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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

3,643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.50/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 676 lb · 162 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.76/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 624 lb · 143 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.64/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 836 lb · 130 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,643 7,353 4,432
Feeder cattle 2,992 6,222 3,838
Slaughter cattle 586 968 539
Replacement cattle 65 163 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to instances 2.00 higher. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate to good demand. Receipts were typically lower for the summer month, but also recent rains have pastures in good shape.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
207 207 3 210.00 $210.00 $435 —
253 unweaned 253 16 188.00 $188.00 $476 —
290 290 1 207.00 $207.00 $600 -1.00
319–345 330 7 201.00–203.00 $202.10 $667 -30.08
394 394 5 198.00 $198.00 $780 -4.00
400–447 425 16 180.00–192.00 $185.95 $790 -11.84
452–490 476 22 168.00–190.00 $183.55 $874 +0.73
503–540 530 73 162.00–179.00 $172.24 $913 -0.69
539 thin fleshed 539 7 179.00 $179.00 $965 -12.50
561 thin fleshed 561 4 176.00 $176.00 $987 —
559–586 580 45 162.00–171.00 $166.17 $964 +3.27
600–648 624 143 155.00–169.00 $164.76 $1,028 +4.72
653–693 676 158 152.00–163.50 $160.79 $1,087 +3.48
676 676 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,007 -8.31
705–738 726 83 150.00–160.00 $153.45 $1,114 +0.58
770 unweaned 770 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 —
796 796 19 153.00 $153.00 $1,218 -2.25
816–843 836 130 142.00–154.00 $152.64 $1,276 +1.55
864–875 874 71 138.00–151.00 $148.68 $1,299 +1.90
934 934 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,261 -0.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–244 239 5 159.00–166.00 $164.71 $394 -4.29
265 265 1 151.00 $151.00 $400 —
336 unweaned 336 23 170.00 $170.00 $571 —
375–386 unweaned 384 14 166.00–170.00 $166.84 $641 —
397 397 3 155.00 $155.00 $615 —
400–443 426 9 150.00–164.00 $156.72 $668 +0.11
460–490 476 14 150.00–167.00 $158.89 $756 +2.39
513–530 520 5 140.00–142.00 $141.18 $734 +0.22
575–588 581 9 136.00–144.00 $138.35 $804 -3.49
605–643 626 28 132.00–142.00 $134.30 $841 -0.03
653–668 663 15 132.00–141.00 $136.81 $907 +6.01
705–739 719 31 124.00–131.00 $129.62 $932 +5.01
757–786 778 26 126.00–135.50 $128.57 $1,000 +8.57
825 825 2 121.00 $121.00 $998 -2.78
853–884 860 22 122.00–127.00 $125.79 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 unweaned 205 1 169.00 $169.00 $346 —
240 240 2 177.00 $177.00 $425 —
280 280 1 173.00 $173.00 $484 -17.00
324 unweaned 324 7 182.00 $182.00 $590 —
330–332 331 14 190.00–200.00 $192.84 $638 +10.84
385 385 17 175.00–178.00 $177.47 $683 -5.13
417–443 427 10 172.00–178.00 $175.25 $748 +0.04
436 unweaned 436 4 171.00 $171.00 $746 —
491 491 5 170.00 $170.00 $835 -8.88
500–547 533 11 156.00–160.00 $158.13 $843 -5.21
550–595 568 17 152.00–166.00 $159.07 $904 +3.92
600–646 625 19 144.00–155.00 $150.57 $941 -1.02
663–664 664 6 144.00–152.00 $149.34 $992 +2.23
720–748 738 13 133.00–140.00 $135.01 $996 -16.37
763–780 779 51 137.00–151.00 $147.37 $1,148 -0.85
840 840 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,243 +1.04
876–880 876 11 130.50–140.00 $131.37 $1,151 -8.53
915 915 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,235 +0.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–485 469 6 144.00–147.00 $145.55 $683 —
577–598 585 9 130.00–135.00 $132.02 $772 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 2 188.00 $188.00 $410 +16.00
310–328 321 24 162.00–193.00 $185.69 $596 +20.93
370 370 2 160.00 $160.00 $592 -18.15
405–432 425 16 156.00–169.00 $163.34 $694 -2.33
450–478 464 14 156.00–159.00 $157.86 $732 +4.54
508–539 519 28 150.00–158.00 $155.87 $809 -1.93
576 576 9 158.00 $158.00 $910 +9.26
550–595 583 28 143.00–153.50 $145.81 $850 -2.93
668–697 676 22 139.00–142.00 $140.98 $953 -3.05
687 687 15 147.00 $147.00 $1,010 +2.97
700–738 714 39 126.00–142.00 $134.76 $962 -19.24
733 unweaned 733 3 125.00 $125.00 $916 —
741 741 67 144.50 $144.50 $1,071 +3.51
771 771 5 125.00 $125.00 $964 -9.42
785 785 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,068 -2.00
851 851 4 115.00 $115.00 $979 -14.50
904 904 83 135.00 $135.00 $1,220 +7.50
913 913 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,141 -2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 3 162.00 $162.00 $416 —
289–295 unweaned 290 11 154.00–158.00 $157.36 $456 —
300 unweaned 300 1 164.00 $164.00 $492 —
310 310 1 175.00 $175.00 $542 —
350–397 371 16 150.00–171.00 $160.77 $596 +8.77
408 unweaned 408 11 140.00 $140.00 $571 —
402–443 415 26 143.00–160.00 $153.34 $636 -0.38
453–498 476 21 140.00–151.00 $146.63 $698 -0.25
510–545 530 18 134.00–146.00 $140.42 $744 +0.19
505–545 unweaned 532 3 140.00–141.00 $140.68 $748 —
575–593 588 10 131.00–141.00 $136.61 $803 -1.36
600–646 618 35 133.00–140.00 $136.89 $846 -0.28
625 unweaned 625 3 132.00 $132.00 $825 —
658–698 681 36 130.00–135.00 $133.26 $908 -1.62
720–740 733 3 115.00–135.00 $121.55 $891 -11.81
752–772 769 36 119.00–135.00 $131.17 $1,009 -2.31
825 825 2 121.00 $121.00 $998 -12.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–285 264 6 145.00–149.00 $147.56 $390 +7.56
315–325 unweaned 320 54 148.00 $148.00 $474 —
455–498 482 6 133.00–136.00 $134.28 $647 -1.53
485 unweaned 485 1 135.00 $135.00 $655 —
533–540 536 5 124.00–130.00 $127.58 $684 +2.23
590 590 2 118.00 $118.00 $696 -7.74
632–648 636 8 125.00–128.00 $127.24 $809 +1.32
685 685 2 121.00 $121.00 $829 +3.60
722 722 2 122.00 $122.00 $881 —
810 810 2 111.00 $111.00 $899 —
850–893 869 13 108.00–112.00 $111.08 $965 +3.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 4 137.00 $137.00 $552 —
468–483 476 6 130.00–141.00 $135.59 $645 —
530–538 535 5 124.00–129.00 $127.02 $680 +0.02
565 565 2 132.00 $132.00 $746 +6.00
661–690 671 6 119.50–128.00 $122.42 $821 +5.86
705–738 723 18 116.00–133.00 $126.40 $914 +16.40
753–760 758 10 101.00–118.00 $106.18 $805 -4.35
838 838 3 97.00 $97.00 $813 —
878 878 2 108.00 $108.00 $948 —
955 955 4 104.00 $104.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 168.00 $168.00 $736 —
507 507 12 167.00 $167.00 $847 —
583 583 9 154.00 $154.00 $898 -1.00
610 610 1 140.00 $140.00 $854 -14.00
738 738 3 135.00 $135.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 166.00 $166.00 $747 —
500 500 7 158.00 $158.00 $790 —
586 586 3 134.00 $134.00 $785 —
820 820 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,000 -2.96

