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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

5,734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.72/cwt +12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 625 lb · 285 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.27/cwt +9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 538 lb · 249 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.45/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 577 lb · 227 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,734 5,720 6,401
Feeder cattle 4,793 4,452 5,577
Slaughter cattle 775 1,080 675
Replacement cattle 166 188 149

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady, instances 5.00 to 10.00 higher on light weight calves. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Light rain that fell across the panhandle started off the week, benefitted recently planted wheat pasture. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 226.00 $226.00 $714 —
353–398 378 30 222.00–235.00 $228.54 $864 +27.79
405–447 428 12 204.00–216.00 $210.07 $899 +12.07
451–489 478 77 186.00–211.00 $197.08 $942 +6.99
505–546 522 163 173.00–199.50 $188.43 $984 +4.32
513–548 unweaned 523 17 162.00–173.00 $165.39 $865 -13.95
560–595 577 204 169.00–185.50 $177.47 $1,024 +0.09
554–585 unweaned 578 23 167.00–169.00 $167.42 $968 —
600–640 628 55 173.50–181.00 $177.51 $1,115 +5.04
628–649 unweaned 643 112 157.00–168.75 $166.05 $1,068 +13.39
651–676 unweaned 658 102 145.00–166.25 $161.02 $1,060 —
659–665 660 10 170.00–177.00 $175.59 $1,159 +20.59
689 689 13 163.50 $163.50 $1,127 -1.50
701–738 716 29 151.00–160.00 $156.68 $1,122 -17.57
716–744 729 188 171.00–174.50 $173.27 $1,263 -0.98
736 unweaned 736 10 167.00 $167.00 $1,229 +29.95
771–773 772 139 171.25–171.50 $171.37 $1,323 -0.63
820–849 822 62 167.00–167.75 $167.70 $1,378 —
895 fancy 895 47 166.50 $166.50 $1,490 —
985 985 10 151.00 $151.00 $1,487 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–288 280 7 186.00–189.00 $188.19 $527 +2.03
303–345 331 6 182.00–204.00 $190.10 $629 +1.86
358–390 376 6 190.00–206.00 $196.34 $738 +11.39
410 410 5 180.00 $180.00 $738 —
478 unweaned 478 4 160.00 $160.00 $765 -4.64
481–483 481 18 185.00–187.00 $186.67 $898 +4.54
500–525 510 17 164.00–173.00 $166.65 $850 -2.72
559–581 573 54 160.00–175.00 $168.09 $963 +5.35
608–630 619 6 155.00–161.00 $157.95 $978 +0.34
654 654 24 171.00 $171.00 $1,118 +4.47
680 thin fleshed 680 82 174.50 $174.50 $1,187 —
738 738 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,122 -4.69
744 unweaned 744 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,004 —
751 751 71 176.50 $176.50 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 322 7 163.00–168.00 $165.36 $532 +0.39
350–398 379 18 160.00–176.00 $166.39 $631 +3.41
410–448 430 10 164.00–173.00 $166.54 $716 -0.31
450–498 471 22 151.00–176.00 $162.70 $766 -0.17
505–545 530 9 140.00–162.00 $149.84 $794 -3.00
550–585 570 14 147.00–154.00 $151.06 $861 -4.69
604–643 625 18 140.00–148.00 $145.55 $910 +3.20
668–684 679 6 140.00–145.00 $143.36 $973 -2.52
703–738 721 4 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $1,006 +0.51
773 773 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,036 —
869 869 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,130 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–298 276 9 167.00–180.00 $170.82 $471 +4.82
312–345 322 17 161.00–209.00 $175.25 $564 +6.31
325 unweaned 325 3 182.00 $182.00 $592 +17.29
378–395 393 16 185.00–198.00 $196.44 $772 +14.44
401–445 424 62 155.00–184.00 $168.11 $713 -1.73
450–494 461 90 161.00–178.00 $168.29 $776 -3.45
467–498 unweaned 487 42 152.00–163.00 $157.00 $765 -11.73
501–544 535 184 150.00–178.00 $171.02 $915 +10.78
500–549 unweaned 545 65 150.00–159.00 $156.64 $854 +0.77
554–578 573 54 149.00–175.50 $155.58 $891 -10.92
561–599 unweaned 587 27 150.00–157.00 $155.08 $910 -0.05
605–634 unweaned 621 124 139.00–156.75 $153.19 $951 +9.31
604–646 628 161 158.00–162.00 $159.44 $1,001 +9.44
663 unweaned 663 11 148.00 $148.00 $981 +7.56
659–695 679 102 164.00–164.50 $164.18 $1,115 —
711 711 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,166 +24.00
757–786 771 173 155.00–161.00 $157.75 $1,216 +13.75
825 825 16 161.00 $161.00 $1,328 —
870 870 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,305 —
901 901 6 126.50 $126.50 $1,140 —
1031 1031 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,217 -17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 165.00 $165.00 $409 —
253 253 2 156.00 $156.00 $395 -24.00
330–333 332 6 158.00–164.00 $161.01 $535 +7.01
350–391 367 35 151.00–180.00 $164.71 $604 +12.42
410–434 427 13 152.00–164.50 $158.25 $676 +6.36
454–495 479 39 149.00–163.00 $157.20 $753 +10.95
500–538 515 21 140.00–148.00 $144.32 $743 -3.71
520 thin fleshed 520 66 173.00 $173.00 $900 —
560–593 578 10 136.00–145.00 $139.63 $807 -5.00
604 604 6 146.00 $146.00 $882 +6.03
641 unweaned 641 15 141.00 $141.00 $904 —
662–689 683 92 148.00–162.00 $159.05 $1,086 +15.43
715–733 720 16 125.00–151.00 $144.38 $1,040 +9.23
763–790 782 132 124.00–155.50 $154.14 $1,205 —
844 844 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 5 161.00 $161.00 $486 +22.40
386–388 387 11 141.00–147.00 $144.27 $558 -1.10
415–444 435 12 130.00–148.00 $137.65 $599 +1.01
450–498 483 9 138.00–148.00 $144.20 $696 -1.38
529–542 540 12 120.00–133.00 $122.12 $659 -6.48
550–593 560 9 117.00–133.00 $122.52 $686 -2.58
655–698 672 5 125.00–130.00 $127.92 $860 -4.29

