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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

5,819 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.33/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 719 lb · 292 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $142.35/cwt +8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 573 lb · 291 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.80/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 727 lb · 290 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,819 5,930 7,568
Feeder cattle 5,127 4,943 6,532
Slaughter cattle 644 924 726
Replacement cattle 48 63 310

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Momentum picked up in the auctions as there is now only one week left before Thanksgiving break.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 232 4 173.00–186.00 $182.32 $423 +0.32
260 thin fleshed 260 3 217.00 $217.00 $564 —
283 unweaned 283 2 164.00 $164.00 $464 —
348 348 10 169.00 $169.00 $588 +2.97
377–390 379 11 161.00–170.00 $168.32 $638 +16.59
373–385 thin fleshed 380 18 202.50–205.00 $203.59 $774 —
402–449 426 36 151.00–184.00 $159.63 $680 +1.68
428 thin fleshed 428 7 177.50 $177.50 $760 +1.99
453–472 thin fleshed 470 40 178.00 $178.00 $837 +18.00
451–499 482 190 140.00–168.00 $156.89 $756 +8.34
492 unweaned 492 5 145.00 $145.00 $713 +17.17
500–530 thin fleshed 515 37 168.00–176.00 $171.78 $885 —
502–543 521 83 135.00–163.00 $150.76 $785 +2.75
545 unweaned 545 4 143.00 $143.00 $779 +12.00
550–598 571 224 126.50–153.00 $143.26 $818 +8.58
561–598 thin fleshed 574 29 144.00–158.00 $154.22 $885 —
575–594 unweaned 585 38 121.00–136.00 $127.91 $748 +0.02
607 607 23 125.00 $125.00 $759 -10.30
615 thin fleshed 615 27 143.00 $143.00 $879 —
609–648 unweaned 624 69 126.50–136.50 $132.11 $824 +4.64
603–648 630 61 130.00–139.00 $133.33 $840 -1.97
667 667 3 124.00 $124.00 $827 -13.67
650–695 unweaned 684 79 120.00–132.00 $128.76 $881 +3.70
696 696 4 110.50 $110.50 $769 -27.17
709–723 714 31 126.00–127.00 $126.67 $904 -5.49
703–745 729 258 124.00–140.00 $133.60 $974 +1.44
745 unweaned 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 -1.50
751–786 762 23 122.25–135.00 $130.78 $997 +0.59
764 764 6 125.00 $125.00 $955 -5.19
750–769 unweaned 766 71 115.50–119.00 $118.30 $906 -3.70
804–832 814 31 128.00–130.00 $129.87 $1,057 -2.40
814 unweaned 814 4 107.00 $107.00 $871 —
858–860 859 3 120.00–122.00 $121.33 $1,042 -1.67
885 885 2 106.00 $106.00 $938 -17.00
900–927 unweaned 925 11 105.00–110.00 $109.56 $1,013 —
915–945 937 31 119.00–125.00 $120.90 $1,133 -10.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 167.00 $167.00 $456 —
332–345 339 7 173.00–174.00 $173.58 $588 -12.42
345 unweaned 345 2 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
370 370 3 163.00 $163.00 $603 -16.00
400–443 427 24 136.00–154.00 $147.87 $631 -4.66
456–480 460 13 150.00–168.00 $165.11 $760 +15.57
460 unweaned 460 2 140.00 $140.00 $644 —
500–543 521 39 131.00–143.00 $135.58 $706 -0.36
550–588 565 41 129.00–145.00 $138.72 $784 +6.50
600–643 630 33 119.00–127.00 $123.43 $778 -4.83
636 unweaned 636 15 120.00 $120.00 $763 +12.00
657–688 671 11 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $798 +1.00
692 unweaned 692 7 120.00 $120.00 $830 +6.81
703–738 721 47 118.00–124.50 $120.81 $871 -5.42
742–748 unweaned 746 26 112.50–113.50 $112.84 $842 —
760–772 769 13 117.00–119.00 $117.46 $903 -7.02
775 unweaned 775 2 122.00 $122.00 $946 —
805 805 14 108.50 $108.50 $873 -17.76
800–830 819 8 118.00–120.00 $118.73 $972 -7.53
