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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

6,585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.13/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 675 lb · 586 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.96/cwt +15.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 722 lb · 356 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.54/cwt +15.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 769 lb · 185 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,585 6,731 10,561
Feeder cattle 5,667 5,717 8,653
Slaughter cattle 774 885 1,668
Replacement cattle 144 129 240

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade activity was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Fall is in the air with cooler temperatures in the mornings. Calves that are weaned and vaccinated are heavily sought after to turn out on winter wheat pastures

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 4 190.00 $190.00 $532 —
340 340 3 196.00 $196.00 $666 -9.00
377–396 391 31 178.00–192.00 $184.10 $720 -18.90
413–438 418 10 192.00–193.00 $192.79 $806 +9.24
411–443 unweaned 421 42 177.50–189.00 $183.18 $771 +0.68
473–495 484 30 150.00–181.00 $178.45 $864 -5.55
503–543 unweaned 528 12 155.00–160.00 $156.45 $826 -15.47
521–541 529 59 145.00–166.50 $162.37 $859 -9.14
532 thin fleshed 532 14 174.00 $174.00 $926 —
578 unweaned 578 9 148.00 $148.00 $855 -9.81
550–593 581 160 160.00–168.50 $167.44 $973 +8.90
598 598 10 144.00 $144.00 $861 -14.54
611–630 620 95 152.00–166.00 $165.20 $1,024 +1.20
605–640 unweaned 624 83 132.00–148.50 $142.93 $892 —
651–686 unweaned 665 36 135.50–145.00 $141.03 $938 +3.66
659–696 676 550 154.00–161.85 $160.32 $1,084 +4.13
703–744 unweaned 722 20 144.00–146.00 $145.03 $1,047 +8.94
702–735 725 58 139.00–161.00 $154.36 $1,119 +2.12
756–767 757 43 158.00–160.00 $159.86 $1,210 +9.35
773 773 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,098 -8.51
752–795 unweaned 774 46 133.50–140.00 $136.01 $1,053 —
820 unweaned 820 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,115 +2.00
830–847 845 38 140.50–146.00 $145.43 $1,229 +5.30
880–897 889 32 143.00–150.00 $146.47 $1,302 -4.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–290 272 9 162.00–164.00 $163.05 $443 —
316–340 329 25 145.00–170.00 $160.60 $528 -10.60
355–393 376 34 139.00–173.00 $149.25 $561 -13.75
416–434 422 16 132.00–161.00 $142.00 $599 -16.87
450–498 482 28 130.00–158.00 $141.92 $684 -9.56
503–532 514 10 136.00–142.00 $137.87 $709 -3.01
534 unweaned 534 7 133.50 $133.50 $713 —
570–590 578 55 127.00–143.00 $133.23 $770 -10.43
603–648 623 40 130.00–142.00 $134.98 $841 -0.39
653–690 665 26 128.00–133.00 $131.34 $873 -4.13
705–747 730 44 117.00–124.00 $120.96 $883 -5.89
758–774 769 9 117.00–120.00 $119.01 $915 -7.81
808–815 811 8 118.00–122.00 $120.50 $977 -5.11
855–895 876 7 106.00–121.00 $112.88 $989 -12.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 unweaned 284 7 160.00 $160.00 $454 —
395 395 2 185.00 $185.00 $731 —
408 408 2 181.00 $181.00 $738 +4.26
478 unweaned 478 6 161.00 $161.00 $770 —
496 496 21 143.50 $143.50 $712 -27.50
509–525 515 12 144.00–156.00 $149.30 $769 -5.80
579 579 17 152.50 $152.50 $883 +2.10
558–582 unweaned 580 87 140.00–145.00 $144.69 $839 —
616–638 620 48 133.00–154.00 $144.40 $895 -4.60
625–640 unweaned 635 3 138.00–140.00 $139.34 $885 -0.66
664–687 unweaned 676 23 132.50–135.00 $133.83 $905 -6.67
687–690 689 12 133.00–134.50 $133.75 $922 -10.03
703–708 706 17 130.00–138.50 $134.52 $950 -13.66
