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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

4,553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.70/cwt +13.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 854 lb · 136 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.02/cwt ≈ $1,135/hd at 828 lb · 129 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.99/cwt +8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 576 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,553 3,643 4,836
Feeder cattle 3,558 2,992 4,134
Slaughter cattle 841 586 633
Replacement cattle 154 65 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to instances 5.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. Hot and dry conditions have returned to the trading area, but there is a chance of rain in the forecast over the weekend and into the first part of next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 thin fleshed 320 1 216.00 $216.00 $691 —
310–345 328 2 200.00–207.00 $203.31 $667 +1.21
350 350 1 204.00 $204.00 $714 —
408–429 420 21 179.00–206.00 $186.30 $782 +0.35
421 unweaned 421 18 194.00 $194.00 $817 —
475–482 481 14 173.00–189.00 $186.74 $898 +3.19
508–536 517 26 160.00–175.00 $168.48 $871 -3.76
544 unweaned 544 8 169.00 $169.00 $919 —
551–589 576 108 165.00–179.50 $175.57 $1,011 +9.40
578 unweaned 578 7 166.00 $166.00 $959 —
614–649 638 42 156.00–166.00 $162.87 $1,039 -1.89
665 unweaned 665 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,064 —
658–682 677 72 160.00–165.00 $162.16 $1,098 +1.37
718–744 732 39 148.00–155.00 $152.72 $1,118 -0.73
756–777 772 55 145.00–152.00 $149.70 $1,156 -3.30
806–848 820 68 141.00–151.00 $147.11 $1,206 -5.53
886 886 8 139.50 $139.50 $1,236 -9.18
923 923 56 145.50 $145.50 $1,343 +10.50
951 951 10 134.00 $134.00 $1,274 —
1005 1005 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
1114 1114 23 125.00 $125.00 $1,392 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 373 34 175.00–181.00 $177.07 $660 -0.40
410 unweaned 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 -6.00
408–440 432 31 171.00–178.00 $176.82 $764 +1.57
452–468 457 14 169.00–175.00 $173.56 $793 +3.56
503–548 526 28 151.00–162.00 $157.81 $830 -0.32
518–545 unweaned 527 3 158.00 $158.00 $833 —
565–587 578 25 148.00–165.00 $157.26 $909 -1.81
600–640 619 21 145.00–168.00 $153.37 $949 +2.80
603–648 thin fleshed 619 14 154.00–159.50 $157.44 $975 —
655–694 678 58 145.00–160.00 $151.67 $1,028 +2.33
715–740 730 55 141.00–145.00 $143.07 $1,044 +8.06
750–794 767 47 142.00–150.00 $147.93 $1,135 +0.56
803–846 829 45 130.00–145.00 $139.10 $1,153 -8.90
853 853 36 132.50 $132.50 $1,130 +1.13
907 907 56 137.00 $137.00 $1,243 +2.00
962 962 31 136.00 $136.00 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 160.00 $160.00 $328 -4.71
288–291 290 9 125.00–153.00 $131.17 $380 -19.83
343 343 2 158.00 $158.00 $542 —
350–393 379 17 147.00–166.00 $154.58 $586 -0.42
403–438 412 31 127.00–166.00 $143.15 $590 -13.57
470–498 488 15 154.00–167.00 $161.06 $786 +2.17
500–547 527 28 140.00–147.00 $142.12 $749 +0.94
553–594 586 24 138.00–149.00 $141.58 $830 +3.23
600–648 628 18 134.00–141.00 $137.89 $866 +3.59
668–685 677 7 132.00–145.00 $140.47 $951 +3.66
721 721 11 120.00–125.00 $123.18 $888 -6.44
756–795 773 10 123.00–135.00 $129.62 $1,002 +1.05
855–883 871 11 115.00–128.00 $120.10 $1,046 -5.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 132.00 $132.00 $582 —
453–455 454 5 134.00–147.00 $139.21 $632 -6.34
633–635 634 5 127.00 $127.00 $805 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–318 316 16 160.00–169.00 $167.92 $531 -17.77
364–396 376 23 158.00–169.00 $161.70 $608 +1.70
385 thin fleshed 385 1 176.00 $176.00 $678 —
400–440 424 32 146.00–169.00 $162.26 $688 -1.08
403–434 thin fleshed 427 9 174.00 $174.00 $743 —
462 unweaned 462 8 163.00 $163.00 $753 —
452–499 474 22 153.00–162.00 $155.64 $738 -2.22
500–546 529 32 143.00–157.00 $149.39 $790 -6.48
563 fancy 563 9 163.00 $163.00 $918 —
555–596 582 83 142.00–158.00 $149.34 $869 +3.53
628 628 4 139.00 $139.00 $873 —
651 fancy 651 12 157.00 $157.00 $1,022 —
653–697 682 65 142.00–153.00 $146.76 $1,001 -0.24
713–738 718 17 138.00–140.00 $138.83 $997 +4.07
750–783 762 16 131.00–138.00 $134.98 $1,029 +9.98
821–835 828 129 130.00–140.00 $137.02 $1,135 —
850–895 854 136 123.00–130.00 $128.70 $1,099 +13.70
940 940 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,034 -15.00
979 979 20 124.50 $124.50 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–384 369 7 150.00–154.00 $152.38 $562 -8.39
403–448 429 15 144.00–160.00 $151.54 $650 -1.80
452–483 471 37 147.00–154.00 $151.73 $715 +5.10
503–545 520 27 134.00–150.00 $141.48 $736 +1.06
