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Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, July 21, 2026

659 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (272)

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $319.29/cwt ≈ $2,395/hd at 750 lb · 74 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.50/cwt ≈ $2,487/hd at 865 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $407.00/cwt -37.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,951/hd at 479 lb · 30 head
Wildorado 7-weight heifers sold at $319/cwt, which is $8/cwt below the TX average ($327) and $18/cwt under Dalhart, TX ($337). TX 7-weight heifers are down $27 from their late June peak of $347/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 659 821 788
Feeder cattle 435 658 646
Slaughter cattle 90 63 34
Replacement cattle 134 100 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend with these lighter summer runs. Demand was good especially for the attractive replacement cows on hand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–392 376 20 520.00–560.00 $535.16 $2,012 —
519 519 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,284 -17.00
529 unweaned 529 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,222 —
625–643 unweaned 639 8 367.00–367.50 $367.12 $2,346 —
771 unweaned 771 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,583 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,884 -23.11
931 931 11 256.00 $256.00 $2,383 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
764 764 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,986 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 7 500.00 $500.00 $1,275 —
302 302 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,601 —
372 372 11 480.00 $480.00 $1,786 —
426 426 12 387.50 $387.50 $1,651 -112.50
479 479 24 414.00 $414.00 $1,983 -30.82
481 unweaned 481 6 379.00 $379.00 $1,823 —
562 unweaned 562 10 345.50 $345.50 $1,942 —
577 577 11 347.00 $347.00 $2,002 -10.50
671 671 20 342.00 $342.00 $2,295 —
865 865 63 287.50 $287.50 $2,487 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–759 750 74 307.00–320.00 $319.29 $2,395 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
214 214 9 700.00 $700.00 $1,498 —
266 266 5 630.00 $630.00 $1,676 +80.00
313 313 2 575.00 $575.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,828 —
499 499 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,846 —
996 996 7 215.00 $215.00 $2,141 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–987 925 85-90% 25 168.00–176.00 $169.71 $1,570 +11.71
1013–1052 1023 85-90% 12 164.00–172.00 $166.06 $1,699 —
1065–1122 1072 85-90% 23 175.00–182.00 $175.96 $1,886 -1.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1183–1393 1279 80-85% 23 178.50–182.00 $180.47 $2,308 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 3 173.00 $173.00 $2,448 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,661 —
1565–2185 1872 3 191.00–200.00 $195.06 $3,652 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
838–945 887 (<2 yrs)Open 13 270.00–307.00 $285.36 $2,531

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,375.00 $2,375.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1158 1158 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 3,200.00 $3,200.00
1171 1171 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1181 fancy 1181 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 37 4,100.00 $4,100.00
1188 1188 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1080–1550 1229 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 2,300.00–2,525.00 $2,452.32
1285–1625 1455 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,475.00–2,550.00 $2,516.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
1200–1250 1227 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 11 3,000.00–3,700.00 $3,388.89 —

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Price trend

high 387.00 low 306.56 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

750–799 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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