750–788 780 29 131.00–151.00 $143.84 $1,122 +8.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–438 434 5 130.00–133.00 $131.21 $569 -1.79
451–487 463 15 121.00–129.00 $125.92 $583 -6.08
530 530 4 120.00 $120.00 $636 -10.23
641 641 5 120.00 $120.00 $769 —
660–693 669 7 112.00–120.00 $116.27 $778 +10.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
272 272 6 265.00 $265.00 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 3 101.00 $101.00 $601 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 unweaned 310 2 162.00 $162.00 $502 —
350–365 359 27 152.00–168.00 $165.37 $594 -2.63
380 unweaned 380 18 156.00 $156.00 $593 -3.68
403–443 420 62 143.00–158.00 $150.51 $632 +0.51
420 unweaned 420 2 153.00 $153.00 $643 -1.26
465 unweaned 465 14 147.50 $147.50 $686 +4.11
465–498 469 17 158.00–160.00 $158.25 $742 +7.57
503–546 523 124 132.00–148.00 $139.86 $731 -0.23
516–533 unweaned 526 29 140.00–142.50 $141.49 $744 -6.36
560–563 unweaned 562 15 125.00–142.00 $129.52 $728 -9.02
550–589 568 43 130.00–143.25 $136.10 $773 -7.77
591 591 4 125.00 $125.00 $739 -18.87
617–644 unweaned 625 84 124.50–130.50 $126.19 $789 -1.31
627 627 32 149.50–152.50 $150.72 $945 +11.55
634–635 634 22 142.00–147.00 $142.23 $902 +3.06
665–676 669 37 142.50–143.50 $143.09 $957 +10.58
654–692 unweaned 672 25 123.00–127.00 $124.72 $838 —
671–689 681 42 149.75–151.00 $150.28 $1,023 +17.77
700–720 unweaned 706 14 120.00–131.00 $126.69 $894 -3.31
707 707 140 146.50 $146.50 $1,036 +17.99
702–741 734 183 144.50–148.00 $147.78 $1,085 +19.27
737–740 737 19 120.00 $120.00 $884 -8.51
765 765 125 147.00 $147.00 $1,125 +17.76
755–794 775 35 130.00–140.00 $133.68 $1,036 +4.44
764–787 unweaned 779 25 124.00–127.50 $125.24 $976 +6.24
810–823 815 8 123.00–127.00 $124.51 $1,015 -0.64
820 820 66 137.50 $137.50 $1,128 +12.35
830 unweaned 830 2 119.00 $119.00 $988 —
873 873 4 123.50 $123.50 $1,078 —
881 881 12 133.00 $133.00 $1,172 —
960–965 964 5 120.00–125.00 $124.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 unweaned 294 8 142.00 $142.00 $417 —
310–325 315 11 141.00–160.00 $148.39 $467 -5.61
358–391 381 16 141.00–149.00 $144.26 $550 -5.74
395 unweaned 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
408–423 417 7 137.00–145.00 $140.36 $585 -1.63
450–479 475 22 133.50–140.00 $134.34 $638 -11.27
499 unweaned 499 12 145.00 $145.00 $724 +8.00
507–549 532 69 122.00–132.00 $126.61 $674 -10.29
506–548 unweaned 544 95 125.00–130.00 $128.24 $698 —
554 unweaned 554 8 130.00 $130.00 $720 ±0.00
553–593 579 40 122.00–139.00 $126.09 $730 -12.93
600–636 613 107 123.00–144.75 $139.53 $855 +7.91
652–672 unweaned 666 7 115.00–125.00 $122.20 $814 -0.23
650–697 673 28 121.00–122.00 $121.35 $817 -10.14
707 707 3 124.00 $124.00 $877 +10.00
757 unweaned 757 5 125.00 $125.00 $946 —
750–770 768 82 114.00–135.50 $133.11 $1,022 +12.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–242 237 5 130.00–133.00 $131.84 $312 —
255–285 265 6 133.00–150.00 $139.53 $370 —
300 unweaned 300 2 150.00 $150.00 $450 —
350–398 370 37 120.00–136.00 $128.66 $476 —
400–447 420 11 121.00–129.00 $123.97 $521 -10.56
450–498 473 47 117.00–133.00 $125.88 $595 -9.09
497 unweaned 497 17 120.00 $120.00 $596 —
503–545 527 30 115.00–125.00 $119.31 $629 -4.98
575–584 580 16 119.00–122.00 $120.82 $701 -2.18
615–645 630 14 114.00–122.00 $118.35 $746 —
665 unweaned 665 2 117.00 $117.00 $778 —
658–698 672 16 115.00–121.00 $117.24 $788 -3.28
730–748 742 24 110.00–120.25 $116.73 $866 +1.73
755–793 780 8 101.00–106.00 $104.24 $813 —
810–830 820 4 101.00–105.00 $102.98 $844 -11.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–313 310 5 114.00–120.00 $116.42 $361 —