563–598 586 27 137.00–151.00 $141.15 $827 +4.54
600–648 616 44 125.00–141.00 $135.53 $835 -1.36
653–695 664 37 131.00–136.00 $132.85 $882 -0.41
713–734 730 10 121.00–135.00 $131.26 $958 +9.71
753–770 766 86 116.00–142.00 $137.96 $1,057 +6.79
848 848 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,001 -3.00
863 863 72 123.00 $123.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 148.00 $148.00 $414 +0.44
300–323 314 5 136.00–143.00 $138.68 $435 —
350–385 365 27 125.00–149.00 $132.80 $485 —
428–440 436 8 131.00–142.00 $134.92 $588 —
470–492 487 12 110.00–136.00 $122.54 $597 -11.74
504–539 526 11 130.00 $130.00 $684 +2.42
560–591 588 62 121.00–139.50 $136.54 $803 +18.54
615–622 619 8 126.00–130.00 $127.49 $789 +0.25
655–698 682 19 116.00–129.00 $125.65 $857 +4.65
745 745 2 114.00 $114.00 $849 -8.00
753–785 781 17 111.00–114.00 $111.69 $872 —
828–833 831 4 109.00–112.00 $110.50 $918 -0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
225 225 1 410.00 $410.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 3 126.00 $126.00 $646 -1.02
578–583 581 4 128.00–136.00 $131.98 $767 -0.02
658–683 674 8 128.00–132.00 $131.00 $883 +8.58
721 721 5 120.00 $120.00 $865 -6.40
758 758 2 122.00 $122.00 $925 +15.82
803–848 822 6 108.00–109.00 $108.34 $891 +11.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–376 367 7 175.00–186.00 $181.44 $666 —
458 458 3 140.00 $140.00 $641 -26.00
628 628 8 144.50 $144.50 $907 —
822 822 6 124.50 $124.50 $1,023 +2.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 5 159.00 $159.00 $770 —
580–593 588 5 142.75–145.00 $144.11 $847 -9.89
725–747 738 5 123.00–129.00 $126.64 $935 -8.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
240 240 1 475.00 $475.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
738–922 828 85-90% 60 34.00–54.50 $38.03 $315 —
808–978 909 85-90% 53 40.00–63.00 $52.51 $477 +11.23
860–1274 1025 85-90% 33 44.00–49.50 $47.68 $489 —
813–1212 1087 85-90% 44 48.00–64.50 $55.98 $609 +8.36
970–1380 1166 85-90% 88 64.00–75.00 $68.88 $803 —
1015–1450 1222 85-90% 29 71.00–78.50 $75.95 $928 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1390 1201 80-85% 7 70.00–73.00 $71.58 $860 —
1120–1420 1273 80-85% 33 76.00–80.50 $78.68 $1,002 -4.55
1000–1575 1356 80-85% 106 68.00–78.50 $75.20 $1,020 +6.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1260 1170 75-80% 4 66.50–68.50 $67.73 $792 —
1200–1920 1478 75-80% 30 69.00–76.75 $74.89 $1,107 —
1620–1695 1636 75-80% 7 79.50–82.50 $80.50 $1,317 +3.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 81.00 $81.00 $855 —
1445–1760 1629 7 102.00–106.00 $103.12 $1,680 —
1395–1795 1644 7 89.00–101.00 $95.29 $1,567 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1420 1255 2 65.50–75.50 $71.16 $893 —
1670 1670 1 108.50 $108.50 $1,812 —
1435–2090 1763 2 85.00–100.00 $93.89 $1,655 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
739–1210 871 (<2 yrs)Open 14 98.00–113.00 $108.64 $946
830–1384 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 50 76.00–83.00 $79.30 $1,019
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–935 926 (<2 yrs)Open 6 101.00–110.00 $105.29 $975
1085–1395 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 70.00–73.00 $71.69 $889
1180–1410 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 83.00–84.00 $83.46 $1,081
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–925 thin fleshed 913 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 30.00–33.00 $31.48 $287

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1300–1360 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 860.00–1,000.00 $931.58
1302–1358 1342 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 31 935.00–950.00 $939.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1235 1182 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,030.80

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90–900 495 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–850.00 $804.55 —
648 648 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,050.00–1,535.00 $1,454.17 —
1050–1100 1092 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,450.00 $1,361.83 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
523–608 577 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,075.00 $977.16 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
428–525 485 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–860.00 $835.43 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 5 53.00 $53.00 $218 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 6 66.00 $66.00 $266 —
495 495 10 52.00 $52.00 $257 —

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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.