888 888 5 113.00 $113.00 $1,003 —
970–971 971 16 110.00–119.00 $117.88 $1,145 —
1005 1005 10 109.00 $109.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 158.00 $158.00 $514 —
378 378 5 164.00 $164.00 $620 +17.79
420–445 435 16 132.00–149.00 $144.50 $629 —
478–494 488 16 140.00–147.00 $143.74 $701 +1.24
505–548 523 23 119.00–131.00 $124.16 $649 -2.16
561–595 579 23 120.00–129.00 $123.70 $716 +2.20
618–645 638 10 111.00–117.00 $114.01 $727 -5.05
673–678 676 15 116.50–117.00 $116.83 $790 -1.17
729 729 5 109.00 $109.00 $795 -4.25
760–794 787 10 110.00–112.00 $111.61 $878 +3.70
803 803 5 98.00 $98.00 $787 —
883 883 6 107.00 $107.00 $945 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 10 30.00 $30.00 $142 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 6 140.00 $140.00 $398 —
334 thin fleshed 334 5 169.00 $169.00 $564 +9.00
328–348 336 18 152.00–161.50 $156.85 $527 +12.25
356–370 360 25 151.00–157.00 $155.03 $558 +15.57
371–398 thin fleshed 385 28 164.00–175.00 $168.92 $650 +4.92
408–447 435 43 140.00–153.50 $146.69 $638 +8.28
413–441 thin fleshed 436 39 161.00–164.00 $161.51 $704 +5.51
451 unweaned 451 4 137.00 $137.00 $618 —
453–491 470 149 120.00–148.00 $138.79 $652 +10.41
470 thin fleshed 470 3 157.00 $157.00 $738 —
495 495 9 125.50 $125.50 $621 -2.88
511 thin fleshed 511 36 146.00 $146.00 $746 —
501–542 526 172 120.50–142.50 $133.23 $701 +4.11
550–595 574 207 122.50–136.00 $127.13 $730 -4.30
564–590 unweaned 574 44 115.00–126.00 $122.09 $701 +7.09
588–592 589 6 100.00–110.00 $106.65 $628 +9.00
610–644 621 73 125.00–134.00 $128.00 $795 +0.73
607–645 unweaned 633 72 110.00–127.00 $120.33 $762 +9.31
647 647 13 116.00 $116.00 $751 -11.27
671 671 4 95.00 $95.00 $637 -37.50
652–692 unweaned 673 111 115.00–119.00 $117.47 $791 +0.77
663–695 675 47 123.00–132.50 $126.68 $855 -5.82
700–746 717 226 108.00–137.00 $129.12 $926 +1.97
719 719 15 126.00 $126.00 $906 -1.15
725–742 unweaned 726 51 114.00–115.00 $114.06 $828 +5.12
756 unweaned 756 18 114.00 $114.00 $862 +4.26
767–796 779 186 127.00–130.50 $128.51 $1,001 +5.88
816 816 4 116.00 $116.00 $947 -3.48
853–883 863 28 107.00–127.50 $120.76 $1,042 —
867 867 5 95.00 $95.00 $824 —
891 891 6 96.00 $96.00 $855 —
903–911 909 10 90.00–100.00 $92.98 $845 -11.02
1001–1043 1006 27 101.00–107.00 $106.31 $1,069 —
1160 1160 5 90.00 $90.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–340 331 5 133.00–140.00 $136.79 $453 —
352–391 382 19 134.00–142.00 $136.57 $522 +1.64
430–448 440 23 125.00–143.00 $131.04 $577 +1.58
460–483 471 29 121.00–131.00 $123.28 $581 -1.65
500–549 533 77 115.00–132.00 $122.41 $652 +1.49
550–598 573 126 113.00–125.00 $118.15 $677 -1.42
608–628 614 17 109.00–136.00 $119.09 $731 +6.50
632 unweaned 632 16 105.00 $105.00 $664 -6.65
669 669 14 105.50 $105.50 $706 -5.82
650–698 676 234 110.00–131.75 $128.72 $870 +17.40
654–689 unweaned 678 23 109.00–115.00 $111.88 $759 —
700–711 709 5 110.00–114.00 $110.79 $786 -5.21
721 unweaned 721 4 105.00 $105.00 $757 —
774 774 70 131.50 $131.50 $1,018 —
878 878 2 111.00 $111.00 $975 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 120.00 $120.00 $406 -6.00
353–376 365 22 121.00–128.00 $126.35 $461 —
405–438 426 22 122.00–124.00 $122.63 $522 +7.50
462–493 485 88 114.00–125.00 $116.65 $566 +0.53
507–511 510 18 107.00–115.00 $109.28 $557 -2.72
550–586 572 46 106.00–125.00 $113.70 $650 +4.64
603–649 631 75 101.00–125.00 $117.08 $739 +12.89
675–687 682 16 101.00–106.00 $104.31 $711 +1.80
713–745 735 14 90.00–100.00 $96.43 $709 -1.23
