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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

7,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $131.82/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 781 lb · 482 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.24/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 573 lb · 300 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.67/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 533 lb · 293 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,198 6,877 2,036
Feeder cattle 6,447 6,181 1,548
Slaughter cattle 619 613 423
Replacement cattle 132 83 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 263 13 204.00–227.00 $205.99 $542 -14.83
300–345 317 38 195.50–226.00 $201.03 $637 -5.98
332 thin fleshed 332 13 208.00 $208.00 $691 —
350–395 374 35 174.00–219.00 $205.61 $769 +6.77
414 thin fleshed 414 11 192.00 $192.00 $795 —
400–443 427 125 161.00–216.00 $197.09 $842 +12.01
420–442 unweaned 438 18 190.00–196.00 $190.32 $834 —
453–488 unweaned 470 10 170.00–179.00 $175.74 $826 —
453–495 474 77 165.00–192.00 $184.51 $875 +10.14
510 thin fleshed 510 29 173.50 $173.50 $885 —
507–516 fancy 512 34 183.00–185.50 $184.09 $943 —
515 unweaned 515 3 169.00 $169.00 $870 —
500–544 533 159 153.00–177.00 $172.30 $918 +6.59
563 thin fleshed 563 2 168.00 $168.00 $946 —
550–594 573 292 139.00–168.00 $155.69 $892 -1.86
592 592 6 129.00 $129.00 $764 -28.55
603–647 616 137 132.50–159.00 $150.33 $926 +0.79
620–641 unweaned 626 15 137.50–139.00 $137.91 $863 +3.91
656–698 683 152 135.00–141.00 $138.62 $947 -4.35
701–749 722 229 129.00–136.00 $135.06 $975 -1.80
702–747 unweaned 730 21 121.00–131.00 $126.59 $924 -4.41
768–790 unweaned 772 11 122.00–128.00 $126.88 $980 —
756–798 781 471 130.00–137.00 $131.94 $1,030 +5.29
800–847 819 129 129.00–134.00 $132.76 $1,087 -2.50
853–874 861 127 129.00–133.25 $131.95 $1,136 +3.61
902–925 911 76 127.00–131.00 $129.83 $1,183 +6.48
915 915 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,061 -7.35
1003 1003 15 110.00 $110.00 $1,103 —
1152 1152 8 107.00 $107.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 184.00 $184.00 $451 —
251–288 257 12 182.00–186.00 $185.25 $476 +5.25
313 unweaned 313 2 170.00 $170.00 $532 —
385–398 394 15 180.00–203.00 $195.50 $770 —
400–448 422 33 161.00–187.00 $168.45 $711 -3.24
440–445 unweaned 442 9 166.00 $166.00 $734 —
450–499 476 32 134.00–173.00 $163.96 $780 +2.69
505–548 538 83 141.00–169.00 $161.53 $869 +12.67
550–597 589 138 140.50–155.00 $147.78 $870 +5.71
603–645 623 18 129.00–140.00 $132.64 $826 -1.28
650–690 666 34 129.00–137.50 $133.93 $892 +2.37
700–742 726 14 124.00–135.00 $129.22 $938 +5.80
740 thin fleshed 740 11 133.50 $133.50 $988 —
750–757 unweaned 756 14 117.50–120.00 $117.85 $891 —
756–783 766 17 123.00–127.00 $126.29 $967 +1.82
800–842 826 18 116.50–127.00 $119.79 $989 -1.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 154.00 $154.00 $457 —
315–348 332 6 136.00–167.00 $159.81 $531 +6.81
350–390 374 14 139.00–171.00 $163.45 $611 -1.28
403–444 434 30 143.00–159.00 $150.56 $653 +6.84
453–498 477 32 140.00–160.00 $149.51 $713 +7.72
504–542 524 24 125.00–140.00 $130.78 $685 -1.20
550–598 562 38 128.00–147.00 $134.96 $758 +5.01
603–643 625 19 120.00–128.00 $125.04 $782 +1.03
680–698 690 7 123.00–127.00 $124.69 $860 +0.03
703–743 719 12 114.00–116.00 $115.31 $829 -0.02
760–790 781 6 111.00–120.00 $116.22 $908 -1.75
800–830 817 3 105.00–120.00 $111.71 $913 +3.22
860–865 863 2 107.00–112.00 $109.51 $945 —
910–932 927 4 109.00–110.50 $110.13 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–397 392 8 141.00–142.00 $141.37 $554 —
591 591 8 122.00 $122.00 $721 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 13 44.00 $44.00 $283 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227–231 229 12 166.00 $166.00 $380 -14.00
263–296 285 35 166.00–169.00 $168.21 $479 -19.56
305 thin fleshed 305 12 185.00 $185.00 $564 —
306–347 332 56 145.00–180.00 $172.99 $574 +24.63
369 thin fleshed 369 18 173.00 $173.00 $638 —
353–396 378 29 154.00–169.00 $161.95 $612 +2.90
403–440 424 44 141.00–161.00 $152.83 $648 +2.90
453–460 thin fleshed 457 53 157.50–157.75 $157.60 $720 -1.90
450–498 477 102 130.00–154.00 $146.47 $699 +1.70
511–517 thin fleshed 514 31 144.50–151.00 $147.42 $758 —
501–549 535 262 130.00–144.00 $138.75 $742 +2.37
552–589 575 217 124.50–138.00 $132.99 $765 +0.89
601–639 609 129 126.00–133.50 $131.98 $804 +0.17
657–679 unweaned 669 15 115.00–123.00 $119.38 $799 -0.62
652–691 670 208 123.00–135.00 $130.30 $873 +1.57
