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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

8,340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.26/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 778 lb · 580 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $131.36/cwt -4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 778 lb · 368 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.84/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 611 lb · 316 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,340 4,918 4,865
Feeder cattle 7,379 3,849 4,124
Slaughter cattle 859 947 671
Replacement cattle 102 122 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady, with increases at the beginning of the week and sales at the end of the week seeing the decreases. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Spring-like temperatures were in the area, but moisture continues to be much needed with winds drying out the soil.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 219.00 $219.00 $646 -3.00
328–330 329 3 192.00–210.00 $198.02 $651 —
371 unweaned 371 5 176.00 $176.00 $653 —
356–396 385 52 177.50–210.00 $190.23 $732 -6.92
410–415 unweaned 411 4 190.00–191.00 $190.75 $784 —
424–448 429 68 174.00–200.00 $189.95 $815 +7.34
453–488 473 134 163.00–189.00 $172.38 $815 +3.33
488 unweaned 488 6 167.00 $167.00 $815 —
510–543 523 176 145.00–176.00 $167.42 $876 -1.63
540 unweaned 540 12 155.00–161.00 $156.00 $842 —
578 unweaned 578 3 146.00 $146.00 $844 —
564–595 582 231 143.00–158.50 $155.66 $906 -3.70
605–649 634 156 137.25–156.50 $147.34 $934 -1.74
635 unweaned 635 7 146.00 $146.00 $927 —
651–683 664 288 138.00–149.50 $142.11 $944 -4.44
680–696 unweaned 687 19 131.00–136.00 $134.51 $924 -0.49
700–749 716 314 131.00–139.50 $136.66 $978 +4.39
753–797 778 368 127.00–135.50 $131.36 $1,022 -4.94
804–825 813 275 127.50–132.75 $131.15 $1,066 -0.61
858–880 866 184 127.00–131.50 $128.80 $1,115 +3.05
906–948 923 243 119.00–127.25 $125.87 $1,162 -0.86
954–974 968 57 119.00–121.00 $120.24 $1,164 -3.76
1029 1029 5 107.00 $107.00 $1,101 -11.50
1175 1175 15 96.50 $96.50 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 172.00 $172.00 $495 —
304–308 305 11 180.00–190.00 $185.63 $566 +7.63
355–358 357 8 176.00–186.00 $182.27 $651 +1.28
423–440 426 30 168.00–173.00 $168.62 $718 -8.39
455–497 471 17 169.00–179.00 $175.14 $825 +10.72
503–540 529 103 138.00–161.00 $151.81 $803 -15.19
565–599 582 29 132.00–160.00 $148.99 $867 +3.39
603–645 632 38 131.00–143.00 $136.89 $865 -6.26
659 unweaned 659 20 125.00 $125.00 $824 —
681 thin fleshed 681 15 135.75 $135.75 $924 —
650–699 683 46 128.00–135.00 $131.90 $901 +0.60
711 thin fleshed 711 72 137.00 $137.00 $974 —
718–737 733 20 126.50–129.00 $126.79 $929 +1.32
752–787 769 22 125.00–128.00 $126.79 $975 -2.50
776 thin fleshed 776 75 131.75 $131.75 $1,022 —
819 819 65 128.50 $128.50 $1,052 +4.50
840 840 19 120.00 $120.00 $1,008 -4.00
850–866 863 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–328 322 6 152.00–160.00 $155.92 $502 -0.42
378 378 5 154.00 $154.00 $582 -18.00
407–440 421 8 130.00–160.00 $147.75 $622 -2.25
454–497 469 10 148.00–164.00 $155.42 $729 +1.35
513–538 528 15 125.00–140.50 $134.83 $712 -1.34
558–595 577 20 119.00–140.00 $130.70 $754 -6.84
610–648 621 38 123.00–130.00 $127.00 $789 -2.00
650–684 676 8 120.00–127.00 $121.68 $823 +1.00
732 732 3 118.00 $118.00 $864 -2.89
755–793 773 17 116.00–124.00 $120.45 $931 +1.45
815 thin fleshed 815 4 129.50 $129.50 $1,055 —
860 860 4 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
959 959 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,055 —
998 thin fleshed 998 6 113.00 $113.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 5 131.00 $131.00 $554 —
465–488 477 6 132.00–136.00 $134.05 $639 —
575–592 585 5 124.00–125.00 $124.39 $728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 158.00 $158.00 $434 —
306–313 309 7 172.00–178.00 $175.40 $542 +8.03
358–398 377 43 156.00–174.50 $166.07 $626 +5.93
413 thin fleshed 413 51 169.00 $169.00 $698 +2.00
400–446 426 74 148.00–170.00 $156.02 $665 +7.53
475 thin fleshed 475 15 159.50 $159.50 $758 —
450–497 484 102 131.00–155.00 $144.67 $700 -0.65
503–540 516 80 125.00–144.00 $138.04 $712 -2.65
551–599 575 145 123.00–139.00 $132.98 $765 +12.98
605–647 611 311 126.00–136.50 $130.92 $800 -3.74
614 unweaned 614 5 126.00 $126.00 $774 -7.50
