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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

5,137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 787 lb · 248 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $141.19/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 873 lb · 247 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.31/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 735 lb · 221 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,137 4,979 5,250
Feeder cattle 4,371 4,117 4,171
Slaughter cattle 625 589 762
Replacement cattle 141 273 317

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to instances up to 5.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. Triple digit temperatures plagued the area most of the week, but much needed chances of rain going into the weekend. Most sales will be closed going into the next couple of weeks for the 4th of July holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 unweaned 238 12 183.00 $183.00 $436 —
318 318 3 210.00 $210.00 $668 +19.00
324 unweaned 324 1 190.00 $190.00 $616 —
355–365 358 23 184.00–214.00 $210.01 $752 —
382 unweaned 382 10 198.00 $198.00 $756 —
444 unweaned 444 25 188.00 $188.00 $835 —
445 445 4 195.00 $195.00 $868 -2.93
455–488 482 46 170.00–198.00 $179.27 $864 -15.79
500–539 524 65 158.00–174.00 $170.21 $892 +3.65
555–597 578 105 140.50–166.00 $159.33 $921 -10.71
581 581 41 170.00 $170.00 $988 -0.04
590 unweaned 590 2 158.00 $158.00 $932 —
600–645 617 88 150.00–163.00 $154.84 $955 -11.66
634 634 12 162.00 $162.00 $1,027 +2.00
652–688 666 32 149.00–151.00 $150.07 $999 +0.78
666–695 unweaned 674 23 133.00–140.00 $136.55 $920 —
690 690 1 134.00 $134.00 $925 -15.29
700–735 716 56 134.00–153.00 $143.24 $1,026 +0.74
759–796 787 248 132.00–151.00 $149.00 $1,173 +11.50
804–828 823 66 142.75–145.50 $143.28 $1,179 +0.62
847 847 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,101 -12.66
867–878 873 247 137.50–143.90 $141.19 $1,233 -0.01
906–928 920 14 129.75–130.00 $129.91 $1,195 +2.91
1189 1189 14 116.00 $116.00 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
333 333 3 170.00 $170.00 $566 -6.00
350–368 355 7 184.00–186.00 $185.41 $658 -5.20
378 unweaned 378 2 150.00 $150.00 $567 —
401–435 421 22 160.00–176.00 $169.91 $715 +1.07
467–495 482 47 160.00–177.00 $162.54 $783 +0.75
502–510 505 7 148.00–154.00 $150.59 $760 +2.67
575–595 578 33 140.00–159.50 $151.76 $877 -1.61
605–646 625 41 137.00–150.00 $143.43 $896 -7.67
651–687 668 27 136.00–145.00 $137.58 $919 -13.58
715–731 724 21 128.00–137.00 $132.18 $957 -5.47
757 757 48 144.75 $144.75 $1,096 +2.71
758–759 759 12 127.00–137.00 $133.00 $1,009 -9.04
808–810 808 79 130.00–141.50 $140.96 $1,139 +4.41
881–888 887 65 128.00–134.00 $133.36 $1,183 -1.83
941 941 11 130.00 $130.00 $1,223 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–346 343 6 134.00–161.00 $156.73 $538 -4.39
377 377 7 145.00 $145.00 $547 -21.00
403–440 416 18 151.00–162.00 $158.93 $661 +5.80
457–496 488 42 141.00–162.00 $158.64 $774 +8.64
515–537 520 40 138.00–145.00 $142.28 $740 +1.89
558–590 575 38 132.00–144.00 $136.83 $787 -1.62
607–645 621 16 121.00–133.00 $129.32 $803 -1.75
663–694 681 34 125.00–135.00 $130.76 $890 +3.58
700–720 712 9 118.00–133.50 $125.94 $897 —
750–785 764 5 118.00–125.00 $122.12 $933 +1.32
770 unweaned 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 374 5 138.00–149.00 $142.29 $532 —
420–440 431 10 132.00–149.00 $141.70 $611 -4.30
450–499 486 12 138.00–145.00 $141.96 $690 -5.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 11 169.00 $169.00 $566 +10.00
388 388 6 158.00 $158.00 $613 -9.00
411–445 432 29 146.00–150.00 $148.34 $641 -6.52
440 unweaned 440 3 149.00 $149.00 $656 —
453–498 474 71 140.00–156.00 $152.83 $724 +1.45
515–520 517 57 138.00–149.00 $142.09 $735 -3.43
558–585 575 57 138.00–152.00 $144.52 $831 +4.86
601–620 610 40 137.50–143.00 $138.93 $847 -1.37
650–682 664 39 135.00–140.00 $137.62 $914 +3.60
700–749 735 221 124.00–138.00 $136.31 $1,002 +3.80
753–766 758 141 134.00–137.50 $135.77 $1,029 +3.87
828 828 6 120.00 $120.00 $994 -12.87
830 830 3 120.00 $120.00 $996 -12.87
804–840 831 107 125.00–128.00 $126.75 $1,053 -6.12
909–921 911 88 122.50–123.50 $123.36 $1,124 +17.36
1023–1038 1032 29 110.00–112.25 $110.85 $1,144 —
1080 1080 10 105.00 $105.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 153.00 $153.00 $474 +6.48
348 unweaned 348 2 139.00 $139.00 $484 —
390–393 392 6 152.00–153.00 $152.50 $598 +8.72
400–445 423 9 139.00–148.00 $144.53 $611 -1.23
456–487 475 40 144.00–150.00 $145.56 $691 +5.73
515–546 529 25 125.50–144.00 $138.23 $731 +5.41
564 unweaned 564 4 134.00 $134.00 $756 —
552–586 573 125 132.00–142.75 $137.15 $786 +4.79
623 623 4 120.00 $120.00 $748 -13.08
603–648 634 43 130.00–135.00 $132.04 $837 -1.04
695 695 4 130.50 $130.50 $907 -1.37
713 713 29 136.00 $136.00 $970 +22.44
705–726 725 72 116.00–132.25 $131.81 $956 +18.25
