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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

9,384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.69/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 828 lb · 606 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.80/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 783 lb · 603 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.42/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 725 lb · 335 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,384 4,870 8,926
Feeder cattle 6,635 4,064 7,724
Slaughter cattle 2,594 625 825
Replacement cattle 155 181 377

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the markets before the holidays: Yearling steers and heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Calves were 2.00 to 8.00 higher, with instances 14.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Chance of moisture going into the weekend with several inches of snow predicted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 242 3 192.00–208.00 $197.41 $478 —
280–296 295 24 187.00–225.00 $223.50 $659 —
300–336 308 13 185.00–220.00 $211.20 $650 +16.20
360–399 375 89 182.00–209.00 $204.35 $766 +17.11
400–443 422 49 159.00–202.50 $178.80 $755 +0.72
450–482 unweaned 471 53 160.00–164.00 $161.07 $759 —
453–490 480 50 167.00–177.00 $172.52 $828 +8.39
502–548 526 195 146.00–176.00 $162.49 $855 +5.36
535 unweaned 535 23 152.00 $152.00 $813 -5.00
550–593 573 188 135.00–169.00 $156.27 $895 +6.58
603–642 613 179 136.00–155.00 $144.43 $885 -10.23
609–647 unweaned 626 19 130.00–136.00 $132.49 $829 +0.54
638 638 55 150.50 $150.50 $960 -4.16
655–695 678 154 129.00–143.00 $138.13 $937 +17.13
652–698 unweaned 684 76 120.00–129.50 $126.24 $863 -5.61
700–749 712 280 126.00–139.25 $136.88 $975 +6.56
703–745 unweaned 731 21 123.25–126.00 $124.26 $908 -2.26
763 unweaned 763 12 125.00 $125.00 $954 -3.00
763–787 774 37 124.00–127.50 $126.09 $976 -4.91
757–794 784 554 127.75–136.50 $133.42 $1,046 +2.42
800 fancy 800 78 137.00 $137.00 $1,096 —
810–822 820 78 105.00–124.00 $120.63 $989 -16.52
833 thin fleshed 833 162 135.00 $135.00 $1,125 —
805–849 834 288 127.00–137.50 $131.39 $1,096 +17.72
876–889 879 105 129.00–132.75 $131.92 $1,160 +16.92
950 950 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,168 -6.06
988 988 5 107.00 $107.00 $1,057 -22.06
1026 1026 19 111.00 $111.00 $1,139 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 11 170.00 $170.00 $532 —
370 370 5 190.00 $190.00 $703 +40.00
418–446 442 40 159.00–168.00 $160.98 $712 +4.98
452–492 468 43 128.00–170.00 $158.42 $741 -4.71
512 unweaned 512 3 140.00 $140.00 $717 +4.00
505–548 525 111 140.00–151.00 $145.64 $765 +8.97
557 unweaned 557 9 133.00 $133.00 $741 —
553–566 565 65 137.00–152.50 $151.19 $854 +15.59
619 unweaned 619 7 112.00 $112.00 $693 -15.00
618–648 643 30 123.00–134.00 $129.00 $829 +1.59
660 unweaned 660 9 118.00 $118.00 $779 —
660–691 681 36 121.50–134.00 $128.12 $872 -1.38
705–741 737 21 120.00–125.00 $120.79 $890 -6.18
760 unweaned 760 2 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
759–794 781 203 124.00–131.00 $126.38 $987 +2.85
811–818 815 9 118.50–127.00 $122.26 $996 +3.20
873 unweaned 873 2 91.00 $91.00 $794 —
873 873 97 125.60 $125.60 $1,096 +7.08
927 927 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–322 314 7 167.00–174.00 $170.23 $535 +4.32
368–395 391 18 131.00–162.00 $138.94 $543 -18.33
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 -7.29
470–485 476 6 142.00–150.00 $145.70 $694 -0.28
