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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

5,720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.65/cwt -9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 625 lb · 314 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.09/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 573 lb · 197 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $167.87/cwt -6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 718 lb · 175 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,720 7,761 6,927
Feeder cattle 4,452 6,430 6,075
Slaughter cattle 1,080 1,026 779
Replacement cattle 188 305 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher, with most increases seen on yearlings. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. There remains a wide price spread for weaned and vaccinated calves versus their counterparts as buyers try to avoid sickness in the Fall months. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 unweaned 286 5 199.00 $199.00 $569 -17.00
323 unweaned 323 2 204.00 $204.00 $659 +20.00
361–390 377 9 186.50–220.00 $200.75 $757 -4.25
378–399 unweaned 387 39 194.00–198.00 $195.96 $758 +9.96
415–436 unweaned 424 20 179.00–187.00 $185.31 $786 +3.63
448–449 449 18 196.00–200.00 $198.00 $889 -16.00
473–489 482 50 182.00–200.00 $190.09 $916 +0.42
463–495 unweaned 485 44 178.00–180.00 $179.19 $869 -1.20
501–534 unweaned 517 94 178.00–186.50 $179.34 $927 -4.17
510–546 525 51 165.00–198.00 $184.11 $967 -1.94
545 545 4 160.00 $160.00 $872 -26.05
551–597 579 138 170.50–185.50 $177.38 $1,027 +1.40
603–646 619 190 162.00–180.00 $172.47 $1,068 -6.98
610–649 unweaned 633 124 146.50–163.50 $152.66 $966 -12.01
660 660 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,023 -20.98
653–693 670 109 162.00–180.00 $175.87 $1,178 -0.11
671 value added 671 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,181 —
694 694 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,145 -10.98
702–732 717 145 160.00–175.00 $174.25 $1,249 -0.26
712–740 unweaned 724 30 131.00–153.00 $137.05 $992 —
765 unweaned 765 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,132 -6.00
774 774 13 172.00 $172.00 $1,331 -0.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–289 278 6 182.00–188.00 $186.16 $518 —
278 unweaned 278 2 188.00 $188.00 $523 —
308–348 335 10 183.00–194.00 $188.24 $631 -1.70
355–383 370 22 182.00–198.00 $184.95 $684 +21.95
468–476 unweaned 475 21 164.50–166.00 $164.64 $782 +4.10
456–492 481 23 180.00–183.00 $182.13 $876 +9.14
502–546 522 78 162.00–177.00 $169.37 $884 +3.31
529 unweaned 529 4 163.00 $163.00 $862 +2.50
550–597 unweaned 571 29 142.00–153.00 $147.24 $841 -12.41
568–599 589 45 155.00–179.00 $162.74 $959 -11.76
603–638 622 22 156.00–159.00 $157.61 $980 —
610–649 unweaned 638 32 136.00–148.00 $143.98 $919 -7.39
650–682 675 34 152.00–170.00 $166.53 $1,124 -7.04
657–695 unweaned 675 16 130.00–144.50 $137.38 $927 -19.62
701–745 726 41 154.50–165.00 $156.69 $1,138 —
805–831 818 8 143.00–155.00 $149.10 $1,220 -19.40
853 853 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 267 6 160.00–175.00 $169.58 $453 —
303–338 323 19 145.00–177.00 $164.97 $533 —
375–395 381 12 149.00–180.00 $162.98 $621 +1.98
429–443 433 17 159.00–171.00 $166.85 $722 —
452–483 470 24 140.00–175.00 $162.87 $765 -4.32
514 unweaned 514 6 152.00 $152.00 $781 —
500–540 524 21 145.00–160.00 $152.84 $801 +4.97
550–588 573 24 150.00–161.00 $155.75 $892 —
584 thin fleshed 584 12 177.00 $177.00 $1,034 —
603–640 618 10 138.00–146.00 $142.35 $880 +1.85
663–683 679 41 144.00–147.00 $145.88 $991 —
701 701 18 139.00 $139.00 $974 —
736 thin fleshed 736 14 174.50 $174.50 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 7 135.00 $135.00 $427 —
353–368 363 18 134.00–150.00 $141.57 $514 —
405–425 418 14 137.00–145.00 $138.76 $580 —
463–492 477 14 136.00–144.00 $140.04 $668 —
505–548 527 6 138.00–143.00 $140.40 $740 —
554–590 571 13 130.00–135.00 $132.88 $759 —
648 648 5 129.00 $129.00 $836 —
1076 1076 12 78.00 $78.00 $839 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 unweaned 278 9 180.00 $180.00 $500 —
298 298 5 166.00 $166.00 $495 —
302–341 unweaned 325 12 162.00–169.00 $164.71 $535 -5.29
320–336 331 14 161.00–180.00 $168.94 $559 +4.88
350 unweaned 350 3 168.00 $168.00 $588 -4.12
388 388 2 182.00 $182.00 $706 —
401–415 410 19 165.00–183.00 $169.84 $696 —
404–445 unweaned 436 30 155.00–171.00 $163.92 $715 -3.08
456–495 466 100 140.00–181.00 $171.74 $800 +16.48
450–485 unweaned 469 21 162.00–170.00 $168.73 $791 +13.16
511–535 519 61 140.00–175.00 $160.24 $832 -2.41
516–547 unweaned 536 88 149.00–159.00 $155.87 $835 +4.26
555–597 unweaned 572 111 142.50–162.00 $155.13 $887 -0.62
574 574 86 166.50 $166.50 $956 +5.09
601–629 unweaned 614 71 135.00–149.50 $143.88 $883 -6.71
638 638 4 150.00 $150.00 $957 -12.00
668–690 unweaned 679 4 137.00–144.00 $140.44 $954 -14.56
726 726 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,016 -20.50
732 732 70 162.85 $162.85 $1,192 +2.35
785 785 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,130 +2.00
1008 1008 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,361 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 13 180.00 $180.00 $479 —