766–799 794 76 110.00–133.00 $130.01 $1,032 -0.23
802 802 66 133.50 $133.50 $1,071 +16.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 142.00 $142.00 $444 —
358–393 370 6 125.00–144.00 $131.73 $487 +1.73
414–447 431 18 133.00–141.00 $137.97 $595 -0.37
463–493 475 10 130.00–137.00 $134.72 $640 -3.28
505–533 517 15 120.00–127.00 $123.51 $639 +4.17
551–595 577 26 117.00–127.50 $122.87 $709 +0.26
604–644 624 10 114.00–125.00 $116.58 $727 -5.00
650–699 687 9 116.00–128.00 $122.60 $842 +9.60
720–741 734 13 102.00–106.00 $104.22 $765 —
786–792 791 16 106.00–116.00 $113.51 $898 —
817–828 823 6 106.00–109.00 $107.49 $885 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 478 6 104.00–146.00 $129.03 $617 —
510–538 521 5 124.00–128.00 $126.35 $658 —
650–683 667 4 120.00 $120.00 $800 -4.00
700–720 710 6 100.00–110.00 $105.07 $746 -12.93
765–785 775 7 99.00–113.00 $105.92 $821 -5.79
811–845 821 18 102.00–116.00 $106.90 $878 —
850 850 5 98.00 $98.00 $833 —
940–945 943 6 88.00–90.00 $89.00 $839 —
963–980 973 5 82.00–88.00 $84.37 $821 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 142.25 $142.25 $690 —
585–593 590 5 139.50–145.00 $141.68 $836 —
615 615 11 136.50 $136.50 $839 —
715 715 2 128.00 $128.00 $915 —
778 778 5 123.50 $123.50 $961 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 4 144.50 $144.50 $805 -8.63
643 643 4 138.50 $138.50 $891 +9.50
730 730 2 130.00 $130.00 $949 +6.00
787 787 3 122.00 $122.00 $960 —
910 910 1 103.00 $103.00 $937 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
854–1073 950 85-90% 52 42.00–48.00 $44.44 $422 —
925–1195 1063 85-90% 14 37.00–41.50 $40.03 $426 -5.45
928–1462 1086 85-90% 80 55.00–70.75 $66.39 $721 +20.91
1042–1117 1089 85-90% 8 72.00–76.00 $73.44 $800 +27.96
958–1165 1093 85-90% 13 38.00–47.50 $43.84 $479 -1.64
800–1302 1111 85-90% 38 46.00–56.50 $51.80 $575 -21.29
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1066–1410 1221 80-85% 39 57.50–61.00 $58.87 $719 —
1254–1500 1353 80-85% 87 71.50–78.00 $73.78 $998 —
1215–1535 1365 80-85% 46 64.00–70.50 $67.93 $927 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1860 1569 75-80% 27 56.00–73.25 $68.53 $1,075 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 65.50 $65.50 $1,041 —
1290–1915 1624 75-80% 4 76.00–77.50 $76.58 $1,244 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1830 1602 10 86.00–96.50 $90.98 $1,457 —
1630 1630 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,222 —
1590–2305 1855 4 94.00–103.50 $97.93 $1,817 +2.93
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1098–2100 1351 6 70.00–92.00 $77.71 $1,050 -6.57
1805–2135 1970 2 89.00–90.00 $89.54 $1,764 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
813–875 843 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 71.00–85.00 $75.13 $633
832–945 899 (<2 yrs)Open 12 90.00–107.00 $99.03 $890
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
630–715 thin fleshed 670 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 36.00–42.00 $38.29 $257
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–800 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 74.00–81.00 $77.54 $613
690–945 860 (<2 yrs)Open 3 83.00–103.00 $97.65 $840
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690 690 (<2 yrs)Open 1 46.00 $46.00 $317

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1015 953 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 870.00–910.00 $891.31
810–1080 982 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 660.00–800.00 $729.29
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
1063 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1000–1235 1119 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 800.00–870.00 $837.94
1100–1210 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–860.00 $855.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1260 1039 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 810.00–900.00 $835.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1300–1480 1393 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 70.00–77.00 $74.12 $1,032

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1050 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 23 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,581.25 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -135.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1100–1350 1202 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 26 1,250.00–1,520.00 $1,487.74 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
419–680 535 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 975.00–1,025.00 $1,003.36 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 975.00 $975.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
481–498 490 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 +83.73

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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.