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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

6,401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.25/cwt +16.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 788 lb · 303 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.45/cwt +4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 729 lb · 300 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.00/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 718 lb · 254 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,401 6,927 7,211
Feeder cattle 5,577 6,075 5,922
Slaughter cattle 675 779 1,028
Replacement cattle 149 73 261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, as the gap widens between fleshy unweaned calves and their preconditioned counter parts. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–223 219 3 192.00–192.50 $192.16 $421 —
255 255 3 201.00 $201.00 $513 —
315 unweaned 315 2 169.00 $169.00 $532 -12.00
350–398 unweaned 372 12 172.00–184.00 $175.13 $651 -9.30
375 375 2 199.00 $199.00 $746 +17.18
401–446 416 47 166.00–189.00 $180.59 $751 -3.49
418 thin fleshed 418 4 188.00 $188.00 $786 —
411–448 unweaned 420 19 167.00–168.00 $167.47 $703 +1.47
454–473 unweaned 466 13 150.00–170.00 $157.50 $734 -9.62
458–489 469 35 158.00–187.00 $178.46 $837 +5.63
494 thin fleshed 494 7 179.00 $179.00 $884 —
513–545 517 92 154.00–173.00 $170.93 $884 +12.14
524–540 unweaned 528 25 161.50–165.25 $164.89 $871 +15.08
560–594 575 40 152.00–161.00 $155.71 $895 +0.12
576–598 unweaned 586 64 150.00–156.50 $152.68 $895 +0.68
592 thin fleshed 592 12 158.50 $158.50 $938 —
616–648 unweaned 634 23 138.00–147.50 $143.91 $912 -2.60
630–646 644 89 143.00–162.00 $159.54 $1,027 +7.84
662–690 672 33 145.00–151.50 $147.92 $994 -5.81
660–691 unweaned 679 78 135.25–148.50 $140.07 $951 +0.06
702–747 718 182 136.00–158.00 $152.07 $1,092 +9.72
723–726 725 44 131.00–150.50 $140.73 $1,020 -1.62
758 758 8 125.50 $125.50 $951 —
776–779 unweaned 778 17 138.00–142.50 $139.85 $1,088 +1.92
750–797 790 278 138.00–157.50 $155.96 $1,232 —
804 804 33 144.00 $144.00 $1,158 -10.22
815 thin fleshed 815 16 157.50 $157.50 $1,284 —
803–844 820 92 134.00–153.35 $150.28 $1,232 -3.94
818–828 820 17 134.00–145.00 $142.39 $1,168 -11.83
828 unweaned 828 10 119.50 $119.50 $989 —
872 unweaned 872 6 114.00 $114.00 $994 -16.25
863–884 881 117 132.00–155.00 $149.31 $1,315 -3.66
900 900 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,260 -11.62
918 unweaned 918 4 122.50 $122.50 $1,125 —
933 933 13 140.00 $140.00 $1,306 -11.62
965 965 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,197 -33.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 175.00 $175.00 $486 —
310–340 334 11 170.00–175.00 $174.07 $581 +22.07
370–395 385 12 172.50–177.00 $174.89 $673 +1.32
415–445 430 10 165.00–178.00 $171.37 $737 +11.90
450–495 470 36 163.00–168.00 $164.95 $775 +2.21
476–498 unweaned 483 6 126.00–128.00 $127.31 $615 -19.28
508 fancy 508 2 148.00 $148.00 $752 —
500–540 524 96 144.00–166.50 $162.36 $851 +6.98
558–576 571 26 145.00–154.00 $151.03 $862 +4.30
550–596 unweaned 581 22 135.00–140.00 $136.21 $791 +3.21
601 601 29 129.00 $129.00 $775 -12.23
610–640 631 197 134.00–158.50 $152.48 $962 +11.25
614–647 unweaned 634 16 127.00–143.00 $131.07 $831 -9.93
676 unweaned 676 6 127.00 $127.00 $859 —
672–693 690 27 133.00–140.00 $135.66 $936 -5.99
708 unweaned 708 2 131.00 $131.00 $927 +11.00
700–748 727 252 134.00–157.75 $156.90 $1,141 +2.37
739 739 46 122.50 $122.50 $905 —
755–758 unweaned 758 16 130.00–137.50 $137.03 $1,039 +7.36
758–798 765 84 130.00–149.50 $143.93 $1,101 -9.25
831 831 7 129.00 $129.00 $1,072 -22.01
831 831 44 144.00 $144.00 $1,197 -7.01
835 unweaned 835 8 110.00 $110.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 3 157.50 $157.50 $375 —
250–292 278 18 130.00–165.00 $148.51 $413 —
323 323 2 162.00 $162.00 $523 —