500–530 511 10 125.00–130.00 $127.89 $654 -1.51
513 unweaned 513 3 121.00 $121.00 $621 —
552–593 576 39 124.00–134.00 $126.03 $726 -4.33
603–648 622 40 115.00–128.00 $122.49 $762 +6.39
658–680 673 13 116.00–122.00 $119.08 $801 +5.80
703–743 720 11 111.00–115.00 $113.16 $815 +2.66
718–725 unweaned 720 3 106.50–111.00 $108.01 $778 —
832–833 832 5 112.00–114.00 $112.80 $938 -0.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–448 439 7 129.00–135.00 $130.99 $575 —
460–488 467 8 129.00–136.00 $132.37 $618 +11.00
558–565 562 15 115.00–122.00 $119.06 $669 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 11 70.00 $70.00 $227 —
442 442 8 60.00 $60.00 $265 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–298 291 15 151.00–180.00 $156.91 $457 —
321 unweaned 321 17 161.50 $161.50 $518 —
325–348 339 25 138.00–180.00 $150.17 $509 -6.57
367–390 385 41 135.00–155.00 $151.37 $583 -20.99
392 unweaned 392 47 158.00 $158.00 $619 +5.00
400–443 417 57 128.00–167.00 $146.45 $611 -13.78
451–498 476 111 130.00–160.00 $141.29 $673 +16.29
485–498 unweaned 495 11 134.00–136.00 $135.00 $668 -6.59
501–548 525 170 125.00–144.00 $138.65 $728 -6.24
554–597 578 174 115.00–141.00 $129.50 $749 -14.58
593 unweaned 593 3 125.00 $125.00 $741 —
600 600 51 135.00 $135.00 $810 +5.25
600–649 unweaned 623 97 119.00–126.00 $121.31 $756 +4.55
605–647 632 69 125.00–132.00 $127.56 $806 -2.19
657 unweaned 657 5 121.00 $121.00 $795 +3.00
653–690 671 266 119.00–132.50 $127.39 $855 +22.39
702 702 20 120.00 $120.00 $842 -2.73
702–742 726 309 115.50–127.75 $125.90 $914 +3.17
741 741 6 119.00 $119.00 $882 -3.73
755 755 8 118.00 $118.00 $891 -9.42
757–787 765 81 117.50–126.00 $123.80 $947 -3.62
776 thin fleshed 776 125 129.00 $129.00 $1,001 —
803 803 52 114.75 $114.75 $921 -4.51
801–811 808 126 120.60–128.00 $122.69 $991 +3.43
857–864 861 254 121.50–123.00 $122.28 $1,053 +22.28
1010–1046 1040 12 95.00–100.00 $99.19 $1,032 —
1087 1087 7 102.00 $102.00 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 170.00 $170.00 $434 —
330–348 339 7 159.50–169.00 $164.45 $557 +20.45
360–398 369 38 134.00–154.00 $145.79 $538 +3.28
400–448 416 42 119.00–140.00 $130.85 $544 +1.19
445 unweaned 445 1 126.00 $126.00 $561 —
458 unweaned 458 2 124.00 $124.00 $568 —
460–491 485 80 126.00–134.00 $126.34 $613 -0.12
520–522 unweaned 522 8 119.00–120.00 $119.12 $622 —
503–539 524 126 109.00–134.50 $125.67 $659 +3.91
565–587 577 38 113.00–120.00 $116.74 $674 -0.15
578–590 unweaned 588 12 113.00–117.00 $116.34 $684 —
603–640 621 37 113.00–118.50 $116.83 $726 -4.50
627–636 unweaned 631 10 110.00–112.00 $111.19 $702 —
654 654 5 113.00 $113.00 $739 -0.56
668–673 unweaned 671 6 105.00–111.00 $107.99 $725 -7.01
670–693 680 66 117.00–127.00 $124.51 $847 +10.95
725 725 68 119.50 $119.50 $866 +8.90
755–770 759 139 108.00–125.50 $123.06 $934 -3.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 135.00 $135.00 $468 +9.45
371–393 378 15 125.00–144.00 $136.59 $516 +12.03
422–429 426 7 119.00–121.00 $120.15 $512 +2.11
453–497 476 62 101.00–123.50 $117.93 $561 -0.01
504–548 514 43 104.00–116.00 $113.65 $584 +2.53
553–583 564 23 103.00–113.00 $109.11 $615 -2.12
602–637 619 36 92.00–113.00 $105.01 $650 —
663–685 675 22 101.00–112.00 $107.07 $723 —
735–745 741 9 90.00–99.00 $93.34 $692 —
753–755 754 8 95.00–97.00 $96.25 $726 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 21 48.00 $48.00 $161 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
170 170 1 335.00 $335.00 —
250 250 1 375.00 $375.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 unweaned 319 14 199.00 $199.00 $635 —