650–695 671 195 122.00–130.00 $127.48 $855 -3.43
701–748 727 229 114.00–128.00 $125.71 $914 +0.34
750–799 778 580 116.00–126.00 $123.26 $959 +0.31
801–820 812 234 120.00–124.25 $122.40 $994 +0.39
850 850 2 106.00 $106.00 $901 -10.00
856–885 863 44 114.50–119.50 $118.22 $1,020 +2.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–347 324 22 139.00–160.00 $148.30 $480 +1.20
351–395 381 38 144.50–153.00 $149.59 $570 —
410–448 438 35 130.00–151.00 $137.84 $604 -2.43
450–497 476 110 132.00–141.00 $135.33 $644 -0.16
512–548 534 19 124.00–133.00 $126.08 $673 -6.00
553–598 576 102 120.00–130.00 $127.98 $737 +0.67
600–648 616 48 120.00–129.00 $123.95 $764 +0.64
650–695 658 16 118.00–126.50 $123.34 $812 +4.06
720–748 746 91 110.00–121.25 $120.75 $901 —
828 828 27 110.00 $110.00 $911 —
836 836 8 116.00 $116.00 $970 —
860 860 2 105.00 $105.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 6 131.00 $131.00 $317 —
298 298 2 135.00 $135.00 $402 +2.34
324–344 336 12 131.00–140.00 $136.11 $457 +0.01
370–385 376 5 125.00–140.00 $131.14 $493 -3.58
400–448 428 19 120.00–135.00 $131.58 $563 +2.30
450–495 475 24 118.00–135.00 $131.17 $623 +6.39
518–545 527 3 118.00–120.00 $119.31 $629 +7.33
555–580 557 13 115.00–117.00 $116.84 $651 -0.83
608–649 636 10 109.00–117.00 $111.73 $711 +5.71
650–692 669 7 115.00–118.00 $116.11 $777 +2.01
763–788 780 9 103.00–105.00 $103.65 $808 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 15 143.50 $143.50 $524 —
450 450 21 143.00 $143.00 $644 —
665 665 3 107.00 $107.00 $712 —
802 802 2 85.00 $85.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 131.00 $131.00 $351 —
438 438 2 130.00 $130.00 $569 -11.98
478 478 3 135.00 $135.00 $645 —
623 623 2 112.00 $112.00 $698 —
678 678 2 118.00 $118.00 $800 —
743 743 4 96.00–112.00 $104.00 $773 —
785 785 2 92.00 $92.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 158.00 $158.00 $632 —
468 468 2 146.00 $146.00 $683 —
534 534 6 144.00 $144.00 $769 —
595 595 2 130.00 $130.00 $774 +15.00
698 698 4 115.00 $115.00 $803 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–985 832 85-90% 46 22.00–45.00 $33.92 $282 —
800–1418 959 85-90% 100 38.00–53.00 $41.93 $402 +11.55
854–1290 1085 85-90% 134 44.00–64.00 $51.66 $561 +9.66
984–1425 1140 85-90% 8 54.00–66.50 $58.62 $668 +0.62
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1240 1157 80-85% 7 61.00–66.00 $62.84 $727 —
1100–1392 1230 80-85% 14 47.00–51.00 $47.51 $584 —
940–1438 1278 80-85% 62 50.00–66.50 $55.36 $708 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1497–2020 1629 75-80% 7 53.00–58.00 $55.62 $906 -2.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1660 1409 7 80.00–87.00 $84.14 $1,186 —
1465–2125 1769 8 84.00–96.50 $91.11 $1,612 —
2050 2050 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,824 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 1 78.75 $78.75 $1,162 —
1525–1615 1570 2 67.00–72.50 $69.67 $1,094 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–1013 905 (<2 yrs)Open 6 89.00–99.00 $94.01 $851
945–1125 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 70.00–78.00 $73.04 $744
957–1655 1139 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 52.00–61.00 $56.64 $645
1310–1685 1531 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 61.00–66.00 $64.32 $985
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
505–905 thin fleshed 679 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 14.00–36.00 $22.53 $153

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215–1350 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–785.00 $772.00
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1071 1071 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 850.00 $850.00

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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
578–790 695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 1,235.00–1,300.00 $1,282.03 +37.21
1000–1050 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,025.00 $975.82 —
950–1100 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–760.00 $727.80 —
1000–1075 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00–910.00 $861.81 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
408–723 566 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,075.00 $995.09 —

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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.