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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

7,097 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.42/cwt +8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 724 lb · 447 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.54/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 818 lb · 441 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.44/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 769 lb · 431 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,097 5,576 9,384
Feeder cattle 6,005 4,796 6,635
Slaughter cattle 914 601 2,594
Replacement cattle 178 179 155

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to markets before the holidays: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. The area still remains dry with only a dusting of dry snow over the holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 222.00 $222.00 $610 —
310–340 333 11 211.00–218.00 $215.98 $719 +2.29
368–389 383 11 213.00–220.00 $215.39 $825 +29.02
405–441 427 19 195.00–211.00 $201.22 $859 +23.15
453–491 478 72 173.50–209.00 $189.95 $908 +8.65
478 unweaned 478 3 157.00 $157.00 $750 —
503 thin fleshed 503 7 201.00 $201.00 $1,011 —
503–543 523 51 165.00–195.00 $175.75 $919 +1.89
541 541 16 156.50 $156.50 $847 -17.36
554 thin fleshed 554 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,053 —
563–583 unweaned 572 7 163.00–166.00 $164.69 $942 +7.20
554–597 575 76 161.00–180.00 $170.64 $981 +16.74
582 fancy 582 23 185.00 $185.00 $1,077 +12.00
593 593 4 159.50 $159.50 $946 +5.60
600–649 621 66 155.00–170.00 $166.33 $1,033 +3.88
654 thin fleshed 654 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,144 —
664 unweaned 664 29 147.00 $147.00 $976 -4.18
659–698 687 340 160.50–170.25 $168.00 $1,154 +16.50
710 710 16 149.00 $149.00 $1,058 -10.81
704–749 715 105 160.00–163.00 $161.64 $1,156 +1.83
719 unweaned 719 4 153.00 $153.00 $1,100 —
731 fancy 731 51 166.00 $166.00 $1,213 —
754–792 769 409 156.50–163.00 $160.86 $1,237 +2.57
766–780 772 22 150.00–154.50 $152.64 $1,178 -5.65
800–846 815 381 154.50–165.00 $161.43 $1,316 +5.57
801–841 835 60 147.00–148.00 $147.52 $1,232 -8.34
854–881 875 80 149.00–150.50 $150.19 $1,314 -0.31
922 922 34 150.00 $150.00 $1,383 —
1017 1017 43 146.50 $146.50 $1,490 +15.50
1108 1108 19 133.50 $133.50 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 190.00 $190.00 $566 -18.91
320–340 323 12 185.00–208.00 $203.97 $659 +17.56
375–392 385 11 185.00–201.00 $195.22 $752 +7.70
400–442 428 23 137.00–186.00 $170.95 $732 +3.84
455–497 480 31 165.00–187.00 $177.73 $853 -2.27
507–532 526 37 160.00–166.00 $163.95 $862 +10.72
552–595 581 44 155.00–170.00 $163.98 $953 +9.30
617 unweaned 617 8 158.00 $158.00 $975 +12.41
620–648 637 122 145.00–167.50 $163.19 $1,040 +14.00
656–685 671 55 141.00–162.00 $153.43 $1,030 +0.97
670–688 unweaned 681 68 136.00–155.00 $149.84 $1,020 +6.84
703–736 717 41 138.00–153.00 $145.08 $1,040 +0.94
746 unweaned 746 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,044 —
753–795 781 20 136.00–154.00 $146.99 $1,148 +4.94
860 860 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,213 —
918 918 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,331 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 170.00 $170.00 $498 —
335–348 342 4 162.00–166.00 $164.04 $561 -7.51
373 373 2 165.00 $165.00 $615 -1.99
400–445 418 9 158.00–171.00 $164.34 $687 +0.88
453–498 480 26 160.00–174.00 $164.28 $789 +10.54
503–548 530 14 139.00–153.00 $147.31 $781 +7.80
555–588 567 72 139.00–153.00 $143.88 $816 +5.73
610–645 632 41 134.00–149.00 $142.54 $901 +12.72
665–690 677 26 136.00–141.00 $139.03 $941 +12.03
720 720 2 134.00 $134.00 $965 +9.32
768–798 783 6 131.00–133.00 $131.67 $1,031 -7.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–331 328 8 180.00–185.00 $180.58 $592 +21.00
360–376 thin fleshed 369 13 195.00–196.00 $195.45 $721 —
363–399 370 10 164.00–167.00 $164.65 $609 -3.87
403 fancy 403 11 177.00 $177.00 $713 -3.06
400–442 422 36 150.00–171.00 $159.66 $674 -3.41
453 fancy 453 3 172.00 $172.00 $779 ±0.00
458 thin fleshed 458 49 186.00 $186.00 $852 —
463 unweaned 463 10 163.00 $163.00 $755 —
450–499 480 34 160.00–164.00 $162.25 $779 +10.20
500 unweaned 500 11 148.50 $148.50 $742 -4.85
505–533 513 58 143.00–163.50 $154.54 $793 +3.38
517 thin fleshed 517 6 169.50 $169.50 $876 —
553–570 559 44 142.00–160.00 $145.10 $811 -4.89
564 fancy 564 23 169.00 $169.00 $953 —
600 fancy 600 27 159.25 $159.25 $956 —
603–614 unweaned 611 48 138.00–145.00 $139.09 $850 +0.69
608–644 632 167 142.50–162.50 $153.76 $972 +1.55
659–678 673 71 146.00–154.00 $148.37 $999 +0.26
679 fancy 679 37 157.00 $157.00 $1,066 —
691 unweaned 691 10 138.00 $138.00 $954 +4.52
708 708 10 132.00 $132.00 $935 -9.00
705–748 724 437 128.00–154.75 $149.82 $1,085 +8.82
750–780 777 19 128.00–136.00 $135.19 $1,050 -10.71
799 unweaned 799 13 138.00 $138.00 $1,103 —
