Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

4,177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.29/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 829 lb · 295 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.30/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 738 lb · 244 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.18/cwt +33.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 472 lb · 184 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,177	5,072	2,936
Feeder cattle	3,488	4,436	2,494
Slaughter cattle	597	524	275
Replacement cattle	92	112	167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate to good on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–336	314	29	308.00–375.00	$362.78	$1,139	+40.66
350	350	4	306.00–311.00	$308.50	$1,080	-3.94
405 unweaned	405	2	292.00	$292.00	$1,183	—
435–448	439	21	299.00–306.00	$303.96	$1,334	+1.27
457–468	459	30	280.00–290.00	$282.04	$1,295	-15.08
503	503	2	271.00	$271.00	$1,363	-4.89
515–546	535	81	260.00–287.00	$275.27	$1,473	-0.62
554–567	558	25	269.00–280.50	$275.60	$1,538	+14.60
559 unweaned	559	17	266.00	$266.00	$1,487	—
575	575	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,449	-9.00
619–645	629	70	249.00–268.00	$258.87	$1,628	-0.13
644 unweaned	644	15	250.00	$250.00	$1,610	+20.38
659–678	670	32	250.00–252.00	$250.60	$1,679	+27.60
710–749	738	244	226.00–255.50	$252.30	$1,862	+2.30
760 fancy	760	86	255.00	$255.00	$1,938	—
773	773	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,801	-9.44
773–795	774	47	232.00–252.50	$251.60	$1,947	+9.16
821	821	15	230.00	$230.00	$1,888	-6.99
864–867	866	113	244.25–244.50	$244.37	$2,116	+4.40
956	956	7	224.00	$224.00	$2,141	—
1185	1185	2	183.00	$183.00	$2,169	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	4	282.50–292.00	$287.19	$1,106	-9.70
408–425	417	4	268.00–293.00	$280.24	$1,169	-6.25
470–485	479	5	264.00–267.00	$265.82	$1,273	-12.21
510	510	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,214	-8.50
565–588	584	12	238.00–240.00	$238.32	$1,392	+3.27
603–649	622	35	225.00–240.00	$231.48	$1,440	-6.54
655–665	659	6	220.00–227.00	$224.01	$1,476	-3.93
700–734	717	29	204.00–235.00	$222.23	$1,593	-11.37
789–798	790	66	205.00–236.00	$234.93	$1,856	+12.73
821–841	827	24	220.00	$220.00	$1,819	+8.54
858–871	865	28	209.00–215.00	$212.02	$1,834	-4.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	2	260.00	$260.00	$684	±0.00
383	383	2	250.00	$250.00	$958	-20.00
403–444	435	19	240.00–260.00	$249.05	$1,083	+7.19
458–493	477	13	234.00–250.00	$243.43	$1,161	-3.83
502–548	527	11	225.00–235.00	$229.79	$1,211	-2.21
568–595	576	14	223.00–233.00	$227.53	$1,311	+10.69
633–638	636	4	216.00–218.00	$217.00	$1,380	-0.29
650–697	682	19	210.00–219.00	$217.57	$1,484	+5.13
723	723	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,359	-4.00
941	941	7	179.00	$179.00	$1,684	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–345	341	13	269.00–294.00	$289.36	$987	+15.75
353–389	370	17	275.00–285.00	$279.33	$1,034	-21.43
438	438	3	309.00	$309.00	$1,353	+24.27
440	440	5	262.00	$262.00	$1,153	-22.73
452–489	471	176	245.00–284.00	$271.46	$1,279	+33.46
483 unweaned	483	8	265.00	$265.00	$1,280	—
519	519	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,246	+0.33
502–530	520	39	230.00–264.00	$254.21	$1,322	+14.54
555–590	581	25	227.00–256.00	$249.34	$1,449	+15.45
590 unweaned	590	13	238.00	$238.00	$1,404	—
607–649	617	38	236.00–251.00	$246.41	$1,520	+25.00
667–695	682	182	235.50–247.00	$239.92	$1,636	-0.21
713–732	720	107	234.00–235.50	$234.96	$1,692	+36.96
757	757	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,514	-19.50
811–845	829	295	217.50–225.50	$222.29	$1,843	+3.29
963	963	6	193.00	$193.00	$1,859	+18.00
1102	1102	33	188.50	$188.50	$2,077	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
259	259	11	299.00	$299.00	$774	—
394	394	18	269.00	$269.00	$1,060	—
400–445	415	36	232.00–274.00	$263.11	$1,092	+5.88
483–486	485	12	237.00–257.00	$247.44	$1,200	+6.13
515–542	527	37	215.00–236.00	$230.45	$1,214	+11.24
557–593	566	45	220.00–249.00	$231.36	$1,309	+2.87
598	598	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,417	+8.51
602–638	615	82	214.00–250.00	$231.90	$1,426	+9.34
668	668	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,416	+1.64
700–747	734	19	182.00–226.00	$207.57	$1,524	+5.04
