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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

7,862 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $129.94/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 772 lb · 490 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.33/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 663 lb · 325 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.16/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 584 lb · 309 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,862 6,165 5,766
Feeder cattle 6,825 4,954 4,863
Slaughter cattle 912 974 859
Replacement cattle 125 237 44

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–287 287 9 197.00–219.00 $199.43 $572 +1.58
329–345 335 13 187.00–201.00 $198.01 $663 +23.86
353–370 thin fleshed 359 9 201.00–205.00 $203.62 $731 —
354–389 375 27 167.00–200.00 $192.63 $722 +28.65
405–440 420 56 163.00–200.00 $178.67 $750 +5.88
405–441 unweaned 437 9 158.00–161.00 $158.31 $692 —
452 thin fleshed 452 35 189.00 $189.00 $854 +1.00
467–495 unweaned 484 13 156.00–167.00 $161.44 $781 —
462–497 490 184 144.50–178.00 $165.46 $811 +5.55
507–548 518 226 144.00–177.50 $160.95 $834 +1.38
533–545 unweaned 542 12 153.00–157.00 $156.33 $847 —
567 567 35 146.00 $146.00 $828 -0.84
550–591 585 214 133.00–161.00 $150.06 $878 +3.22
590–596 unweaned 592 60 133.50–140.00 $137.47 $814 +7.47
623–643 unweaned 630 47 133.50–138.00 $135.84 $856 -2.99
602–643 640 165 136.00–144.00 $140.90 $902 +7.90
651–696 unweaned 661 277 127.00–137.00 $131.76 $871 +4.85
658–685 673 42 132.50–139.00 $136.44 $918 -3.34
697 697 6 130.00 $130.00 $906 -9.78
700–742 721 164 131.50–135.00 $133.83 $965 +9.33
720–745 unweaned 724 6 119.50–120.00 $119.59 $866 —
752–761 unweaned 753 80 119.00–123.50 $122.82 $925 +3.57
760 760 22 122.50 $122.50 $931 -15.00
751–790 776 388 125.00–136.50 $131.83 $1,023 +11.26
801–841 824 52 129.00–136.00 $130.38 $1,074 +1.22
939 939 7 119.50 $119.50 $1,122 —
958–960 958 30 110.00–119.50 $119.18 $1,142 —
1180 1180 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–285 284 5 172.50–178.00 $175.79 $499 —
300 unweaned 300 1 163.00 $163.00 $489 —
323 323 5 175.00 $175.00 $565 +11.41
360 unweaned 360 1 167.00 $167.00 $601 —
365–395 379 24 174.00–186.00 $183.23 $694 -5.77
410–448 429 61 132.50–164.00 $139.87 $600 -15.88
455–484 468 27 148.00–169.00 $162.19 $759 -1.03
516–527 unweaned 518 21 133.00–138.00 $133.73 $693 —
500–549 527 46 134.00–143.00 $138.85 $732 +2.17
558 unweaned 558 3 132.00 $132.00 $737 —
553–595 569 45 130.00–143.00 $132.50 $754 -6.85
602–640 619 36 122.00–137.00 $128.85 $798 -0.61
610–645 unweaned 619 4 111.00–117.00 $112.56 $697 -19.94
653 unweaned 653 4 124.00 $124.00 $810 —
657–697 681 15 130.00–135.00 $133.12 $907 +8.27
708–743 716 12 119.00–127.50 $125.29 $897 +4.22
705–736 unweaned 717 22 112.00–121.50 $119.71 $858 —
763 763 5 123.00 $123.00 $938 -3.50
755–798 unweaned 784 3 117.00–120.00 $117.96 $925 —
800–812 807 13 118.00–121.00 $119.62 $965 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–228 225 6 135.00–142.00 $137.28 $309 —
270–278 275 5 150.00–154.00 $151.57 $417 —
310–341 338 22 123.00–135.75 $134.69 $455 -14.31
360 360 5 160.00 $160.00 $576 +8.00
403–435 417 6 137.50–153.00 $144.97 $605 +1.39
