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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

4,219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.06/cwt +11.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 719 lb · 323 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.13/cwt +11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,605/hd at 671 lb · 140 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $237.17/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 829 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,219 4,337 4,275
Feeder cattle 3,358 3,439 3,539
Slaughter cattle 778 665 425
Replacement cattle 83 233 311

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls trade mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 unweaned 198 6 280.00 $280.00 $554 —
200 200 1 385.00 $385.00 $770 —
256–275 257 17 292.00–337.00 $334.17 $859 —
315–348 335 13 288.00–312.00 $298.85 $1,001 -16.15
350–392 373 6 301.00–312.00 $305.58 $1,140 -11.44
405–433 410 19 296.00–355.00 $342.11 $1,403 +52.74
455–497 480 10 291.00–292.00 $291.62 $1,400 +1.62
503–540 514 40 255.00–292.50 $278.18 $1,430 -4.09
557–575 564 5 260.00–262.00 $261.18 $1,473 -10.86
635–640 637 5 247.00–260.00 $254.78 $1,623 +0.60
664–691 678 16 235.00–238.00 $236.53 $1,604 -13.66
705–738 719 323 224.00–257.00 $254.06 $1,827 +11.70
774 774 67 247.00 $247.00 $1,912 +17.00
801–837 829 123 221.00–239.00 $237.17 $1,966 -0.83
861–862 862 86 223.00–239.50 $235.67 $2,031 +32.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 294.00 $294.00 $985 +16.48
364–399 377 31 250.00–272.00 $260.37 $982 -22.31
415–435 425 4 248.00–262.00 $254.84 $1,083 -13.16
478–498 490 10 248.00–252.00 $249.58 $1,223 —
505–548 530 30 229.00–245.00 $241.97 $1,282 +9.92
561–598 573 36 230.00–254.00 $243.05 $1,393 +4.71
618 618 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,421 +4.71
651–686 671 140 222.00–250.00 $239.13 $1,605 +11.34
701–745 707 83 206.00–245.00 $239.75 $1,695 +10.82
758–773 766 9 210.00–225.00 $216.59 $1,659 -6.50
803–843 815 63 216.00–228.50 $227.70 $1,856 -0.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 9 256.00 $256.00 $745 -4.00
357 357 3 240.00 $240.00 $857 -2.00
443 443 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,041 -9.08
453–485 470 15 230.00–246.00 $238.55 $1,121 +2.20
538 538 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,167 -49.00
556–595 579 18 216.00–226.00 $219.45 $1,271 +1.73
606–648 618 29 204.00–216.00 $212.63 $1,314 +8.59
660–680 671 10 194.00–216.00 $207.24 $1,391 +4.67
715 715 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,366 -2.73
755–775 765 7 189.00–193.00 $190.45 $1,457 -9.55
815–823 820 5 184.00–190.00 $186.39 $1,528 +6.84
866–868 866 9 195.00 $195.00 $1,689 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 14 300.00 $300.00 $726 —
285 285 4 250.00 $250.00 $712 —
313 313 6 290.00 $290.00 $908 +10.60
367 367 22 293.00 $293.00 $1,075 -22.29
376 376 8 230.00 $230.00 $865 -85.29
414–420 417 32 285.00–298.00 $291.23 $1,214 -11.38
461–493 487 20 245.00–273.00 $267.69 $1,304 +8.14
505–546 525 43 223.00–257.00 $244.50 $1,284 -17.57
555–595 581 14 222.00–264.00 $237.90 $1,382 -0.19
608–636 624 19 226.00–240.00 $229.89 $1,435 -6.04
660–669 668 87 243.00–246.50 $243.56 $1,627 +16.17
718–725 720 7 210.00–215.00 $213.56 $1,538 +5.41
775 775 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,550 -19.24
755–796 789 20 200.00–214.00 $212.19 $1,674 -7.05
859 859 9 191.00 $191.00 $1,641 —
1075 1075 2 175.50 $175.50 $1,887 —
1140 1140 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,938 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 210.00 $210.00 $578 -58.00
290 290 11 233.00 $233.00 $676 -35.00
343 343 2 230.00 $230.00 $789 -24.63
360–388 372 16 249.00–265.00 $253.17 $942 +13.17
435 435 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,027 -2.66
458–485 475 32 221.00–258.00 $236.98 $1,126 -18.54
527–535 531 8 216.00–241.00 $226.15 $1,201 +9.34
555–595 570 13 213.00–218.00 $215.46 $1,228 -17.04
603–649 611 76 204.00–220.00 $219.02 $1,338 +6.20
650–693 671 13 213.00–219.00 $216.02 $1,449 +2.80
715–725 717 72 188.00–225.00 $223.10 $1,600 +33.57
759 759 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,442 —
785 785 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,311 —
