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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

5,726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.79/cwt +3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 689 lb · 451 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.66/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 722 lb · 262 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $175.22/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 778 lb · 200 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,726 5,444 6,585
Feeder cattle 4,543 4,378 5,667
Slaughter cattle 1,009 866 774
Replacement cattle 174 200 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand especially on long time weaned cattle. A larger spread between weaned and unweaned cattle was noted this week as temperatures are beginning to cool off. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–349 338 18 235.00–239.00 $237.74 $804 -2.82
385–394 unweaned 390 7 192.00–206.00 $200.08 $780 —
411–436 422 69 196.00–222.00 $218.13 $921 -4.22
451 451 11 224.00 $224.00 $1,010 +9.63
451–487 unweaned 470 37 185.00–218.00 $201.17 $945 +5.19
506–545 517 113 187.00–197.00 $188.97 $977 -11.51
528 unweaned 528 32 188.00 $188.00 $993 +2.17
553–589 563 79 171.50–196.00 $190.10 $1,070 +6.73
553–598 unweaned 582 45 172.00–181.00 $173.89 $1,012 +1.83
613–631 unweaned 618 34 169.00–171.00 $169.95 $1,050 +1.48
615–631 622 18 179.00–186.00 $182.84 $1,137 -2.79
663–667 unweaned 665 66 164.00–164.50 $164.29 $1,093 -1.51
688 688 16 173.00 $173.00 $1,190 -4.46
677–696 693 369 179.00–182.00 $181.64 $1,259 +4.18
705–745 726 23 171.00–176.00 $172.95 $1,256 +0.45
734 unweaned 734 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,174 +6.00
767–793 unweaned 771 12 150.00–155.00 $150.86 $1,163 —
773–786 778 188 174.25–178.50 $176.78 $1,375 +16.78
803–820 811 83 175.25–177.00 $176.13 $1,428 +9.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 5 182.00 $182.00 $450 —
300–338 314 8 210.00–231.00 $218.47 $686 +4.40
377 377 3 196.00 $196.00 $739 -5.32
398 unweaned 398 7 178.00 $178.00 $708 —
410–421 415 75 163.50–211.00 $181.79 $754 -11.86
462 462 16 175.50 $175.50 $811 -15.68
504–545 514 121 155.00–184.00 $163.14 $839 -20.87
550–576 569 25 178.50–188.00 $180.87 $1,029 +0.35
608–648 618 23 168.00–177.00 $174.62 $1,079 +3.11
626 626 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,002 -11.51
683–690 686 18 173.00–174.00 $173.39 $1,189 -6.56
768 768 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,221 -4.58
876 876 12 166.50 $166.50 $1,459 +27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
325–343 334 4 188.00–190.00 $188.97 —
373–390 382 8 184.00–192.00 $186.44 —
403–448 435 12 172.00–188.00 $176.48 —
458–485 468 12 173.00–188.00 $179.55 —
512–535 519 17 165.00–175.00 $171.17 —
560–598 570 25 162.00–174.00 $167.39 —
623 623 2 158.00 $158.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
210 210 2 199.00 $199.00 -181.50
258–270 264 4 194.00–202.00 $197.91 -127.09
320–343 331 6 196.00–202.00 $197.93 —
375 375 3 194.00 $194.00 —
415 415 2 192.00 $192.00 —
503–512 509 7 178.00–183.00 $181.59 —
570–597 587 10 178.00–183.00 $180.37 —
600–648 626 24 163.00–176.00 $170.02 —
657–683 667 5 163.00–176.00 $170.68 —
740 740 2 160.00 $160.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 9 168.00 $168.00 $601 -9.74
484 484 18 167.00 $167.00 $808 -14.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200–243 224 8 204.00–214.00 $206.97 —
605 605 2 183.00 $183.00 —
715 715 4 170.00 $170.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 unweaned 245 2 163.00 $163.00 $399 —
253–293 273 4 192.00–197.00 $194.68 $531 +15.95
340 340 3 181.00 $181.00 $615 -2.71
335–347 unweaned 343 8 175.00–176.00 $175.37 $602 —
388 388 26 150.00 $150.00 $582 -9.08
394 unweaned 394 7 166.00 $166.00 $654 —
420–446 426 72 157.00–186.50 $177.60 $757 +6.67
451–476 466 104 140.00–160.50 $148.35 $691 -14.04
520–545 536 38 148.50–171.00 $156.55 $839 -4.83
565–582 578 9 166.00–168.00 $167.57 $969 +8.95
616 616 99 166.50 $166.50 $1,026 —
680–689 686 17 148.00–160.50 $156.07 $1,071 +0.07
708–742 722 262 163.50–169.00 $166.66 $1,203 +8.10
817 817 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,209 —
955 955 13 139.50 $139.50 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–329 316 26 181.00–216.00 $202.21 $639 -1.99
333 unweaned 333 2 190.00 $190.00 $633 —
403–449 423 94 165.00–198.00 $182.34 $771 -4.76
407–444 unweaned 423 33 179.00–184.00 $182.18 $771 -4.82
451–499 477 46 169.00–185.00 $176.57 $842 +1.06
455–488 unweaned 478 30 169.00–181.00 $175.45 $839 +13.45
500–529 510 29 179.00–184.00 $180.20 $919 +4.47
504–543 unweaned 538 68 167.00–177.00 $174.43 $938 +6.10
550–579 unweaned 574 12 164.00–174.00 $165.60 $951 +0.80
586 586 8 155.00 $155.00 $908 -11.81
612–620 unweaned 616 55 140.00–150.00 $144.94 $893 -10.06
614–625 621 31 169.00–175.00 $173.33 $1,076 +6.96
659 unweaned 659 17 147.00 $147.00 $969 +5.59
