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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

7,070 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.43/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 726 lb · 671 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.80/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 677 lb · 373 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.97/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 726 lb · 325 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,070 9,384 6,887
Feeder cattle 6,093 6,635 5,924
Slaughter cattle 782 2,594 855
Replacement cattle 195 155 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Feedyards were hesitant to buy cattle as corn prices have increased throughout the week. The area received several inches of much needed moisture with the snow that swept across last weekend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–343 332 15 168.00–202.00 $191.61 $636 -19.59
356–394 380 33 181.00–200.00 $193.47 $735 -10.88
407–445 424 61 162.00–190.00 $180.13 $764 +1.33
460–489 473 37 165.00–184.00 $178.27 $843 +5.75
468–482 unweaned 473 9 163.00–164.00 $163.34 $773 +2.27
485 485 2 146.00 $146.00 $708 -26.52
501–549 525 218 142.00–179.00 $161.86 $850 -0.63
551–597 576 57 145.00–158.00 $151.44 $872 -4.83
583 unweaned 583 28 143.00 $143.00 $834 —
598 598 4 131.00 $131.00 $783 -25.27
600–644 623 275 137.00–149.75 $142.03 $885 -2.40
662 thin fleshed 662 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,026 —
650–699 671 254 133.00–142.50 $137.98 $926 -0.15
650–681 unweaned 671 18 125.00–131.00 $128.69 $864 +2.45
695–696 696 95 132.00–135.00 $134.05 $933 -4.08
724 thin fleshed 724 131 142.75 $142.75 $1,034 —
724 724 7 131.00 $131.00 $948 -5.88
723–733 727 13 122.00–129.00 $125.17 $910 -11.71
700–749 728 174 130.00–136.75 $133.74 $974 -3.14
758 unweaned 758 4 118.00 $118.00 $894 -7.00
771 771 9 126.00 $126.00 $971 -0.09
750–789 774 305 129.50–137.50 $132.15 $1,023 +6.06
812–847 836 197 125.00–132.00 $128.04 $1,070 -3.35
851–872 866 91 121.00–129.50 $127.55 $1,105 -4.37
939 939 12 122.00 $122.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 6 177.50–184.00 $180.72 $502 —
364–395 369 32 177.00–186.00 $180.90 $668 -9.10
405–448 421 40 155.00–169.00 $160.23 $675 -0.75
458–497 482 34 143.00–172.00 $153.13 $738 -5.29
502–548 521 32 143.00–153.00 $147.85 $770 +2.21
551–590 568 16 145.00–150.00 $146.84 $834 -4.35
603–638 626 42 126.00–134.00 $129.80 $813 +0.80
630–643 unweaned 639 7 110.00–118.00 $116.57 $745 +4.57
650–690 668 32 124.00–132.00 $125.75 $840 -2.37
703 unweaned 703 3 115.00 $115.00 $808 —
700–715 706 12 120.00–122.00 $120.67 $852 -0.12
778 unweaned 778 4 104.00 $104.00 $809 -16.00
753–797 790 206 121.00–130.50 $125.40 $991 -0.98
811–822 813 70 119.50–125.00 $123.80 $1,006 +1.54
820 unweaned 820 2 114.00 $114.00 $935 —
858–884 865 52 117.50–118.50 $118.22 $1,023 -7.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 166.00 $166.00 $569 -4.23
365–388 371 10 170.00–178.00 $173.64 $644 +34.70
406–438 429 29 134.00–145.00 $140.89 $604 +0.89
450–488 472 11 135.00–136.00 $135.27 $638 -10.43
515–534 526 13 125.00–132.00 $129.41 $681 +1.52
550–596 577 19 122.50–131.00 $126.18 $728 +0.15
610–633 624 9 118.00–122.00 $121.10 $756 -1.39
658–695 676 19 117.00–121.00 $119.67 $809 +0.59
715–743 725 19 111.00–117.00 $113.83 $825 +0.67
758 758 2 116.00 $116.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 5 130.00 $130.00 $400 —
370 370 9 143.00 $143.00 $529 —
400–445 430 6 122.00–125.00 $124.07 $534 -6.92
463–487 474 8 122.00–132.00 $127.57 $605 -4.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
210 210 1 460.00 $460.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 8 150.00–152.00 $151.26 $443 -5.65
300–343 330 21 154.00–169.00 $160.98 $531 +10.81
348 thin fleshed 348 2 179.00 $179.00 $623 —
360 unweaned 360 2 132.00 $132.00 $475 -26.00
383 thin fleshed 383 2 177.00 $177.00 $678 —
365–398 389 38 152.00–171.00 $156.60 $609 +5.23
400–440 424 35 139.00–170.00 $157.45 $668 +11.00
450–498 473 105 130.00–161.00 $145.97 $690 +4.68
460–498 unweaned 488 18 135.00–140.00 $137.45 $671 +2.45
500–549 526 80 128.00–139.00 $131.87 $694 -6.78
569 thin fleshed 569 29 139.00 $139.00 $791 —
581–583 unweaned 582 9 120.00–122.00 $120.89 $704 -4.11
552–597 585 135 121.00–130.00 $127.05 $743 -2.45
608–645 625 245 119.00–131.00 $129.38 $809 +1.82
629–643 unweaned 630 35 117.00–125.00 $123.53 $778 +2.22
638 638 11 115.00 $115.00 $734 -12.56
650–683 unweaned 656 23 117.00–121.00 $120.13 $788 -0.87
654–686 667 44 120.00–130.50 $126.63 $845 -0.76
695 695 13 122.00 $122.00 $848 -5.39
705 unweaned 705 5 115.00 $115.00 $811 —
702–743 726 479 116.00–132.50 $122.81 $892 -3.09
726 thin fleshed 726 122 128.50 $128.50 $933 —
709–748 732 65 117.00–121.50 $119.18 $872 -6.72