803–835 810 112 136.50–148.75 $144.76 $1,173 +6.25
867–868 867 37 136.50–147.00 $137.07 $1,188 -0.43
1104 1104 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 160.00 $160.00 $525 -7.66
413–432 418 16 145.00–155.00 $152.05 $636 +1.71
455–499 481 44 144.00–158.00 $150.27 $723 +2.87
510–547 527 61 130.00–157.00 $146.35 $771 +8.41
553–598 577 36 134.00–162.00 $144.38 $833 +4.84
613 unweaned 613 3 131.00 $131.00 $803 +1.00
615–642 633 23 130.00–143.00 $137.88 $873 -1.78
653–682 669 16 129.00–148.50 $141.40 $946 +13.40
680 unweaned 680 4 129.00 $129.00 $877 +1.00
705 705 3 127.00 $127.00 $895 -2.00
764–792 781 43 124.50–139.00 $134.35 $1,049 +0.58
817–822 820 6 116.00–126.00 $121.02 $992 -6.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 140.00 $140.00 $406 -10.00
313 313 2 142.00 $142.00 $444 +8.50
385 385 3 136.00 $136.00 $524 +3.51
403–441 428 12 130.00–142.50 $138.55 $593 +2.31
438 thin fleshed 438 11 146.00 $146.00 $639 —
452–498 460 40 129.00–143.00 $137.05 $630 +0.69
500–538 516 17 128.00–135.00 $130.77 $675 —
537 thin fleshed 537 15 139.00 $139.00 $746 —
553–598 583 14 124.00–135.50 $131.00 $764 —
604–648 624 18 121.00–129.00 $126.12 $787 —
670–692 682 21 122.00–126.00 $124.75 $851 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
617 617 82 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 122.00 $122.00 $500 —
468–498 481 9 123.00–128.00 $125.66 $604 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 6 165.00 $165.00 $729 —
495 unweaned 495 4 158.00 $158.00 $782 —
560–564 562 16 148.00 $148.00 $832 +3.74
671 671 7 139.50 $139.50 $936 +13.50
731 731 6 132.50 $132.50 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–428 423 4 145.00–155.00 $149.94 $634 —
495 495 2 155.00 $155.00 $767 +12.32
560–590 573 17 131.00–139.00 $136.63 $783 +2.40
605–637 626 7 121.00–129.00 $126.42 $791 -0.10
843 843 3 105.00 $105.00 $885 -7.39
878–898 888 4 106.00–144.00 $124.79 $1,108 +27.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 unweaned 396 6 173.00 $173.00 $685 —
513–523 521 13 156.00–163.00 $161.41 $841 +8.56
564 564 5 162.00 $162.00 $914 —
637 637 3 150.00 $150.00 $956 +7.00
657–690 678 8 137.00–142.00 $140.18 $950 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–940 906 85-90% 5 25.00–28.00 $26.60 $241 —
820–960 930 85-90% 10 40.50–56.00 $48.79 $454 —
869–980 945 85-90% 36 33.00–36.00 $34.82 $329 —
948–1303 1038 85-90% 52 38.00–45.00 $41.75 $433 —
850–1292 1041 85-90% 53 39.00–55.00 $49.85 $519 —
990–1119 1079 85-90% 6 66.50–70.50 $67.19 $725 +29.49
915–1315 1122 85-90% 138 54.00–68.00 $59.14 $664 +2.64
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–985 950 80-85% 6 60.00–68.00 $64.37 $612 —
1069–1500 1125 80-85% 29 50.00–60.00 $57.35 $645 —
1120–1450 1282 80-85% 100 58.00–69.50 $64.12 $822 —
1090–1470 1335 80-85% 26 70.00–77.50 $72.44 $967 +8.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1608 1419 75-80% 12 57.00–71.00 $63.27 $898 —
1475–1690 1608 75-80% 14 74.00–77.00 $75.81 $1,219 —
1640 1640 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $984 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1379–1644 1512 65-75% 8 81.00–82.00 $81.54 $1,233 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1550 1390 3 71.00–75.00 $72.77 $1,012 —
1510–2005 1713 4 85.00–90.00 $88.37 $1,514 —
2025 2025 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,025 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1970–2280 2125 2 87.50–88.50 $88.04 $1,871 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
748 748 (<2 yrs)Open 2 99.00 $99.00 $741
716–1160 852 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 70.00–88.00 $76.03 $648
840–1120 974 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 60.00–70.00 $64.16 $625
895–1315 1024 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 54.00–60.00 $55.94 $573

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1249–1364 1301 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 860.00–1,040.00 $987.63
1333 1333 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1249–1468 1386 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 38 960.00–1,050.00 $1,016.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
858–1390 1079 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 885.00–1,150.00 $1,037.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1325 1211 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 850.00–950.00 $891.74
1000–1344 1229 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,175.00–1,300.00 $1,269.50
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00 $925.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 6 126.00 $126.00 $684 —
697 697 12 130.00 $130.00 $906 —
726 726 57 130.00 $130.00 $944 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 17 58.00 $58.00 $470 —

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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.