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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

6,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.10/cwt ≈ $1,265/hd at 680 lb · 360 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.76/cwt +9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 818 lb · 357 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $185.31/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,349/hd at 728 lb · 261 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,103 2,230 7,097
Feeder cattle 4,885 2,039 6,005
Slaughter cattle 1,101 56 914
Replacement cattle 117 135 178

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent comparisons for a market trend since most auctions took two weeks off and getting things kicked off this week. Trade was active on good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 254.00 $254.00 $533 —
263–287 271 9 254.00–260.00 $257.88 $699 —
311–346 323 39 235.00–272.00 $260.16 $840 +28.70
350–396 380 61 229.00–257.00 $239.82 $911 +24.82
410–449 434 46 200.00–258.00 $225.62 $979 -1.38
439 unweaned 439 4 196.00 $196.00 $860 —
454–495 475 91 215.00–233.00 $224.46 $1,066 +3.46
477–493 unweaned 479 28 188.00–198.00 $196.53 $941 —
503–548 521 57 196.00–230.00 $217.84 $1,135 +11.49
555–590 571 112 191.00–220.00 $204.03 $1,165 +12.10
550–588 unweaned 572 24 181.00–195.00 $186.19 $1,065 —
604–648 617 151 174.00–199.00 $192.21 $1,186 +8.00
619–626 unweaned 621 23 168.50–174.50 $170.34 $1,058 —
663–683 unweaned 674 18 172.00–178.00 $174.62 $1,177 —
650–698 680 342 177.00–189.50 $186.70 $1,270 —
711–743 728 261 180.00–187.00 $185.31 $1,349 +6.31
770 770 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,355 +5.00
780 780 94 185.25 $185.25 $1,445 +14.25
802–846 818 357 178.00–181.75 $179.76 $1,470 +6.76
921–940 927 9 165.00–166.00 $165.66 $1,536 —
978 978 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 239 10 240.00 $240.00 $574 —
273 273 2 213.00 $213.00 $581 —
330–348 339 4 196.00–199.00 $197.46 $669 —
350–398 380 14 199.00–216.00 $210.11 $798 —
400–443 414 33 177.00–212.00 $194.14 $804 +4.14
468–498 481 18 195.00–213.00 $205.44 $988 —
507–543 521 45 183.00–195.00 $188.05 $980 +8.05
553–589 584 53 180.00–195.00 $185.06 $1,081 +5.06
603–634 614 39 162.00–188.50 $178.49 $1,096 +4.47
647 unweaned 647 11 164.50 $164.50 $1,064 —
657–697 683 24 156.00–167.00 $161.66 $1,104 -12.84
706 unweaned 706 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,130 —
700–743 726 18 158.00–177.50 $171.87 $1,248 +0.87
760–779 774 50 173.00–179.00 $174.41 $1,350 —
821 821 7 179.00 $179.00 $1,470 +10.50
898 898 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,428 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 179.00 $179.00 $686 —
438 438 3 190.00 $190.00 $832 —
458–498 481 11 183.00–197.00 $189.72 $913 —
506–548 528 26 165.00–178.00 $172.17 $909 +16.48
553–590 576 12 167.00–179.00 $170.75 $984 +9.75
600–648 631 7 154.00–158.00 $155.38 $980 —
678 678 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,051 —
801 801 22 152.00 $152.00 $1,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 8 210.00 $210.00 $456 —
299 299 17 224.00 $224.00 $670 —
325 unweaned 325 2 186.00 $186.00 $604 —
303–346 327 17 212.00–218.00 $216.15 $707 —
350–398 389 55 192.00–220.00 $208.80 $812 +2.44
400–448 430 75 175.00–204.00 $191.79 $825 -1.21
433–436 unweaned 435 8 180.00–188.00 $183.99 $800 —
452–493 472 117 173.00–196.50 $186.53 $880 -5.84
457–498 unweaned 486 54 179.50–181.00 $179.92 $874 —
513–536 527 43 167.00–185.00 $179.58 $946 -7.52
518–543 unweaned 537 13 165.00–175.00 $172.77 $928 —
550–592 572 100 154.00–186.50 $176.79 $1,011 -4.71
576–580 unweaned 577 9 177.00–179.00 $178.33 $1,029 —
600–640 615 36 162.00–179.00 $171.56 $1,055 -1.78
621–648 unweaned 632 17 160.00–169.50 $165.49 $1,046 —
653–695 667 102 170.00–175.50 $171.66 $1,145 -0.64
673 unweaned 673 12 164.00 $164.00 $1,104 —
709–742 728 187 163.00–176.00 $173.41 $1,262 —
741 unweaned 741 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,037 —
750 750 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,200 —
753–796 772 248 171.50–175.50 $172.74 $1,334 —