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
866 866 85-90% 4 37.00 $37.00 $320 -21.18
694–974 868 85-90% 48 32.00–36.50 $34.84 $302 -23.34
872–986 910 85-90% 13 40.00–43.00 $41.28 $376 +2.15
760–1368 1067 85-90% 40 40.00–50.50 $47.62 $508 -19.71
1080–1180 1109 85-90% 28 72.50–82.50 $78.53 $871 +24.56
710–1290 1120 85-90% 28 45.00–60.00 $53.53 $600 -21.94
978–1245 1123 85-90% 52 62.00–73.00 $66.83 $751 -8.64
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1074–1400 1127 80-85% 15 57.00–62.00 $58.56 $660 —
1120–1505 1256 80-85% 12 72.50–87.00 $83.23 $1,045 —
1085–1620 1313 80-85% 32 65.00–80.00 $73.76 $968 +3.68
1110–1413 1364 80-85% 11 67.00–72.00 $68.65 $936 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1584–1745 1609 75-80% 7 75.00–87.50 $85.26 $1,372 —
1555–1663 1613 75-80% 10 75.00–80.00 $77.42 $1,249 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1955 1955 65-75% 5 71.00 $71.00 $1,388 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1555 1300 5 70.00–84.00 $77.75 $1,011 —
1410–2020 1737 7 86.00–97.00 $91.14 $1,583 —
1752–1975 1789 6 100.00–102.00 $100.37 $1,796 -1.63
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1185 1145 2 64.00 $64.00 $733 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1065 934 (<2 yrs)Open 6 92.00–109.00 $98.41 $919
1040–1205 1123 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 60.00–61.00 $60.54 $680
1028–1340 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 66.00–76.00 $69.19 $822
1165–1315 1233 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 78.00–82.00 $80.68 $995
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
530–673 thin fleshed 622 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 15.00–33.00 $27.95 $174
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
547–1155 thin fleshed 709 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 40.00–45.00 $42.13 $299

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
420–704 602 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,250.00–1,375.00 $1,342.76 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1075–1400 1209 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 10 1,125.00–1,475.00 $1,261.62 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
640 640 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
975–1015 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 825.00–900.00 $863.25 —
1025–1100 1067 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 925.00–1,000.00 $966.80 —

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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.