774–775 774 13 110.00–115.00 $114.23 $884 -9.57
754–791 784 104 115.00–124.50 $123.00 $964 -0.80
815 815 23 116.50 $116.50 $949 -6.19
813–835 828 50 110.00–118.00 $115.56 $957 -7.13
851 851 5 116.00 $116.00 $987 -6.28
887 887 21 105.00 $105.00 $931 -17.28
920 920 1 102.00 $102.00 $938 —
958–993 979 5 95.00–98.50 $96.37 $943 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–340 323 15 143.00–149.00 $146.98 $475 -17.47
350–386 382 40 139.00–153.00 $148.03 $565 +2.24
434 unweaned 434 3 119.00 $119.00 $516 -7.00
415–449 435 38 128.00–135.00 $131.47 $572 +0.62
460 unweaned 460 14 120.00 $120.00 $552 -4.00
463–498 476 29 127.00–137.00 $130.43 $621 +4.09
503–530 525 42 122.50–126.00 $123.57 $649 -2.10
543 unweaned 543 11 114.00–115.00 $114.73 $623 -4.39
552–581 unweaned 566 17 113.00–118.00 $115.60 $654 -0.74
550–597 571 58 117.00–126.00 $122.63 $700 +5.89
600–645 615 21 113.00–120.00 $117.41 $722 +0.58
632 unweaned 632 6 110.00 $110.00 $695 -1.19
651–690 unweaned 665 25 106.00–110.00 $106.72 $710 -1.27
659–691 672 31 115.00–122.00 $118.86 $799 -5.65
675 675 48 120.00 $120.00 $810 -4.51
712–747 736 10 101.00–110.00 $106.85 $786 -12.65
749 unweaned 749 5 100.00 $100.00 $749 —
753–780 unweaned 767 6 91.00–100.00 $95.10 $729 —
765–778 772 7 101.00–111.00 $105.24 $812 -17.82
805–838 832 11 90.00–100.00 $93.41 $777 —
938 938 2 86.00 $86.00 $807 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–248 241 5 135.00–141.00 $137.29 $331 —
273–288 281 9 134.00–148.00 $143.52 $403 —
370–398 385 13 123.00–139.00 $129.62 $499 -6.97
445–448 446 7 125.00 $125.00 $558 +4.85
467–498 487 20 113.00–126.00 $123.69 $602 +5.76
638 638 6 108.00–115.00 $111.50 $711 +6.49
668–690 685 12 100.00–113.00 $108.06 $740 +0.99
700–714 711 5 73.00–77.00 $73.79 $525 -19.55
760–778 767 8 78.00–96.00 $89.15 $684 -7.10
806 806 19 101.00 $101.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 5 105.00 $105.00 $322 —
375–395 383 8 113.00–118.00 $115.38 $442 —
478–495 487 6 113.00–114.00 $113.49 $553 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–446 442 6 128.00–131.00 $130.02 $575 —
468 468 5 132.00 $132.00 $618 —
725 725 5 94.00 $94.00 $682 —
768 768 5 87.00 $87.00 $668 -13.00
837 837 9 92.00 $92.00 $770 -6.00
860 860 5 85.00 $85.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 158.00 $158.00 $716 +18.00
510–526 523 6 134.00–143.00 $141.54 $740 -1.64
604 604 5 129.50 $129.50 $782 +12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014–1119 1053 80-85% 31 38.00 $38.00 $400 —
1025–1470 1188 80-85% 165 41.00–47.50 $44.02 $523 —
1085–1465 1301 80-85% 68 48.00–58.50 $52.49 $683 —
1335 1335 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $801 +10.07
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1017 961 85-90% 24 23.00–29.00 $28.17 $271 —
730–1215 970 85-90% 81 30.00–47.50 $36.98 $359 —
935–1210 1018 85-90% 10 55.00–58.00 $55.91 $569 +21.91
985–1188 1093 85-90% 21 40.00–55.00 $52.24 $571 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1680 1426 75-80% 4 47.50–50.50 $48.93 $698 —
1405–1838 1541 75-80% 59 48.00–55.50 $53.17 $819 —
1390–1980 1741 75-80% 10 53.50–57.00 $56.20 $978 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1860 1751 4 65.00–70.50 $68.80 $1,205 —
1710–2065 1954 7 71.00–77.50 $74.00 $1,446 —
1960–2115 2038 2 79.50–84.00 $81.84 $1,668 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1725 1494 5 70.00–73.00 $72.31 $1,080 —
1835 1835 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,523 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–918 894 (<2 yrs)Open 8 83.50–88.00 $86.14 $770
820–1050 935 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 42.00–45.00 $43.68 $408
1001 1001 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 72.00 $72.00 $721
880–1645 1357 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 50.00–69.00 $56.79 $771
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
530–925 thin fleshed 713 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 23 10.00–37.00 $24.04 $171
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–1130 950 (<2 yrs)Open 2 60.00–65.00 $62.03 $589

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1125 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 735.00–850.00 $792.24
1386 1386 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 785.00 $785.00
1398–1403 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 71 925.00–1,100.00 $981.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1135 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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
710–750 733 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,219.63 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
555–710 633 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00–1,075.00 $958.74 —

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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.