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Townsend Livestock Auction Market Report, Madison, FL

Madison, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.88/cwt -34.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 472 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $406.05/cwt -45.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,321/hd at 572 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $370.66/cwt -9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,957/hd at 528 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 587 521 629
Feeder cattle 538 440 580
Slaughter cattle 49 61 49
Replacement cattle — 20 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Replacement type heifers sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 600.00–610.00 $605.12 $1,894 +14.36
360–385 373 4 510.00–590.00 $551.34 $2,056 -11.30
415–440 429 7 430.00–475.00 $456.36 $1,958 -64.23
460–485 473 12 360.00–405.00 $383.10 $1,812 -39.60
510–545 528 18 350.00–390.00 $370.66 $1,957 -9.69
560–585 572 13 340.00–375.00 $356.53 $2,039 -16.71
605–640 623 14 330.00–335.00 $332.57 $2,072 -30.35
660–685 666 4 310.00–315.00 $311.29 $2,073 —
705–725 718 3 300.00–310.00 $306.73 $2,202 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 4 360.00–375.00 $367.67 $1,581 -29.00
505–540 517 3 340.00–350.00 $343.48 $1,776 -14.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 271 9 500.00–520.00 $509.34 $1,380 -111.22
305–340 323 6 460.00–510.00 $486.36 $1,571 -97.46
360–385 373 8 420.00–450.00 $435.50 $1,624 -65.38
405–435 419 13 400.00–470.00 $433.55 $1,817 -11.98
455–485 470 8 330.00–360.00 $345.48 $1,624 -118.03
460–485 473 10 410.00–440.00 $425.40 $2,012 +40.00
510–540 523 7 400.00–450.00 $422.13 $2,208 -126.71
505–540 526 5 330.00–350.00 $342.32 $1,801 -206.52
555–585 571 12 430.00–450.00 $440.24 $2,514 +93.34
560–585 573 6 330.00–345.00 $337.66 $1,935 -9.24
640–645 643 2 400.00–430.00 $414.94 $2,668 +84.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 4 400.00–450.00 $425.23 $1,140 —
410–435 423 6 320.00–350.00 $335.44 $1,419 -40.46
460–485 477 3 300.00–310.00 $306.78 $1,463 -50.96
560–580 573 3 285.00–300.00 $295.12 $1,691 —

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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 8 560.00–610.00 $586.15 $1,600 —
310–340 326 11 580.00–600.00 $591.36 $1,928 -38.18
360–385 373 12 510.00–590.00 $551.34 $2,056 -9.46
405–435 425 3 390.00–440.00 $424.12 $1,803 -101.41
460–490 474 16 360.00–385.00 $372.86 $1,767 -27.40
515–540 528 4 355.00–375.00 $365.24 $1,928 -7.34
565–585 580 4 330.00–355.00 $348.91 $2,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 277 3 500.00–570.00 $548.07 $1,518 —
310–340 327 9 450.00–550.00 $507.82 $1,661 —
365–385 375 6 390.00–420.00 $405.40 $1,520 -67.50
410–440 425 6 340.00–360.00 $350.35 $1,489 -80.12
565–590 578 4 285.00–305.00 $295.22 $1,706 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1315 1218 80-85% 13 162.00–170.00 $162.65 $1,981 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1395 1363 85-90% 10 160.00–164.00 $162.46 $2,214 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1880 1670 75-80% 6 159.00–169.00 $164.63 $2,749 —
1845 1845 75-80% 1 181.00 $181.00 $3,339 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1615 1531 9 180.00–190.00 $184.14 $2,819 —
1625–1930 1778 2 208.00–217.00 $212.89 $3,785 -0.11

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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.