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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

4,604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $188.29/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,653/hd at 878 lb · 308 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $184.23/cwt ≈ $1,691/hd at 918 lb · 207 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.08/cwt -0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 771 lb · 200 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,604 6,309 5,852
Feeder cattle 4,071 5,585 4,596
Slaughter cattle 506 642 1,061
Replacement cattle 27 82 195

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–213 210 4 281.00–312.00 $288.39 $606 -17.67
253–261 260 13 197.00–217.00 $214.00 $556 -72.16
315–330 323 5 270.00–311.00 $294.62 $952 -15.19
369–390 374 10 280.00–301.00 $285.83 $1,069 +4.09
405–437 429 41 260.00–284.00 $265.78 $1,140 +6.69
453–483 481 72 250.00–280.00 $266.11 $1,280 +11.13
509–545 530 69 238.00–285.00 $265.40 $1,407 +31.38
552–590 568 24 217.00–240.00 $226.60 $1,287 -22.82
620 unweaned 620 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,327 —
620–629 624 86 224.00–244.00 $236.75 $1,477 +21.93
642 642 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,316 -9.82
655–658 658 7 229.00–231.00 $229.28 $1,509 +15.68
711–749 722 61 199.00–206.00 $203.91 $1,472 -0.87
751–776 762 186 196.50–207.00 $203.25 $1,549 +1.03
811–819 818 36 193.00–195.75 $195.45 $1,599 -1.81
853–893 878 308 185.00–190.00 $188.29 $1,653 -3.27
910–949 918 207 178.50–185.75 $184.23 $1,691 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 248.00 $248.00 $533 —
350–398 374 6 246.00–270.00 $258.77 $968 +29.90
423–445 431 7 246.00–256.00 $249.64 $1,076 +15.59
513–547 534 21 206.00–242.00 $228.50 $1,220 +4.38
595 595 11 218.00 $218.00 $1,297 +5.82
610 unweaned 610 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,153 -7.00
603–644 621 33 195.00–219.00 $206.42 $1,282 -8.35
670–695 683 4 190.00–191.00 $190.51 $1,301 -2.85
703–728 710 29 199.00–201.50 $200.79 $1,426 +6.31
775 775 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,465 +9.15
791 791 6 194.00 $194.00 $1,535 +14.15
825–827 827 183 165.00–184.35 $184.14 $1,523 -4.99
861–877 864 19 170.00–189.00 $185.95 $1,607 +5.90
1033 1033 10 164.00 $164.00 $1,694 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 150.00 $150.00 $315 —
390 390 1 178.00 $178.00 $694 —
405–428 420 3 171.00–201.00 $180.64 $759 -25.26
458 458 2 181.00 $181.00 $829 -8.58
522 522 11 184.00 $184.00 $960 -14.69
578 578 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,058 -13.35
1110 1110 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,232 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
202 202 6 240.00 $240.00 $485 -37.02
305–343 317 9 246.00–278.00 $266.80 $846 +25.80
391 391 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,044 +7.61
404–440 419 62 229.00–269.00 $243.82 $1,022 +15.23
460–497 481 85 217.00–235.00 $224.94 $1,082 +3.27
502–542 523 87 205.00–236.50 $218.07 $1,141 -1.46
553–586 563 54 207.00–221.00 $210.90 $1,187 +3.79
618–639 630 44 200.00–211.00 $206.75 $1,303 -6.74
654 unweaned 654 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,249 —
651–690 673 36 186.00–205.00 $196.80 $1,324 +0.37
687 687 10 189.00 $189.00 $1,298 -7.43
709–744 729 123 176.50–188.50 $180.90 $1,319 -5.72
750–793 771 200 172.00–184.00 $181.08 $1,396 +0.28
800–846 827 67 165.00–179.50 $171.68 $1,420 +6.68
864–868 865 87 170.00–175.25 $173.31 $1,499 -4.69
884 884 26 155.00 $155.00 $1,370 -23.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 9 215.00 $215.00 $836 +14.49
417–430 419 8 217.00–230.00 $228.33 $957 +3.51
458 458 19 194.00 $194.00 $889 -16.16
499 499 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,023 -5.16
536–539 537 21 189.00–207.00 $200.12 $1,075 -2.00
567–598 595 80 180.00–208.50 $206.73 $1,230 +12.53
652–685 667 183 181.00–197.25 $191.53 $1,278 +8.45
714–747 716 84 176.00–185.35 $183.89 $1,317 +6.59
791 791 10 174.50 $174.50 $1,380 +2.65
801 801 104 174.50 $174.50 $1,398 +9.50
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 21 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
801 801 16 116.00 $116.00 $929 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 6 155.00 $155.00 $710 -37.00
545 545 5 155.00 $155.00 $845 —
600 600 2 150.00 $150.00 $900 -21.98
655 655 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,002 -23.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 6 178.00 $178.00 $940 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 230.00 $230.00 $702 —
448 448 17 246.00 $246.00 $1,102 —
500–542 525 20 215.00–260.00 $232.14 $1,219 —
608 608 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,198 -25.00
758–780 765 3 160.00–171.00 $167.26 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 14 215.00–217.00 $215.57 $1,024 —
692 692 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,259 +1.00
786 786 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,258 -14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1380 1380 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–955 870 80-85% 3 74.00–80.00 $77.98 $678 +4.76
958 958 80-85% 4 73.00 $73.00 $699 -12.00
1030–1448 1176 80-85% 114 73.00–95.00 $84.08 $989 —
1098–1435 1177 80-85% 8 83.00–97.00 $87.37 $1,028 —
1000–1405 1205 80-85% 33 67.00–86.00 $71.87 $866 -13.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758–990 849 85-90% 56 41.00–53.00 $47.64 $404 —
833–993 901 85-90% 29 54.00–73.50 $60.30 $543 -2.54
1000–1110 1056 85-90% 8 62.00–88.00 $77.12 $814 +21.74
1008–1245 1082 85-90% 13 45.00–52.00 $48.82 $528 -6.56
1000–1214 1094 85-90% 30 54.00–80.00 $60.63 $663 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–985 940 75-80% 2 117.00–119.00 $117.95 $1,109 —
1040–1585 1241 75-80% 24 87.50–98.00 $93.90 $1,165 —
1015–1725 1300 75-80% 37 99.00–109.00 $102.31 $1,330 +13.84
1245–1785 1427 75-80% 48 81.00–91.50 $88.07 $1,257 -3.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1610 1279 8 88.00–100.00 $94.26 $1,206 —
1615–2040 1773 7 105.00–116.00 $110.93 $1,967 —
1795–2490 2111 8 111.50–126.00 $119.89 $2,531 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1240–1593 1491 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 1,235.00–1,375.00 $1,342.76

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.