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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

4,445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $141.46/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 943 lb · 213 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.46/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 711 lb · 138 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.29/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 724 lb · 106 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,445 5,134 2,169
Feeder cattle 3,116 4,141 1,645
Slaughter cattle 1,171 774 505
Replacement cattle 158 219 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. The area received some much needed moisture along with cooler than normal temperatures.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222–223 223 7 217.00–270.00 $239.66 $534 +19.66
265–298 280 9 209.00–217.50 $213.83 $599 +9.41
302–345 319 22 206.00–221.00 $214.50 $684 +7.78
345 unweaned 345 13 188.00 $188.00 $649 —
350–378 357 19 202.50–214.00 $211.10 $754 +0.57
401 thin fleshed 401 4 194.00 $194.00 $778 —
420 unweaned 420 1 186.00 $186.00 $781 —
428–429 429 30 188.00–198.00 $188.67 $809 -5.98
451–497 456 59 182.00–192.00 $190.70 $870 +1.25
480 unweaned 480 5 176.00 $176.00 $845 —
535 unweaned 535 1 175.00 $175.00 $936 —
506–548 536 92 171.00–185.00 $177.15 $950 -0.07
553–599 582 28 163.75–178.00 $166.94 $972 -8.06
615–645 628 32 158.50–162.00 $159.82 $1,004 -1.40
653–698 678 26 154.00–164.50 $157.47 $1,068 +13.47
708 fancy 708 64 159.25 $159.25 $1,127 —
713–716 714 74 157.50–159.00 $157.78 $1,127 +16.78
772–793 791 63 149.25–150.00 $149.32 $1,181 -1.43
832 832 19 144.50 $144.50 $1,202 +2.00
871 871 18 135.75 $135.75 $1,182 -3.75
943–944 943 213 135.00–141.75 $141.46 $1,334 +6.00
971 971 50 134.00 $134.00 $1,301 —
1028 1028 83 136.00 $136.00 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 thin fleshed 262 27 195.00 $195.00 $511 —
262–275 269 6 195.00–198.00 $196.54 $529 +8.54
315 unweaned 315 1 171.00 $171.00 $539 —
313–333 323 4 161.00–192.50 $176.26 $569 -13.74
398 398 2 200.00 $200.00 $796 +12.46
413 unweaned 413 2 173.00 $173.00 $714 —
405–443 419 52 183.00–193.00 $186.16 $780 +0.43
452–495 476 43 169.00–191.00 $184.98 $881 +0.64
503–535 528 14 165.00–167.00 $166.71 $880 -0.03
550–581 574 21 158.00–170.50 $166.96 $958 +7.34
625 625 19 162.00 $162.00 $1,012 +5.32
655 unweaned 655 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 —
748 748 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,122 —
765 765 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,086 -1.06
846 846 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,176 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292–298 294 5 165.00–169.00 $166.62 $490 +4.05
352 unweaned 352 3 140.00 $140.00 $493 —
362 362 3 185.00 $185.00 $670 +9.95
423–438 430 6 163.00–179.00 $172.26 $741 +3.49
458–463 461 4 165.00–171.00 $167.98 $774 -4.01
505–542 532 29 153.00–163.00 $156.55 $833 -3.59
560–588 574 12 154.00–161.00 $157.71 $905 +5.40
643–645 644 6 142.00–143.00 $142.67 $919 -0.72
652–677 665 6 137.00–147.00 $142.09 $945 -1.19
705–747 721 12 138.00–144.00 $140.13 $1,010 +0.13
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 7 46.00 $46.00 $254 —
620 620 4 72.00 $72.00 $446 —
677 677 10 50.50 $50.50 $342 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 unweaned 238 6 193.00 $193.00 $459 —
268–293 276 50 170.00–191.00 $182.81 $505 +14.81
327–338 330 11 171.00–175.00 $172.81 $570 +6.36
350–358 351 23 167.00–170.00 $168.70 $592 -0.26
387 thin fleshed 387 26 185.00 $185.00 $716 —
406 unweaned 406 7 161.00 $161.00 $654 —
407–441 425 13 165.00–181.00 $172.07 $731 +19.22
425 thin fleshed 425 15 177.00 $177.00 $752 —
450–459 453 78 160.00–167.00 $165.89 $751 -2.89
502–520 509 39 152.00–158.00 $154.19 $785 +2.74
563 563 2 151.00 $151.00 $850 +1.41
602–624 610 57 146.00–154.00 $149.01 $909 +8.01
627 unweaned 627 5 137.00 $137.00 $859 —
660 unweaned 660 3 143.00 $143.00 $944 —
697 697 26 142.50 $142.50 $993 +13.50
715–746 724 106 133.00–145.00 $142.29 $1,030 +0.29
821–841 824 40 131.00–143.75 $141.80 $1,168 +3.92
854 854 20 123.50 $123.50 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 337 28 155.00–168.00 $158.08 $533 +2.60
