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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

2,463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.86/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 770 lb · 119 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.03/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 737 lb · 104 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.42/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 615 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,463 5,137 435
Feeder cattle 1,841 4,371 380
Slaughter cattle 583 625 25
Replacement cattle 39 141 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Some sales chose to close for the week going into the holiday weekend. The area received a good amount of rainfall to end the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 205.00 $205.00 $615 -5.00
415 415 1 197.00 $197.00 $818 +2.00
474 474 14 187.00 $187.00 $886 +7.73
530 530 1 170.00 $170.00 $901 -0.21
553–596 562 79 153.00–174.50 $173.47 $975 +14.14
625–641 639 32 155.50–159.00 $155.93 $996 -6.07
661 thin fleshed 661 65 162.00 $162.00 $1,071 —
709–745 723 34 134.00–153.00 $143.52 $1,038 +0.28
751–785 770 119 137.00–153.50 $148.86 $1,146 -0.14
828 828 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,201 +1.72
912 912 20 134.00 $134.00 $1,222 +4.09
956 956 18 132.00 $132.00 $1,262 —
1058 1058 2 119.50 $119.50 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 unweaned 365 1 151.00 $151.00 $551 +1.00
408 408 2 166.00 $166.00 $677 -3.91
465 unweaned 465 1 163.00 $163.00 $758 —
491 491 7 179.00 $179.00 $879 +16.46
519 thin fleshed 519 5 165.00 $165.00 $856 —
517–547 538 10 152.00–157.00 $155.56 $837 +4.97
569–591 580 17 147.00–152.00 $149.29 $866 -2.47
615–645 630 15 142.00–150.00 $145.71 $918 +2.28
655–688 675 13 136.00–143.00 $137.91 $931 +0.33
795 795 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,153 —
815 815 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,068 -9.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 167.00 $167.00 $518 +10.27
423 423 2 154.00 $154.00 $651 -4.93
453–477 467 9 148.00–160.00 $152.44 $712 -6.20
523–543 532 6 137.00–146.00 $142.36 $757 +0.08
560–588 573 18 136.00–145.00 $141.00 $808 +4.17
620 620 2 128.00 $128.00 $794 -1.32
650–698 681 13 117.00–128.00 $121.96 $831 -8.80
708–735 717 6 120.00–126.00 $123.95 $889 -1.99
825 825 2 119.00 $119.00 $982 —
895 895 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 132.00 $132.00 $482 -10.29
405–420 408 16 140.00–146.00 $141.16 $576 -0.54
485 485 3 139.00 $139.00 $674 -2.96
500–543 522 4 125.00–128.00 $126.44 $660 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 172.50 $172.50 $578 +3.50
445 445 2 153.00 $153.00 $681 +4.66
451–478 460 38 152.00–158.50 $157.89 $726 +5.06
510–515 514 5 150.00–152.50 $150.50 $774 +8.41
560–575 569 28 140.00–151.00 $147.48 $839 +2.96
612–623 615 103 140.00–145.00 $144.42 $888 +5.49
695 695 5 135.00 $135.00 $938 -2.62
700–742 737 104 120.00–135.00 $134.03 $988 -2.28
786 786 67 136.50 $136.50 $1,073 +0.73
848 848 15 119.00 $119.00 $1,009 -7.75
886 886 16 117.75 $117.75 $1,043 —
1017 1017 5 109.00 $109.00 $1,109 -1.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 156.00 $156.00 $515 +3.00
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
445 445 1 147.00 $147.00 $654 +2.47
455–497 482 10 140.00–148.00 $144.69 $697 -0.87
490 thin fleshed 490 2 150.00 $150.00 $735 —
505–548 527 19 130.00–137.00 $133.35 $703 -4.88
532 unweaned 532 3 126.00 $126.00 $670 —
550–578 560 11 130.00–134.00 $132.71 $743 -4.44
625–635 627 18 123.00–133.00 $130.53 $818 +10.53
668–673 670 7 125.00–132.00 $130.01 $871 -0.49
718 718 3 117.00 $117.00 $840 -19.00
795 795 7 117.00–123.00 $121.29 $964 -8.72
803–842 827 8 112.50–116.00 $113.77 $941 -19.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 411 11 131.00–140.00 $133.63 $549 -4.34
473 473 2 134.00 $134.00 $634 -0.72
504–543 522 10 121.00–125.00 $123.28 $644 -0.23
575–599 587 10 120.00–122.00 $121.21 $712 -1.66
641 641 4 124.00 $124.00 $795 +7.42
658–698 676 13 115.00–124.00 $119.62 $809 -2.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 15 129.00 $129.00 $445 —
445 445 2 114.00 $114.00 $507 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–440 436 6 137.00–140.00 $138.51 $604 —
470–490 482 7 139.00–143.00 $140.40 $677 +11.37
505–523 518 10 122.00–128.00 $125.58 $651 -0.77
553–578 568 9 120.00–130.00 $127.43 $724 —
704 704 8 114.00 $114.00 $803 +8.93
768–795 784 5 100.00 $100.00 $784 -5.92
815 815 2 103.00 $103.00 $839 -3.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205–1490 1348 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,410.58 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–925 904 85-90% 29 30.00–37.00 $34.47 $312 —
828–1085 906 85-90% 17 44.00–49.00 $45.88 $416 —
780–1050 932 85-90% 10 38.00–42.00 $39.99 $373 —
803–1429 1121 85-90% 95 45.50–61.00 $48.95 $549 -2.85
900–1455 1137 85-90% 76 52.00–72.50 $58.30 $663 +6.50
1070–1237 1195 85-90% 4 64.00–75.00 $66.46 $794 —
1176–1420 1244 85-90% 14 42.00–44.00 $43.84 $545 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1363 1185 80-85% 50 58.00–63.00 $60.31 $715 —
1230–1500 1327 80-85% 38 62.50–68.00 $64.60 $857 —
1105–1403 1340 80-85% 12 70.00–74.00 $71.49 $958 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $828 —
1508–1730 1552 75-80% 5 74.00–76.00 $75.55 $1,173 +7.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1545 1389 5 70.00–85.00 $75.34 $1,046 —
1458–2170 1765 8 92.50–99.00 $95.35 $1,683 —
1630–2283 2065 3 98.00–107.00 $104.63 $2,161 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1550 1473 2 82.50–90.00 $86.45 $1,273 —
1555–1700 1632 3 86.00–89.00 $87.35 $1,426 +12.35

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
485–795 thin fleshed 648 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 24.00–40.00 $28.36 $184
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005–1045 1027 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 64.00–68.00 $66.64 $684
925–1135 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 72.00–77.00 $74.25 $765

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1020–1185 1102 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–900.00 $834.64
1123 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 920.00 $920.00

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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
731 731 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 915.00 $915.00 —

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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.