317 317 3 154.00 $154.00 $488 -1.00
366–376 unweaned 369 14 150.00 $150.00 $554 -4.34
375–392 382 11 150.00–156.00 $152.29 $582 +3.50
403–443 427 38 146.00–159.00 $151.89 $649 —
464–495 484 27 135.00–159.00 $146.25 $708 +0.25
500–543 519 25 136.00–160.00 $148.03 $768 -4.97
506–547 unweaned 525 11 139.00–151.00 $145.31 $763 -11.69
554–573 unweaned 560 45 133.00–147.00 $143.97 $806 +12.53
555–598 580 74 135.00–157.00 $144.63 $839 -15.81
601–633 616 17 135.50–146.00 $139.97 $862 -21.82
660–693 671 32 136.00–149.00 $143.62 $964 -3.38
687 unweaned 687 12 132.00 $132.00 $907 -9.00
705–745 728 8 126.00–140.00 $135.15 $984 -27.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213 213 3 144.00 $144.00 $307 —
280 280 3 141.00 $141.00 $395 —
308–338 320 20 137.00–144.00 $138.60 $444 —
338 unweaned 338 8 135.00 $135.00 $456 —
350–393 373 10 141.00–158.25 $145.37 $542 -6.16
403 unweaned 403 3 130.00 $130.00 $524 —
400–443 424 46 130.00–147.00 $136.64 $579 -12.36
455–492 468 13 144.00–148.00 $145.58 $681 +30.58
465–493 unweaned 485 17 137.00–139.00 $138.44 $671 —
508 unweaned 508 2 135.00 $135.00 $686 —
507–546 533 26 120.00–135.00 $128.60 $685 -8.40
555–580 566 21 120.00–134.00 $125.10 $708 —
603–614 610 13 130.00–134.00 $130.61 $797 —
653–698 666 43 123.00–133.50 $132.21 $881 —
679 thin fleshed 679 16 155.00 $155.00 $1,052 —
783 783 2 119.00 $119.00 $932 —
871 871 5 117.00 $117.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 120.00 $120.00 $382 +1.00
388 388 10 116.00–120.00 $116.80 $453 -5.20
408–447 431 15 122.00–130.00 $125.03 $539 —
460 460 11 127.00 $127.00 $584 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–440 414 17 143.00–152.00 $144.13 $597 +13.13
460–463 462 6 147.50–153.00 $151.17 $698 —
515–540 528 11 133.00–145.00 $138.96 $734 —
563–598 581 8 134.00–143.00 $137.73 $800 —
660–673 668 5 130.00–132.00 $130.79 $874 —
848 848 2 107.00 $107.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 4 176.00 $176.00 $702 +7.50
422 unweaned 422 3 146.00 $146.00 $616 —
497 497 9 145.00 $145.00 $721 -10.00
513–516 unweaned 515 6 140.00–143.00 $142.00 $731 -7.00
553 unweaned 553 2 139.00 $139.00 $769 —
579 579 4 140.00 $140.00 $811 -15.00
627 unweaned 627 10 132.00 $132.00 $828 —
779 779 4 136.50 $136.50 $1,063 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 184.00 $184.00 $714 +5.00
402 unweaned 402 3 172.00 $172.00 $691 +1.57
463–483 473 12 166.00–181.00 $173.34 $820 +8.43
518 518 9 159.00 $159.00 $824 —
602 602 6 141.00 $141.00 $849 —
603 unweaned 603 2 158.00 $158.00 $953 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
737–995 842 85-90% 30 43.00–59.00 $54.53 $459 —
794–922 880 85-90% 47 28.00–38.00 $33.23 $292 —
845–994 953 85-90% 86 60.00–69.00 $62.33 $594 +6.45
745–1298 1064 85-90% 61 30.00–48.00 $39.03 $415 -22.00
837–1478 1100 85-90% 122 48.50–69.00 $60.76 $668 -7.19
963–1480 1124 85-90% 147 59.00–77.00 $67.96 $764 +0.01
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1071–1452 1273 80-85% 23 64.00–73.50 $72.09 $918 -3.28
1020–1783 1300 80-85% 151 60.00–79.50 $75.22 $978 —
1103–1427 1379 80-85% 26 67.50–84.50 $81.25 $1,120 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 67.50 $67.50 $989 —
1330–1625 1486 75-80% 14 62.50–82.50 $76.03 $1,130 —
1360–1775 1507 75-80% 3 64.50–73.00 $67.30 $1,014 -8.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1610 1382 6 92.00–106.00 $94.99 $1,313 —
1335–1855 1498 23 77.50–90.00 $85.15 $1,276 —
1975–2210 2093 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,884 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1745 1579 4 75.00–88.00 $83.24 $1,314 —
1775–1860 1818 2 93.00–95.00 $94.02 $1,709 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
672–967 856 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 83.00–96.00 $87.14 $746
840–940 thin fleshed 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 60.00–63.00 $61.54 $548
810–1165 1047 (<2 yrs)Open 6 100.00 $100.00 $1,047
862–1345 1111 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 36 57.00–66.00 $61.42 $682
1147 1147 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 70.00 $70.00 $803
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–1078 thin fleshed 1019 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 40.00–58.00 $52.27 $533
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
642–975 thin fleshed 802 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 10.00–43.00 $27.38 $220
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 70.00 $70.00 $676

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 700.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1495 1082 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 835.00–860.00 $846.28
1000–1148 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,050.00 $1,016.25
1480 1480 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1100 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 800.00–820.00 $812.59

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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
461–574 513 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,125.00–1,310.00 $1,200.09 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
438 438 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.