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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

5,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $138.14/cwt ≈ $1,145/hd at 829 lb · 893 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $129.88/cwt ≈ $1,205/hd at 928 lb · 386 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.81/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 669 lb · 165 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,125 2,169 4,670
Feeder cattle 4,465 1,645 4,087
Slaughter cattle 557 505 511
Replacement cattle 103 19 72

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Temperatures hitting triple digits for the first time this summer, but recent rains at least improved drought conditions.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–328 thin fleshed 319 7 203.00–215.00 $207.95 $663 —
399 thin fleshed 399 5 189.00 $189.00 $754 —
420–425 421 6 164.00–172.00 $166.01 $699 —
488 488 10 167.50–169.00 $167.95 $820 —
504–543 532 30 153.00–174.00 $167.97 $894 +3.09
563 unweaned 563 2 158.00 $158.00 $890 —
554–588 574 58 159.00–165.50 $162.93 $935 +7.87
618 unweaned 618 4 146.00 $146.00 $902 —
625 thin fleshed 625 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,000 —
636–645 644 101 150.50–154.00 $150.79 $971 +0.79
668 668 3 143.00 $143.00 $955 -3.48
701–746 717 143 140.00–146.75 $144.44 $1,036 +13.44
717 717 15 144.00 $144.00 $1,032 +13.00
753–775 766 50 138.75–143.00 $140.65 $1,077 +1.29
804–833 829 893 135.50–141.00 $138.14 $1,145 —
889–897 894 89 132.50–135.00 $133.59 $1,194 +1.09
905–940 928 386 126.00–133.50 $129.88 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 unweaned 300 2 152.00 $152.00 $456 —
300–323 306 8 170.00–188.00 $174.75 $535 —
362–375 366 7 172.00–179.00 $176.95 $648 +0.95
385 unweaned 385 2 153.00 $153.00 $589 —
418–445 434 7 165.00–168.00 $166.26 $722 -4.74
453–478 466 6 166.00 $166.00 $774 —
472–490 unweaned 481 6 148.00–149.00 $148.51 $714 —
511 511 5 145.50 $145.50 $744 -1.00
543 543 4 143.00 $143.00 $776 —
565–581 580 42 139.50–147.00 $139.85 $811 —
603–625 613 15 141.00–150.00 $146.35 $897 +5.71
737–743 740 133 125.00–139.75 $135.57 $1,003 +4.57
750–780 766 11 125.00–137.00 $131.41 $1,007 +1.55
801–807 806 80 131.50–136.00 $132.20 $1,066 —
859 859 12 125.00 $125.00 $1,074 -1.00
908–930 919 4 123.00–124.00 $123.51 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 7 150.00 $150.00 $363 —
270 270 2 163.00 $163.00 $440 —
380–385 381 7 165.00–169.00 $167.85 $640 +11.71
430 430 5 137.00 $137.00 $589 -20.04
458–478 468 6 156.00–161.00 $158.45 $742 +3.73
520–535 529 5 139.00–143.00 $141.43 $748 +4.09
563–593 576 15 128.50–144.00 $138.56 $798 +1.28
600–640 619 16 125.00–136.00 $129.95 $804 +4.53
653–693 671 28 120.00–136.00 $128.28 $861 -3.28
704–749 734 18 122.00–124.00 $123.38 $906 —
759–798 774 9 119.00–124.00 $121.36 $939 +3.36
806–828 813 9 118.00–124.00 $120.68 $981 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 thin fleshed 283 3 179.00 $179.00 $507 —
300–343 333 8 163.00–168.00 $166.65 $555 —
390 thin fleshed 390 3 168.00 $168.00 $655 —
397 397 5 148.00 $148.00 $588 —
459–463 460 10 142.00–149.00 $143.41 $660 —
495 unweaned 495 3 137.00 $137.00 $678 —
502–538 522 51 131.00–152.00 $146.78 $766 —
559–589 577 81 136.00–146.00 $139.99 $808 +4.62
620 620 2 126.00 $126.00 $781 -7.26
621 621 8 134.00 $134.00 $832 +0.74
633–634 unweaned 634 14 119.00–135.50 $127.26 $807 +2.26
660–685 669 156 128.00–135.00 $132.74 $888 +3.85
678 thin fleshed 678 9 134.00 $134.00 $909 —
728–744 739 61 128.00–128.75 $128.31 $948 +1.10
766 766 7 116.00 $116.00 $889 -11.00
765–798 787 69 122.50–126.75 $126.16 $993 -0.84
834 834 36 120.00–126.35 $124.23 $1,036 +5.23
852–873 858 31 116.00–120.00 $118.82 $1,019 +1.82
900 900 33 120.00 $120.00 $1,080 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 7 142.00 $142.00 $450 —
358–368 360 9 145.00–148.00 $145.68 $524 —
413–444 431 7 145.00–146.00 $145.41 $627 +4.95
455–494 476 13 135.00–148.00 $142.09 $676 +6.78
505–548 531 77 124.00–140.00 $130.02 $690 -0.65