452–482 464 13 132.00–154.00 $143.47 $666 +1.23
503–549 529 27 120.00–133.00 $126.83 $671 +0.61
551–596 569 58 119.00–131.00 $125.67 $715 +2.46
605–648 628 23 112.50–120.00 $115.04 $722 -1.63
653–696 673 17 113.50–117.00 $114.88 $773 +0.25
701–734 722 22 108.00–115.00 $112.26 $811 -0.64
763–778 771 11 86.00–115.00 $101.69 $784 -8.21
830 830 5 112.00 $112.00 $930 +2.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 129.00 $129.00 $574 —
476 476 5 124.00 $124.00 $590 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 169.00 $169.00 $456 -1.64
278 thin fleshed 278 2 180.00 $180.00 $500 —
300–318 310 25 141.00–176.00 $167.90 $520 +24.90
325–340 unweaned 335 3 164.00–166.00 $165.35 $554 —
355–374 unweaned 369 9 155.00–161.00 $157.86 $583 +27.86
360–396 375 94 144.50–175.00 $158.91 $596 +10.58
405–421 unweaned 415 8 149.00–150.50 $149.55 $621 —
401–448 429 89 130.00–158.00 $143.93 $617 +0.07
453–492 471 212 125.00–162.00 $151.83 $715 +9.45
475–493 unweaned 480 17 149.00–153.00 $151.04 $725 —
503 thin fleshed 503 2 152.00 $152.00 $765 —
523–526 unweaned 524 15 133.00–136.00 $133.80 $701 —
500–548 532 272 129.00–145.00 $134.83 $717 +3.04
554–596 576 202 120.00–141.50 $133.84 $771 +2.58
578–590 unweaned 584 19 124.00 $124.00 $724 -1.00
599 thin fleshed 599 14 144.00 $144.00 $863 +1.00
606–642 unweaned 623 45 110.00–120.00 $118.44 $738 -0.47
603–648 631 175 124.00–135.00 $127.11 $802 -0.90
659–699 unweaned 679 67 113.00–123.00 $114.96 $781 —
667–698 682 75 120.50–130.00 $124.59 $850 +0.61
704–733 unweaned 712 19 100.00–123.00 $119.52 $851 +2.31
705–749 722 201 112.50–130.00 $127.79 $923 +1.84
760–783 772 52 122.00–124.00 $123.06 $950 -4.94
776 776 5 112.00 $112.00 $869 -16.00
803–841 830 28 116.00–119.50 $118.20 $981 -6.58
896 896 5 93.00 $93.00 $833 —
930 930 6 108.50 $108.50 $1,009 —
930 930 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,014 —
956–991 969 26 110.50–155.00 $128.90 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–283 272 10 146.00–150.00 $147.65 $402 —
283 unweaned 283 2 150.00 $150.00 $424 —
310–343 332 19 130.00–158.00 $139.95 $465 -2.04
365–377 unweaned 373 3 130.00–135.00 $131.63 $491 —
350–396 377 10 144.00–152.00 $149.56 $564 —
402–445 424 82 126.00–143.00 $130.35 $553 -7.28
428–448 unweaned 440 5 125.00–132.00 $129.28 $569 —
469–498 unweaned 480 11 122.00–129.00 $124.69 $599 —
455–498 486 37 129.00–139.50 $132.11 $642 +3.74
508–546 533 105 118.00–131.50 $122.59 $653 +0.53
570–585 unweaned 575 7 114.00–119.00 $117.12 $673 —
553–599 581 89 105.00–130.00 $120.44 $700 -0.64
600–636 618 23 114.00–120.00 $117.41 $726 +0.49
645 unweaned 645 2 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
653–692 674 68 114.00–124.00 $121.05 $816 +4.03
660–692 unweaned 675 13 110.00–116.00 $113.25 $764 —
716 716 8 112.00 $112.00 $802 +6.00
715–735 unweaned 719 18 105.00–107.00 $106.55 $766 -2.45
720–749 735 8 102.00–104.00 $103.51 $761 -2.49
827 827 2 100.00 $100.00 $827 ±0.00
840 840 5 105.00 $105.00 $882 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 5 140.00 $140.00 $305 —
373 373 5 125.00 $125.00 $466 -9.03
400–438 424 8 115.00–125.00 $121.46 $515 +3.46
453–475 unweaned 460 3 107.00–116.00 $110.10 $506 —
455–495 487 20 117.50–125.00 $121.53 $592 +3.73
530–544 541 8 111.00–125.00 $113.46 $614 +0.46
