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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

5,930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.70/cwt +22.70 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 565 lb · 261 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.02/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 623 lb · 215 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.23/cwt ≈ $952/hd at 720 lb · 215 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,930 607 8,433
Feeder cattle 4,943 384 6,719
Slaughter cattle 924 131 1,274
Replacement cattle 63 92 440

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last comparable markets two week's ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher, with instances as much as 15 higher. Trade activity was moderate to good on good demand. Last week brought some much need moisture with the ice and snow storm, but hampered cattle movement. This week it has warmed back up to the 70's.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 182.00 $182.00 $437 —
285 285 1 175.00 $175.00 $499 —
312 thin fleshed 312 5 185.00 $185.00 $577 —
320–332 330 6 161.00–167.00 $166.03 $548 —
355–371 367 4 151.00–154.00 $151.73 $557 —
398 unweaned 398 2 141.00 $141.00 $561 —
406–426 thin fleshed 416 18 175.00–176.00 $175.51 $730 —
403–443 425 29 136.00–170.00 $157.95 $671 —
475–476 unweaned 476 12 125.00–142.00 $127.83 $608 —
452–498 482 129 133.00–173.00 $148.55 $716 —
490 thin fleshed 490 4 160.00 $160.00 $784 —
503–547 527 65 134.00–153.00 $148.01 $780 —
540 540 6 121.00 $121.00 $653 —
545 unweaned 545 1 131.00 $131.00 $714 —
555–578 unweaned 568 8 126.00–129.00 $127.89 $726 —
550–592 584 93 124.00–144.00 $134.68 $787 -5.32
591 591 4 120.00 $120.00 $709 -20.00
600–640 623 118 125.50–143.50 $135.30 $843 +10.30
616–643 unweaned 630 66 114.50–133.50 $127.47 $803 —
655–688 unweaned 666 23 119.00–126.00 $125.06 $833 —
663–692 685 122 133.00–141.00 $137.67 $943 +12.67
712 unweaned 712 29 116.50 $116.50 $829 —
713 value added 713 38 144.50 $144.50 $1,030 —
702–741 723 148 130.00–136.00 $132.16 $956 —
753–777 763 64 128.25–131.50 $130.19 $993 —
789 unweaned 789 9 122.00 $122.00 $963 —
810–838 829 54 129.50–134.00 $132.27 $1,097 +21.27
882 882 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,085 —
902–934 907 172 119.00–133.75 $131.74 $1,195 —
957 957 32 117.00 $117.00 $1,120 —
1001 1001 5 107.00 $107.00 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 5 186.00 $186.00 $614 —
389 389 5 179.00 $179.00 $696 —
435–445 441 6 139.00–156.00 $152.53 $673 +7.53
453 453 3 135.00 $135.00 $612 —
455–473 466 30 129.00–162.00 $149.54 $697 —
525–548 538 17 132.00–141.00 $135.94 $731 —
555 unweaned 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 —
557–598 569 105 127.00–142.00 $132.22 $752 +3.22
608 unweaned 608 6 108.00 $108.00 $657 —
615–631 622 51 119.00–132.50 $128.26 $798 —
653–675 664 10 118.00 $118.00 $784 +3.00
653–695 unweaned 673 15 100.00–121.00 $113.19 $762 —
700–710 unweaned 705 2 110.00–114.00 $111.99 $790 —
718–727 723 11 118.00–133.00 $126.23 $913 —
770–774 774 32 116.00–124.75 $124.48 $963 —
807–848 823 192 110.00–129.50 $126.26 $1,039 —
907–908 908 77 116.50–124.00 $120.79 $1,097 —