335 335 1 156.00 $156.00 $523 —
405 unweaned 405 86 191.00 $191.00 $774 —
445 445 32 151.50 $151.50 $674 —
481 481 5 140.00 $140.00 $673 —
500–521 516 4 141.00–150.00 $143.18 $739 +12.49
576 unweaned 576 5 134.00 $134.00 $772 —
577 577 8 131.00 $131.00 $756 —
602 602 2 117.00 $117.00 $704 —
685–696 693 6 116.00–121.00 $118.84 $824 -1.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 6 136.00 $136.00 $666 —
537 537 14 125.00 $125.00 $671 +11.00
620 620 3 115.00 $115.00 $713 —
684 684 22 108.50 $108.50 $742 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 5 116.00 $116.00 $630 -5.00
583 583 5 121.00 $121.00 $705 -1.00
655 655 5 111.00 $111.00 $727 +6.00
761 761 5 100.00 $100.00 $761 -2.80
818 818 5 98.00 $98.00 $802 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 6 117.00 $117.00 $570 —
584 584 13 96.00 $96.00 $561 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150 150 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
767–1115 925 85-90% 19 23.00–35.00 $32.00 $296 —
860–990 925 85-90% 2 33.00–39.50 $36.02 $333 —
865–1325 1015 85-90% 129 31.00–45.00 $34.00 $345 -0.42
950–1405 1175 85-90% 91 42.00–54.50 $49.34 $580 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1137–1420 1227 80-85% 7 56.00–61.00 $59.04 $724 —
1100–1375 1232 80-85% 5 36.00–49.00 $43.22 $532 —
1020–1549 1345 80-85% 155 44.00–57.00 $49.93 $672 +8.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1725 1503 75-80% 52 48.00–55.00 $51.61 $776 —
1560–1990 1586 75-80% 23 54.00–55.00 $54.05 $857 —
1960 1960 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $980 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1950 1712 3 66.00–74.00 $70.32 $1,204 —
1640–2430 1912 9 75.00–88.50 $81.14 $1,551 —
2040 2040 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,836 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 65.00 $65.00 $949 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–983 thin fleshed 827 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 23 14.00–38.00 $24.84 $205
835–975 895 (<2 yrs)Open 11 88.00–96.00 $92.33 $826
810–1160 928 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 46.00–51.00 $48.67 $452
720–1140 984 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 54.00–59.00 $56.74 $558
945–1180 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 71.00–82.00 $76.72 $785

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,335.00 $1,335.00
1258 1258 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1369 1369 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1000 948 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00 $760.00
1035–1100 1091 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 660.00–750.00 $726.99
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00 $810.00
1060–1300 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,000.00 $977.54
1115–1310 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 710.00–850.00 $764.19
1238 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 960.00 $960.00
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1145 1019 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 700.00–850.00 $793.18

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
988–1040 1005 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 875.00–900.00 $891.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
818 818 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
483–624 577 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 925.00–970.00 $957.44 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.