618–625 620 7 102.00–114.00 $108.02 $670 +3.53
658–690 672 21 100.00–108.00 $105.99 $712 -5.43
740 740 5 100.00 $100.00 $740 +6.53
789 789 6 96.00 $96.00 $757 -2.34
800 800 1 108.00 $108.00 $864 +23.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 6 112.00 $112.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–495 476 39 130.00–132.00 $130.27 $620 -0.73
528 528 8 126.00 $126.00 $665 —
613 613 36 117.00 $117.00 $717 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
515 515 5 116.00 $116.00 $597 —
563–592 583 12 117.00–119.00 $118.17 $689 —
626–643 633 7 107.00–111.00 $108.74 $688 +2.34
653–690 668 5 106.00–110.00 $108.35 $724 —
700–736 723 14 93.00–103.00 $99.32 $718 —
771–775 772 6 90.00–100.00 $93.34 $721 —
803–833 817 8 94.00–103.00 $98.26 $803 +0.76
884 884 5 99.00 $99.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–438 436 10 145.00–158.50 $155.85 $680 —
488–490 488 9 120.00–138.50 $136.44 $666 —
571 571 9 127.00 $127.00 $725 +3.13
661–695 688 14 109.00–116.00 $110.44 $760 +2.44
755 755 4 116.00 $116.00 $876 —
850 850 1 107.00 $107.00 $910 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 85-90% 2 21.00 $21.00 $158 —
835–1295 1002 85-90% 68 21.00–34.50 $30.73 $308 +6.77
855–1375 1066 85-90% 120 33.00–43.50 $38.65 $412 —
1075–1115 1095 85-90% 2 51.50–52.50 $52.01 $570 —
900–1449 1134 85-90% 152 42.00–53.50 $46.86 $531 -0.24
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1345 1230 80-85% 5 54.00–56.50 $55.02 $677 +12.43
1105–1430 1288 80-85% 9 38.50–49.00 $44.51 $573 -18.28
1025–1645 1447 80-85% 113 47.50–57.50 $52.55 $760 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1455 1435 75-80% 3 42.50–45.00 $43.51 $624 —
1365–1725 1517 75-80% 14 45.00–55.50 $50.11 $760 +4.13
1815 1815 75-80% 1 52.50 $52.50 $953 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 51.00 $51.00 $586 —
1350–1515 1418 3 60.00–65.00 $63.22 $896 —
1150–2000 1625 7 67.00–75.50 $72.36 $1,176 —
1720–1855 1788 2 76.50–77.00 $76.76 $1,372 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,011 —
1600–1900 1737 3 76.00–83.00 $79.70 $1,384 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1065 940 (<2 yrs)Open 2 90.00–98.00 $94.53 $889
818–1070 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 73.00–78.00 $74.75 $718
961–1260 1049 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 51.00–59.00 $52.95 $555
885–1278 1128 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 41.00–50.00 $45.10 $509
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860 860 (<2 yrs)Open 1 102.00 $102.00 $877

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1182–1525 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 925.00–1,035.00 $1,001.92
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
956–1290 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 670.00–850.00 $779.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
1070–1300 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–625.00 $593.24
1560 1560 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1340 1340 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $804

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +75.00

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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.