Cattle Market Pulse

Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

8,677 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $127.72/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 877 lb · 1,359 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.56/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 823 lb · 662 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.68/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 820 lb · 443 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,677 8,340 4,965
Feeder cattle 7,602 7,379 4,294
Slaughter cattle 848 859 610
Replacement cattle 227 102 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Trade was active on good demand, with yearlings coming off of wheat this time of year. A chance of much needed rain going into the weekend.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 2 179.00 $179.00 $582 —
362–390 366 15 185.00–191.00 $188.86 $691 -1.37
404–422 413 38 160.00–200.00 $175.69 $726 -14.26
433 unweaned 433 4 172.00 $172.00 $745 -18.75
465–481 474 15 159.00–185.00 $174.53 $827 +2.15
491 unweaned 491 17 169.00 $169.00 $830 +2.00
510 510 11 168.00 $168.00 $857 +0.58
502–538 513 76 145.00–168.00 $162.00 $831 -5.42
500–549 unweaned 536 16 155.00–160.00 $156.51 $839 +0.51
558–594 581 74 141.50–162.50 $153.58 $892 -2.08
590 590 9 125.00 $125.00 $738 -30.66
633 unweaned 633 6 145.00 $145.00 $918 -1.00
633 633 12 150.50 $150.50 $953 +3.16
606–646 634 68 142.00–154.00 $144.54 $916 -2.80
662 unweaned 662 5 135.00 $135.00 $894 +0.49
651–686 666 100 137.00–147.00 $141.93 $945 -0.18
700–746 724 270 132.50–139.00 $137.40 $995 +0.74
752–787 775 372 127.50–138.00 $136.41 $1,057 +5.05
800–847 823 662 128.50–134.00 $131.56 $1,083 +0.41
851–899 877 1,359 122.00–133.00 $127.72 $1,120 -1.08
912–946 935 109 122.00–126.50 $124.67 $1,166 -1.20
958–993 966 21 113.00–122.00 $119.80 $1,157 -0.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 5 170.00 $170.00 $532 -15.63
383–388 385 10 170.00–180.00 $172.52 $664 -9.75
425 unweaned 425 4 163.00 $163.00 $693 —
415–442 426 13 174.00–180.00 $178.49 $760 +9.87
464–475 470 17 165.00–172.00 $167.63 $788 -7.51
491 unweaned 491 4 159.00 $159.00 $781 —
503–545 526 37 145.00–161.00 $153.13 $805 +1.32
553–595 573 19 143.00–145.00 $144.39 $827 -4.60
613–643 635 40 132.00–150.00 $140.97 $895 +4.08
641 unweaned 641 6 135.00 $135.00 $865 —
650–691 682 35 130.00–140.00 $134.07 $914 +2.17
718 718 18 128.00 $128.00 $919 +1.21
790 790 7 123.00 $123.00 $972 -3.79
802–838 820 443 125.00–130.00 $127.68 $1,047 -0.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 166.00 $166.00 $390 —
345 345 1 165.00 $165.00 $569 +9.08
365–388 377 6 160.00–164.00 $162.06 $611 +8.06
405–427 414 11 158.00–165.00 $160.82 $666 +13.07
470–483 476 10 135.00–166.00 $154.12 $734 -1.30
503–543 524 10 132.00–142.00 $138.26 $724 +3.43
572–598 591 15 129.00–144.00 $133.39 $788 +2.69
603–643 622 14 120.00–132.00 $125.55 $781 -1.45
673 673 5 125.00 $125.00 $841 +3.32
710–723 714 14 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $864 +3.00
807–848 819 7 118.00 $118.00 $966 —
866 866 5 110.00 $110.00 $953 ±0.00
1025–1045 1033 5 88.00–98.00 $93.95 $971 —
1065 1065 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 10 135.00 $135.00 $346 —
353 353 4 121.00 $121.00 $427 —
405 405 8 122.00 $122.00 $494 -9.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
214 214 12 164.00 $164.00 $351 —
330 330 3 165.00 $165.00 $544 -10.40
352–370 361 20 140.00–174.00 $157.39 $568 -8.68
403–441 418 58 138.00–164.00 $152.59 $638 -3.43
435 unweaned 435 19 153.00 $153.00 $666 —
451–462 459 10 138.00–143.00 $141.53 $650 -3.14
459 459 18 154.00 $154.00 $707 +9.33
512 unweaned 512 7 136.25 $136.25 $698 —
507–545 522 217 129.00–145.00 $139.54 $728 +1.50
560 560 13 137.50 $137.50 $770 +4.52
556–596 577 40 125.50–136.00 $132.69 $766 -0.29
604–625 unweaned 612 11 126.00–126.50 $126.19 $772 +0.19
600–645 622 134 125.00–133.00 $130.30 $810 -0.62
658–684 664 191 125.00–129.00 $128.28 $852 +0.80
705–748 719 414 120.00–128.00 $125.67 $904 -0.04
722 722 2 114.00 $114.00 $823 -11.71
756–795 770 384 119.00–125.50 $123.66 $952 +0.40
804–837 828 104 118.00–126.00 $119.13 $986 -3.27
852–893 857 53 111.00–123.00 $120.59 $1,033 +2.37
909 909 4 113.00 $113.00 $1,027 —
987 987 3 102.00 $102.00 $1,007 —
1010 1010 11 96.00 $96.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 149.00 $149.00 $422 —
340 unweaned 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
360 unweaned 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
370–380 375 4 149.00–150.00 $149.49 $561 -0.10
402–438 424 30 136.00–153.00 $141.06 $598 +3.22
457–482 475 55 130.00–140.00 $137.11 $651 +1.78
503–548 532 79 124.00–135.00 $128.04 $681 +1.96
566–598 579 14 123.00–127.00 $125.28 $725 -2.70
615–643 635 19 121.00–125.00 $123.00 $781 -0.95
660–690 666 29 120.00–127.50 $125.44 $835 +2.10
701–718 706 7 110.00–114.00 $111.16 $785 —
758–785 777 25 104.00–115.00 $112.19 $872 —
800–820 811 25 107.00–112.00 $111.05 $901 +1.05
865 865 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–288 268 14 142.00–160.50 $154.82 $415 +19.82
307–338 321 10 130.00–139.00 $136.14 $437 +0.03
363–388 380 16 133.00–142.00 $137.49 $522 +6.35
415 unweaned 415 2 125.00 $125.00 $519 —
413–443 430 16 119.00–134.00 $126.07 $542 -5.51
470–486 479 17 103.00–132.00 $124.03 $594 -7.14
568–595 582 6 119.00–121.00 $119.98 $698 +3.14
625 625 5 118.00 $118.00 $738 +6.27
880 880 2 94.00 $94.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 110.00 $110.00 $400 —
448 448 3 105.00 $105.00 $470 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 6 92.50 $92.50 $569 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 181.00 $181.00 $552 —
448 448 3 160.00 $160.00 $717 —
549 549 18 139.00 $139.00 $763 -5.00
566–597 575 14 121.00–135.00 $130.85 $752 +0.85
607–639 631 8 126.00–139.00 $129.13 $815 —
652 652 2 117.00 $117.00 $763 —
721 721 5 119.00 $119.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–443 423 7 134.00–146.00 $138.41 $585 +8.41
563–580 572 6 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $706 —
665 665 2 120.00 $120.00 $798 +2.00
772 772 3 110.00 $110.00 $849 +18.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 7 120.00 $120.00 $582 -23.00

