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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

9,039 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.02/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 826 lb · 704 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $176.70/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 866 lb · 405 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $190.97/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 736 lb · 357 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,039 8,005 5,465
Feeder cattle 8,079 6,596 4,276
Slaughter cattle 883 1,261 1,035
Replacement cattle 77 148 154

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 4.00 higher at sales at the beginning of the week, but traded steady to 5.00 lower at the end of the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–346 336 24 225.00–290.00 $248.51 $835 -5.19
353–393 382 27 232.00–292.00 $258.33 $987 +3.38
401–448 429 93 229.00–272.00 $247.51 $1,062 -7.14
450–497 478 178 226.00–256.00 $238.03 $1,138 -6.69
502–539 531 148 203.00–254.00 $229.96 $1,221 +3.79
551–599 571 242 202.00–237.00 $222.23 $1,269 -5.41
600–645 627 173 198.00–215.00 $211.61 $1,327 +6.19
659 unweaned 659 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,246 —
654–699 678 105 195.00–208.00 $201.64 $1,367 +2.12
712–747 736 357 186.00–195.00 $190.97 $1,406 -3.34
750–798 772 179 182.00–192.00 $188.65 $1,456 +1.91
754–797 779 22 179.00–181.00 $180.21 $1,404 +8.21
802–842 826 704 178.00–186.00 $181.02 $1,495 +1.93
857–876 866 405 174.00–179.00 $176.70 $1,530 +4.85
903–937 924 235 170.50–178.00 $173.08 $1,599 -1.52
964–987 979 112 154.50–171.25 $163.11 $1,597 -1.89
1128 1128 6 126.00 $126.00 $1,421 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 244.00 $244.00 $556 +12.30
267–268 267 5 232.00–236.00 $234.40 $626 +3.34
309–333 319 11 210.00–230.00 $221.34 $706 -6.23
350–393 375 8 218.00–240.00 $227.06 $851 +16.26
444–447 445 7 226.00–228.00 $226.86 $1,010 -1.16
458–498 482 52 202.00–236.00 $217.82 $1,050 -0.01
520–548 536 61 195.00–217.00 $208.14 $1,116 +9.65
565–575 569 46 195.00–216.00 $202.57 $1,153 +3.99
602–648 621 35 180.00–191.00 $189.43 $1,176 +0.23
672 672 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,210 —
708–745 740 68 171.00–184.50 $176.44 $1,306 +5.44
789 789 30 180.00 $180.00 $1,420 +4.00
804–824 815 194 155.00–178.00 $176.55 $1,439 +5.59
873 873 61 169.50 $169.50 $1,480 +5.50
902–942 907 35 158.00–169.00 $166.23 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 200.00 $200.00 $636 +20.00
393–398 396 6 167.00–190.00 $178.57 $707 —
447 447 6 179.00 $179.00 $800 -14.00
522 522 5 182.00 $182.00 $950 -0.57
564–593 572 18 178.00–184.00 $180.36 $1,032 -1.98
617–632 620 17 170.00–179.00 $177.65 $1,101 +6.78
658–690 683 15 176.00–178.00 $176.52 $1,206 +11.52
719–728 722 7 168.00–170.00 $169.42 $1,223 —
793 793 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,348 —
800 800 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,296 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–343 338 4 170.00–182.00 $176.09 $595 —
355 355 2 169.00 $169.00 $600 —
448 448 3 182.00 $182.00 $815 —
483 483 6 183.00–188.00 $186.33 $900 —
583 583 2 170.00 $170.00 $991 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 309 10 206.00–212.00 $209.36 $647 -10.41
355–399 384 64 205.00–266.00 $224.83 $863 +1.87
405–444 431 87 199.00–233.00 $213.80 $921 -3.86
456–493 473 62 189.00–222.00 $205.68 $973 -0.89
500–545 517 340 180.00–225.00 $204.31 $1,056 +4.74
552–598 573 95 181.00–200.00 $190.01 $1,089 +1.98
609–644 620 62 184.50–190.00 $187.14 $1,160 +17.14
653–674 unweaned 672 38 173.00–175.50 $175.37 $1,178 +1.26
661–694 686 192 175.00–185.50 $183.05 $1,256 +12.74
709 709 19 170.00 $170.00 $1,205 +0.26
702–748 731 230 171.00–184.00 $176.08 $1,287 -0.10
737 737 7 167.00 $167.00 $1,231 -9.18
772 772 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,235 -6.00
760–798 777 261 159.00–175.75 $173.30 $1,347 -1.82
830–833 833 100 164.50–166.75 $166.59 $1,388 -6.39
857–867 860 54 165.50–167.00 $166.50 $1,432 +2.50
910–911 910 94 155.50–167.50 $157.29 $1,431 —