356–365 thin fleshed 357 16 170.00–171.00 $170.87 $610 —
350–397 368 51 156.00–166.00 $163.20 $601 +5.46
406–449 425 31 152.00–159.00 $156.35 $664 -1.55
451–498 478 85 147.00–157.00 $154.07 $736 +2.23
502–548 524 47 138.00–149.00 $145.78 $764 +1.15
537 unweaned 537 3 148.00 $148.00 $795 —
558–591 576 38 138.00–153.00 $146.14 $842 +5.33
583 unweaned 583 2 140.00 $140.00 $816 —
608–643 624 15 135.00–143.00 $141.36 $882 +7.86
652 652 3 137.00 $137.00 $893 +4.00
707–738 710 74 119.00–136.50 $135.09 $959 +1.15
830 830 2 116.00 $116.00 $963 —
945 945 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–229 226 7 145.00–158.00 $152.51 $345 +13.51
273–290 282 10 149.00–158.00 $153.05 $432 —
300–340 323 6 143.00–150.00 $146.69 $474 +1.59
348 unweaned 348 2 160.00 $160.00 $557 —
375–398 385 8 140.00–153.00 $147.73 $569 +5.19
400 unweaned 400 1 160.00 $160.00 $640 —
435–438 437 4 146.00–151.00 $148.51 $649 +8.15
452–498 472 17 140.00–149.00 $144.15 $680 +1.04
530 530 3 134.00 $134.00 $710 -1.94
640 unweaned 640 4 121.00 $121.00 $774 —
643 643 2 133.00 $133.00 $855 +8.05
650–698 673 7 123.00–133.00 $130.20 $876 -1.39
750 750 2 111.00 $111.00 $832 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 15 184.00 $184.00 $723 —
498 498 9 164.00 $164.00 $817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 155.00 $155.00 $725 -8.49
563–598 579 10 143.00–149.00 $146.94 $851 —
640 640 3 135.00 $135.00 $864 -4.00
680 680 2 132.00 $132.00 $898 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 6 157.00 $157.00 $940 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1170 916 85-90% 15 35.00–65.00 $47.73 $437 +6.57
898–1029 969 85-90% 22 48.00–56.00 $53.38 $517 -0.94
795–1203 994 85-90% 121 46.00–70.00 $58.88 $585 +4.56
945–1056 1008 85-90% 22 62.00–68.00 $65.64 $662 —
948–1310 1072 85-90% 310 60.00–83.00 $72.46 $777 +5.92
875–1329 1112 85-90% 63 77.00–84.50 $80.90 $900 +6.99
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1472 1310 80-85% 180 73.00–88.00 $80.08 $1,049 -0.46
1160–1685 1392 80-85% 105 81.00–99.00 $82.97 $1,155 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1620 1419 75-80% 8 77.00–90.00 $79.90 $1,134 —
1298–1655 1448 75-80% 17 83.00–96.00 $85.92 $1,244 —
1535–1740 1638 75-80% 2 72.00–74.00 $72.94 $1,195 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1156–1515 1264 65-75% 11 88.00–90.00 $88.58 $1,120 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1790 1496 12 70.00–85.00 $76.84 $1,150 -11.87
1320–2050 1765 4 91.00–96.00 $93.98 $1,659 —
2350 2350 1 101.00 $101.00 $2,374 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,029 -8.58
1750–1900 1815 3 90.00–94.50 $91.62 $1,663 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–990 913 (<2 yrs)Open 2 102.00–104.00 $102.92 $940
860–1060 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 86.00–89.00 $87.55 $869
775–1255 1018 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 19 55.00–69.00 $59.12 $602
855–1338 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 70.00–79.00 $74.13 $797
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
465–1080 thin fleshed 701 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 17 15.00–35.00 $24.04 $169
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680–920 thin fleshed 804 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 41.00–54.00 $49.35 $397
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–935 840 (<2 yrs)Open 2 121.00–135.00 $127.21 $1,069
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 84.00 $84.00 $895

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1285 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 975.00–1,025.00 $1,005.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
450–740 575 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,243.56 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
378–603 547 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 825.00–1,075.00 $983.35 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 6 130.50 $130.50 $684 —
678 678 9 125.00 $125.00 $848 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 5 52.00 $52.00 $382 —

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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.