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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

6,071 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.79/cwt +13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 718 lb · 358 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.47/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 533 lb · 332 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.28/cwt +6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 524 lb · 238 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,071 6,993 5,576
Feeder cattle 5,131 5,371 4,796
Slaughter cattle 789 1,326 601
Replacement cattle 151 296 179

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to instances 5.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Some sales will be closed next week for the holidays, but we will release a weekly report to cover the sales that are open for one last sale of the year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 241.00 $241.00 $542 —
280–289 288 11 235.00–250.00 $239.61 $690 -13.93
303–343 330 16 210.00–248.00 $232.30 $767 -3.89
350–391 371 39 210.00–234.00 $224.24 $832 +5.61
401–445 416 99 200.00–230.00 $222.15 $924 +12.74
450–493 478 117 201.00–226.00 $214.64 $1,026 +21.20
500–543 531 205 187.00–226.00 $210.37 $1,117 +7.37
532–548 unweaned 537 127 176.00–182.50 $179.26 $963 +5.30
557–597 unweaned 564 33 176.00–179.00 $176.58 $996 -1.92
563–598 587 59 181.00–204.00 $188.78 $1,108 +13.78
592 592 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,006 -5.00
600–643 613 143 172.00–196.50 $189.30 $1,160 +4.44
635 635 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,111 -9.86
615–649 unweaned 643 51 170.00–183.00 $179.61 $1,155 +6.89
666 666 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,119 -13.76
651–690 676 120 175.00–190.50 $185.60 $1,255 +3.84
666–697 unweaned 690 41 164.00–171.50 $168.15 $1,160 +6.37
703–740 712 8 159.00–166.00 $160.82 $1,145 +0.83
701–742 716 293 175.00–188.50 $183.85 $1,316 +9.60
708–745 unweaned 732 57 163.00–170.00 $167.86 $1,229 +8.86
757–794 779 205 170.00–184.50 $176.36 $1,374 +5.23
813 813 2 160.50 $160.50 $1,305 -9.62
814–830 814 67 169.00–175.50 $175.30 $1,427 +5.18
911 911 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,530 +2.00
1030 1030 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,648 +10.00
1245 1245 6 138.50 $138.50 $1,724 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 363 26 183.00–222.00 $209.65 $761 +9.80
403–445 422 18 179.00–205.00 $189.57 $800 +5.23
453–490 467 30 180.00–198.00 $187.91 $878 -5.19
503–548 528 53 170.00–203.00 $179.23 $946 -0.93
555–584 576 30 170.00–187.00 $174.56 $1,005 -3.44
616–643 623 69 155.00–170.50 $167.65 $1,044 -6.33
629 unweaned 629 5 159.50 $159.50 $1,003 +9.00
655–680 660 25 161.00–174.00 $170.38 $1,125 +0.38
708–723 721 30 159.00–164.00 $161.00 $1,161 -0.64
755–785 763 26 155.00–172.00 $169.99 $1,297 +4.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 186.00 $186.00 $610 —
355–382 367 8 176.00–183.00 $179.94 $660 -0.54
448 448 2 188.00 $188.00 $842 +4.47
463–470 465 11 180.00–190.00 $182.20 $847 +5.19
503–548 526 19 161.00–173.00 $167.99 $884 +2.53
550–598 565 11 166.00–178.00 $172.06 $972 +11.22
603–645 638 23 148.00–160.00 $153.44 $979 +0.16
656–689 674 20 151.00–161.00 $157.93 $1,064 +14.76
700–705 702 5 140.00–166.00 $150.44 $1,056 —
758–780 769 4 135.00–141.00 $138.04 $1,062 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 289 6 191.00–202.00 $197.59 $571 —
322–345 336 27 180.00–217.00 $195.37 $656 +3.37
366–398 386 91 180.00–196.00 $189.35 $731 +0.89
403–448 431 114 176.00–195.00 $184.03 $793 +5.57
458–499 483 187 165.00–195.50 $183.69 $887 +3.46
512 512 8 150.00 $150.00 $768 -19.67
503–543 523 208 163.00–192.00 $177.64 $929 +7.97
531–540 unweaned 536 22 171.00–175.00 $172.98 $927 +4.48
550–597 567 179 161.50–185.00 $169.60 $962 -4.99
597 597 9 158.75 $158.75 $948 -15.84
602 602 6 150.00 $150.00 $903 -19.67
605–635 622 39 158.00–177.50 $168.64 $1,049 -1.03
600–642 unweaned 629 45 150.00–164.00 $155.50 $978 -3.73
635 635 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,010 -10.67
658–668 661 37 169.00–170.00 $169.26 $1,119 +1.64
672–678 unweaned 675 30 145.00–159.00 $155.99 $1,053 +11.58
715–743 729 79 167.00–168.00 $167.45 $1,221 +7.45
745 745 2 148.50 $148.50 $1,106 -11.50
760–788 778 8 159.00–164.00 $160.83 $1,251 -1.17
902 902 19 134.00 $134.00 $1,209 —
986–996 993 14 149.00 $149.00 $1,480 —
1087 1087 13 150.00 $150.00 $1,630 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 329 16 170.00–186.00 $182.83 $602 -0.79