675–697 689 19 112.50–121.50 $118.25 $815 +3.25
703–746 728 102 115.00–129.00 $124.08 $903 -2.23
755 unweaned 755 3 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
779 779 6 111.00 $111.00 $865 -17.46
751–795 788 187 123.00–128.00 $126.26 $995 -2.20
820–832 826 75 122.00–126.60 $125.49 $1,037 +7.99
852 852 3 113.00 $113.00 $963 -5.50
903–906 905 40 110.00–116.50 $114.55 $1,037 +2.05
1024 1024 6 88.00 $88.00 $901 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 160.00 $160.00 $520 +5.78
379–390 384 20 135.00–158.00 $148.34 $570 -3.45
409–442 427 28 134.00–153.00 $142.20 $607 +1.58
453–495 475 37 133.00–142.00 $136.78 $650 +2.10
501–547 528 26 125.50–134.00 $127.53 $673 +1.36
530 unweaned 530 1 129.00 $129.00 $684 +9.00
555–595 577 36 122.00–133.00 $125.85 $726 +3.24
578 unweaned 578 3 125.00 $125.00 $722 —
606–648 634 66 119.00–129.00 $123.61 $784 +0.57
655–690 678 109 119.50–124.50 $122.61 $831 +0.98
703–742 727 13 108.00–116.00 $113.66 $826 -5.35
750 750 10 120.00 $120.00 $900 -0.42
823 823 35 118.00 $118.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 120.00 $120.00 $366 -24.00
363–397 381 20 121.00–145.00 $138.23 $527 -1.77
418–429 426 8 126.00–135.00 $132.79 $566 +4.79
453–498 476 36 126.00–132.50 $129.23 $615 +3.56
508–530 510 10 120.00–127.00 $126.27 $644 +9.76
600–638 618 10 113.00–116.00 $114.30 $706 +1.83
655–683 671 13 102.00–116.00 $112.77 $757 +0.02
684–685 unweaned 684 8 109.00–109.50 $109.37 $748 —
823 823 15 100.00 $100.00 $823 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 8 183.00 $183.00 $560 —
505 505 2 139.00 $139.00 $702 +6.33
570–599 597 14 134.50–139.00 $134.81 $805 +7.19
631 631 6 128.00 $128.00 $808 +0.65
672 672 6 122.00 $122.00 $820 -1.01
727 727 3 118.00 $118.00 $858 -2.50
783 783 7 108.00 $108.00 $846 -14.50
870 870 3 94.00 $94.00 $818 —
1350 1350 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–495 474 6 135.00–138.00 $136.57 $647 -13.43
596 596 7 126.50 $126.50 $754 —
976 976 4 86.00 $86.00 $839 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 7 135.00 $135.00 $784 —
835 835 4 88.00 $88.00 $735 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1056–1355 1108 80-85% 66 48.50–52.50 $50.78 $563 +0.62
1085–1460 1209 80-85% 97 52.50–65.00 $55.35 $669 —
1060–1740 1356 80-85% 18 51.50–62.00 $60.50 $820 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
792 792 85-90% 3 26.00 $26.00 $206 —
890 890 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $365 —
785–1350 983 85-90% 52 35.00–52.50 $42.75 $420 +8.57
970–1065 1038 85-90% 4 25.00–29.00 $26.96 $280 -15.19
810–1373 1115 85-90% 69 43.50–63.00 $52.73 $588 +2.08
1115–1460 1215 85-90% 10 57.50–64.00 $62.56 $760 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1555 1452 75-80% 18 55.00–61.00 $58.88 $855 —
1442–1518 1463 75-80% 28 62.00–69.50 $64.47 $943 —
1375–1700 1536 75-80% 4 52.50–53.00 $52.62 $808 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1575 1323 8 67.00–82.00 $74.64 $987 +1.10
1365–1680 1510 4 83.00–93.50 $87.57 $1,322 —
1965 1965 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,926 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1556–1700 1590 7 75.00–81.00 $79.06 $1,257 —
1630–1975 1803 2 87.00–91.75 $89.60 $1,615 +10.74

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1280 998 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 15 42.00–52.50 $48.36 $483
670–1230 1012 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 68.00–79.00 $73.07 $739
960–1109 1084 (<2 yrs)Open 7 80.00–90.00 $81.93 $888
870–1420 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 55.00–62.00 $57.81 $630
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
730–890 thin fleshed 797 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 20 16.00–36.00 $24.52 $195

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1260 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 925.00–1,060.00 $977.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1235 1064 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 750.00–900.00 $829.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
955 955 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00

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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
1275–1400 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–900.00 $887.97 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
560–660 616 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–1,050.00 $925.76 —

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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.