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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

5,943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.57/cwt -8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 845 lb · 275 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.94/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 577 lb · 261 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.62/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 671 lb · 219 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,943 5,865 6,627
Feeder cattle 4,981 5,011 5,210
Slaughter cattle 751 603 1,038
Replacement cattle 211 251 379

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearlings were mostly steady. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–298 274 14 220.00–244.00 $228.01 $625 +15.01
300–348 320 28 200.00–256.00 $224.74 $719 +1.95
353–395 379 58 210.00–252.00 $234.13 $887 +6.57
404–444 420 75 218.00–239.00 $232.07 $975 +22.93
468 unweaned 468 2 190.00 $190.00 $889 +12.57
457–486 472 65 185.00–223.00 $207.15 $978 +20.56
503–546 537 192 178.00–206.00 $194.60 $1,045 +11.36
562–577 unweaned 572 21 169.00–178.00 $174.60 $999 +2.60
551–596 577 240 170.00–196.00 $190.19 $1,097 +7.02
608–610 610 29 169.00–189.00 $185.42 $1,131 +12.01
602–643 unweaned 627 98 163.50–177.00 $171.17 $1,073 +12.60
658–699 unweaned 673 55 160.00–166.00 $164.28 $1,106 -1.37
656–695 678 114 172.00–176.00 $174.77 $1,185 -3.91
708–721 712 77 170.00–175.00 $173.05 $1,232 -0.45
710–743 unweaned 736 77 150.00–168.00 $158.51 $1,167 -3.63
757 757 13 163.00 $163.00 $1,234 -14.43
767 767 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,350 -1.43
789 unweaned 789 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,105 -10.00
805–845 816 28 156.00–174.00 $169.20 $1,381 -2.78
820 unweaned 820 8 152.00 $152.00 $1,246 —
945 945 15 171.00 $171.00 $1,616 —
989 989 8 143.00 $143.00 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 314 8 183.00–185.00 $184.01 $578 -0.69
350–388 374 16 180.00–199.00 $186.65 $698 -14.69
403–446 430 17 177.00–190.00 $185.62 $798 +3.62
461–498 478 33 164.50–194.00 $172.57 $825 +0.12
493 unweaned 493 3 171.00 $171.00 $843 -6.00
523 thin fleshed 523 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,051 —
515–545 527 13 167.00–172.00 $169.93 $896 +1.71
555–598 566 16 166.00–182.00 $175.51 $993 +7.04
600–624 617 7 161.00 $161.00 $993 -12.91
648 unweaned 648 9 164.00 $164.00 $1,063 —
704 unweaned 704 10 161.00 $161.00 $1,133 —
712–746 742 182 165.00–177.00 $173.81 $1,290 +13.37
813–847 845 275 155.00–166.50 $165.57 $1,399 —
853 853 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,382 —
917 917 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,467 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 170.00 $170.00 $468 +4.39
348 348 2 161.00 $161.00 $560 -12.82
360–388 378 15 162.00–175.00 $169.29 $640 -4.72
400–445 417 13 170.00–178.00 $174.33 $727 +5.57
463–490 477 4 173.00–178.00 $175.43 $837 +12.62
510–545 527 6 154.00–164.00 $160.44 $846 +1.00
558–588 575 13 160.00–163.00 $160.76 $924 +6.88
627 627 3 145.00 $145.00 $909 +1.76
652–680 669 14 145.00–151.00 $147.26 $985 -1.74
718–720 719 5 134.00–142.00 $137.21 $987 —
891–893 892 7 126.00–138.00 $129.43 $1,155 —
909 909 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,364 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–295 277 25 166.00–225.00 $199.30 $552 —
305–347 331 40 171.00–224.00 $202.10 $669 —
366 thin fleshed 366 33 219.00 $219.00 $802 —
350–388 370 19 174.00–217.00 $197.75 $732 +11.99
410–440 428 45 159.00–205.00 $184.01 $788 +9.39
450–499 478 132 163.00–190.00 $176.99 $846 +11.66
475–488 unweaned 484 28 172.00–183.00 $179.45 $869 +18.45
503–542 518 122 154.00–190.00 $176.88 $916 +17.15
556–581 566 129 158.00–185.00 $167.05 $946 +9.15
555–578 unweaned 567 18 155.00–176.00 $165.25 $937 +15.52
605–645 unweaned 623 34 149.00–161.00 $151.52 $944 +2.09
602–642 624 46 150.00–168.00 $166.25 $1,037 -0.75
658–683 664 104 163.00–168.50 $166.98 $1,109 +8.48
655–699 unweaned 677 115 144.00–156.00 $149.15 $1,010 -2.65
704 704 82 166.00 $166.00 $1,169 —
707 707 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,096 -6.81
754 754 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,199 —
806–836 809 76 125.00–157.00 $153.95 $1,245 —
803–849 833 38 134.00–159.00 $152.11 $1,267 —
860 860 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,109 —
885 885 19 156.50 $156.50 $1,385 —
896 896 8 125.50 $125.50 $1,124 —
917 917 10 155.50 $155.50 $1,426 +20.76
991 991 10 150.25 $150.25 $1,489 —
1268 1268 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 284 7 159.00–160.00 $159.42 $453 —
305–335 327 24 165.50–195.00 $172.65 $565 +0.65
355–388 379 24 156.00–190.00 $163.82 $621 +2.27
390 unweaned 390 2 164.00 $164.00 $640 -15.00
407–441 422 28 150.00–181.00 $164.59 $695 +10.74
453–495 472 71 150.00–180.00 $161.63 $763 +7.21
518–548 529 32 149.00–165.50 $152.84 $809 +8.59
551–595 565 57 142.00–165.00 $152.30 $860 +0.89
573 unweaned 573 3 156.00 $156.00 $894 —
612–635 618 43 143.00–158.50 $151.59 $937 +6.09
658 658 13 135.00 $135.00 $888 -6.57
666 thin fleshed 666 23 168.00 $168.00 $1,119 —
678–683 679 11 150.00–155.00 $153.63 $1,043 +12.06
737–745 738 14 126.00–146.00 $143.12 $1,056 +3.12