350–394 368 32 164.00–187.00 $177.89 $655 +1.08
411–448 428 27 154.00–181.00 $168.31 $720 +16.88
450–496 480 48 160.00–176.50 $170.82 $820 +6.11
502–543 518 104 150.00–166.00 $159.82 $828 +0.09
555–593 577 27 154.00–162.00 $157.29 $908 -3.59
588 unweaned 588 11 140.00 $140.00 $823 —
613 unweaned 613 4 141.00 $141.00 $864 —
613–638 629 13 151.00–157.00 $153.38 $965 -3.28
661–674 671 27 158.00–159.00 $158.74 $1,065 +9.31
735–747 735 73 129.00–169.00 $167.33 $1,230 +6.17
772 772 6 152.50 $152.50 $1,177 +4.92
887 887 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 173.00 $173.00 $398 +1.00
260–295 276 5 169.00–178.00 $173.34 $478 -0.48
308–338 323 4 162.00–170.00 $166.19 $537 +1.58
367–375 373 14 141.00–150.00 $142.90 $533 -16.48
400–440 407 15 149.00–156.00 $154.18 $628 +8.02
450–498 481 11 148.00–162.00 $155.24 $747 +2.68
533 533 2 159.00 $159.00 $847 +18.61
555–585 565 12 145.00–169.00 $160.30 $906 +11.30
623–648 632 7 135.00–150.00 $140.44 $888 -14.56
733 733 2 120.00 $120.00 $880 -12.00
792 792 69 161.00 $161.00 $1,275 —
843 843 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,045 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 381 7 195.00–203.00 $199.74 $761 -24.00
435 435 2 195.00 $195.00 $848 -6.10
503 503 3 183.00 $183.00 $920 +5.00
557–590 575 27 160.00–170.00 $164.30 $945 -0.48
619–632 624 16 158.00–170.00 $165.07 $1,030 +9.96
781 unweaned 781 13 129.00 $129.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 182.00 $182.00 $619 —
469 469 4 149.00 $149.00 $699 -13.38
528–542 538 11 150.00–169.00 $163.92 $882 —
659–678 670 13 140.00–145.00 $143.44 $961 +1.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 8 130.00 $130.00 $552 -33.00
505–537 524 5 151.00–155.00 $152.54 $799 +4.54
640 640 2 134.00 $134.00 $858 -3.62
698 698 2 132.00 $132.00 $921 -2.65
775–793 785 10 110.00–121.00 $113.50 $891 -0.50
845 845 2 110.00 $110.00 $930 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703–940 858 85-90% 45 24.00–40.00 $34.62 $297 +7.23
817–985 859 85-90% 10 43.00–46.00 $45.32 $389 +17.93
895 895 85-90% 3 55.00 $55.00 $492 +27.61
1090 1090 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $763 +12.20
725–1395 1104 85-90% 84 29.00–55.00 $38.96 $430 -31.04
825–1468 1138 85-90% 88 57.00–73.00 $63.70 $725 -6.30
750–1433 1163 85-90% 129 45.00–60.00 $51.90 $604 -16.25
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $598 —
1090–1125 1113 80-85% 3 55.00 $55.00 $612 —
1105–1400 1205 80-85% 4 70.00–84.00 $73.38 $884 -1.73
1060–1580 1302 80-85% 15 58.00–67.00 $61.27 $798 —
1005–1670 1330 80-85% 105 64.00–80.00 $74.06 $985 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1580 1460 75-80% 2 70.00 $70.00 $1,022 —
1405–1870 1654 75-80% 8 64.00–77.00 $72.21 $1,194 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1690 1490 4 75.00–82.00 $79.48 $1,184 —
1355–1670 1513 2 90.00–97.00 $93.14 $1,409 —
1305–1935 1656 7 85.00–98.00 $87.95 $1,456 +13.95
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1240 1163 2 75.00–84.00 $79.80 $928 —
1510–1888 1779 4 90.00–100.00 $95.22 $1,694 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1285 975 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 25 60.00–77.00 $65.51 $639
925–1003 975 (<2 yrs)Open 13 100.00–111.00 $108.48 $1,058
960–1165 1079 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 80.00–89.00 $83.45 $900
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
607–900 thin fleshed 712 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 25 14.00–35.00 $26.91 $192
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
836–875 thin fleshed 856 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 48.00–55.00 $51.18 $438
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–860 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 74.00–75.00 $74.50 $635

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1380 1380 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1285–1490 1388 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,310.00 $1,235.91
1430–1600 1515 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,360.00 $1,237.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–993 919 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 800.00–1,100.00 $904.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1230 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,212.13
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1500 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,385.00–1,500.00 $1,448.89 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.