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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

6,309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $191.39/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 879 lb · 409 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.43/cwt +8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 673 lb · 319 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.25/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,435/hd at 814 lb · 244 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,309 7,408 5,776
Feeder cattle 5,585 6,536 4,872
Slaughter cattle 642 775 738
Replacement cattle 82 97 166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Much needed rain swept across the area, but was feast or famine on areas lucky enough to get it. Rain reports range from .10 to 2 inches.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203–248 222 19 305.00–307.00 $306.06 $679 +31.60
254–287 263 42 279.00–302.00 $286.16 $753 +14.54
315–348 343 33 258.00–317.00 $309.81 $1,063 +51.39
360–378 363 43 277.00–302.00 $281.74 $1,023 +2.02
405–449 423 39 234.00–298.00 $259.09 $1,096 +8.59
460–486 470 55 244.00–291.00 $254.98 $1,198 +0.07
522 value added 522 28 240.50 $240.50 $1,255 —
518–542 533 53 219.00–270.00 $234.02 $1,247 -25.14
560 value added 560 36 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 —
555–586 563 47 219.00–274.00 $249.42 $1,404 +12.71
601–621 614 33 212.00–220.00 $214.82 $1,319 -3.02
663–685 678 74 204.00–219.00 $213.60 $1,448 +1.74
725–744 739 104 188.00–207.00 $204.78 $1,513 +8.88
761–792 769 105 198.50–203.50 $202.22 $1,555 +3.60
809–849 830 181 175.50–199.75 $197.26 $1,637 +4.22
856 value added 856 19 193.50 $193.50 $1,656 —
856–889 880 379 179.00–195.00 $191.56 $1,686 +4.45
890 890 11 182.00 $182.00 $1,620 -5.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 238.00 $238.00 $702 —
363–397 376 18 224.00–234.00 $228.87 $861 -6.28
408–445 433 9 224.00–237.00 $234.05 $1,013 +20.02
471–491 476 22 216.00–230.00 $224.04 $1,066 -10.86
510–547 521 45 216.00–225.00 $224.12 $1,168 +7.87
574–588 580 29 210.00–214.00 $212.18 $1,231 -19.94
609 unweaned 609 7 196.00 $196.00 $1,194 —
605–638 616 44 191.00–218.00 $214.77 $1,323 +19.33
654–663 657 6 190.00–200.00 $193.36 $1,270 +8.36
700–725 722 44 180.00–201.50 $194.48 $1,404 +7.48
768–788 777 8 178.00–183.00 $179.85 $1,397 -7.27
803–833 824 33 181.00–193.00 $189.13 $1,558 +4.29
844 844 32 179.50 $179.50 $1,515 -5.34
852–859 855 105 180.00–181.00 $180.05 $1,539 -3.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–433 422 5 200.00–210.00 $205.90 $869 +25.08
455–483 479 21 185.00–206.00 $189.58 $908 +10.07
502–548 522 14 191.00–204.00 $198.69 $1,037 +4.94
552–572 561 14 191.00–202.00 $196.35 $1,102 +12.82
617–640 626 10 182.00–186.00 $183.89 $1,151 +0.44
658–684 677 10 181.00–184.00 $182.82 $1,238 +1.82
707 707 12 183.00 $183.00 $1,294 +4.69
906 906 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,531 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 7 194.00 $194.00 $1,042 —
665 665 18 187.00 $187.00 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 110 14 260.00–310.00 $288.95 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
145 145 1 380.00 $380.00 —
155–195 182 10 360.00–460.00 $397.96 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–246 231 32 264.00–285.00 $277.02 $640 —
287–296 289 31 232.00–290.00 $276.59 $799 +39.00
346 346 19 241.00 $241.00 $834 —
351–370 357 38 211.00–279.00 $259.39 $926 -6.05
404–449 432 76 218.00–241.00 $228.59 $988 +5.75
418–436 value added 434 15 234.00–236.00 $235.74 $1,023 —
455–494 471 36 211.00–227.00 $221.67 $1,044 -1.09
479 value added 479 30 232.50 $232.50 $1,114 —
521 value added 521 40 217.00 $217.00 $1,131 —
501–543 531 130 203.00–236.00 $219.53 $1,166 +13.20
553–595 586 141 196.00–217.00 $207.11 $1,214 -0.02
610 value added 610 13 208.00 $208.00 $1,269 —
624–635 633 26 193.00–217.00 $213.49 $1,351 +27.49
666–685 673 319 187.00–198.00 $196.43 $1,322 +7.43
703–736 711 161 176.00–195.75 $186.62 $1,327 +0.62
752 value added 752 31 187.00 $187.00 $1,406 —
761–798 769 144 179.00–184.00 $180.80 $1,390 +1.61
802–849 814 240 175.50–179.00 $176.44 $1,436 +1.85
829 829 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,368 -9.59
861 861 64 178.00 $178.00 $1,533 +7.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 200.00 $200.00 $576 —
