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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

5,605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $207.24/cwt +10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,478/hd at 713 lb · 311 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $193.75/cwt +9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 813 lb · 289 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $199.56/cwt +7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 757 lb · 227 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,605 4,863 6,821
Feeder cattle 4,940 4,104 5,334
Slaughter cattle 642 576 1,116
Replacement cattle 23 183 371

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. High winds and fire warnings started off the week for the drought stricken area. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 12 232.00 $232.00 $675 -28.41
305–330 318 4 242.50–279.00 $260.03 $827 -5.37
360–395 380 16 256.00–278.00 $262.81 $999 -18.08
405–448 417 106 238.00–281.00 $267.68 $1,116 +19.09
451–495 478 155 234.00–257.00 $246.70 $1,179 +3.38
500–549 519 109 215.00–243.00 $231.50 $1,201 +2.64
567–599 586 66 205.00–225.00 $218.65 $1,281 +10.02
600–648 617 112 195.00–228.00 $215.47 $1,329 +0.60
658 658 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,257 -7.39
673–676 675 61 205.00–208.00 $205.69 $1,388 +7.30
678 678 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,288 -8.39
682 unweaned 682 18 197.00 $197.00 $1,344 +7.33
700 fancy 700 115 216.00 $216.00 $1,512 —
700–742 721 196 186.00–209.00 $202.10 $1,457 +5.22
752–783 757 227 192.50–206.00 $199.56 $1,511 +7.92
801–819 812 284 184.00–197.50 $194.08 $1,576 +9.56
846 846 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,480 -9.52
867–889 886 154 181.50–185.00 $183.17 $1,623 +9.06
923–938 935 132 177.00–184.00 $178.26 $1,667 —
1068 1068 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,666 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 7 262.00 $262.00 $718 —
303–340 321 7 238.00–242.00 $239.38 $768 —
350–393 379 3 226.00–232.00 $230.15 $872 -1.22
404–425 416 24 213.00–234.00 $223.02 $928 -1.12
452–493 467 12 216.00–231.00 $226.01 $1,055 +9.73
507–549 533 18 195.00–214.00 $199.54 $1,064 -8.04
550–598 578 32 200.00–214.00 $203.73 $1,178 +3.17
602–618 606 9 182.00–194.00 $186.86 $1,132 -3.14
678–682 680 5 192.00–195.00 $193.20 $1,314 +19.20
712–748 727 31 150.00–190.00 $168.60 $1,226 -6.40
787 787 129 183.50 $183.50 $1,444 -1.67
858 858 7 179.00 $179.00 $1,536 +3.60
907–933 917 5 159.00–167.00 $162.25 $1,488 +31.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 194.00 $194.00 $510 —
422–445 439 15 193.00–208.00 $198.91 $873 +4.91
465–493 486 10 190.00–208.00 $195.19 $949 +24.08
520–545 537 5 190.00–197.00 $193.82 $1,041 +0.90
550–588 575 3 190.00–196.00 $194.09 $1,116 +2.22
610 610 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,086 —
660 660 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,175 +0.80
765 765 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,285 —
811–835 819 6 169.00–170.00 $169.66 $1,390 +3.12
850–855 853 4 167.00–197.00 $182.04 $1,553 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
173 173 2 188.00 $188.00 $325 —
261–287 273 11 224.00–230.00 $226.87 $619 -12.13
315–349 346 33 232.00–264.00 $234.59 $812 -8.04
355–387 365 26 222.00–237.00 $233.75 $853 +10.01
403–435 427 34 196.00–229.00 $206.22 $881 -27.20
450–498 474 101 200.50–210.00 $204.29 $968 -12.69
505–540 526 95 190.00–222.00 $209.01 $1,099 +7.68
553–599 582 197 191.00–208.00 $203.44 $1,184 +3.35
602–646 624 147 196.00–210.00 $200.74 $1,253 +22.74
626 626 7 181.00 $181.00 $1,133 +3.00
638 unweaned 638 28 197.00 $197.00 $1,257 +14.11
655–683 660 93 189.00–204.00 $196.17 $1,295 +7.54
677 unweaned 677 17 183.50 $183.50 $1,242 +9.50
702–749 732 161 168.00–184.00 $176.90 $1,295 +0.21
753–769 768 70 170.50–178.00 $172.41 $1,324 +9.41
799 799 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,318 -8.75
824 824 70 174.50 $174.50 $1,438 +2.41
852–899 876 215 169.00–180.00 $176.43 $1,546 +21.43
911 911 13 155.00 $155.00 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 220.00 $220.00 $601 —