780 780 5 89.00 $89.00 $694 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 32 120.00 $120.00 $688 —
662 662 36 107.50 $107.50 $712 —
951 951 18 97.00 $97.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–542 535 16 110.00–114.00 $111.52 $597 +1.52
643–647 646 11 98.00–106.00 $103.83 $671 —
695 695 5 109.00 $109.00 $758 +4.20
705–745 735 9 89.00–93.00 $91.54 $673 -12.62
763 763 5 95.00 $95.00 $725 -1.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 152.00 $152.00 $517 —
443 443 4 134.00 $134.00 $594 —
626–641 630 22 114.00–124.00 $119.02 $750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
806–851 826 85-90% 22 32.00–36.50 $36.08 $298 —
850 850 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $332 —
920–980 947 85-90% 3 21.00–27.00 $24.39 $231 —
840–1285 1030 85-90% 53 29.00–36.00 $32.65 $336 +0.47
885–1442 1119 85-90% 71 35.00–44.50 $41.54 $465 -8.88
869–1405 1126 85-90% 136 43.00–52.00 $47.37 $533 -3.05
955–1202 1140 85-90% 4 52.00–52.50 $52.10 $594 +1.68
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $690 -1.00
1100–1395 1257 80-85% 53 45.00–53.50 $50.70 $637 -5.30
1143–1612 1288 80-85% 52 40.00–48.00 $43.59 $561 -12.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–743 731 28 23.00–35.00 $25.79 $189 —
787 787 3 44.00 $44.00 $346 —
806–845 821 17 26.00–36.00 $31.15 $256 -10.96
865–885 875 2 33.00–43.00 $38.06 $333 -3.96
935 935 1 33.00 $33.00 $309 -12.20
955–970 963 4 25.00–44.50 $39.29 $378 -4.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1830 1548 75-80% 26 41.50–54.00 $49.86 $772 -10.64
1570 1570 75-80% 1 40.00 $40.00 $628 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1610 1442 12 62.00–75.50 $68.76 $992 —
1620–2140 1808 5 77.00–79.50 $78.20 $1,414 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1570 1470 2 63.50–69.00 $66.44 $977 —
1820–1905 1863 2 83.00–83.50 $83.24 $1,551 —
1930–2040 1985 2 77.50–78.00 $77.74 $1,543 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
923 923 (<2 yrs)Open 6 104.50 $104.50 $965
942–1243 1002 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 42 41.00–50.00 $45.16 $453
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 79.00 $79.00 $857
1105–1285 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 63.00–67.00 $65.02 $764
895–1557 1262 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 28 50.00–59.00 $55.93 $706
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010–1029 1020 (<2 yrs)Open 35 89.00–92.50 $90.80 $926
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
904 904 (<2 yrs)Open 12 70.00 $70.00 $633

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1064–1131 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 89 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1130–1248 1156 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 62 760.00–875.00 $868.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1056 1056 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00
1256–1396 1364 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 49 1,000.00–1,085.00 $1,057.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1053–1280 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 750.00–875.00 $799.04
1140–1593 1252 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 810.00–850.00 $827.05

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1168 1168 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
555–674 615 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 850.00–1,050.00 $1,030.38 —

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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.