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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 10, 2026

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $455.33/cwt ≈ $2,618/hd at 575 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $435.02/cwt -3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,332/hd at 536 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $575.24/cwt +36.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,422/hd at 421 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 435 187 433
Feeder cattle 390 — 381
Slaughter cattle 35 — 52
Replacement cattle 10 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement type cows' steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 4 750.00–780.00 $764.44 $2,064 -73.30
310–340 325 16 670.00–700.00 $685.69 $2,228 -17.70
360–380 370 14 600.00–660.00 $630.81 $2,334 -51.44
410–440 421 25 560.00–595.00 $575.24 $2,422 +36.80
460–485 473 6 495.00–520.00 $507.83 $2,402 -4.69
515–530 523 4 450.00–480.00 $465.22 $2,433 -18.43
556–595 575 34 440.00–470.00 $455.33 $2,618 —
660–699 682 19 375.00–400.00 $380.90 $2,598 —
1225–1230 1227 9 230.00–240.00 $233.34 $2,863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 4 750.00–775.00 $761.81 $1,737 -64.30
255–290 273 2 650.00–700.00 $673.39 $1,838 -17.71
355–385 375 3 570.00–600.00 $590.53 $2,214 —
405–435 425 3 500.00–530.00 $520.47 $2,212 —
455–475 465 2 425.00–510.00 $468.41 $2,178 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 268 5 670.00–690.00 $681.64 $1,827 —
355–380 368 24 560.00–595.00 $572.67 $2,107 +15.65
410–440 425 6 490.00–520.00 $505.53 $2,149 +17.81
460–485 473 4 460.00–490.00 $475.40 $2,249 -11.64
515–549 536 29 430.00–440.00 $435.02 $2,332 -3.19
576 576 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,304 —
711 711 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,524 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 270 3 580.00–600.00 $592.84 $1,601 -95.01

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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 4 690.00–770.00 $728.17 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,760 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1255 1142 80-85% 9 163.00–174.00 $167.28 $1,910 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1195 1118 85-90% 6 154.00–159.00 $156.67 $1,752 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1795 1428 3 192.00–200.00 $195.35 $2,790 —
1650 1650 1 208.00 $208.00 $3,432 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–905 878 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 265.00–330.00 $298.52 $2,621

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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.