301–316 310 19 210.00–231.00 $219.35 $680 +6.40
360–370 366 5 216.00–218.00 $217.21 $795 +15.21
406–430 416 50 199.00–212.50 $209.18 $870 -10.78
466–480 474 11 194.00–202.00 $198.22 $940 +1.63
500–543 532 47 170.00–190.00 $184.18 $980 +5.18
565–597 579 26 179.00–196.00 $187.29 $1,084 +2.65
612 unweaned 612 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,077 +1.00
610–643 628 29 171.00–187.00 $181.71 $1,141 +3.07
665–686 677 49 163.00–186.00 $179.07 $1,212 +7.07
718–748 719 87 160.00–169.25 $168.81 $1,214 -10.19
780 780 10 169.00 $169.00 $1,318 -1.00
829 829 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,368 +4.00
855 855 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,389 —
977 977 13 148.00 $148.00 $1,446 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 427 10 170.00–186.00 $175.83 $751 +3.83
485–490 487 6 182.00–186.00 $183.34 $893 —
523–548 533 8 159.00–172.00 $164.98 $879 -4.02
575–595 582 6 154.00–172.00 $160.14 $932 +0.50
650–693 662 8 161.00–170.00 $164.58 $1,090 —
700 700 3 137.00 $137.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 9 166.00 $166.00 $981 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–393 369 29 257.00–262.00 $260.90 $963 —
423 423 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,036 +28.00
452–468 455 16 210.00–225.00 $222.11 $1,011 -14.89
538 538 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 200.00 $200.00 $920 —
583 583 11 204.00 $204.00 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–530 523 3 185.00–187.00 $186.32 $974 —
560–578 571 8 180.00–183.00 $181.89 $1,039 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
914–970 934 80-85% 9 80.00–87.00 $82.55 $771 -8.45
897–967 936 80-85% 7 70.00–75.00 $72.06 $674 -18.94
1008–1270 1124 80-85% 58 70.00–86.00 $74.57 $838 -3.82
1060–1715 1228 80-85% 111 79.00–101.00 $84.65 $1,040 —
1015–1610 1292 80-85% 35 88.00–106.00 $92.22 $1,191 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $459 +14.24
680–955 846 85-90% 18 44.00–56.50 $51.64 $437 —
710–995 902 85-90% 12 56.00–63.00 $60.24 $543 -11.25
670–953 906 85-90% 15 62.00–68.00 $66.09 $599 -5.40
775–1250 1026 85-90% 63 57.00–87.00 $76.30 $783 +3.43
900–1285 1067 85-90% 54 65.00–101.00 $83.33 $889 +12.22
1205 1205 85-90% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,181 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–965 837 75-80% 3 91.00–96.00 $93.12 $779 —
973 973 75-80% 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,012 —
1010–1605 1163 75-80% 49 86.00–99.00 $94.68 $1,101 —
1184 1184 75-80% 12 119.00 $119.00 $1,409 —
1105–1800 1351 75-80% 39 90.00–109.00 $102.75 $1,388 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1565 1301 6 90.00–103.00 $99.58 $1,296 +2.90
1720–2115 1906 4 113.00–120.00 $117.62 $2,242 —
1695–2185 1938 4 122.00–124.00 $122.78 $2,379 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1680 1503 2 79.00–95.00 $87.95 $1,322 —
1320–1815 1605 5 102.00–110.00 $105.63 $1,695 —
1650–1960 1813 6 112.50–122.50 $117.27 $2,126 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915 915 (<2 yrs)Open 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,208
925–1015 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 111.00–118.00 $114.66 $1,112
823–1100 972 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 83.00–91.00 $87.48 $850
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,136
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–885 thin fleshed 818 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 58.00–63.00 $60.71 $497
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 thin fleshed 800 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 76.00 $76.00 $608

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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
650 650 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
850–900 883 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,225.00 $1,092.45 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
443 443 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 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.