Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	227	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	373	7	550.00–590.00	$567.93	$2,118	+102.43
415–440	428	6	520.00–550.00	$535.44	$2,292	+95.91
460–485	473	6	460.00–500.00	$480.53	$2,273	+64.60
515–530	525	3	400.00–420.00	$413.46	$2,171	+18.03
555–565	562	3	360.00–370.00	$366.71	$2,061	-3.47
605–625	615	4	340.00–360.00	$350.16	$2,153	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	4	480.00–500.00	$490.29	$2,123	+89.40
455–485	467	5	420.00–460.00	$436.62	$2,039	+46.09
505–535	520	4	350.00–380.00	$365.43	$1,900	+37.59
630–645	638	4	300.00–330.00	$315.18	$2,011	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	269	5	540.00–580.00	$564.54	$1,519	+68.71
305–315	312	3	500.00–520.00	$513.48	$1,602	+37.79
360–385	373	6	490.00–520.00	$505.50	$1,886	+53.82
410–440	425	8	430.00–490.00	$458.94	$1,950	+26.15
465–485	480	4	440.00–470.00	$462.73	$2,221	+83.37
515–535	520	4	380.00–390.00	$382.57	$1,989	+22.81
660–680	670	4	300.00–320.00	$310.15	$2,078	+3.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	280	3	500.00–550.00	$533.93	$1,495	+63.36
305–335	319	5	480.00–510.00	$495.56	$1,581	+74.95
360–390	375	4	450.00–480.00	$465.60	$1,746	+78.34
415–440	431	6	350.00–410.00	$390.62	$1,684	+16.15
455–485	475	3	380.00–410.00	$400.42	$1,902	+34.94
565–585	575	2	300.00–310.00	$305.09	$1,754	-4.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	6	570.00–590.00	$580.36	$1,596	+30.82
320–340	330	4	560.00–590.00	$575.45	$1,899	+63.89
365–380	375	3	530.00–540.00	$536.76	$2,013	+61.62
415–440	430	5	490.00–550.00	$526.84	$2,265	+129.12
460–475	466	5	470.00–500.00	$482.23	$2,247	—
510–535	518	3	380.00–390.00	$383.44	$1,986	—
555–575	565	2	340.00–360.00	$350.18	$1,979	+35.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	275	5	500.00–550.00	$531.09	$1,460	—
320–340	327	6	450.00–510.00	$480.61	$1,572	+5.42
360–385	379	4	450.00–510.00	$495.74	$1,879	+68.48
425–440	435	3	460.00–480.00	$473.49	$2,060	+114.74

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1090	1034	85-90%	7	130.00–140.00	$136.02	$1,406	—
1075–1190	1130	85-90%	25	150.00–159.00	$154.55	$1,746	+26.03

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1210	1142	80-85%	22	159.00–162.00	$160.45	$1,832	—
1195–1265	1230	80-85%	2	173.00–182.00	$177.37	$2,182	+26.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1585	1510	75-80%	2	169.00–174.00	$171.62	$2,591	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2150	2150	1	204.00	$204.00	$4,386	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1175	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	250.00–270.00	$256.79	$2,732
1145–1205	1175	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	165.00–182.00	$173.72	$2,041

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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.