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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

607 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $125.36/cwt -6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 425 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.09/cwt +10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 525 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $129.77/cwt ≈ $478/hd at 369 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 607 7,211 3,923
Feeder cattle 384 5,922 3,153
Slaughter cattle 131 1,028 580
Replacement cattle 92 261 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough cattle traded this week in auctions for a market trend. Cattle movement was extremely hampered by the winter storm that brought ice and snow, but much needed moisture.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 unweaned 231 5 125.00 $125.00 $289 —
278–290 unweaned 285 8 122.00–128.00 $126.00 $359 —
308–334 unweaned 327 7 121.00–129.00 $126.84 $415 —
333–338 336 6 135.00–137.00 $135.66 $456 -0.48
365 365 5 137.00 $137.00 $500 —
368–371 unweaned 370 12 123.00–128.00 $126.76 $469 —
403–418 413 10 131.00–140.00 $133.84 $553 +1.73
426–435 unweaned 431 18 118.00–122.00 $120.65 $520 —
483 483 5 130.00 $130.00 $628 +4.99
473–495 unweaned 484 9 117.00–123.00 $120.09 $581 —
500 unweaned 500 5 111.00 $111.00 $555 +4.46
510–545 523 9 115.00–120.00 $117.09 $612 -3.78
557–588 579 10 118.00 $118.00 $683 +3.39
598 unweaned 598 5 111.00 $111.00 $664 +2.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 16 140.00 $140.00 $780 +11.12
603 603 5 125.00 $125.00 $754 -5.66
684 684 11 125.00 $125.00 $855 +7.58
804 804 8 111.00 $111.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 5 145.00 $145.00 $593 -12.88
570 570 6 129.00 $129.00 $735 +3.97
695 695 5 115.00 $115.00 $799 -4.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–448 431 10 118.00–125.00 $123.05 $530 +7.53
454–498 474 14 118.00–124.00 $120.89 $573 +1.47
510–530 518 14 111.00–115.00 $113.27 $587 +6.05
553–575 564 6 113.00–114.00 $113.49 $640 +6.83
731 731 6 99.00 $99.00 $724 +3.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 5 130.00 $130.00 $363 —
309–346 325 12 119.00–121.00 $119.85 $390 +4.04
365–389 381 6 117.00–119.00 $117.64 $448 +3.65
407–445 422 5 110.00–113.00 $111.74 $472 +3.53
461 461 8 110.00 $110.00 $507 +2.17
555 555 5 104.00 $104.00 $577 +6.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–532 525 17 118.00–129.00 $126.09 $662 +5.71
584 unweaned 584 5 107.00 $107.00 $625 -2.48
630 630 9 120.00 $120.00 $756 +25.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–484 480 7 105.00–114.00 $111.48 $535 +0.48
500–532 520 9 105.00–112.00 $108.67 $565 +2.22
550 550 5 101.00 $101.00 $556 -0.11
605 605 5 109.00 $109.00 $659 +13.22
653–673 664 10 99.00–106.00 $103.10 $685 +15.02
848 848 5 86.00 $86.00 $729 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–728 720 85-90% 3 28.00–30.00 $28.65 $206 —
855–1020 1005 85-90% 11 40.00–44.50 $44.15 $444 —
907–1250 1021 85-90% 65 45.50–56.50 $50.99 $521 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1295 1148 80-85% 10 45.00–58.50 $55.34 $635 —
1215–1395 1277 80-85% 10 60.00–66.00 $62.34 $796 +14.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1327–1605 1397 75-80% 4 46.00–50.00 $48.85 $682 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1470 1321 5 63.50–69.00 $66.31 $876 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,029 ±0.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745 thin fleshed 745 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 20.00 $20.00 $149
682–1135 783 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 29 66.00–82.00 $75.64 $592
663–1210 896 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 50.00–60.00 $53.65 $481
670–1085 914 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 17 22.00–49.00 $44.70 $409

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1028 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 660.00–740.00 $731.73
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
732 732 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 250.00 $250.00

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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.