910 910 12 139.00 $139.00 $1,265 —
998 998 13 140.00 $140.00 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 218.00 $218.00 $643 +12.39
338–348 341 6 202.00–230.00 $220.48 $752 +25.53
362–380 374 10 185.00–206.00 $194.14 $726 +3.14
425–449 442 13 186.00–204.00 $200.14 $885 +25.89
452–490 471 18 180.00–192.00 $183.79 $866 -1.59
502–542 518 38 187.00–206.00 $196.85 $1,020 +19.23
550–594 561 41 171.00–184.50 $180.77 $1,014 +2.54
606–645 623 29 160.00–179.00 $171.84 $1,071 -8.16
672–699 682 78 170.00–172.00 $170.59 $1,163 +15.93
721 721 26 173.50 $173.50 $1,251 +8.50
783 783 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,253 -7.65
845–848 847 57 158.50–163.00 $161.50 $1,368 —
880 880 33 150.50 $150.50 $1,324 —
910 910 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,356 —
990 990 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 4 178.00–179.00 $178.48 $509 +2.48
338–348 340 12 170.00–190.00 $173.42 $590 -4.58
350–374 371 49 165.00–190.00 $179.19 $665 +0.19
441 441 161 170.00 $170.00 $750 -4.76
455–478 467 4 168.00 $168.00 $785 -4.40
516–549 521 45 150.00–170.00 $165.50 $862 -1.50
558–597 568 12 150.00–162.00 $153.15 $870 —
610–628 619 4 140.00–144.00 $141.97 $879 -26.12
734–737 735 7 122.00–161.00 $144.25 $1,060 +16.38
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 4 170.00–176.00 $172.92 $666 —
403 403 3 144.00 $144.00 $580 —
450–478 459 6 146.00–154.00 $148.78 $683 —
618 618 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–395 392 10 253.00–264.00 $255.12 $1,000 —
438 438 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,082 +7.00
533 533 9 204.00 $204.00 $1,087 +1.48
583 583 2 170.00 $170.00 $991 —
723 723 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 7 210.00 $210.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 182.00 $182.00 $795 +10.00
483–488 486 4 173.00–180.00 $176.52 $858 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–970 951 80-85% 21 80.00–83.50 $83.33 $792 +5.74
925–996 991 80-85% 15 75.00 $75.00 $743 -3.00
1032–1440 1084 80-85% 75 68.00–85.50 $70.98 $769 —
1000–1375 1186 80-85% 124 73.50–97.00 $77.01 $913 +3.78
1005–1675 1240 80-85% 81 80.00–95.00 $82.10 $1,018 -7.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
796–890 835 85-90% 24 46.00–54.50 $50.55 $422 -6.65
780–991 919 85-90% 43 57.00–76.00 $59.18 $544 -5.46
813–998 935 85-90% 21 63.00–66.00 $64.06 $599 -9.53
743–1175 948 85-90% 26 55.00–80.00 $66.65 $632 -6.94
940–993 972 85-90% 5 68.00 $68.00 $661 —
903–1240 1059 85-90% 49 60.00–98.00 $81.96 $868 —
880–1470 1164 85-90% 11 45.00–51.00 $45.99 $535 -54.01
973–1413 1214 85-90% 23 67.00–100.00 $71.45 $867 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1865 1283 75-80% 41 87.50–93.00 $89.29 $1,146 —
1328–1470 1401 75-80% 21 93.00–109.00 $104.01 $1,457 +8.57
1130–1760 1448 75-80% 19 87.50–101.00 $95.48 $1,383 +0.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1725 1420 6 88.00–109.00 $95.87 $1,361 —
1610–2110 1829 7 113.00–120.00 $116.46 $2,130 -6.61
1930–2000 1965 2 123.00–124.00 $123.49 $2,427 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–2020 1830 4 97.00–105.00 $100.86 $1,846 —
1475–2160 1865 9 108.00–119.00 $115.06 $2,146 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700 thin fleshed 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 98.00 $98.00 $686
980–1265 1091 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 82.00–91.00 $84.87 $926
895–1470 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 90.00–104.00 $98.46 $1,084

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1435 1206 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,230.84
1045–1335 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,175.00–1,235.00 $1,191.94
1160–1347 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 1,025.00–1,185.00 $1,128.12
1510 1510 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1398 1249 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
453–456 455 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,149.89 —

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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.