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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

5,576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.83/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 672 lb · 330 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.65/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 763 lb · 310 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.89/cwt -4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 671 lb · 293 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,576 9,160 4,870
Feeder cattle 4,796 7,986 4,064
Slaughter cattle 601 1,026 625
Replacement cattle 179 148 181

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to instances 3.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. High winds continued to dry out the area, and caused fires in the northern panhandle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–328 327 6 208.00–225.00 $213.69 $699 -14.31
358 unweaned 358 2 192.00 $192.00 $687 —
350–389 370 23 183.00–221.00 $186.37 $690 -28.88
373 thin fleshed 373 2 227.00 $227.00 $847 —
402–437 420 28 154.00–205.00 $178.07 $748 -25.90
421–428 thin fleshed 425 14 212.00–217.00 $214.48 $912 —
445 unweaned 445 2 198.00 $198.00 $881 +5.00
453–485 470 37 173.00–193.00 $181.30 $852 +0.64
500–545 518 37 163.00–185.50 $173.86 $901 -0.39
520 fancy 520 15 188.00 $188.00 $978 -0.37
506–548 unweaned 529 11 160.00–162.00 $160.87 $851 -8.13
563–593 587 23 147.00–166.00 $153.90 $903 -10.20
585–595 unweaned 588 4 156.00–158.00 $157.49 $926 -2.51
589 fancy 589 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,019 +1.00
610–628 617 32 160.00–165.50 $162.45 $1,002 -2.01
619 fancy 619 77 167.00 $167.00 $1,034 —
621–643 627 21 154.00–156.00 $154.59 $969 -9.87
646 unweaned 646 25 157.00 $157.00 $1,014 -3.69
654–689 671 282 157.00–162.00 $160.11 $1,074 +1.58
658–692 unweaned 674 31 150.00–155.00 $151.18 $1,019 +4.68
692 692 17 151.50 $151.50 $1,048 -7.03
700–727 717 121 148.00–163.75 $159.81 $1,146 +0.73
757 unweaned 757 55 137.75 $137.75 $1,043 -7.68
751–791 764 255 146.00–163.00 $158.29 $1,209 +2.54
823–843 840 76 141.00–159.00 $155.86 $1,309 +13.11
897 897 15 150.50 $150.50 $1,350 +6.50
1001 1001 6 131.00 $131.00 $1,311 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–299 295 11 184.00–214.00 $208.91 $616 —
308–315 310 10 184.00–190.00 $186.41 $578 -4.59
360–399 394 26 184.00–188.00 $187.52 $739 +2.99
402–445 420 38 141.50–182.00 $167.11 $702 -9.54
431 thin fleshed 431 12 187.00 $187.00 $806 —
487 487 15 180.00 $180.00 $877 +5.69
493 unweaned 493 4 169.00 $169.00 $833 +19.00
516–541 526 14 150.00–156.00 $153.23 $806 -1.50
550–596 570 18 152.00–160.00 $154.68 $882 -1.51
615–633 unweaned 622 5 145.00–146.00 $145.59 $906 -2.86
615–649 638 49 142.00–156.00 $149.19 $952 -1.39
654–688 668 9 147.00–156.00 $152.46 $1,018 +1.32
683 unweaned 683 24 143.00 $143.00 $977 —
705–743 718 11 142.00–146.00 $144.14 $1,035 -6.31
754–791 774 17 137.00–150.00 $142.05 $1,099 -0.38
807 807 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,098 +2.00
805–840 814 10 132.00–146.00 $139.63 $1,137 +5.63
899 899 10 137.00 $137.00 $1,232 —
902 902 16 135.00 $135.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 3 174.00 $174.00 $440 —
330 unweaned 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
338–343 341 6 165.00–178.00 $171.55 $585 +1.38
366–390 370 14 166.00–168.00 $166.99 $618 -7.30