792	792	22	218.00	$218.00	$1,727	-0.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	12	245.00	$245.00	$1,012	+21.00
450–498	484	10	214.00–224.00	$219.09	$1,060	-6.27
515–548	532	4	193.00–200.00	$196.61	$1,046	-10.95
558–575	567	4	210.00–212.00	$211.02	$1,196	+1.02
623–633	628	4	192.00–208.00	$200.06	$1,256	+1.17
665–695	687	15	190.00–193.00	$192.42	$1,322	—
723	723	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,374	+4.61
790	790	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,327	—
812–833	820	5	162.00–168.00	$165.56	$1,358	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	271.00	$271.00	$1,057	—
415	415	1	268.00	$268.00	$1,112	-13.00
469–481	476	12	278.00–290.00	$282.93	$1,347	+10.54
545–549	548	7	244.00–270.00	$251.39	$1,378	+2.79
605	605	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,331	—
667	667	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,434	-21.00
805–810	807	3	186.00–193.00	$190.66	$1,539	-3.34
900	900	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,598	—
960	960	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,594	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	13	267.00	$267.00	$1,199	—
492–498	494	9	231.00–255.00	$239.06	$1,181	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–437	429	5	203.00–224.00	$211.18	$906	—
460–495	467	5	208.00–242.00	$217.97	$1,018	—
543	543	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,162	—
560	560	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,120	—
630	630	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,235	—
650–672	663	5	205.00–208.00	$206.82	$1,371	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
792–975	913	80-85%	32	73.00–75.00	$73.13	$668	-9.60
865–998	950	80-85%	12	77.00–84.00	$79.71	$757	—
925–970	955	80-85%	3	88.00	$88.00	$840	—
1018–1352	1086	80-85%	46	85.00–93.00	$88.43	$960	—
1008–1420	1176	80-85%	28	70.00–90.00	$74.52	$876	-1.43
1070–1705	1262	80-85%	56	76.00–110.50	$97.22	$1,227	+0.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$868	—
1078–1375	1160	75-80%	22	105.50–113.00	$108.42	$1,258	—
1033–1895	1263	75-80%	30	90.00–95.00	$93.35	$1,179	—
1055–1785	1381	75-80%	71	84.00–106.00	$101.30	$1,399	-7.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–915	817	85-90%	12	68.00–69.00	$68.17	$557	—
752–933	823	85-90%	7	59.00–62.00	$60.60	$499	—
730–950	832	85-90%	12	63.00–92.50	$70.00	$582	—
800–978	911	85-90%	7	52.00–57.00	$53.83	$490	—
1014–1180	1061	85-90%	10	67.00–110.00	$84.25	$894	+16.66
890–1220	1064	85-90%	14	83.00–94.00	$89.39	$951	+21.80
1000–1267	1127	85-90%	37	64.00–105.00	$94.28	$1,063	—
745–1308	1166	85-90%	13	50.00–82.00	$54.29	$633	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1985	1632	3	122.00–131.00	$127.43	$2,080	—
1435–1850	1682	3	111.00–113.00	$111.73	$1,879	—
2045	2045	1	134.00	$134.00	$2,740	+22.45

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1310	1098	2	105.00–106.00	$105.40	$1,157	—
1085–2060	1588	5	112.00–127.00	$119.49	$1,898	-3.65

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–1185	974	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	109.00–123.00	$113.97	$1,110
840–1295	1066	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	88.00–96.00	$93.31	$995
890–1350	1232	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	93.00–110.00	$104.90	$1,292

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625–955 thin fleshed	776	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	40.00–62.00	$53.90	$418

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
768–810 thin fleshed	785	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	65.00–73.00	$68.30	$536

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115	1115	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,851

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00
980–1180	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,175.23
970–1170	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,200.00	$1,178.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045	1045	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,745

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
669–680	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,875.00–1,950.00	$1,912.81	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
368–520	444	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,085.00–1,150.00	$1,111.94	—
1300	1300	Aged (>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.