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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 12, 2023

3,946 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $256.98/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 533 lb · 196 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.92/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 729 lb · 180 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $221.57/cwt -3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,795/hd at 810 lb · 150 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,946 2,212 4,194
Feeder cattle 3,153 1,894 2,961
Slaughter cattle 669 209 1,084
Replacement cattle 124 109 149

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–298 265 29 300.00–320.00 $306.19 $811 -20.81
345 345 3 328.00 $328.00 $1,132 +6.39
399 399 8 298.00 $298.00 $1,189 -13.81
405–442 427 50 287.00–316.00 $295.12 $1,260 +17.12
475 475 3 280.00–282.00 $281.33 $1,336 -4.86
508–542 533 196 239.00–301.00 $256.98 $1,370 -3.78
553–596 575 58 240.00–276.00 $257.13 $1,478 -6.61
601–643 623 58 224.00–258.00 $244.18 $1,521 -7.37
655–685 671 29 221.00–235.00 $225.98 $1,516 -1.84
704–723 717 34 220.00–228.00 $224.51 $1,610 +4.71
751–797 784 58 213.00–224.00 $217.02 $1,701 -5.01
808–833 809 144 216.00–222.50 $222.22 $1,798 +5.14
832 832 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,714 +6.00
874 874 45 205.00 $205.00 $1,792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–398 393 4 288.00–298.00 $292.94 $1,151 —
425 425 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,096 +7.96
465–499 490 16 250.00–255.00 $253.90 $1,244 +15.24
518–548 530 6 230.00–256.00 $238.48 $1,264 +7.96
555–596 562 73 210.00–240.00 $223.70 $1,257 -5.30
633–647 638 9 220.00–223.00 $221.99 $1,416 +1.97
639 unweaned 639 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,310 —
675–695 690 25 197.00–225.00 $210.46 $1,452 -1.18
715 715 11 206.00 $206.00 $1,473 -3.57
707–736 729 12 197.00–201.00 $200.03 $1,458 -9.54
751–786 764 38 193.00–219.00 $210.45 $1,608 +20.45
819–826 826 67 200.00–216.50 $215.52 $1,780 —
839 839 7 177.50 $177.50 $1,489 —
874–894 875 54 188.00–189.00 $188.92 $1,653 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 342 8 240.00–242.00 $241.02 $824 —
385 385 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,028 —
407 407 3 226.00 $226.00 $920 —
482 482 41 230.00 $230.00 $1,109 -8.00
500–544 523 17 196.00–224.00 $210.30 $1,100 -1.68
565–585 575 8 199.00–209.00 $204.99 $1,179 -6.01
623–640 631 12 179.00–203.00 $191.15 $1,206 —
655–698 686 26 174.00–214.00 $187.99 $1,290 -11.01
730 730 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,204 —
770–788 780 7 157.00–184.00 $179.25 $1,398 —
861 861 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,378 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–295 264 28 277.00–303.00 $285.29 $753 -14.71
361 361 8 261.00 $261.00 $942 -7.00
425 425 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,101 -0.75
459–492 483 86 223.00–265.00 $234.99 $1,135 -7.70
500–547 543 63 216.00–252.00 $233.35 $1,267 +11.45
558–585 569 19 220.00–234.00 $229.63 $1,307 +3.19
604–633 615 43 211.00–228.00 $218.83 $1,346 +6.53
624 624 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,179 -23.30
632–643 unweaned 638 15 200.00–205.00 $202.31 $1,291 —
651–679 664 52 207.00–220.00 $211.65 $1,405 +5.71
702–744 729 180 204.00–211.00 $208.92 $1,523 -2.50
762–767 762 63 188.50–206.00 $190.18 $1,449 -15.82
809–822 815 28 193.00–193.50 $193.22 $1,575 -5.28
900 900 6 186.50 $186.50 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 246.00 $246.00 $824 —
385–390 388 5 240.00 $240.00 $931 -8.00
411 411 4 227.00 $227.00 $933 +23.83
454–490 475 54 222.00–236.00 $224.13 $1,065 +0.53
500–524 517 22 197.00–231.00 $215.94 $1,116 —
550 550 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,078 -11.00
630 630 12 205.00 $205.00 $1,292 +3.64
673–683 678 4 195.00–206.00 $200.46 $1,359 +3.83
700–733 722 6 178.00–193.00 $188.15 $1,358 +10.15
790 790 23 184.00 $184.00 $1,454 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 200.00 $200.00 $890 —
