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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

6,039 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.44/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 680 lb · 523 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $205.09/cwt +9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 475 lb · 243 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.16/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 714 lb · 212 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,039 6,854 3,587
Feeder cattle 4,916 5,210 2,821
Slaughter cattle 991 1,359 719
Replacement cattle 132 285 47

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Cooler temperatures coupled with good chances of rain are in the forecast through the weekend had stocker calf buyers in good spirits.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 9 230.00 $230.00 $639 +9.12
303–341 324 38 215.00–236.00 $231.20 $749 +10.16
353–398 377 95 210.00–240.00 $220.67 $832 +4.60
400–448 420 98 188.00–238.50 $210.50 $884 -0.31
450–498 475 243 190.00–222.00 $205.09 $974 +9.13
518 value added 518 18 215.00 $215.00 $1,114 —
505–547 522 75 181.00–198.00 $191.34 $999 +4.78
553–578 572 163 184.50–195.00 $185.96 $1,064 +0.41
614 unweaned 614 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,044 —
615–644 634 21 174.00–182.00 $179.78 $1,140 +2.24
656–688 680 512 175.50–189.50 $186.92 $1,271 +0.75
699 unweaned 699 11 164.00 $164.00 $1,146 —
708–738 731 43 162.50–175.75 $168.92 $1,235 -4.61
780–781 781 28 180.00 $180.00 $1,406 +7.88
808–825 810 10 172.00–173.00 $172.10 $1,394 +1.98
932 932 40 160.50 $160.50 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 25 195.00–210.00 $203.54 $651 -0.49
377–390 384 28 205.00–211.00 $209.41 $804 -3.57
408–445 426 10 191.00–199.00 $195.83 $834 +1.77
450–498 471 40 189.00–199.00 $194.61 $917 +5.29
500–540 524 14 175.00–189.00 $183.81 $963 +3.86
550–580 571 61 174.00–187.50 $179.17 $1,023 +1.61
623–645 634 4 171.00–175.00 $173.03 $1,097 +7.71
670 unweaned 670 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,005 —
669–695 674 13 164.00–165.50 $164.80 $1,111 +4.28
720 720 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,130 -6.09
806 806 132 172.50 $172.50 $1,390 —
858 858 4 166.50 $166.50 $1,429 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–280 278 5 170.00–178.00 $174.78 $486 -10.22
340–345 342 5 189.00–191.00 $189.81 $649 +9.05
360–398 383 15 175.00–190.00 $181.25 $694 -3.58
408–435 423 24 176.00–185.00 $181.18 $766 +4.35
463–493 478 9 174.00–186.00 $179.62 $859 +4.23
508–511 510 11 160.00–169.00 $165.36 $843 +0.04
550–595 580 18 160.00–167.00 $165.60 $960 +1.02
623–628 626 6 152.00–158.00 $155.01 $970 -2.87
654–680 663 6 150.00–154.00 $152.63 $1,012 -4.81
735 735 4 146.00–153.00 $149.50 $1,099 —
758–790 762 15 143.00–149.00 $143.83 $1,096 -2.17
895 895 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,199 —
902 902 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,046 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
687 687 3 54.00 $54.00 $371 —
737 737 46 57.75 $57.75 $426 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 8 60.00 $60.00 $248 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261–270 264 12 180.00–195.00 $182.56 $482 +7.10
322–349 335 66 174.00–215.00 $193.90 $650 +8.33
373–399 386 77 170.00–197.00 $181.04 $699 +3.24
402–447 432 76 168.00–201.00 $183.03 $791 +10.08
450–499 469 174 168.00–197.00 $178.35 $836 +6.55
503–541 528 157 162.00–171.00 $169.26 $894 +2.43
550–571 562 29 164.00–186.00 $179.05 $1,006 +10.89
605–614 unweaned 613 35 160.25–161.00 $160.31 $983 —
643 643 148 168.00 $168.00 $1,080 +5.23
663–694 666 87 169.00–172.25 $171.95 $1,145 +8.26
657–681 669 12 151.00–159.00 $154.93 $1,036 -8.76
702–748 714 212 140.00–167.00 $164.16 $1,172 +1.37
758 758 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,198 —
850 850 16 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 —
898 898 13 132.00 $132.00 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 8 180.00 $180.00 $225 —
248 248 6 157.00 $157.00 $389 -13.00
285 285 3 184.00 $184.00 $524 +5.70
323–349 336 32 166.00–182.50 $170.97 $574 -3.81
353–398 385 32 165.00–176.00 $169.51 $653 +7.69
408–445 424 50 158.00–174.00 $172.14 $730 +11.31
455–497 475 96 160.00–181.00 $166.73 $792 +5.92
500–543 515 13 151.00–161.00 $153.97 $793 -3.07
555–598 574 32 150.00–162.00 $155.14 $891 +3.35
613–635 619 49 146.00–162.00 $150.50 $932 +2.93
652–695 669 5 148.00–150.00 $148.83 $996 -0.23
713–717 715 8 127.00–145.00 $136.38 $975 -18.62
765–784 781 12 120.00–152.00 $146.77 $1,146 +2.62
791 791 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,068 -9.15
893 893 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,089 -29.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 165.00 $165.00 $355 —
250–298 275 11 155.00–1,701.00 $443.40 $1,219 —
344 344 4 150.00 $150.00 $516 -5.81
365 365 3 156.00 $156.00 $569 —
400–428 414 4 152.00 $152.00 $629 +4.35
490 490 2 158.00 $158.00 $774 +7.90
528–535 530 9 140.00–146.00 $142.02 $753 —
565 565 2 136.00 $136.00 $768 +1.00
620–636 627 16 131.00–144.00 $135.97 $853 -3.51
668–690 677 5 124.00–130.00 $126.45 $856 -5.05
713 713 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,112 —
857 857 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,200 +10.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 40.00 $40.00 $228 —
671 671 12 52.00 $52.00 $349 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 130.00 $130.00 $394 —
350–362 357 5 134.00 $134.00 $478 —
418 418 3 141.00 $141.00 $589 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 6 160.00 $160.00 $866 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 5 190.00 $190.00 $536 —
391 391 7 185.00 $185.00 $723 —
421–438 435 22 181.00–204.00 $185.05 $805 —
565 565 3 168.00 $168.00 $949 +8.00
603 603 22 155.00 $155.00 $935 —
681 681 9 148.50 $148.50 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 12 200.00 $200.00 $464 -14.00
278–291 285 8 200.00–211.00 $205.63 $586 +0.63
335 335 4 218.00 $218.00 $730 +6.25
356 356 4 220.00 $220.00 $783 +22.00
405 405 12 194.00 $194.00 $786 -9.00
508 508 6 186.00 $186.00 $945 +23.97
565 565 5 166.00 $166.00 $938 +2.71
664 664 4 135.00 $135.00 $896 -17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 18 159.00 $159.00 $553 —
362 362 3 150.00 $150.00 $543 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–495 489 4 154.00–165.00 $159.43 $780 —
542 542 3 151.00 $151.00 $818 —
600–615 609 5 148.00–149.00 $148.39 $904 —
758 758 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,023 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 3 40.00 $40.00 $217 —

