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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

7,652 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.95/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 726 lb · 407 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.92/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 672 lb · 300 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.44/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 619 lb · 297 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,652 6,627 5,819
Feeder cattle 6,043 5,210 5,127
Slaughter cattle 1,092 1,038 644
Replacement cattle 517 379 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good, especially on pre-conditioned yearlings. The area remains unseasonably warm and dry.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 324 4 193.00–200.00 $196.28 $636 -4.44
322–340 fancy 324 8 212.00–220.00 $218.95 $709 —
355–370 363 4 170.00–192.00 $180.77 $656 —
406–424 fancy 412 13 210.00–215.00 $213.41 $879 —
403–449 436 25 175.00–194.00 $183.64 $801 +7.34
475–476 fancy 475 27 187.00–192.00 $191.26 $908 —
453–497 479 76 168.00–180.00 $172.83 $828 +5.07
501 fancy 501 32 192.50 $192.50 $964 +17.55
514 unweaned 514 7 159.00 $159.00 $817 +3.08
513–548 532 44 156.00–169.50 $164.08 $873 -5.25
553 unweaned 553 10 154.00 $154.00 $852 +3.93
554 554 4 145.00 $145.00 $803 -12.41
556 fancy 556 15 177.00 $177.00 $984 —
550–598 578 176 145.00–170.00 $152.94 $884 -4.47
579 579 7 140.00 $140.00 $811 -17.41
601–638 unweaned 616 132 144.50–156.00 $150.63 $928 +4.33
600–643 621 165 145.00–165.00 $161.08 $1,000 -0.80
650–683 668 43 146.00–158.00 $154.74 $1,034 -2.45
651–685 unweaned 669 115 139.00–149.00 $143.71 $961 +3.11
668–682 675 142 160.00–164.00 $161.95 $1,093 +4.76
701 701 13 150.50 $150.50 $1,055 -8.45
710–741 725 265 140.00–161.00 $159.28 $1,155 +0.33
704–741 unweaned 729 129 136.00–152.00 $146.51 $1,068 +5.61
761–777 762 71 145.00–151.00 $150.57 $1,147 -10.93
762–786 777 58 142.00–155.00 $149.28 $1,160 -12.22
793 unweaned 793 14 145.50 $145.50 $1,154 +9.48
801–840 817 10 140.00–145.00 $142.06 $1,161 -7.83
850 850 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,190 —
853–892 867 117 143.50–152.50 $149.08 $1,293 —
908–941 916 90 141.00–150.00 $148.51 $1,360 +2.46
958 958 25 148.50 $148.50 $1,423 —
959 959 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,199 —
1070 1070 32 140.00 $140.00 $1,498 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 unweaned 290 1 187.00 $187.00 $542 —
305 unweaned 305 3 181.00 $181.00 $552 —
312–334 325 16 182.00–190.00 $186.52 $606 +3.52
378 378 2 190.00 $190.00 $718 +18.05
423–428 424 21 165.00–181.00 $178.60 $757 +8.29
450–493 458 20 165.00–182.50 $170.45 $781 +11.84
500–548 533 54 146.00–158.00 $153.09 $816 +4.04
540 unweaned 540 20 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
572–574 unweaned 573 37 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $776 -4.49
558–598 577 23 148.00–155.00 $152.12 $878 -1.31
605 unweaned 605 7 132.00 $132.00 $799 —
605–648 624 30 134.00–159.00 $145.71 $909 +9.82
655–688 676 20 140.00–152.00 $146.69 $992 -10.67
695 unweaned 695 5 135.00 $135.00 $938 +3.43
701–708 unweaned 707 58 130.00–132.00 $130.24 $921 +0.24
715–748 733 29 132.00–154.00 $144.30 $1,058 +0.84
751–770 unweaned 762 9 130.00–135.00 $132.19 $1,007 +7.19
800 800 2 120.00 $120.00 $960 -14.19
825 825 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,106 -0.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 155.00 $155.00 $326 -5.00
297 297 5 170.00 $170.00 $505 -8.00
337 337 3 179.00 $179.00 $603 —
350–390 373 8 162.50–176.00 $172.21 $642 +16.54
439–448 442 11 141.00–160.00 $153.00 $676 -1.72
460–491 482 31 156.00–162.00 $160.52 $774 +7.41
500–549 527 29 134.00–150.00 $139.14 $733 +2.68
555–593 576 25 125.00–143.50 $137.59 $793 +3.57