752–790 755 84 123.00–166.50 $163.07 $1,231 —
861 861 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,292 —
990 990 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–263 261 9 142.00–155.00 $152.18 $397 +6.26
323–334 331 10 136.00–170.00 $157.39 $521 +19.39
378–393 386 18 148.00–151.00 $149.27 $576 +7.49
413 413 2 146.00 $146.00 $603 +8.96
458–495 483 11 141.00–151.00 $148.91 $719 -4.06
530–535 532 8 130.00–138.00 $134.75 $717 +13.88
573–578 575 5 124.00–128.00 $126.39 $727 -6.26
617–624 620 5 125.00–149.00 $139.33 $864 +6.33
654–678 660 8 138.00–141.00 $140.23 $926 +11.68
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
709 709 7 116.00 $116.00 $822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 thin fleshed 357 17 221.00 $221.00 $789 —
399 399 5 149.00 $149.00 $595 —
502 thin fleshed 502 23 179.00 $179.00 $899 —
580–582 581 9 145.00–155.00 $149.44 $868 -0.11
648 648 30 151.00 $151.00 $978 —
672 672 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,062 +16.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–385 377 3 182.00–200.00 $193.87 $731 —
415 415 1 198.00 $198.00 $822 —
458 458 8 193.00 $193.00 $884 +21.65
555–564 557 41 165.00–172.00 $168.45 $938 +19.45
614 614 9 155.00 $155.00 $952 —
784 784 10 142.00 $142.00 $1,113 —
800 800 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 —
995 995 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 145.00 $145.00 $631 -6.00
463 463 2 160.00 $160.00 $741 +6.37
523–530 528 9 138.00–150.00 $144.44 $763 +9.86
553–598 572 27 135.00–151.00 $145.30 $831 +6.03
608–638 622 7 126.00–142.00 $134.80 $838 +0.80
685 685 2 125.00 $125.00 $856 -4.24
715–723 718 5 101.00–115.00 $109.36 $785 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–970 827 85-90% 17 25.00–38.00 $31.46 $260 -1.70
808–990 903 85-90% 31 42.00–55.50 $48.23 $436 —
825–990 920 85-90% 16 56.00–68.00 $61.35 $564 —
735–1275 1009 85-90% 22 35.00–51.00 $44.40 $448 —
108–1515 1104 85-90% 132 62.50–74.00 $68.93 $761 +2.38
865–1290 1118 85-90% 64 50.00–66.50 $60.01 $671 -6.54
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1205 1109 80-85% 18 66.00–72.00 $69.43 $770 +14.93
1045–1663 1330 80-85% 136 65.00–79.50 $75.58 $1,005 +7.70
1245–1530 1415 80-85% 7 75.50–82.00 $79.92 $1,131 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1965 1480 75-80% 20 70.50–81.00 $75.71 $1,121 -2.48
1215–1895 1535 75-80% 3 66.00–68.00 $66.95 $1,028 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–2295 1717 11 71.50–93.50 $85.24 $1,464 —
1175–2445 1788 4 88.50–101.00 $94.85 $1,696 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1680 1361 5 73.50–88.00 $80.82 $1,100 —
1425–1900 1558 7 93.00–94.50 $93.85 $1,462 +3.27
1670 1670 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,670 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–940 thin fleshed 933 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 59.00–62.00 $60.33 $563
810–1120 968 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 17 59.00–64.00 $62.02 $600
1018–1285 1085 (<2 yrs)Open 4 100.00–117.00 $111.97 $1,215
890–1623 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 71.00–78.00 $74.58 $860
1055–1275 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 87.00–93.00 $91.34 $1,055
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
730–1022 thin fleshed 849 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 31 45.00–57.00 $51.02 $433
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
605–840 thin fleshed 721 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 21 15.00–38.00 $27.36 $197
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–950 878 (<2 yrs)Open 2 110.00–111.00 $110.46 $970
945–1170 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 81.00–83.00 $81.76 $834

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1040 973 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 885.00–910.00 $898.37
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,005.00 $1,005.00
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1135–1174 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 1,160.00–1,550.00 $1,515.62
1008–1690 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,109.51
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–875 873 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 825.00–875.00 $850.07
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 690.00–793.00 $741.50
998 998 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00 $600.00
990–1085 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–770.00 $736.60
1035–1425 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 800.00–975.00 $887.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1200 1061 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,142.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,710.00 $1,710.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,485.00 $1,485.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
643–928 786 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,375.00 $1,334.07 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1450–1475 1463 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,099.15 —

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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.