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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

6,395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.99/cwt +19.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,350/hd at 754 lb · 359 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.08/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 524 lb · 233 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $187.94/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 759 lb · 229 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,395 6,215 4,449
Feeder cattle 5,422 5,256 3,642
Slaughter cattle 900 730 680
Replacement cattle 73 229 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. High winds throughout most of the week hampered movement. 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
255–278 272 12 255.00–284.00 $261.79 $712 -38.21
302–336 319 21 279.00–321.00 $289.40 $923 +19.10
355–391 387 47 244.00–267.00 $262.19 $1,015 -30.67
405–449 420 66 228.00–279.00 $256.89 $1,079 -7.67
493 493 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,104 -12.61
500–535 522 203 218.00–245.00 $230.11 $1,201 +9.39
550–599 575 53 190.00–244.00 $208.04 $1,196 -7.00
601–636 608 83 193.00–209.00 $203.52 $1,237 +5.09
653–674 669 108 189.00–194.00 $192.95 $1,291 +3.63
678 unweaned 678 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,261 —
709–720 715 112 183.00–188.50 $186.15 $1,331 +4.39
734 734 11 176.00 $176.00 $1,292 -5.76
753–791 759 229 180.00–190.00 $187.94 $1,426 +9.70
815–847 841 228 176.50–180.00 $177.63 $1,494 +2.66
852–853 853 153 177.25–183.25 $178.15 $1,520 +4.41
929 929 80 172.00 $172.00 $1,598 -0.39
950 950 162 174.50 $174.50 $1,658 +13.00
971 971 11 149.00 $149.00 $1,447 -12.50
1018 1018 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,517 —
1153–1193 1169 5 125.00–139.00 $133.29 $1,558 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203–247 209 23 205.00–220.00 $217.68 $455 +15.18
250–283 268 9 207.00–238.00 $226.06 $606 +15.69
345 345 3 232.00 $232.00 $800 -16.00
353–388 377 21 200.00–244.00 $225.10 $849 -2.90
410–438 424 11 212.00–224.00 $218.95 $928 -0.63
450–498 486 37 204.00–227.00 $218.26 $1,061 -2.11
505–526 512 21 176.00–206.00 $198.60 $1,017 +1.06
550–598 570 25 174.00–207.00 $196.40 $1,119 -11.87
618–637 633 17 180.00–186.00 $184.78 $1,170 +12.57
657–693 678 40 160.00–181.00 $175.60 $1,191 -4.40
700–746 730 126 167.00–184.75 $181.42 $1,324 +22.57
752–785 754 359 150.00–179.50 $178.99 $1,350 +19.99
800–837 832 207 165.00–176.00 $174.22 $1,450 +2.79
865–873 870 114 162.50–168.00 $164.32 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 4 184.00 $184.00 $535 —
323 323 3 189.00 $189.00 $610 +9.00
384–395 389 7 170.00–190.00 $181.29 $705 —
410 410 2 195.00 $195.00 $800 —
478–493 486 4 181.00–190.00 $185.43 $901 —
533 533 13 160.00 $160.00 $853 —
565–599 592 26 151.00–184.00 $175.55 $1,039 —
633–641 638 12 110.00–171.00 $147.13 $939 —
660–678 669 4 169.00–175.00 $171.96 $1,150 +1.60
966 966 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 11 156.00 $156.00 $1,061 —
720 720 11 161.00 $161.00 $1,159 —
873 873 34 151.00 $151.00 $1,318 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 6 225.00 $225.00 $630 +9.23
305–308 306 17 210.00–250.00 $238.15 $729 +24.01
353–399 385 102 206.00–256.00 $248.20 $956 +22.04
408–436 416 92 218.00–244.00 $233.43 $971 +22.87
484–497 491 77 200.00–223.00 $214.26 $1,052 +12.52
503–547 524 233 173.00–207.00 $198.08 $1,038 +3.63
550–594 567 56 168.00–200.00 $188.80 $1,070 +2.14
617 unweaned 617 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,018 +5.00
607–642 618 81 179.50–190.00 $183.30 $1,133 +4.87
667 667 10 173.00 $173.00 $1,154 -3.26
706–736 720 133 151.00–172.75 $170.12 $1,225 -0.29
742 742 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,261 -0.41
774–796 780 161 165.50–173.50 $169.61 $1,323 +3.68
826 826 111 172.75 $172.75 $1,427 +16.75
853–857 855 142 155.00–170.25 $161.46 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203–245 217 11 197.00–202.00 $200.57 $435 —
300–328 317 5 198.00–202.00 $200.48 $636 —
350–385 356 37 190.00–210.00 $207.08 $737 +7.08
