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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

6,877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.54/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 790 lb · 630 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.46/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 756 lb · 518 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.57/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 721 lb · 487 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,877 7,303 4,716
Feeder cattle 6,181 5,831 4,045
Slaughter cattle 613 830 619
Replacement cattle 83 642 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Live cattle futures was higher than current cash markets, which boosted buyer's momentum on yearlings going to feedlots.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 202.00 $202.00 $485 —
260–280 275 6 208.00–228.00 $220.82 $607 —
300–340 325 7 199.00–219.00 $207.01 $673 —
361 thin fleshed 361 7 224.00 $224.00 $809 —
350–387 376 19 185.00–216.00 $198.84 $748 -6.64
400–448 422 37 166.00–208.00 $185.08 $781 -9.59
450–495 474 145 161.50–186.50 $174.37 $827 +3.35
501–548 531 191 153.00–180.00 $165.71 $880 +2.29
558–598 573 179 147.00–169.00 $157.55 $903 +0.38
610 unweaned 610 3 134.00 $134.00 $817 +1.48
600–647 628 92 142.00–152.00 $149.54 $939 +3.78
650–690 678 199 132.00–148.50 $142.97 $969 +3.23
662–691 unweaned 678 33 127.00–130.00 $128.32 $870 -4.17
707 707 3 129.50 $129.50 $916 -8.08
700–749 721 464 128.00–140.50 $136.86 $987 -0.72
711–738 unweaned 729 20 131.00 $131.00 $955 +4.53
753–791 778 17 125.00–127.50 $126.65 $985 -5.77
754–799 790 613 130.00–137.60 $135.79 $1,073 +3.37
806 806 66 126.00 $126.00 $1,016 -4.53
806–843 817 294 130.00–136.00 $135.26 $1,105 +4.73
855–862 857 176 124.50–133.25 $128.34 $1,100 -0.66
939–945 943 20 123.00–124.00 $123.35 $1,163 -8.90
950 950 9 118.50 $118.50 $1,126 -11.85
1043 1043 12 112.00 $112.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 180.00 $180.00 $464 —
325 325 3 177.00 $177.00 $575 —
355–360 358 8 178.00–203.00 $181.10 $648 —
403–448 432 16 160.00–190.00 $171.69 $742 -1.74
460–495 469 15 155.00–167.00 $161.27 $756 —
500–543 526 33 141.50–161.00 $148.86 $783 +5.74
565–598 591 9 139.00–151.00 $142.07 $840 +7.34
604 unweaned 604 6 119.50 $119.50 $722 -2.50
600–640 626 47 128.00–140.00 $133.92 $838 -0.48
666–698 687 76 126.00–135.50 $131.56 $904 +6.21
703–740 721 16 120.00–131.00 $123.42 $890 -7.95
751–788 754 58 122.00–125.00 $124.47 $939 -0.44
821–827 825 23 120.00–124.00 $121.38 $1,001 -0.62
981 981 19 117.00 $117.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–238 225 6 158.00–164.00 $159.78 $360 —
252–270 259 8 157.00–161.00 $158.57 $411 -4.41
341 341 4 153.00 $153.00 $522 -19.00
355–395 375 4 160.00–170.00 $164.73 $618 +1.73
413–447 433 5 138.00–153.00 $143.72 $622 +2.45
460–495 479 8 131.00–155.00 $141.79 $679 +2.63
506–543 525 21 128.00–139.00 $131.98 $693 -0.02
553–598 580 28 122.00–136.00 $129.95 $754 +2.81
608–645 633 33 121.00–126.00 $124.01 $785 +0.30
650–693 679 6 124.00–125.00 $124.66 $846 +0.66
738–749 745 6 115.00–116.00 $115.33 $859 —
760–797 773 25 112.00–120.00 $117.97 $912 —
828–838 833 6 107.00–110.00 $108.49 $904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 180.00 $180.00 $360 —
255–270 263 2 180.00–196.00 $187.77 $494 —
308–343 328 10 144.00–165.00 $148.36 $487 -4.67
355–398 381 50 140.00–178.00 $159.05 $606 +2.22
408 thin fleshed 408 7 169.00 $169.00 $690 —
400–447 426 73 137.00–160.00 $149.93 $639 -2.09
463 thin fleshed 463 26 159.50 $159.50 $738 -0.54
450–496 469 111 125.00–149.25 $144.77 $679 +3.15
501–545 522 110 125.00–150.00 $136.38 $712 -0.81
552–593 567 205 122.00–137.50 $132.10 $749 -1.38
600–649 619 175 125.00–136.50 $131.81 $816 +0.46
619–643 unweaned 624 37 116.50–122.50 $119.71 $747 -3.85
656–695 670 100 125.00–133.00 $128.73 $862 +14.06
670 unweaned 670 9 120.00 $120.00 $804 +1.64
698 698 7 115.00 $115.00 $803 -10.44
703 unweaned 703 12 116.00 $116.00 $815 +0.19
700–749 732 360 115.00–128.50 $126.31 $925 +3.45
748 748 16 120.00 $120.00 $898 -2.86
750–769 756 518 120.00–130.10 $128.46 $971 +13.46
813 813 19 117.50 $117.50 $955 -6.63
816 816 8 117.50 $117.50 $959 -6.63
871 871 19 118.50 $118.50 $1,032 -2.76
882 882 6 112.50 $112.50 $992 -8.76
922 922 8 112.50 $112.50 $1,037 -0.50
969 969 4 111.00 $111.00 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–333 317 8 148.00–158.00 $154.22 $489 +22.25
