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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

6,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $133.74/cwt ≈ $1,243/hd at 929 lb · 436 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.93/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 874 lb · 175 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.60/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 748 lb · 161 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,411 6,224 3,955
Feeder cattle 5,050 4,874 3,215
Slaughter cattle 1,109 1,073 614
Replacement cattle 252 277 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–347 330 20 199.00–207.00 $204.95 $676 -6.19
379–390 384 30 190.50–195.00 $193.75 $744 -20.94
412 unweaned 412 6 185.50 $185.50 $764 —
404–445 429 44 177.00–191.00 $185.25 $795 -12.55
455–492 472 80 175.00–191.50 $182.37 $861 -11.77
510–534 515 43 170.00–185.00 $180.86 $931 -11.96
551–577 561 35 164.00–180.00 $170.09 $954 -10.41
603–614 610 21 163.00–167.50 $165.85 $1,012 -1.03
606–648 unweaned 614 10 153.00–158.00 $154.05 $946 —
647 647 38 157.00 $157.00 $1,016 -9.88
655–686 666 29 148.00–158.50 $154.83 $1,031 -9.17
695–697 unweaned 696 12 150.00–152.00 $150.67 $1,049 —
700–731 unweaned 710 19 151.00–152.00 $151.33 $1,074 —
711 711 10 154.50 $154.50 $1,098 —
762 762 14 149.00 $149.00 $1,135 -7.17
766–783 775 8 143.50–144.50 $143.99 $1,116 -12.18
795 795 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,161 -10.17
854–889 870 134 138.00–138.50 $138.27 $1,203 -3.59
857–893 885 41 124.00–135.00 $132.56 $1,173 -9.30
903–937 923 308 130.00–137.50 $136.54 $1,260 —
944 944 128 127.00 $127.00 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
224–240 231 7 180.00–185.00 $182.77 $422 -2.86
270 unweaned 270 3 181.00 $181.00 $489 —
264–298 276 10 178.00–190.00 $185.25 $511 -3.08
320 unweaned 320 5 183.00 $183.00 $586 —
328–345 336 7 186.00–189.00 $187.44 $630 —
350–392 373 31 174.00–197.00 $185.12 $690 -3.36
406–445 428 18 175.00–185.00 $180.87 $774 -5.59
458–497 477 47 158.00–179.50 $172.03 $821 -8.09
500–527 519 47 155.00–173.00 $162.73 $845 -9.61
567 unweaned 567 10 162.50 $162.50 $921 —
560–592 584 88 154.50–167.00 $160.44 $937 -14.57
603 unweaned 603 7 150.00 $150.00 $904 —
607–633 619 38 148.00–158.00 $153.49 $950 -10.32
680 680 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,020 -2.58
687 687 49 153.00 $153.00 $1,051 +0.42
706–742 731 20 143.00–150.00 $146.92 $1,074 -1.82
760 760 11 149.50 $149.50 $1,136 +2.14
755–791 782 37 143.00–145.00 $144.05 $1,126 -3.31
786 786 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,077 -10.36
816–835 822 33 135.00–138.00 $135.83 $1,117 -8.09
862–890 886 56 123.00–145.50 $125.84 $1,115 —
951 951 54 130.50 $130.50 $1,241 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 159.00 $159.00 $461 —
308–310 309 4 166.00–168.00 $167.00 $516 -9.00
330–345 unweaned 338 2 180.00–184.00 $181.96 $615 —
353–399 386 27 149.00–179.00 $164.53 $635 -7.64
395 unweaned 395 1 181.00 $181.00 $715 —
405 unweaned 405 1 166.00 $166.00 $672 —
403–445 425 35 154.50–175.00 $159.95 $680 -14.13
450–497 474 18 158.00–175.00 $165.54 $785 -3.95
480 480 2 166.00 $166.00 $797 -3.49
493–495 unweaned 494 3 164.00–168.00 $165.34 $817 —
500–545 509 26 142.00–175.00 $155.96 $794 +0.70
545 unweaned 545 1 162.00 $162.00 $883 —
550–583 565 12 143.00–154.00 $149.32 $844 -0.68
555–572 unweaned 568 4 156.00–160.00 $156.98 $892 —
602–620 607 14 138.00–147.00 $143.93 $874 +0.60
660–695 675 22 138.00–148.00 $144.20 $973 -2.67