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
98–967 856 85-90% 27 32.00–42.00 $37.00 $317 —
684–990 875 85-90% 44 45.00–58.00 $47.99 $420 —
835–995 936 85-90% 20 58.50–70.00 $62.28 $583 +18.54
640–1195 1028 85-90% 36 30.00–56.00 $46.94 $483 —
835–1413 1074 85-90% 107 49.00–72.50 $60.06 $645 +0.60
1090–1179 1129 85-90% 35 75.00–83.50 $81.55 $921 —
1000–1547 1140 85-90% 181 58.00–81.00 $74.16 $845 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 80-85% 3 64.50 $64.50 $653 —
1006–1215 1125 80-85% 19 65.00–76.00 $73.71 $829 +7.41
1255–1445 1314 80-85% 9 80.00–91.00 $85.32 $1,121 +3.96
150–1509 1318 80-85% 162 70.00–86.00 $81.47 $1,074 +0.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1670 1429 75-80% 7 77.00–89.00 $79.82 $1,141 -1.35
1309–1783 1452 75-80% 33 72.50–89.00 $82.86 $1,203 —
1605 1605 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,107 -8.00

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1295 1204 7 75.00 $75.00 $903 ±0.00
1295–2055 1637 10 87.50–95.50 $93.03 $1,523 —
1350–1975 1649 4 80.00–85.00 $81.50 $1,344 —
1625–1800 1665 7 96.00–110.00 $105.99 $1,765 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1795 1438 5 74.50–89.00 $81.82 $1,177 —
1775–1805 1790 3 88.00–99.00 $92.70 $1,659 —
1805 1805 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,967 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1305 1218 2 63.00–67.00 $65.14 $793 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
615 615 (<2 yrs)Open 1 109.00 $109.00 $670
823–1145 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 73.00–85.00 $79.26 $713
933–1375 1114 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 17 53.50–76.00 $64.87 $723
1060–1280 1224 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 70.00–80.00 $75.39 $923
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
768 768 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 49.00 $49.00 $376
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
863–1040 thin fleshed 942 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 42.00–51.00 $47.00 $443
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–820 thin fleshed 766 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 16.00–35.00 $23.30 $178

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1088 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
794 794 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 350.00 $350.00
818 818 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 350.00 $350.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1225 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,086.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1195 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $922.34

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
578–595 590 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 885.00–1,050.00 $937.18 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–348 335 11 103.00–104.00 $103.47 $347 —
429 429 5 127.00 $127.00 $545 —

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 161.00 $161.00 $551 —
425 425 6 152.00 $152.00 $646 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 140.00 $140.00 $479 —

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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.