435–445 439 5 159.00–170.00 $163.46 $718 +0.44
463–495 482 30 140.00–169.00 $153.74 $741 -10.99
485 unweaned 485 3 150.00 $150.00 $728 —
518–523 521 4 138.00–141.00 $139.51 $727 -0.53
550–595 582 33 117.00–159.00 $138.15 $804 -1.77
595 unweaned 595 3 140.00 $140.00 $833 —
608 thin fleshed 608 6 150.00 $150.00 $912 —
618–647 634 7 127.00–134.00 $129.82 $823 -8.40
682 682 7 127.00 $127.00 $866 -12.19
717–748 727 34 120.00–129.00 $124.68 $906 -1.77
762 762 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,059 +15.68
903 903 6 108.00 $108.00 $975 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–340 332 19 149.00–168.00 $159.58 $530 -10.44
352–398 371 51 155.00–180.00 $168.52 $625 +3.16
409–439 fancy 422 34 177.00–183.00 $180.06 $760 +9.06
413–441 427 57 146.00–170.00 $163.07 $696 -1.37
456–499 478 66 143.50–161.00 $152.05 $727 -7.05
481 fancy 481 7 172.00 $172.00 $827 +2.24
513–540 unweaned 516 14 151.00–154.00 $153.35 $791 +6.35
517–535 fancy 523 19 167.00–170.00 $167.97 $878 +7.26
505–548 527 99 141.50–162.50 $151.16 $797 -1.27
551–590 571 19 141.00–154.00 $149.99 $856 +2.87
564–579 unweaned 575 29 134.00–145.00 $140.31 $807 -1.44
600–617 607 101 138.00–158.00 $152.21 $924 +1.37
600–649 unweaned 627 39 130.00–148.00 $138.40 $868 -1.02
662–682 665 39 143.00 $143.00 $951 -7.06
651–695 unweaned 667 111 128.00–140.00 $133.48 $890 -1.82
656–691 676 143 145.25–150.50 $148.11 $1,001 -1.95
731 731 10 141.00 $141.00 $1,031 -8.49
754–792 778 152 145.25–147.00 $145.90 $1,135 -0.09
797 797 26 138.00 $138.00 $1,100 -7.99
806–834 811 47 131.50–140.00 $138.51 $1,123 -3.67
883 883 16 137.50 $137.50 $1,214 +3.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 327 3 167.00–168.00 $167.66 $548 +12.66
353–393 372 35 149.00–168.00 $160.68 $598 +6.99
399 unweaned 399 17 154.00 $154.00 $614 —
400–436 416 57 140.00–156.00 $150.34 $625 +1.07
477 unweaned 477 3 142.00 $142.00 $677 +3.23
463–498 483 33 141.00–151.00 $147.40 $712 +0.90
520 unweaned 520 2 135.00 $135.00 $702 -0.56
518–530 527 16 130.00–140.00 $137.94 $727 +1.41
556–593 573 104 129.00–149.00 $139.54 $800 +3.73
603–648 unweaned 626 4 130.00 $130.00 $814 +15.00
610–649 640 146 126.00–146.50 $139.66 $894 +8.01
662–686 666 51 120.00–125.00 $120.81 $805 -23.23
671 671 8 128.00 $128.00 $859 -16.04
685 unweaned 685 2 128.00 $128.00 $877 +6.00
724 724 6 129.00 $129.00 $934 +9.34
705–745 728 17 116.00–134.00 $123.50 $899 +3.84
750–765 752 9 123.00–140.00 $133.77 $1,006 +5.65
764 unweaned 764 8 126.00 $126.00 $963 —
801–829 816 11 126.00–130.50 $128.01 $1,045 —
852–898 878 7 123.00–125.00 $124.17 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
325 325 2 133.50 $133.50 $434 +0.66
353–372 364 5 129.00–138.00 $132.49 $482 +1.91
422–448 435 18 133.00–138.00 $136.24 $593 +5.78
467–498 481 27 131.00–140.00 $136.36 $656 +1.29
745 745 3 114.00 $114.00 $849 -21.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 9 106.00 $106.00 $435 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–487 473 5 140.00–147.00 $142.68 $675 -7.07
538 538 2 125.00 $125.00 $672 -5.62
558–597 581 5 133.00–135.00 $134.23 $780 +2.60
623–648 632 7 122.00–130.00 $126.52 $800 +0.12
654–690 671 18 126.00–132.00 $128.19 $860 +13.19
715–748 734 15 90.00–119.00 $103.88 $762 -7.83
754 754 4 90.00 $90.00 $679 —
815–842 831 5 112.00–113.00 $112.39 $934 +10.21
855 855 2 97.00 $97.00 $829 -20.00