728 728 2 135.00 $135.00 $983 -7.48
790 790 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,098 -1.00
848 848 9 127.00 $127.00 $1,077 +2.00
882 882 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,120 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115–138 129 6 160.00–185.00 $179.70 -134.14
150–198 169 26 160.00–250.00 $218.14 -104.78
200–210 205 3 175.00–240.00 $218.86 -121.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65–90 78 13 40.00–100.00 $83.07 -51.13
105–115 110 5 110.00–130.00 $122.18 -64.52
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 30.00 $30.00 $146 —
564 564 7 40.00 $40.00 $226 —
Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
333 333 2 250.00 $250.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254–268 264 14 155.00–175.00 $160.50 $424 -29.50
270 unweaned 270 2 169.00 $169.00 $456 —
328 328 2 166.00 $166.00 $544 -11.78
374–395 376 44 161.00–181.00 $176.77 $665 -0.23
420–440 unweaned 434 7 165.00 $165.00 $716 -4.35
425–448 444 16 168.50–170.00 $168.77 $749 +5.23
463–498 469 95 155.00–169.00 $161.56 $758 +0.76
470 unweaned 470 2 161.50 $161.50 $759 —
500–519 unweaned 516 20 156.00–158.00 $156.90 $810 —
503–547 524 43 149.00–160.00 $156.52 $820 +0.31
550 550 4 140.00 $140.00 $770 -13.45
556 unweaned 556 7 154.50 $154.50 $859 —
559–577 568 78 146.50–160.00 $152.15 $864 -1.30
602–636 617 37 147.50–153.50 $150.62 $929 —
623–641 unweaned 630 27 139.00–149.00 $144.31 $909 —
653–688 673 7 145.00–146.00 $145.58 $980 -6.16
696 696 9 125.00 $125.00 $870 —
720 720 4 138.00 $138.00 $994 -10.00
749 749 157 141.25–141.85 $141.69 $1,061 +0.15
758–799 768 101 128.00–145.75 $138.16 $1,061 +2.71
800–832 814 31 125.00–139.00 $131.33 $1,069 -9.69
994 994 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 unweaned 280 6 162.00 $162.00 $454 —
290–295 293 10 156.00–165.00 $159.28 $467 -6.89
303–344 323 46 149.00–152.00 $149.86 $484 -15.76
365–380 unweaned 376 8 154.00–160.00 $155.46 $585 —
362–393 383 58 150.00–163.00 $153.01 $586 -11.34
402–449 428 37 147.00–165.00 $152.97 $655 -7.36
453–494 473 118 145.00–155.00 $148.87 $704 -10.69
478–496 unweaned 488 10 155.00–158.00 $155.88 $761 -5.14
502–548 527 107 130.00–155.00 $146.31 $771 +6.81
503–545 unweaned 533 7 152.00–153.00 $152.73 $814 —
583–598 591 9 132.00–144.00 $136.90 $809 -9.59
598 unweaned 598 2 148.50 $148.50 $888 -1.50
601–645 610 29 132.00–146.00 $143.11 $873 +6.47
615 unweaned 615 21 130.00 $130.00 $800 —
652–660 655 5 130.00–141.00 $134.43 $881 -4.77
666 unweaned 666 8 133.00 $133.00 $886 —
707–749 739 17 119.00–134.00 $125.67 $929 -14.29
763–774 774 73 133.00–138.25 $138.04 $1,068 +20.15
820–822 821 6 113.00–130.00 $121.49 $997 +1.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213–242 231 9 138.00–148.00 $141.78 $328 -9.25
253–295 274 13 131.00–145.00 $140.17 $384 -9.83
315–345 320 12 142.00–163.00 $146.12 $468 -7.38
350–393 378 30 140.00–160.00 $144.16 $545 -2.25
403–437 419 13 132.00–145.00 $138.85 $582 -4.16
450–495 476 30 128.00–147.00 $139.04 $662 -6.80
508–548 535 7 122.00–151.00 $129.49 $693 +3.49
565–578 574 9 120.00–129.00 $126.13 $724 -6.34
580 unweaned 580 2 145.00 $145.00 $841 —
620–648 639 9 126.00–128.00 $126.65 $809 -2.03
658–690 677 8 120.00–125.00 $121.65 $824 -13.55
705–736 731 10 126.00–130.00 $127.18 $930 -1.11
756–765 758 9 105.00–129.50 $124.01 $940 +9.23
901 901 8 110.00 $110.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
186 186 12 300.00 $300.00 —
205 205 3 325.00 $325.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 112.00 $112.00 $465 —
