00–280.00 $268.56 $1,018 +10.88
420–440 432 5 230.00–255.00 $239.72 $1,036 -8.62
470–485 481 4 235.00–250.00 $246.34 $1,185 +11.20
520–540 535 4 210.00–230.00 $214.86 $1,150 —
560–580 570 2 230.00–240.00 $234.91 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 400.00–410.00 $404.89 $951 +4.10
260–285 275 5 320.00–350.00 $331.35 $911 -34.92
355–390 378 6 280.00–330.00 $295.64 $1,118 +18.26
405–420 413 2 270.00–285.00 $277.64 $1,147 -9.89
460–490 473 9 275.00–290.00 $283.24 $1,340 +18.08
520–545 525 5 270.00–275.00 $271.04 $1,423 -8.77
555–580 572 3 255.00–270.00 $259.85 $1,486 -8.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 4 430.00–480.00 $453.85 $1,239 —
325–340 335 6 350.00–400.00 $366.17 $1,227 -11.41
360–380 373 6 345.00–360.00 $349.82 $1,305 -2.37
405–440 436 9 310.00–335.00 $312.58 $1,363 +25.40
460–485 475 10 320.00–340.00 $327.75 $1,557 +22.67
520–540 532 5 300.00–320.00 $307.82 $1,638 +4.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 339 4 290.00–350.00 $304.17 $1,031 —
360–385 377 6 285.00–340.00 $302.52 $1,141 +28.18
415–425 420 2 260.00–290.00 $275.18 $1,156 +23.66
475–480 478 3 285.00–290.00 $288.34 $1,378 +33.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1305 1273 80-85% 6 135.00–139.00 $136.95 $1,743 —
1275–1295 1285 80-85% 2 146.00–148.00 $147.01 $1,889 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1140 1093 85-90% 4 121.00–129.00 $125.17 $1,368 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,420 —
2115 2115 1 182.00 $182.00 $3,849 —

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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.