367–395 377 12 156.00–168.00 $161.95 $611 +4.95
402–425 411 5 140.00–158.00 $147.44 $606 -4.85
458–490 474 4 142.00–143.00 $142.52 $676 -12.48
500–540 514 17 130.00–141.00 $135.91 $699 +0.17
523 unweaned 523 8 125.00 $125.00 $654 —
550 unweaned 550 1 124.00 $124.00 $682 —
550–590 566 14 131.00–136.00 $134.96 $764 -1.46
600–637 619 18 122.00–129.00 $126.03 $780 +2.23
650–695 659 22 122.00–131.00 $125.61 $828 -2.22
700–723 716 11 127.00–135.00 $132.32 $947 +14.49
778–795 787 4 122.00–124.00 $122.99 $968 -2.22
809 809 4 121.00 $121.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 122.00 $122.00 $378 —
397 397 3 115.00 $115.00 $457 —
430 430 8 129.00–139.00 $134.25 $577 +6.75
453 453 2 124.00 $124.00 $562 —
534 534 37 114.00 $114.00 $609 -11.56
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
727 727 22 110.00 $110.00 $800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 unweaned 287 6 163.00 $163.00 $468 —
320 unweaned 320 1 154.00 $154.00 $493 -6.50
361 361 13 155.00 $155.00 $560 -1.65
361–394 unweaned 381 18 151.00–159.75 $156.53 $596 +6.53
405–441 424 61 134.00–157.00 $144.58 $613 -5.45
440–443 unweaned 442 4 141.00–145.00 $143.01 $632 +3.15
443 443 3 130.00 $130.00 $576 -20.03
477 unweaned 477 9 144.00 $144.00 $687 +0.25
458–491 479 43 146.00–156.00 $148.14 $710 +3.43
502–543 524 78 131.00–149.00 $140.78 $738 +1.93
540 unweaned 540 8 126.00 $126.00 $680 -6.33
555–588 561 66 137.50–139.50 $138.60 $778 -0.86
563–587 578 42 133.00–149.50 $141.80 $820 +2.34
570–597 unweaned 586 11 124.00–135.00 $127.20 $745 -3.70
615–642 620 29 140.00–147.00 $142.39 $883 +1.61
631 631 19 125.50 $125.50 $792 -15.28
601–648 unweaned 633 128 125.00–133.50 $130.67 $827 -0.12
656–678 unweaned 659 54 125.00–132.00 $128.16 $845 -0.36
670–688 681 46 133.00–144.00 $139.76 $952 +24.76
683 683 4 129.00 $129.00 $881 +14.00
703 703 8 120.00 $120.00 $844 -2.32
710–735 718 240 116.00–150.10 $146.41 $1,051 +24.09
733 unweaned 733 6 122.00 $122.00 $894 -13.00
755 unweaned 755 11 110.00 $110.00 $830 -18.89
763 763 5 110.00 $110.00 $839 -18.50
756–772 764 46 119.00–141.00 $134.48 $1,027 +5.98
803–840 821 46 121.00–140.00 $136.90 $1,124 +19.90
844 844 9 120.00 $120.00 $1,013 +3.00
878–888 884 56 126.75–140.50 $136.31 $1,205 -3.54
933 933 10 128.50 $128.50 $1,199 —
1014 1014 10 122.25 $122.25 $1,240 +12.25
1130 1130 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,243 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 1 141.00 $141.00 $465 +1.00
360–383 unweaned 369 5 140.00–143.00 $141.76 $523 -2.24
373–385 379 4 140.00–146.00 $143.05 $542 -6.48
400–441 421 29 126.00–149.00 $137.51 $579 -1.54
430 unweaned 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -1.00
453–466 462 74 120.00–142.00 $131.26 $606 -4.33
472 unweaned 472 53 128.00 $128.00 $604 -6.83
505–545 525 36 120.00–132.00 $126.95 $666 -0.16
515–541 unweaned 530 32 120.00–130.00 $125.89 $667 -5.61
553–590 572 94 121.00–132.50 $128.52 $735 +1.59
592–595 unweaned 593 11 125.00–128.50 $127.86 $758 +1.36
600–641 627 43 119.00–129.00 $124.69 $782 +3.18
631 unweaned 631 8 115.00 $115.00 $726 -2.99
650–690 665 34 119.50–129.00 $123.09 $819 —
668–690 unweaned 680 14 115.00–120.00 $117.17 $797 -2.83
723–738 726 10 110.00–132.00 $127.53 $926 +11.37
728–739 unweaned 733 16 120.00–130.00 $125.59 $921 —
768 unweaned 768 3 126.00 $126.00 $968 +5.00
820 820 11 120.00 $120.00 $984 -9.14
841 841 34 138.00 $138.00 $1,161 +8.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 120.00 $120.00 $294 —
275 275 2 127.50 $127.50 $351 —
312–348 322 26 110.00–138.00 $122.15 $393 -9.62
383 unweaned 383 8 136.00 $136.00 $521 +5.00
385–395 388 14 105.00–135.00 $113.19 $439 -16.80
405–435 425 6 128.00–133.00 $130.27 $554 +5.75
469–498 480 17 127.00–132.00 $130.12 $625 +2.11
473–498 unweaned 480 11 115.00–120.00 $117.97 $566 -2.03
515–540 530 13 110.00–115.00 $113.30 $600 +1.48
555–573 unweaned 567 3 120.00 $120.00 $680 —