1163 1163 2 91.00 $91.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–224 216 7 146.00–150.00 $148.37 $320 —
261–297 271 7 131.00–138.00 $135.81 $368 —
358–398 390 22 126.00–169.00 $146.21 $570 +9.21
451–462 459 23 139.00–144.00 $142.50 $654 +12.50
515–545 532 44 117.00–130.00 $126.32 $672 +9.23
543 unweaned 543 2 82.00 $82.00 $445 —
560–588 unweaned 569 9 100.00 $100.00 $569 -11.00
553–595 580 16 115.00–129.00 $121.50 $705 +3.50
600 unweaned 600 2 85.00 $85.00 $510 —
605–636 624 21 113.00–125.00 $119.06 $743 —
655–688 667 63 111.00–122.50 $118.00 $787 —
691–693 unweaned 692 33 76.00–90.00 $84.07 $582 —
702–708 706 8 112.00–114.00 $113.25 $800 —
796–797 796 11 107.00–109.00 $107.91 $859 —
842 842 11 105.50 $105.50 $888 —
903–906 905 14 94.00–103.00 $99.79 $903 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 4 27.00 $27.00 $133 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 156.00 $156.00 $351 —
320–321 321 10 144.00–150.00 $144.60 $464 —
330 thin fleshed 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
366 thin fleshed 366 10 164.00 $164.00 $600 —
356–397 375 32 130.00–145.00 $139.46 $523 —
417 unweaned 417 3 132.50 $132.50 $553 —
400–440 421 46 118.00–144.00 $138.41 $583 —
432 thin fleshed 432 13 156.00 $156.00 $674 —
459–497 477 63 110.00–143.00 $128.38 $612 —
460–498 unweaned 488 8 122.00–130.00 $123.99 $605 —
500–543 511 82 124.50–138.00 $129.12 $660 +3.03
521 unweaned 521 12 132.00 $132.00 $688 —
544 544 5 99.00 $99.00 $539 -27.09
558 unweaned 558 9 115.00 $115.00 $642 +8.00
555–595 565 243 125.00–135.00 $131.43 $743 —
580–588 583 9 95.00–99.00 $97.65 $569 —
606–645 unweaned 617 43 101.00–117.00 $111.02 $685 —
600–649 624 172 124.00–132.00 $127.27 $794 +7.27
682 682 62 132.50 $132.50 $904 —
655–690 unweaned 685 46 106.00–120.50 $116.70 $799 —
708–711 710 57 125.50–129.00 $127.15 $903 —
700–737 unweaned 722 51 107.00–114.00 $108.94 $787 —
759–793 779 154 120.00–126.50 $122.63 $955 —
760–790 unweaned 788 33 105.50–110.00 $109.74 $865 —
810–838 822 23 104.00–125.50 $119.48 $982 —
911 911 8 104.00 $104.00 $947 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–397 387 43 130.00–142.00 $134.93 $522 —
412 unweaned 412 3 125.00 $125.00 $515 —
420–437 431 14 124.00–132.00 $129.46 $558 +6.41
452–493 472 62 122.00–126.00 $124.93 $590 +4.04
491 unweaned 491 3 120.00 $120.00 $589 —
502–548 528 45 113.00–127.50 $120.92 $638 +7.65
500–545 unweaned 533 4 114.00–117.00 $115.28 $614 —
552–588 570 40 115.00–123.00 $119.57 $682 +6.08
565–575 unweaned 570 2 100.00–106.00 $103.03 $587 —
625–640 635 15 105.00–118.00 $112.59 $715 —
604–645 unweaned 639 29 111.00–116.00 $111.65 $713 —
661–685 669 6 110.00–112.00 $111.32 $745 —
701 701 5 116.00 $116.00 $813 +17.00
755 unweaned 755 3 105.00 $105.00 $793 —
838 838 3 107.00 $107.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–228 211 9 120.00–132.00 $123.39 $260 —
325 unweaned 325 1 124.00 $124.00 $403 —
346 346 5 126.00 $126.00 $436 +6.15
400–418 406 10 110.00–117.00 $115.13 $467 +3.39
455–485 470 25 110.00–121.00 $116.12 $546 +6.12
517–543 unweaned 527 5 82.00 $82.00 $432 —
530 530 2 112.00 $112.00 $594 —
568–596 588 13 105.00–112.00 $109.06 $641 +5.06
592 unweaned 592 7 79.00 $79.00 $468 —
610–633 618 10 103.00–105.00 $104.19 $644 —