353–388 368 12 147.00–159.00 $151.79 $559 +12.15
408–447 427 32 134.00–150.00 $140.62 $600 +7.22
471–483 476 26 132.50–141.00 $134.68 $641 +2.54
535 unweaned 535 3 120.00 $120.00 $642 —
503–548 536 53 120.00–131.00 $126.17 $676 +1.18
558–599 579 117 115.00–129.50 $122.61 $710 +5.09
600–644 617 133 116.00–125.00 $123.04 $759 +4.74
632 unweaned 632 2 115.00 $115.00 $727 +2.12
653–697 669 41 116.00–126.00 $121.63 $814 +2.22
683 unweaned 683 3 107.00 $107.00 $731 -9.40
720–748 726 60 109.00–121.00 $119.01 $864 -2.48
779–797 781 77 101.00–121.50 $120.42 $940 +10.42
866 866 16 115.50 $115.50 $1,000 +11.50
1080 1080 4 77.00 $77.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 8 126.00–143.00 $138.75 $337 —
325 325 5 144.00 $144.00 $468 —
353 353 5 140.00 $140.00 $494 +11.82
435–445 441 8 128.00 $128.00 $564 +4.00
473–486 482 6 125.00–126.00 $125.67 $606 +3.45
543–548 544 8 113.00–121.00 $116.51 $634 +9.54
553–595 574 11 116.00–119.00 $116.99 $672 +9.24
605–628 616 9 110.00–115.00 $112.47 $693 +4.80
651–688 670 10 103.00–116.00 $112.75 $755 +3.36
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 15 137.50 $137.50 $620 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 170.00 $170.00 $634 —
448 448 10 151.00 $151.00 $676 —
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 —
529–533 530 12 131.00–143.00 $132.67 $703 -5.73
564–574 570 13 127.00–128.00 $127.62 $727 —
624–631 627 30 125.00–131.50 $127.35 $798 -1.65
660–690 669 12 116.00–125.00 $123.01 $823 —
726 726 7 120.50 $120.50 $875 —
756 756 4 122.50 $122.50 $926 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614–618 617 12 117.00–119.00 $118.34 $730 +4.34
739–744 741 20 110.00–113.00 $111.95 $830 —
797 797 10 90.00 $90.00 $717 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 +16.00
650–697 689 10 100.00–117.00 $115.13 $793 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 133.00 $133.00 $678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1205 989 85-90% 37 25.00–39.00 $34.18 $338 —
848–1365 1015 85-90% 69 39.00–50.00 $42.15 $428 —
1030–1140 1060 85-90% 5 52.50–63.00 $58.56 $621 +19.79
920–1470 1121 85-90% 58 38.50–62.00 $50.65 $568 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
948–1650 1141 80-85% 50 46.25–53.00 $50.16 $572 —
1020–1290 1254 80-85% 15 55.00–63.50 $62.92 $789 —
1050–1535 1336 80-85% 77 50.00–63.00 $57.89 $773 +14.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1359–1620 1403 75-80% 9 49.00–51.00 $50.51 $709 —
1359–1525 1417 75-80% 9 55.00–64.00 $59.90 $849 —
1315–1815 1577 75-80% 12 50.00–56.00 $53.01 $836 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1173–1700 1306 8 70.00–80.00 $73.54 $960 —
1345–2210 1612 29 83.00–89.00 $85.73 $1,382 +1.72
1740 1740 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,618 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–2150 1821 5 77.50–83.25 $78.86 $1,436 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1005 937 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 75.00 $75.00 $703
810–1220 959 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 14 44.00–54.00 $47.54 $456
945–1080 1013 (<2 yrs)Open 2 86.00–99.00 $92.07 $933
915–1410 1257 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 58.00–65.00 $61.35 $771
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
585–850 thin fleshed 716 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 14.00–30.00 $19.63 $141

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1203 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 655.00 $655.00
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1100–1515 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 825.00–1,200.00 $1,146.71
1305 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1360 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1430 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 610.00–800.00 $729.34
1250–1530 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 710.00–795.00 $756.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1010 993 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 790.00–800.00 $796.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
535–763 687 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,031.49 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
740 740 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 40.00 $40.00 $192 —
730 730 1 48.00 $48.00 $350 —

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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.