457–498 473 5 110.00–122.00 $115.05 $544 —
Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
378 378 3 150.00 $150.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 5 142.00 $142.00 $845 -1.50
643 643 8 141.00 $141.00 $907 —
797 797 20 121.00 $121.00 $964 —
891 891 19 113.50 $113.50 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 244 8 205.00 $205.00 $500 —
428–435 430 9 173.00–180.00 $175.36 $754 -3.19
473 473 5 170.00 $170.00 $804 -5.00
785 785 1 122.00 $122.00 $958 —
1180 1180 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–423 417 4 148.00–150.00 $149.02 $621 -7.98
462–490 476 6 151.00–152.00 $151.51 $721 -4.66
537 537 3 143.00 $143.00 $768 -3.78
610 610 2 132.00 $132.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
201 201 8 475.00 $475.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 45.50 $45.50 $410 -5.59
850–1320 1110 85-90% 20 34.00–50.00 $45.48 $505 -28.30
893–1355 1138 85-90% 148 51.00–65.50 $58.74 $668 -15.04
935–1480 1205 85-90% 118 56.00–74.00 $64.89 $782 —
908–1335 1218 85-90% 68 71.00–79.00 $76.54 $932 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1480 1324 80-85% 36 75.00–84.00 $77.92 $1,032 -0.15
1080–1900 1369 80-85% 106 70.00–78.00 $72.85 $997 -6.15
1205–1504 1394 80-85% 61 65.00–72.00 $69.56 $970 -2.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1900 1515 75-80% 19 70.00–78.50 $71.02 $1,076 -12.98
1185–1755 1573 75-80% 4 62.50–70.25 $65.29 $1,027 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1925 1665 6 68.50–85.00 $80.51 $1,340 —
1700–2190 1978 3 95.00–112.00 $102.00 $2,018 —
1430–2340 2070 4 90.50–106.00 $103.06 $2,133 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–3335 1813 6 73.50–85.00 $78.78 $1,428 —
1725–2260 1951 4 90.00–95.00 $93.35 $1,821 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
999 999 (<2 yrs)Open 15 91.00 $91.00 $909
809–1508 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 69.00–75.00 $72.50 $783
705–1398 1103 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 17 59.50–68.00 $65.15 $719
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
433–960 thin fleshed 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 27 15.00–39.00 $31.18 $218
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1045 thin fleshed 891 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 48.00–55.00 $50.98 $454
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955 955 (<2 yrs)Open 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,031
885–1060 973 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 85.50–90.00 $87.55 $852

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
855–1180 1092 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 700.00–850.00 $817.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1228–1395 1302 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 900.00–1,175.00 $966.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,000.00 $991.67 —
1000–1100 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 960.00–1,060.00 $1,004.69 +104.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
502–687 588 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 750.00–975.00 $900.03 —
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
596–600 597 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,033.48 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 3 75.00 $75.00 $414 —
744 744 7 110.00 $110.00 $818 —

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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.