655–682 674 16 100.00–105.00 $102.51 $691 —
720–743 728 6 97.00–98.00 $97.66 $711 —
785 785 5 93.00 $93.00 $730 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–490 479 10 118.00–127.00 $122.95 $589 +11.47
507–508 507 5 108.00–113.00 $110.00 $558 +1.33
565–598 585 19 104.00–116.00 $110.00 $644 +9.00
682–695 686 10 104.00–105.00 $104.80 $719 +1.70
718–733 727 5 101.00–109.00 $104.16 $757 —
765–790 780 6 93.00–102.00 $96.62 $754 —
812–848 827 7 93.00–103.00 $97.50 $806 +11.50
862 862 5 94.00 $94.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 13 145.00 $145.00 $563 —
410 410 3 113.00 $113.00 $463 —
528 528 16 120.00 $120.00 $634 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 140.50 $140.50 $663 —
570 570 1 114.00 $114.00 $650 —
660–676 671 9 112.00–122.00 $118.72 $797 —
800 800 1 80.00 $80.00 $640 —
1020 1020 1 75.00 $75.00 $765 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–990 953 85-90% 3 36.50–45.50 $39.95 $381 —
960 960 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $307 —
860–1364 1029 85-90% 20 24.50–38.00 $32.18 $331 -18.81
820–1243 1045 85-90% 119 33.50–47.00 $43.29 $452 -7.70
855–1420 1116 85-90% 228 41.00–59.00 $50.42 $563 —
1298–1523 1399 85-90% 10 50.00–60.00 $53.82 $753 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1101–1410 1189 80-85% 17 40.50–44.00 $42.94 $511 —
1050–1505 1239 80-85% 123 46.00–60.00 $54.09 $670 —
1230–1310 1261 80-85% 16 50.00–62.00 $56.00 $706 -6.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 3 40.00 $40.00 $268 —
715 thin fleshed 715 3 36.00 $36.00 $257 —
845–846 846 19 42.00–43.00 $42.11 $356 —
854–888 869 24 40.00–46.00 $42.02 $365 —
874–895 thin fleshed 878 6 37.00–38.00 $37.83 $332 —
920–946 941 15 44.00–46.00 $45.20 $425 —
980–998 994 5 43.50–45.00 $43.80 $435 —
1012–1040 1018 8 46.00–50.00 $47.63 $485 —
1085 1085 1 44.00 $44.00 $477 —
1105–1123 1119 4 41.00–44.50 $43.64 $488 —
1163–1182 1172 12 46.00–48.00 $46.71 $547 —
1215 1215 2 46.00 $46.00 $559 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1590 1443 75-80% 3 42.50–45.00 $43.76 $631 —
1295–1637 1504 75-80% 32 45.00–54.00 $52.22 $785 —
1540 1540 75-80% 1 60.50 $60.50 $932 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1920 1768 8 74.00–78.50 $76.60 $1,354 —
1755–2170 1947 15 80.00–86.00 $82.75 $1,611 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1833 1506 10 51.50–70.00 $66.25 $998 —
1475–1925 1697 13 72.50–81.00 $78.12 $1,326 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
911 911 (<2 yrs)Open 4 98.00 $98.00 $893
830–1245 996 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 69.00–76.00 $73.17 $729
1073–1660 1190 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 18 53.50–63.50 $58.16 $692

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
996–1483 1177 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 630.00–840.00 $696.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730–754 740 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 825.00–850.00 $835.19 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 29.00 $29.00 $104 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 8 44.00 $44.00 $296 —
883 883 3 50.00 $50.00 $442 —

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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.