806–810 808 19 160.00–164.50 $161.90 $1,308 —
867 867 30 151.00 $151.00 $1,309 —
994 994 7 146.00 $146.00 $1,451 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–298 279 4 197.00–207.00 $202.34 $565 —
300–325 321 14 168.00–191.00 $174.09 $559 —
378–398 389 10 192.00–198.00 $193.67 $753 —
403–446 440 33 176.00–181.00 $177.87 $783 -10.13
450–498 474 29 170.00–181.00 $175.10 $830 -9.90
500–537 513 42 151.00–175.00 $159.53 $818 -11.49
554–596 579 54 150.00–174.00 $163.78 $948 -7.34
608–642 628 17 153.00–174.50 $164.85 $1,035 -0.21
679 679 21 172.75 $172.75 $1,173 +4.75
693 693 13 134.00 $134.00 $929 -34.00
718 718 2 132.00 $132.00 $948 -37.35
813 813 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–333 322 5 176.00–177.00 $176.62 $569 —
380 380 2 175.00 $175.00 $665 —
440–447 444 5 149.00–155.00 $151.38 $672 -13.62
453–498 474 9 148.00–167.00 $157.60 $747 —
510–545 536 8 144.00–149.00 $145.19 $778 -14.81
623–648 642 9 137.00–150.00 $141.81 $910 —
650–660 657 11 139.00–152.00 $146.45 $962 —
770 770 2 116.00 $116.00 $893 —
781 781 8 118.00 $118.00 $922 —
813 813 3 120.00 $120.00 $976 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591–599 595 9 150.00–158.00 $154.42 $919 —
600–616 608 14 160.00–167.00 $163.55 $994 —
661–691 680 20 151.00–154.00 $152.55 $1,037 —
721 721 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,110 —
957 957 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 17 202.00 $202.00 $1,107 —
596–597 596 10 167.00 $167.00 $995 -14.00
603 603 2 156.00 $156.00 $941 -5.00
665 665 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,024 -1.00
752 752 6 158.00 $158.00 $1,188 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 172.00 $172.00 $851 —
535 535 2 155.00 $155.00 $829 —
568 568 2 157.00 $157.00 $892 —
658–665 663 6 146.00–149.00 $146.99 $975 —
792 792 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,022 —
837 837 3 110.00 $110.00 $921 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $742 —
1001 1001 80-85% 9 59.00 $59.00 $591 —
1143–1370 1194 80-85% 8 75.00–90.00 $84.76 $1,012 —
1080–1509 1280 80-85% 181 63.00–74.00 $69.81 $894 —
1040–1655 1371 80-85% 201 70.00–86.00 $78.24 $1,073 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–995 886 85-90% 56 34.00–52.00 $43.28 $383 -4.77
806–971 925 85-90% 17 50.00–57.00 $54.18 $501 —
950–983 964 85-90% 9 55.00–62.00 $60.89 $587 —
835–1285 1012 85-90% 30 30.00–50.00 $36.91 $374 -22.06
865–1266 1060 85-90% 34 55.00–65.00 $58.78 $623 —
1050–1295 1121 85-90% 12 82.00–83.00 $82.10 $920 —
895–1424 1212 85-90% 103 68.50–80.00 $71.92 $872 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1695 1456 75-80% 50 67.00–85.00 $78.10 $1,137 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,162 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1435 1359 4 83.00–91.00 $86.81 $1,180 —
1735–1835 1785 2 112.00–117.00 $114.57 $2,045 —
1675–2105 1905 4 97.00–109.00 $103.98 $1,981 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1275 1193 2 72.00–81.00 $76.81 $916 +1.31
1660–2045 1860 3 90.00–98.50 $94.36 $1,755 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–1210 919 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 21 62.00–76.00 $68.57 $630
945 945 (<2 yrs)Open 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,040
790–1190 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 87.50–94.00 $89.89 $908
950–1365 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 21 73.00–83.00 $76.54 $831
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
582–670 thin fleshed 617 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 32.00–35.00 $32.89 $203
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
723–800 thin fleshed 749 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 44.00–45.00 $44.64 $334

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1430 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,175.00–1,300.00 $1,214.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–1105 929 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 900.00–1,125.00 $1,022.72

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
413 413 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.