302 302 6 235.00 $235.00 $710 +25.60
352–380 363 5 198.00–204.00 $200.51 $728 -15.56
401–445 423 85 210.00–234.00 $224.82 $951 +28.82
453–485 480 103 203.00–212.00 $210.16 $1,009 +13.13
505–540 528 89 181.00–209.00 $202.12 $1,067 +9.09
552–596 576 56 177.00–203.00 $194.20 $1,119 +3.11
602–638 622 67 184.00–192.00 $189.69 $1,180 +5.77
660–694 682 124 177.00–188.00 $183.08 $1,249 -3.06
700 unweaned 700 11 161.00 $161.00 $1,127 —
709–743 719 112 174.50–178.50 $177.30 $1,275 -0.83
756–794 785 136 167.50–175.00 $171.85 $1,349 -4.28
803 803 11 165.00 $165.00 $1,325 +12.01
859 859 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,297 —
905–913 911 10 150.00–154.00 $150.79 $1,374 —
1013 1013 17 124.00 $124.00 $1,256 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 192.00 $192.00 $918 +15.66
503–515 509 4 178.00–180.00 $178.99 $911 +7.58
550–572 561 9 169.00–180.00 $174.59 $979 +0.97
600–645 612 13 166.00–176.00 $171.98 $1,053 +2.98
680 680 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,197 +21.58
763 763 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,175 -3.44
890 890 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,558 +28.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 4 170.00 $170.00 $848 —
604 604 12 178.50 $178.50 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
135–145 143 4 330.00–350.00 $334.74 —
168–175 170 3 350.00–360.00 $353.42 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 7 181.00 $181.00 $1,247 —
773 773 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,345 —
867 867 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,422 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–573 570 5 185.00–238.00 $216.69 $1,235 +30.69
619 619 10 222.00 $222.00 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 189.00 $189.00 $799 —
473 473 2 181.00 $181.00 $856 -17.00
590 590 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,086 +1.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1408 1408 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823–960 883 85-90% 12 51.00–53.00 $51.50 $455 +2.92
875–975 902 85-90% 21 62.00–71.00 $62.84 $567 +1.42
771–973 912 85-90% 29 63.00–68.00 $63.82 $582 +2.40
818–1250 1025 85-90% 52 61.00–84.00 $75.35 $772 +17.21
775–1189 1058 85-90% 24 51.00–70.00 $55.38 $586 -15.86
835–1365 1115 85-90% 47 64.00–96.00 $82.54 $920 +0.10
1180 1180 85-90% 3 99.00 $99.00 $1,168 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
973 973 75-80% 3 93.00 $93.00 $905 —
888–995 974 75-80% 11 88.00–91.00 $90.56 $882 —
1122–1600 1320 75-80% 22 80.00–90.00 $88.47 $1,168 —
1035–1765 1355 75-80% 59 96.00–102.00 $98.00 $1,328 +8.09
1115–1925 1449 75-80% 33 86.00–95.00 $91.50 $1,326 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
828–958 893 80-85% 4 70.00–76.00 $73.22 $654 -5.90
985 985 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $837 —
1000–1275 1200 80-85% 36 70.00–85.00 $72.16 $866 —
1000–1490 1210 80-85% 65 74.00–99.00 $85.60 $1,036 —
1205–1397 1286 80-85% 21 82.00–100.00 $87.08 $1,120 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1920 1533 2 95.00–96.00 $95.37 $1,462 —
1465–2035 1729 12 100.00–119.00 $107.91 $1,866 —
1650–2080 1821 4 108.50–125.00 $114.07 $2,077 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–1995 1457 3 115.00–119.00 $116.72 $1,701 —
1215–2110 1744 8 100.00–110.00 $105.82 $1,846 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
931 931 (<2 yrs)Open 9 117.00 $117.00 $1,089
890–1325 1139 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 82.00–93.00 $87.52 $997
945–1290 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 105.00–119.00 $106.21 $1,211
1020–1332 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 93.00–96.00 $94.22 $1,194
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
610–855 thin fleshed 720 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 34.00–56.00 $45.20 $325

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1407 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,225.00–1,500.00 $1,443.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00

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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
555–678 651 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,425.00–1,550.00 $1,468.16 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
475 475 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.