553–590 572 26 129.00–136.00 $133.21 $762 +0.50
610–648 640 35 118.00–129.00 $125.38 $802 -2.05
653–695 654 75 115.00–123.00 $122.89 $804 —
713–725 716 8 114.00–121.00 $116.77 $836 -2.09
763–786 784 78 110.00–122.25 $121.22 $950 +4.09
791 791 20 114.00 $114.00 $902 -3.13
835 835 4 117.00 $117.00 $977 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 5 133.00 $133.00 $346 -7.99
343 343 3 133.00 $133.00 $456 —
353–375 359 8 95.00–126.00 $103.11 $370 -27.69
415 415 2 139.00 $139.00 $577 +1.00
450–487 466 15 120.00–140.00 $134.18 $625 -2.31
503–548 526 17 110.00–128.00 $120.82 $636 +10.82
555–597 576 16 110.00–128.00 $114.29 $658 —
600–622 610 17 111.00–126.00 $119.04 $726 +2.95
658–681 673 13 111.00–123.00 $119.06 $801 +1.83
713–715 714 6 108.00–109.00 $108.33 $773 +2.67
750–795 772 11 104.00–110.00 $108.02 $834 +4.36
878 878 2 106.00 $106.00 $931 +0.14
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 6 109.00 $109.00 $779 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 127.00 $127.00 $648 —
575–597 582 11 127.00–136.00 $133.01 $774 +4.61
633 633 2 124.00 $124.00 $785 +4.57
676–688 682 11 113.00–126.00 $120.06 $819 —
715–723 719 6 106.00–115.00 $110.53 $795 -1.44
802–828 815 6 102.00–103.00 $102.49 $835 —
883 883 2 100.00 $100.00 $883 —
960–963 962 6 96.00–99.00 $97.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 211.00 $211.00 $709 —
413 413 10 200.00 $200.00 $826 —
606–641 633 17 133.00–134.00 $133.23 $843 —
833 833 2 119.00 $119.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 4 138.00 $138.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1505 1505 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
818–950 882 85-90% 21 35.00–41.00 $35.95 $317 —
830–999 923 85-90% 41 43.50–60.00 $45.63 $421 +5.85
870–1115 1043 85-90% 9 37.00–58.50 $47.16 $492 —
780–1313 1073 85-90% 46 46.00–64.00 $54.46 $584 -12.06
980–1200 1113 85-90% 5 71.00–76.00 $73.87 $822 —
884–1440 1128 85-90% 83 57.00–75.00 $65.44 $738 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1088 1080 80-85% 10 62.00–65.00 $64.72 $699 —
1198–1525 1254 80-85% 14 55.00–61.00 $58.20 $730 -9.21
1170–1620 1322 80-85% 21 72.00–84.00 $77.73 $1,028 +4.11
1010–1585 1341 80-85% 60 65.00–79.00 $70.31 $943 -3.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1835 1484 75-80% 27 73.00–83.00 $77.40 $1,149 —
1340–1970 1506 75-80% 10 60.00–76.50 $69.18 $1,042 —
1655 1655 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,076 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1592 1427 7 77.00–89.00 $83.39 $1,190 —
1525–1830 1672 7 93.00–98.00 $94.84 $1,586 —
1465–2130 1861 14 101.00–107.00 $103.04 $1,918 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 80.00 $80.00 $900 —
1180–1770 1422 3 80.00–85.00 $82.63 $1,175 —
1500 1500 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,350 —
1640–2050 1771 6 97.50–110.00 $106.06 $1,878 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–915 888 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 60.00–61.00 $60.52 $537
765–1035 896 (<2 yrs)Open 4 95.00–105.00 $99.18 $889
735–1270 987 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 74.00–89.00 $81.99 $809
1431–1700 1498 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 19 67.00–70.00 $69.26 $1,038
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1208 1208 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 82.50 $82.50 $997

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
1519 1519 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1263 1263 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1613 1613 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,560.00 $1,560.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,585.00 $1,585.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
643 643 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 65.00 $65.00 $216 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 5 46.00 $46.00 $256 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 36.00 $36.00 $123 —

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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.