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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

8,116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.80/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 827 lb · 768 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.70/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 788 lb · 294 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.01/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 665 lb · 261 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,116 8,750 4,183
Feeder cattle 6,671 7,777 3,399
Slaughter cattle 804 607 666
Replacement cattle 641 366 118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. CME cattle futures struggled this week, closing in the red. Much needed moisture was a welcomed sight in the area, despite the cold front it brought along with it.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 200.00 $200.00 $460 -9.00
315–335 320 4 198.00–202.00 $200.95 $643 +7.93
323 thin fleshed 323 3 210.00 $210.00 $678 -4.00
376 thin fleshed 376 4 210.00 $210.00 $790 —
377 377 3 188.00 $188.00 $709 —
405–435 411 40 184.00–200.00 $195.76 $805 -4.24
462 thin fleshed 462 21 196.00 $196.00 $906 —
451–489 479 83 172.00–191.00 $184.78 $885 -14.78
503–544 525 81 168.00–185.00 $175.87 $923 -0.28
550–598 561 215 150.00–181.25 $176.31 $989 +9.18
600–649 619 127 154.00–165.50 $161.42 $999 +2.00
632 unweaned 632 8 153.00 $153.00 $967 -8.50
650–677 663 245 145.50–172.00 $148.47 $984 -2.39
689 unweaned 689 16 141.00 $141.00 $971 —
700–744 718 177 137.00–146.00 $142.41 $1,023 -2.10
750–799 788 294 134.75–142.00 $138.70 $1,093 -3.12
820 820 15 130.00 $130.00 $1,066 -8.42
801–848 827 753 131.00–139.75 $135.92 $1,124 -2.50
850–879 854 231 130.00–135.50 $134.74 $1,151 -3.07
901–929 908 98 122.00–127.00 $125.89 $1,143 -8.63
992 992 65 119.00 $119.00 $1,180 —
1046 1046 5 112.00 $112.00 $1,172 —
1229 1229 12 101.50 $101.50 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 141.00 $141.00 $472 -41.47
355–373 365 6 178.00–185.00 $181.61 $663 +8.58
409–425 415 19 168.00–181.00 $173.28 $719 -1.72
453–470 464 12 159.00–172.00 $162.68 $755 +10.53
503–547 537 14 156.00–166.50 $162.99 $875 +0.74
555–595 571 25 147.00–161.00 $157.75 $901 +1.51
582 582 9 134.00 $134.00 $780 -22.24
618 618 16 120.00 $120.00 $742 -27.75
609–632 627 44 144.00–153.00 $149.51 $937 +1.76
650–698 675 119 137.00–155.00 $144.09 $973 +4.23
707 unweaned 707 9 126.00 $126.00 $891 —
720 thin fleshed 720 52 147.00 $147.00 $1,058 +2.25
707–740 727 37 136.75–143.00 $138.69 $1,008 +4.69
774 774 6 115.00 $115.00 $890 -19.79
768–790 787 21 132.00–136.00 $133.23 $1,049 -1.56
808–846 829 81 128.75–132.00 $129.84 $1,076 -3.16
864–881 868 20 120.00–127.50 $125.60 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–357 356 7 165.00 $165.00 $587 -4.28
428–430 429 6 152.50–160.00 $156.26 $670 -6.19
460–486 478 10 163.00–167.00 $165.84 $793 +3.58
508–548 524 16 140.00–150.00 $143.68 $753 +4.71
562–580 567 15 139.00–150.00 $144.15 $817 +1.88
605–628 616 8 130.00–143.00 $138.95 $856 +3.97
653–683 668 20 120.00–141.00 $132.30 $884 -6.42
733 733 5 130.00 $130.00 $953 +39.00
758–795 784 7 120.00–128.00 $125.79 $986 -3.08
805–820 813 2 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $915 —
893 893 7 100.00 $100.00 $893 -24.75
900 900 2 105.00 $105.00 $945 -1.00
1033 1033 2 95.00 $95.00 $981 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 126.00 $126.00 $536 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 4 182.00 $182.00 $400 -6.00
312 312 3 177.00 $177.00 $552 +9.66
356–398 382 34 146.00–175.00 $168.52 $644 +1.39
423–448 434 31 140.00–164.00 $148.97 $647 -13.39
473–486 477 12 166.00–171.00 $169.30 $808 +14.29
503–542 515 54 129.00–160.00 $143.13 $737 -2.62
570 570 2 120.00 $120.00 $684 -20.66
552–591 572 192 110.00–155.00 $139.73 $799 -0.93
614 614 9 120.00 $120.00 $737 -19.23
604–640 620 136 129.00–142.00 $136.04 $843 -3.19
630–636 unweaned 633 11 123.00–125.50 $124.14 $786 -9.57
659 659 14 120.00 $120.00 $791 -15.01
680 unweaned 680 2 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
650–698 682 136 124.00–137.00 $134.38 $916 -0.63
713–749 730 203 119.00–140.50 $128.51 $938 -4.21
753–785 771 50 121.00–135.00 $125.01 $964 -4.83
775 775 21 117.00 $117.00 $907 -12.84
809 809 13 120.50 $120.50 $975 -6.92
801–841 812 238 121.00–127.85 $127.31 $1,034 -0.11
840 840 4 114.00 $114.00 $958 -13.42
850 850 16 122.25 $122.25 $1,039 -4.04
903–904 904 7 118.25–120.00 $119.25 $1,078 —
912 912 11 85.00 $85.00 $775 —
950 950 48 115.75 $115.75 $1,100 —
1132 1132 11 91.00 $91.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–348 344 31 128.00–160.00 $132.66 $456 -22.56
363–391 378 9 151.00–154.00 $151.64 $573 +0.64
412 412 5 146.00 $146.00 $602 -5.70
455–493 476 17 135.00–157.00 $143.25 $682 +1.99
509–511 510 8 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $691 -2.24
560–598 581 37 120.00–136.50 $131.72 $765 -5.35
604–645 627 72 119.00–138.00 $128.63 $807 -5.14
661–687 667 48 126.00–135.75 $134.00 $894 +3.87
706 706 18 115.00 $115.00 $812 -8.25
730–740 731 84 125.00–126.00 $125.05 $914 +1.80