601–636 618 26 126.00–134.00 $129.60 $801 -1.89
650–652 652 16 130.00–140.50 $138.54 $903 +12.54
705–723 716 10 122.00–131.00 $124.50 $891 -0.50
763 763 3 128.00 $128.00 $977 +11.89
846 846 6 113.00 $113.00 $956 —
876 876 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,183 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–498 481 6 137.50–142.50 $139.26 $670 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 fancy 334 7 191.00 $191.00 $638 —
334 334 7 161.00 $161.00 $538 —
355 fancy 355 5 188.00 $188.00 $667 —
350–382 374 45 152.00–162.00 $159.33 $596 -2.17
388 unweaned 388 3 163.00 $163.00 $632 +15.54
410 unweaned 410 4 160.00 $160.00 $656 +5.00
411–447 fancy 430 63 173.50–176.50 $173.97 $748 —
428–441 436 12 155.00–156.00 $155.59 $678 +0.59
470–492 480 68 145.00–160.00 $155.27 $745 +8.84
463–496 unweaned 487 23 139.00–152.00 $146.05 $711 +4.06
502–509 506 8 125.00–127.00 $126.26 $639 -18.61
504–532 520 105 137.50–154.00 $141.15 $734 -3.72
515–538 fancy 525 61 159.50–160.00 $159.78 $839 —
514–549 unweaned 531 92 134.00–148.00 $141.48 $751 +1.91
561 fancy 561 4 151.00 $151.00 $847 —
559–595 unweaned 574 83 125.00–140.00 $137.58 $790 +1.57
587 587 9 126.00 $126.00 $740 -10.46
580–594 589 150 135.00–147.00 $145.31 $856 +8.85
600–619 611 44 137.00–143.00 $139.20 $851 +4.61
603–635 unweaned 611 98 125.00–141.00 $134.57 $822 +5.16
629 fancy 629 74 154.25 $154.25 $970 —
650–674 unweaned 658 37 128.00–139.00 $132.06 $869 -1.24
660–695 687 186 139.00–149.00 $143.01 $982 +23.01
692 692 13 125.00 $125.00 $865 +5.00
700–717 unweaned 704 86 127.00–138.50 $132.85 $935 +0.22
703–721 716 133 119.00–150.25 $144.05 $1,031 +10.08
727 727 3 133.00 $133.00 $967 -0.97
755 755 11 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 +18.00
805–843 841 19 130.00–133.00 $130.15 $1,095 +6.15
863 863 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,165 +15.00
910–917 916 6 129.00 $129.00 $1,182 +6.80
1018 1018 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 5 165.00 $165.00 $408 —
308–330 319 6 160.00 $160.00 $510 +9.84
352–378 359 11 157.00–157.50 $157.14 $564 +5.05
414–446 431 24 140.00–147.00 $143.90 $620 -0.25
420–449 unweaned 443 5 142.00–147.00 $142.95 $633 —
451–496 473 42 138.00–148.00 $142.79 $675 -1.91
498 unweaned 498 2 133.00 $133.00 $662 —
510–548 533 59 125.00–140.00 $130.80 $697 +0.20
550–597 576 86 123.00–137.50 $131.27 $756 +7.75
580–588 unweaned 586 4 121.00–126.00 $122.24 $716 —
602–613 606 24 121.00–132.00 $127.94 $775 +1.59
603–630 unweaned 624 10 125.00–129.00 $127.83 $798 +4.02
661–695 682 35 121.00–130.00 $124.46 $849 +0.38
725 725 2 117.50 $117.50 $852 +5.50
770–793 786 80 116.00–135.50 $134.29 $1,056 +19.29
800–843 823 13 114.00–121.00 $117.68 $969 -1.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 370 10 128.00–146.00 $137.74 $510 +0.11
404–423 414 16 128.00–137.00 $131.98 $546 +0.98
456–493 477 27 125.00–137.00 $132.31 $631 +1.60
560–598 583 21 120.00–130.25 $127.99 $746 +11.63
603–645 630 6 112.00–121.00 $117.11 $738 +2.11
658–698 683 13 110.00–120.00 $113.99 $779 -3.35
712 712 3 107.00 $107.00 $762 —
753 753 2 108.00 $108.00 $813 +2.00
812 812 3 101.00 $101.00 $820 -4.95
860 860 2 105.00 $105.00 $903 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603–647 634 27 126.00–130.00 $128.87 $817 +13.87
650–682 672 13 124.00–125.00 $124.30 $835 +0.40
754–774 762 26 114.00–119.00 $117.27 $894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563–596 584 14 120.00–129.00 $123.97 $724 -3.42
618–649 630 12 119.00–126.00 $122.12 $769 +5.12
677–683 681 8 112.00–120.00 $114.98 $783 -4.02
725–733 728 9 110.00–118.00 $115.67 $842 +8.65
788 788 2 110.00 $110.00 $867 —
843 843 2 107.00 $107.00 $902 —
850–875 868 7 98.00–109.00 $101.08 $877 +1.74
923 923 2 100.00 $100.00 $923 —
990 990 2 94.00 $94.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–490 473 9 144.00–170.00 $158.02 $747 +4.02