903 903 6 108.00 $108.00 $975 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 thin fleshed 293 5 217.00 $217.00 $636 —
410 410 4 175.00 $175.00 $718 —
463–490 468 6 160.00–178.00 $174.86 $818 +14.86
509–539 526 9 150.00–155.00 $152.85 $804 -7.15
604 604 8 143.00 $143.00 $864 +6.00
735 735 5 120.00 $120.00 $882 -14.00
762–771 765 17 125.00–125.50 $125.18 $958 —
810 810 1 115.50 $115.50 $936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 142.00 $142.00 $642 —
559–576 572 26 140.00–145.50 $144.26 $825 —
651 651 7 126.00 $126.00 $820 —
845 845 12 118.00 $118.00 $997 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–980 885 85-90% 5 50.50–58.00 $52.95 $469 —
818–985 888 85-90% 14 25.00–29.00 $26.91 $239 —
730–980 892 85-90% 46 32.00–40.00 $35.64 $318 —
913–1635 1057 85-90% 98 40.00–57.00 $44.04 $466 -1.05
1020–1160 1059 85-90% 16 58.00–62.00 $59.10 $626 +14.01
830–1266 1081 85-90% 45 33.00–44.00 $37.70 $408 -7.39
910–1265 1121 85-90% 48 48.00–65.00 $56.50 $633 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1203–1280 1243 80-85% 6 56.00–60.50 $58.10 $722 -2.75
1135–1480 1312 80-85% 36 69.00–73.00 $70.54 $925 —
1000–1615 1326 80-85% 102 56.00–68.50 $63.54 $843 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1730 1553 75-80% 20 57.00–70.50 $67.25 $1,044 -2.81
1404–1680 1558 75-80% 21 70.00–78.00 $75.86 $1,182 +5.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1955 1672 5 81.00–92.00 $88.33 $1,477 +3.62
1315–2425 1693 6 75.00–83.00 $79.15 $1,340 -5.56
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1208–1715 1311 5 66.50–70.00 $67.55 $886 —
2035–2100 2068 2 80.50–87.50 $83.94 $1,736 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
707–1270 794 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 20 70.00–88.00 $83.64 $664
705–1115 842 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 46.00–58.00 $51.30 $432
707–1133 1049 (<2 yrs)Open 21 93.00–106.00 $98.57 $1,034
885–1227 1114 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 60.00–69.00 $65.74 $732
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1250 1121 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 67.00–105.00 $76.95 $863
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
583–990 thin fleshed 829 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 21 20.00–39.00 $32.33 $268
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710–900 thin fleshed 866 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 41.00–47.00 $44.78 $388

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1178 1152 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 935.00–1,200.00 $1,138.19
1235–1646 1441 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 975.00–1,050.00 $1,025.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1345 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,175.00–1,275.00 $1,252.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1193 1112 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,025.00 $989.40

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–825 755 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 800.00–825.00 $804.96

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–745 733 3 45.00–54.50 $50.86 $373 —
760 760 1 37.00 $37.00 $281 —
815 815 1 58.00 $58.00 $473 —
885 885 1 50.00 $50.00 $442 —

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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.