559–594 570 16 113.00–118.00 $115.84 $660 -0.39
605 unweaned 605 3 110.00 $110.00 $666 -5.00
615 615 2 116.00 $116.00 $713 -0.12
650 unweaned 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 -5.00
653–674 661 21 108.00–125.50 $119.87 $792 +5.38
700 unweaned 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
775 unweaned 775 3 111.00 $111.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
829 829 5 100.00 $100.00 $829 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–435 428 7 130.00–143.00 $134.92 $577 -8.36
453–497 478 9 139.00–143.00 $141.19 $675 +2.21
515 515 4 126.00–127.00 $126.50 $651 +0.40
564–588 576 9 122.00–129.00 $124.94 $720 +0.47
610 610 2 108.00 $108.00 $659 -9.45
675–698 687 8 103.00–119.00 $108.54 $746 -6.66
733–740 737 4 102.00–103.00 $102.50 $755 -4.11
755–771 764 8 95.00–103.00 $98.71 $754 -13.29
835 835 2 96.00 $96.00 $802 -12.00
875–890 883 4 92.00–93.00 $92.50 $817 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 8 125.00 $125.00 $612 ±0.00
557–568 566 38 117.50–127.50 $125.95 $713 —
619 619 8 130.00 $130.00 $805 +14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 166.00 $166.00 $644 -8.00
475 475 2 179.00 $179.00 $850 +24.00
544 544 4 160.00 $160.00 $870 —
567 567 7 140.00 $140.00 $794 —
601 unweaned 601 10 132.00 $132.00 $793 +16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–928 876 85-90% 12 26.00–32.00 $31.01 $272 —
843–995 935 85-90% 23 36.00–52.00 $39.83 $372 +2.49
963–1255 1023 85-90% 46 37.50–40.00 $38.11 $390 —
935–1450 1065 85-90% 28 40.00–52.50 $46.55 $496 +8.61
880–1350 1131 85-90% 83 50.50–60.00 $54.56 $617 -0.02
1020–1275 1134 85-90% 28 58.00–63.00 $61.21 $694 +6.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1680 1269 80-85% 60 54.25–68.00 $62.58 $794 -2.86
1123–1395 1302 80-85% 26 55.00–60.50 $57.15 $744 —
1195–1475 1306 80-85% 54 62.50–75.50 $70.18 $917 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1785 1527 75-80% 18 54.00–68.50 $63.79 $974 —
1500–1716 1602 75-80% 18 65.00–72.00 $68.82 $1,102 +7.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–2270 1440 14 50.00–75.00 $66.03 $951 —
1470–1800 1646 4 75.00–82.50 $78.50 $1,292 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1435 1340 5 67.00–82.00 $75.29 $1,009 —
1550–2095 1771 9 80.00–93.00 $85.59 $1,516 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–770 763 (<2 yrs)Open 3 90.00–97.00 $92.29 $704
750–860 797 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 79.00–88.00 $83.91 $669
905–1550 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 60.00–68.00 $64.53 $710
918–1535 1120 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 21 51.00–59.00 $54.13 $606
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1108 thin fleshed 1004 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 15 39.00–46.50 $42.85 $430
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
549–855 661 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 20.00–34.00 $28.53 $189
715–735 thin fleshed 727 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 30.00–33.00 $30.98 $225
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–870 855 (<2 yrs)Open 2 107.00–115.00 $110.93 $948

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1390 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,068.64
1308 1308 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1315 1146 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 800.00–960.00 $876.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
523–680 628 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,081.25 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
688–748 718 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,525.00 $1,441.16 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 7 35.00 $35.00 $162 —
681 681 7 30.00 $30.00 $204 —

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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.