662–687 676 14 164.00–165.00 $164.42 $1,111 -3.04
701–723 706 102 163.50–168.00 $167.19 $1,180 —
738 unweaned 738 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,033 —
750 750 24 156.50 $156.50 $1,174 +6.50
815–833 831 32 157.00–163.50 $160.16 $1,331 +9.12
896 896 10 141.00 $141.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
224 224 4 170.00 $170.00 —
275 275 2 165.00 $165.00 -60.00
315–340 324 7 148.00–166.00 $156.74 —
365–398 382 34 148.00–168.00 $159.22 —
423–448 439 16 153.00–162.00 $159.52 —
450–485 467 13 153.00–160.00 $156.92 —
513–528 519 5 141.00 $141.00 —
559–583 567 6 138.00–145.00 $140.40 —
603–625 614 4 137.00–148.00 $142.60 —
657–685 673 7 135.00–145.00 $140.82 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
273–282 278 5 172.00–178.00 $175.65 —
331 331 4 173.00 $173.00 —
425–428 427 6 165.00–166.00 $165.50 —
463–491 485 21 165.00–168.00 $167.21 —
500–535 516 22 151.00–161.00 $157.97 —
559–593 580 17 152.00–161.00 $157.39 —
603–620 612 10 153.00–156.00 $155.40 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 140.00 $140.00 $333 —
348 348 4 151.00 $151.00 $525 -10.18
369 369 15 140.00 $140.00 $517 -24.56
462–469 467 21 120.00–155.00 $146.76 $685 -5.61
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
420 420 2 126.00 $126.00 —
450–490 470 4 137.00–139.00 $137.96 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 13 239.00 $239.00 $662 —
336 336 4 200.00 $200.00 $672 —
365 365 11 233.00 $233.00 $850 —
400–440 433 6 185.00–209.00 $196.12 $849 —
464–493 471 17 165.00–173.00 $171.03 $806 -35.97
549 549 9 184.00 $184.00 $1,010 +14.64
589 589 4 168.00 $168.00 $990 —
608 608 3 161.00 $161.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 8 172.00 $172.00 $528 —
421 421 7 160.50 $160.50 $676 —
457 457 30 166.50 $166.50 $761 —
563 563 16 157.50 $157.50 $887 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
405–443 424 6 160.00–161.00 $160.48 —
463–498 483 16 154.00–169.00 $164.45 —
563–565 564 6 156.00–161.00 $158.34 —
720 720 2 133.00 $133.00 —
781 781 4 120.00 $120.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673–972 854 85-90% 50 37.00–48.00 $42.46 $363 -1.81
775–975 880 85-90% 15 48.00–57.00 $51.06 $449 -8.52
860–930 904 85-90% 7 61.50–64.50 $62.56 $566 —
780–1435 1044 85-90% 76 50.00–73.50 $66.47 $694 +16.20
845–1222 1044 85-90% 59 40.00–56.50 $48.08 $502 -2.19
884–1476 1140 85-90% 96 66.00–82.00 $75.03 $855 -10.97
1133–1143 1140 85-90% 6 85.00–88.00 $87.01 $992 +1.01
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1410 1204 80-85% 77 65.00–79.00 $74.99 $903 —
1045–1730 1298 80-85% 91 72.50–88.00 $81.85 $1,062 -1.66
1345–1575 1428 80-85% 3 80.00–94.00 $85.15 $1,216 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1765 1518 75-80% 5 74.50–79.00 $76.95 $1,168 -3.05
1405–1795 1549 75-80% 24 70.00–87.00 $78.30 $1,213 -1.70
1525–1605 1565 75-80% 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,174 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1825 1403 7 56.50–94.00 $83.64 $1,173 —
1518–1873 1657 11 92.50–106.00 $100.69 $1,668 —
1795–1892 1878 7 108.00–110.00 $108.27 $2,033 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–2035 1308 12 74.00–94.00 $88.05 $1,152 —
1620 1620 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,814 —
1275–2025 1668 9 99.00–108.00 $104.44 $1,742 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–965 903 (<2 yrs)Open 6 96.00–107.00 $100.82 $910
755–1080 938 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 84.00–92.00 $89.74 $842
913–1435 1009 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 18 66.00–72.00 $67.99 $686
930–1495 1286 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 31 74.00–86.00 $82.24 $1,058
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
552–930 thin fleshed 702 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 22.00–38.00 $29.78 $209
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–989 972 (<2 yrs)Open 9 114.00–116.00 $114.19 $1,110
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–900 thin fleshed 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 44.00–50.00 $45.35 $365

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1018–1330 1142 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 635.00–800.00 $724.76
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 950.00 $950.00
1260–1267 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,025.00–1,085.00 $1,065.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1165 1019 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 785.00–1,075.00 $870.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1110 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,110.00 $1,105.12

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
673 673 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
713 713 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 5 45.00 $45.00 $244 —

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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.