408–445 429 21 180.00–189.00 $185.69 $797 -13.67
460–465 463 5 180.00–188.00 $184.82 $856 +0.56
518–545 532 15 170.00–179.00 $173.76 $924 +4.61
553–598 586 14 168.00–175.00 $172.87 $1,013 +2.58
621–627 622 15 169.00–178.00 $176.19 $1,096 +6.24
719–733 723 109 170.50–173.00 $171.33 $1,239 +36.33
834 834 29 164.50 $164.50 $1,372 +27.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–278 262 5 174.00–183.00 $179.19 $469 —
323–342 333 6 180.00–189.00 $184.37 $614 -2.63
360–375 367 9 172.00–183.00 $179.00 $657 —
420–448 435 21 165.00–177.00 $172.12 $749 +12.11
455–493 469 14 168.00–177.00 $171.68 $805 +17.05
583–595 589 4 159.00–160.00 $159.49 $939 —
607–620 611 18 134.00–164.00 $148.90 $910 -7.38
667–683 676 11 146.00–152.00 $148.75 $1,006 +7.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–398 379 8 132.00–149.00 $140.37 $532 —
408–415 412 4 153.00–155.00 $153.99 $634 +5.99
453–458 456 5 151.00–154.00 $152.19 $694 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434–440 435 9 174.00–179.00 $175.12 $762 —
473–487 484 8 168.00 $168.00 $813 —
545 545 2 174.00 $174.00 $948 —
553–583 564 7 168.00–174.00 $170.29 $960 +2.01
613 613 2 158.00 $158.00 $969 +3.54
667 667 7 153.00 $153.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 —— 2 190.00 $190.00 $975 -14.27
552 552 —— 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,027 +5.00
1750–1975 1863 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 108.00–124.00 $115.52 $2,152 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 5 175.00 $175.00 $973 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1670 1670 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1054–1475 1207 75-80% 54 96.00–105.00 $103.25 $1,246 —
1072–1655 1254 75-80% 8 85.00–112.00 $103.57 $1,299 —
1283–1585 1422 75-80% 126 88.00–94.00 $91.32 $1,299 +8.11
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $621 —
980 980 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $823 —
1020–1375 1166 80-85% 66 74.00–97.00 $81.47 $950 +10.68
1002–1376 1172 80-85% 32 70.00–75.00 $72.81 $853 +2.02
1097–1432 1193 80-85% 80 82.00–87.00 $84.30 $1,006 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778–912 868 85-90% 16 46.00–59.00 $55.19 $479 +4.99
725–1165 938 85-90% 8 48.00–59.00 $56.94 $534 -1.48
878–994 943 85-90% 16 61.00–66.00 $63.96 $603 +5.54
944–987 964 85-90% 14 67.50–73.00 $69.87 $674 —
812–1411 1014 85-90% 49 60.00–79.00 $68.19 $691 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $922 -15.00
990–1295 1119 85-90% 44 65.00–97.00 $81.21 $909 +0.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1550 1408 6 89.00–101.00 $94.15 $1,326 +2.89
1260–1800 1515 4 109.50–118.00 $114.10 $1,729 —
2065 2065 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,540 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1770 1463 3 96.00–100.00 $98.87 $1,446 —
2040 2040 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,448 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
853–975 884 (<2 yrs)Open 4 109.00–123.00 $119.14 $1,053
972–1090 984 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 94.00–100.00 $99.45 $979
1190 1190 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 83.00 $83.00 $988
1030–1413 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 87.00–94.00 $89.61 $1,095
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
570–885 thin fleshed 642 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 42.00–55.00 $48.24 $310

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1188 1064 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,174.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–968 959 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,260.00–1,300.00 $1,269.70

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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
1050–1200 1117 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,270.15 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
623 623 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 -15.00

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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.