505 505 2 145.00 $145.00 $732 -13.72
693 693 4 117.50 $117.50 $814 -13.50
728 728 12 118.50 $118.50 $863 —
781 781 10 117.50 $117.50 $918 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–575 501 85-90% 4 30.00–52.50 $40.72 $204 —
838–960 883 85-90% 46 25.00–46.00 $27.61 $244 -2.72
866–972 931 85-90% 43 33.50–52.50 $35.23 $328 -0.72
675–1181 997 85-90% 55 33.00–49.00 $38.07 $380 —
800–1420 1062 85-90% 82 42.00–55.00 $47.23 $502 -8.23
1014–1238 1090 85-90% 34 59.00–64.00 $61.25 $668 +5.79
903–1550 1133 85-90% 140 50.00–63.50 $56.91 $645 -11.56
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1570 1232 80-85% 59 60.00–68.00 $64.38 $793 —
1100–1420 1247 80-85% 39 55.50–63.00 $59.91 $747 —
1320–1478 1446 80-85% 5 71.00–72.50 $72.23 $1,044 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $866 -8.11
1575–1623 1607 75-80% 8 72.00–75.00 $73.13 $1,175 +0.44
1520–1865 1672 75-80% 3 60.00–62.50 $60.76 $1,016 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1710 1453 11 73.00–82.50 $77.59 $1,127 —
1535–2165 1701 18 83.00–89.00 $85.88 $1,461 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1650 1578 4 66.50–79.00 $75.35 $1,189 +2.35
1400–1880 1652 6 82.50–91.00 $88.06 $1,455 —
2355 2355 1 90.00 $90.00 $2,120 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1270 813 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 65 74.00–88.00 $82.25 $669
948–1005 967 (<2 yrs)Open 3 95.00–108.00 $103.50 $1,001
838–1380 1009 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 36 55.00–63.00 $56.95 $575
875–1395 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 59 60.00–73.00 $64.12 $747
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
883–1120 thin fleshed 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 42.00–48.00 $42.73 $404
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–968 thin fleshed 902 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 10.00–30.00 $26.33 $237
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 67.00 $67.00 $677
1096 1096 (<2 yrs)Open 5 84.50 $84.50 $926

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1154 1154 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1099–1730 1187 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 860.00–1,035.00 $993.26
1210–1240 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 660.00–760.00 $709.39
1228 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1122–1508 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 37 1,325.00–1,650.00 $1,485.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1038–1570 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 1,025.00–1,300.00 $1,077.06
1119–1246 1201 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,075.00–1,225.00 $1,175.07
1130–1250 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–800.00 $752.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
853–1210 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 900.00–1,025.00 $953.85
910–1070 983 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 635.00–685.00 $654.82
952–1292 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 710.00–850.00 $791.12
1120–1300 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–610.00 $582.23

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1067 1035 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,087.23

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
620–761 690 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,410.00–1,600.00 $1,501.93 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
625–720 680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,196.51 -104.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
598–760 679 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,036.01 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.