398 398 6 125.00 $125.00 $498 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 4 105.00 $105.00 $628 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 106.00 $106.00 $373 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 10 160.00 $160.00 $680 —
529–533 530 31 140.00–142.50 $142.18 $754 —
554–570 558 13 136.00–144.00 $137.89 $769 -0.40
629 629 6 128.00 $128.00 $805 —
815 815 4 122.00 $122.00 $994 —
898 898 4 111.00 $111.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 135.00 $135.00 $605 —
480 480 2 140.00 $140.00 $672 ±0.00
505–549 531 14 123.00–130.00 $125.15 $665 -11.42
555–594 574 19 120.00–126.00 $121.71 $699 —
608–638 625 6 117.00–124.00 $120.97 $756 +0.97
650–698 673 9 117.00–122.00 $119.93 $807 —
807–810 808 5 100.00–105.00 $102.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 2 171.00 $171.00 $448 —
317 317 2 156.00 $156.00 $495 —
360 360 5 150.00 $150.00 $540 —
487 487 2 135.00 $135.00 $657 —
571 571 3 136.00 $136.00 $777 —
610–625 614 14 130.00–133.50 $132.48 $813 +5.48
762 762 2 112.00 $112.00 $853 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823–1048 947 85-90% 55 25.00–31.00 $28.21 $267 —
960 960 85-90% 1 55.50 $55.50 $533 +3.50
943–1490 1080 85-90% 108 39.50–59.50 $44.51 $481 -20.90
710–1288 1082 85-90% 66 33.50–44.00 $36.06 $390 -29.35
945–1465 1167 85-90% 98 50.00–70.00 $56.79 $663 -3.64
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1390 1212 80-85% 27 52.50–63.00 $61.58 $746 +0.76
1105–1530 1311 80-85% 66 60.00–72.00 $67.44 $884 -0.02
1247–1405 1331 80-85% 39 65.00–75.50 $73.92 $984 +6.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1785 1501 75-80% 31 60.00–70.00 $65.51 $983 —
1411–1990 1549 75-80% 18 75.00–80.00 $76.94 $1,192 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1575 1458 2 76.00–82.00 $78.76 $1,148 —
1765–2045 1886 6 88.00–95.00 $91.52 $1,726 —
1815–2035 1925 2 96.00–98.00 $96.94 $1,866 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1570 1381 4 70.00–75.00 $73.33 $1,013 —
1540–2085 1832 5 85.00–89.00 $87.62 $1,605 +0.31

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
808 808 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 72.00 $72.00 $582
723–975 862 (<2 yrs)Open 10 90.00–100.00 $93.86 $809
975–1295 1094 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 10 55.00–60.00 $57.37 $628
975–1215 1136 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 64.00–76.00 $72.21 $820
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
996 996 (<2 yrs)Open 9 113.00 $113.00 $1,125

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1115 1064 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 790.00–910.00 $852.57
1064–1128 1092 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 975.00–1,075.00 $1,022.98
1100–1150 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–1,000.00 $927.23
1050–1225 1138 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 710.00–850.00 $785.38
1100–1250 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 795.00–850.00 $833.19
1225–1350 1288 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,000.00 $928.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1545 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 800.00–925.00 $873.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–1103 971 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 550.00–775.00 $713.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1388 1388 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1520 1520 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
726–878 764 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
663 663 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.