817 817 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,454 -38.00
1021 1021 8 161.00 $161.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–388 379 11 200.00–240.00 $215.52 $817 -16.48
440 440 1 210.00 $210.00 $924 -11.00
475–498 485 9 202.00–218.00 $206.52 $1,002 -9.32
508–533 516 10 194.00–230.00 $207.69 $1,072 -5.01
560–567 565 4 192.00–230.00 $201.41 $1,138 +11.54
605–632 611 18 183.00–198.00 $187.41 $1,145 -2.18
655–673 667 3 180.00–194.00 $189.42 $1,263 +7.39
715 715 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,266 +8.63
763–788 777 7 169.00–176.00 $173.54 $1,348 +3.91
806–820 808 21 164.00–165.00 $164.90 $1,332 —
873 873 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,467 -2.00
955 955 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,432 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,049 —
400–448 419 25 299.00–310.00 $303.70 $1,273 —
453–467 457 17 297.00–310.00 $300.91 $1,375 —
539 539 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,234 —
555–589 578 18 224.00–256.00 $240.19 $1,388 —
635 635 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,556 +13.99
818 818 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,350 -5.00
858–867 862 7 167.00–185.00 $177.24 $1,528 +22.24
920–935 928 2 164.00–166.00 $165.01 $1,531 -9.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,015 —
550–555 553 4 200.00–208.00 $203.98 $1,128 -1.44
698 698 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,312 -3.39
705–743 725 7 150.00–166.00 $156.59 $1,135 -3.41
881 881 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 7 250.00 $250.00 $848 —
467 467 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,051 -1.00
540 540 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673–910 791 85-90% 17 54.00–57.00 $55.20 $437 —
690–923 805 85-90% 17 58.00–70.00 $60.38 $486 —
820–980 893 85-90% 11 62.00–92.50 $69.07 $617 -6.18
883–990 919 85-90% 16 67.00–69.00 $67.96 $625 -0.39
675–1310 926 85-90% 34 52.00–74.00 $62.02 $574 -6.33
755–1425 1000 85-90% 37 59.00–95.00 $78.87 $789 +10.87
900–1275 1065 85-90% 64 63.00–110.00 $94.42 $1,006 +38.56
1178–1240 1219 85-90% 6 68.00–113.00 $82.49 $1,006 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
737–944 824 80-85% 11 77.00–84.00 $80.11 $660 —
840–900 887 80-85% 5 85.00–91.00 $86.82 $770 —
761–973 897 80-85% 31 70.00–75.00 $72.87 $654 —
1020–1315 1167 80-85% 17 70.00–74.00 $71.62 $836 —
1005–1605 1222 80-85% 53 86.00–115.00 $97.74 $1,194 —
1040–1545 1228 80-85% 50 80.00–110.00 $96.42 $1,184 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026–1600 1252 75-80% 24 94.00–110.00 $102.83 $1,287 -8.78
1115–1298 1261 75-80% 12 93.00–96.00 $94.35 $1,190 -17.26
1089–1733 1279 75-80% 117 107.00–116.50 $112.45 $1,438 +0.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1840 1515 5 95.00–111.00 $101.13 $1,532 —
1475–1580 1528 3 124.00–129.00 $125.67 $1,920 —
1800–1965 1862 3 132.00–133.00 $132.32 $2,464 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,488 +5.00
1435–1635 1535 2 131.00–135.00 $132.87 $2,040 +13.14
1455–1825 1578 3 120.00–123.50 $121.35 $1,915 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 122.00 $122.00 $964
820–938 906 (<2 yrs)Open 5 141.00–161.00 $149.68 $1,356
850–963 916 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 84.00–90.00 $87.64 $803
960–1200 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 93.00–109.00 $105.34 $1,109
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–970 thin fleshed 872 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 67.00–78.00 $73.88 $644
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
610–875 thin fleshed 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 30.00–55.00 $45.98 $333

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1148–1205 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 2,575.00–2,600.00 $2,587.21
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1243–1352 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 1,875.00–2,025.00 $1,920.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
578–650 609 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,300.00–1,675.00 $1,417.62 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —

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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.