761–776 765 112 112.00–128.50 $125.78 $962 +11.66
828–838 831 15 117.00–119.00 $117.54 $977 +3.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 135.00 $135.00 $335 -10.00
262–293 274 12 137.00–150.00 $144.00 $395 -6.77
350–395 371 19 110.00–146.00 $125.04 $464 -13.43
413 413 5 134.00 $134.00 $553 -3.91
460–495 476 13 133.00–136.00 $134.59 $641 -1.74
515–520 517 5 125.00–126.00 $125.40 $648 +5.90
558–595 567 13 120.00–129.00 $123.64 $701 +1.81
600–640 618 7 109.00–125.00 $120.44 $744 -1.10
655–697 687 4 110.00–119.00 $116.85 $803 -5.98
727 727 3 105.00 $105.00 $763 -7.57
763 763 2 106.00 $106.00 $809 +2.00
802–813 806 7 100.00–106.00 $103.84 $837 -5.16
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 13 71.00 $71.00 $222 —
367 367 10 80.00 $80.00 $294 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 371 6 116.00–126.00 $121.66 $451 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–393 366 7 182.00–186.00 $184.77 $676 —
422 422 7 173.00 $173.00 $730 —
501 501 12 150.00 $150.00 $752 —
579–594 587 22 144.00–146.00 $144.99 $851 -15.01
603 603 9 143.00 $143.00 $862 -0.86
688 688 12 124.50 $124.50 $857 —
746 746 10 122.00 $122.00 $910 -5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 12 119.00 $119.00 $472 —
435 435 5 145.00 $145.00 $631 +1.06
468–488 478 6 132.00–140.00 $135.92 $650 -12.08
523–538 532 5 132.00–133.00 $132.61 $705 -1.41
660–670 665 6 120.00–126.00 $123.02 $818 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 10 143.00 $143.00 $815 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–850 778 85-90% 6 30.00–43.00 $40.13 $312 —
710–900 802 85-90% 9 45.50–55.50 $50.24 $403 —
650–930 820 85-90% 35 32.00–42.00 $36.91 $303 —
710–1285 968 85-90% 54 40.00–55.00 $47.59 $461 -1.88
815–1400 1121 85-90% 97 51.00–68.00 $58.75 $659 -0.91
1065–1355 1130 85-90% 8 65.00–71.00 $68.37 $773 +8.71
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1330 1125 80-85% 53 52.00–56.00 $54.16 $609 -0.56
905–1555 1254 80-85% 78 58.25–73.00 $64.89 $814 -5.36
1368–1528 1434 80-85% 9 68.00–72.50 $69.76 $1,000 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1550 1522 75-80% 6 64.75–72.00 $69.33 $1,055 —
1100–1798 1548 75-80% 27 59.00–67.00 $63.92 $989 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1610 1415 9 70.00–85.00 $77.79 $1,101 —
1410–1845 1574 13 83.00–95.50 $86.44 $1,361 —
1820–2275 2048 2 100.00–101.00 $100.44 $2,057 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1545 1311 8 71.00–77.50 $73.88 $969 +7.63
1718–1880 1799 6 92.50–93.00 $92.76 $1,669 -3.05
1860 1860 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,581 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680–965 870 (<2 yrs)Open 36 90.00–109.50 $99.94 $869
846–1060 900 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 17 50.00–58.00 $55.15 $496
905–1070 988 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 75.00–78.00 $77.08 $762
865–1280 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 38 60.00–67.00 $64.83 $668
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
918–1123 1070 (<2 yrs)Open 31 81.00–95.00 $86.30 $923
1080–1240 1187 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 71.00–78.00 $73.12 $868
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
525–825 thin fleshed 705 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 16 15.00–36.00 $26.24 $185

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1050 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 935.00–1,000.00 $951.85
1048 1048 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00 $650.00
1075–1100 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 750.00–1,050.00 $837.65
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1075–1255 1157 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 750.00–800.00 $762.97
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
948–1390 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 800.00–910.00 $825.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
983–1300 1151 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 875.00–1,125.00 $1,000.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–1035 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 700.00–750.00 $713.83

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
475–589 523 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 125 1,300.00–1,410.00 $1,368.86 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 925.00 $925.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
517–723 566 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 52 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,164.41 —
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —
900–1225 1067 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 800.00–900.00 $855.08 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 975.00 $975.00 —
1125–1150 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,035.00–1,125.00 $1,079.51 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
525–723 568 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 36 850.00–1,050.00 $963.65 +33.30

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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.