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–865 863 85-90% 2 35.00–40.50 $37.76 $326 —
795–962 901 85-90% 20 25.00–39.00 $31.68 $285 —
830–970 908 85-90% 5 42.00–50.00 $46.87 $426 —
787–1290 933 85-90% 115 36.00–50.00 $41.95 $391 —
870–1970 1153 85-90% 141 44.00–81.00 $52.28 $603 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $396 —
960 960 80-85% 2 52.25 $52.25 $502 —
1035–1480 1182 80-85% 34 40.00–49.00 $47.30 $559 -15.54
1060–1480 1275 80-85% 10 56.25–67.50 $59.87 $763 +4.51
1010–1512 1344 80-85% 81 50.00–65.00 $57.51 $773 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1935 1556 75-80% 17 54.00–60.00 $57.55 $895 —
1735 1735 75-80% 1 44.00 $44.00 $763 —
1845 1845 75-80% 2 62.00 $62.00 $1,144 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1800 1381 8 52.50–78.50 $66.98 $925 —
1350–1990 1674 14 75.00–82.75 $79.65 $1,333 —
1860 1860 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,572 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1605 1526 7 70.50–85.50 $75.89 $1,158 —
1540–2230 1814 14 80.00–90.00 $85.59 $1,553 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1530 1490 3 62.00–66.00 $64.64 $963 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1030 913 (<2 yrs)Open 10 83.00–95.00 $92.51 $845
1008–1300 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 19 60.00–65.00 $63.00 $695
1115 1115 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 57.00 $57.00 $636
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–1175 thin fleshed 919 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 25.00–39.00 $33.48 $308
785–1203 981 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 19 41.00–48.00 $45.09 $442

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1115 1098 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 650.00–700.00 $677.73
1125–1250 1196 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 610.00–800.00 $739.51
1209–1450 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,109.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1353 1172 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 775.00–960.00 $861.38
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–900 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 635.00–710.00 $681.47

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
566–730 670 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 33 800.00–1,100.00 $959.20 -322.83
618–755 691 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 33 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,242.90 -39.13

↑ Back to top

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.