465–468 468 68 208.00–218.00 $217.71 $1,019 +25.71
551–595 556 47 173.00–209.00 $204.91 $1,139 +18.43
621–638 625 9 167.00–180.00 $177.05 $1,107 -3.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,171 -5.49
540 540 16 220.00–247.00 $225.06 $1,215 —
598 598 6 238.00 $238.00 $1,423 —
655 655 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,356 —
763–765 764 4 185.00–196.00 $190.51 $1,455 —
827 827 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 199.00 $199.00 $945 —
580–598 589 4 182.00–189.00 $185.45 $1,092 —
618–620 619 5 161.00–171.00 $164.99 $1,021 -6.01
695 695 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,230 -1.01
700–725 713 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,269 —
845 845 4 132.00–149.00 $140.50 $1,187 —
870 870 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,157 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,115 —
563 563 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,267 —
617 617 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,203 —
695 695 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,355 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683–949 833 85-90% 43 44.00–55.00 $49.72 $414 -30.28
733–986 896 85-90% 13 65.00–69.00 $65.63 $588 —
705–985 906 85-90% 11 56.00–61.00 $59.51 $539 —
830–990 921 85-90% 22 62.00–83.50 $65.05 $599 —
805–1250 1066 85-90% 49 62.00–103.00 $87.01 $928 —
920–1185 1092 85-90% 25 66.00–109.00 $86.79 $948 —
898–1300 1115 85-90% 16 50.00–71.00 $58.26 $650 -49.22
865–1310 1176 85-90% 34 56.50–89.00 $63.31 $745 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
882–940 893 75-80% 7 97.00–104.00 $98.76 $882 —
950 950 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,045 —
1035–1478 1217 75-80% 126 104.00–112.00 $108.58 $1,321 —
1035–1504 1372 75-80% 26 90.00–95.00 $92.70 $1,272 —
1028–1990 1419 75-80% 41 95.00–103.00 $97.29 $1,381 -8.35
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–860 835 80-85% 7 75.00–80.00 $77.30 $645 —
1031–1234 1161 80-85% 28 70.00–90.50 $73.50 $853 —
1005–1605 1204 80-85% 70 78.00–108.00 $93.35 $1,124 —
1135–1565 1250 80-85% 35 85.00–118.00 $91.71 $1,146 -7.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,190 —
1270–1915 1502 8 104.00–120.00 $111.97 $1,682 —
1515–1600 1558 2 96.00–110.00 $102.81 $1,602 —
1540–2200 1947 7 122.50–130.00 $125.60 $2,445 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1675 1528 3 107.00–113.00 $109.85 $1,679 —
1330–2095 1683 10 115.00–126.00 $120.96 $2,036 —
1715–2330 1938 4 130.00–134.00 $132.66 $2,571 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
653–857 thin fleshed 760 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 43.00–61.00 $55.25 $420
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055 1055 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 88.00 $88.00 $928
1040–1210 1174 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 102.00–109.00 $103.86 $1,219
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1245 thin fleshed 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 64.00–75.00 $70.18 $778

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1160 1083 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,035.00–1,135.00 $1,088.58
965–1284 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 43 1,625.00–1,750.00 $1,694.15
1082–1188 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,300.00–1,350.00 $1,318.44
1096–1143 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,410.00–1,435.00 $1,422.76
1168–1196 1186 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,875.00–2,000.00 $1,921.18
1115–1285 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,525.00 $1,511.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1223 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
1000–1200 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00–1,950.00 $1,938.64 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 204.00 $204.00 $743 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 10 245.00 $245.00 $784 —

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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.