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 187.00 $187.00 $552 —
359–363 361 15 184.00–185.00 $184.80 $667 +0.80
440 unweaned 440 1 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
450–492 483 34 174.00–180.00 $175.15 $846 +1.81
663 663 12 142.00 $142.00 $941 —
792 unweaned 792 3 126.00 $126.00 $998 —
1100 1100 1 84.00 $84.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 425 8 147.00–154.00 $149.91 $637 +5.78
513–537 523 15 120.00–141.00 $132.32 $692 -6.64
578 578 2 137.00 $137.00 $792 -0.73
628 628 2 133.00 $133.00 $835 —
653 653 2 136.00 $136.00 $888 +5.21
755 755 2 125.00 $125.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 5 120.00 $120.00 $786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–891 823 85-90% 26 21.00–46.00 $31.55 $260 -22.98
705–983 911 85-90% 20 46.00–57.00 $52.46 $478 —
821–994 939 85-90% 42 59.00–69.50 $62.82 $590 —
880–1305 1127 85-90% 56 45.00–66.00 $58.30 $657 -9.66
855–1321 1145 85-90% 24 28.00–51.00 $39.54 $453 -28.42
154–1453 1203 85-90% 177 57.00–73.00 $68.23 $821 —
1283 1283 85-90% 5 79.00 $79.00 $1,014 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043 1043 80-85% 6 60.00 $60.00 $626 —
1198–1385 1238 80-85% 10 70.00–85.00 $81.56 $1,010 —
1000–1560 1278 80-85% 73 62.50–81.00 $73.13 $935 +1.04
1226–1311 1280 80-85% 35 70.00–73.00 $72.17 $924 +0.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1665 1472 75-80% 20 61.00–84.00 $73.73 $1,085 +6.23
1460–1715 1588 75-80% 2 70.00–87.00 $79.18 $1,257 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–2240 1604 20 75.00–88.00 $82.92 $1,330 —
1860–2445 2091 5 85.00–90.00 $88.03 $1,841 -1.97
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1990 1674 7 74.00–87.00 $82.49 $1,381 —
1635–2170 1800 7 90.00–95.00 $92.63 $1,667 -1.39
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1255 1208 2 60.00–70.00 $65.20 $788 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
793 793 (<2 yrs)Open 3 100.00 $100.00 $793
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 88.00 $88.00 $862
933–1545 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 34 65.00–75.00 $71.04 $911
950–1685 1327 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 59.00–70.00 $65.29 $866
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–995 thin fleshed 972 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 16 51.00–57.00 $54.90 $534
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
595–850 thin fleshed 748 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 15 20.00–35.00 $29.72 $222
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–895 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 100.00–103.00 $101.57 $866

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1075–1293 1184 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,102.30
1153–1255 1204 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 850.00–875.00 $863.03
1155–1265 1238 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 785.00 $785.00
1165–1405 1254 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 975.00–1,175.00 $1,016.70
1370 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
776–1075 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 525.00–675.00 $633.08
830–885 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 635.00–700.00 $669.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–970 895 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 875.00–960.00 $921.06
1178–1265 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,181.33

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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.