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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023

4,472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $260.05/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,875/hd at 721 lb · 420 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.22/cwt +14.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 738 lb · 282 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $289.41/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,543/hd at 533 lb · 187 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,472 5,849 5,444
Feeder cattle 3,943 5,020 4,378
Slaughter cattle 479 735 866
Replacement cattle 50 94 200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Comparable sales of feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Some much needed rain accompanied by cooler temperatures has moved across the Panhandle. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 thin fleshed 205 13 378.00 $378.00 $775 —
290 290 1 301.00 $301.00 $873 +5.00
315–325 319 18 306.00–312.00 $310.21 $990 +8.82
351–382 374 36 312.00–344.00 $322.51 $1,206 +20.04
405–449 435 53 280.00–312.00 $304.95 $1,327 +2.65
450–487 474 105 279.50–308.00 $291.16 $1,380 +5.80
500–547 532 165 266.00–305.50 $289.47 $1,540 +6.80
541 value added 541 22 289.00 $289.00 $1,563 —
552–590 573 43 252.00–297.00 $264.83 $1,517 -3.06
600–622 unweaned 607 15 231.00–244.00 $241.06 $1,463 -3.94
609–649 634 53 242.00–272.00 $254.99 $1,617 +34.99
651–689 680 101 240.00–257.00 $246.53 $1,676 -18.20
684 unweaned 684 23 221.00 $221.00 $1,512 -17.02
707–742 721 420 245.00–264.25 $260.05 $1,875 +4.54
775 775 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 -10.75
790 unweaned 790 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,770 —
790–795 794 33 235.00–249.00 $246.69 $1,959 +8.94
805 805 9 252.50 $252.50 $2,033 +18.50
862 862 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,155 +30.00
894 894 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,976 -9.25
909 909 21 237.00 $237.00 $2,154 +14.50
1044 1044 10 223.00 $223.00 $2,328 —
1052 1052 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 270.00 $270.00 $926 -14.44
375–391 381 10 282.00–295.00 $289.67 $1,104 +8.23
463 463 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,218 -3.15
504–548 531 34 242.50–280.00 $256.76 $1,363 -2.02
570 570 20 245.00 $245.00 $1,396 -3.66
608–643 620 31 220.50–255.00 $233.03 $1,445 +1.48
666–696 688 40 223.00–259.00 $231.54 $1,593 +2.75
707–733 715 27 214.00–235.00 $216.78 $1,550 -7.77
750–787 773 13 210.00–242.00 $225.49 $1,743 +0.59
800–822 822 178 208.00–227.00 $226.79 $1,864 +21.80
915 915 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,738 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 240.00 $240.00 $684 +5.00
475–488 485 4 208.00–250.00 $239.71 $1,163 +2.24
500–547 530 22 200.00–238.00 $205.37 $1,088 -20.76
555–588 578 40 191.00–241.00 $210.68 $1,218 -4.86
600–620 611 11 216.00–222.00 $218.73 $1,336 -0.81
660–690 670 11 202.00–219.00 $216.55 $1,451 -1.69
710–740 724 15 187.00–222.00 $203.15 $1,471 +8.64
755–788 780 4 195.00–213.00 $199.36 $1,555 -0.19
800–845 812 5 198.00–219.00 $204.09 $1,657 +7.50
888 888 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,723 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 -17.00
588 588 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,258 -9.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
194 194 11 335.00 $335.00 $650 —
293–298 296 11 305.00–315.00 $310.50 $919 +85.50
310 unweaned 310 3 251.00 $251.00 $778 —
340–343 343 7 247.00–282.00 $277.04 $950 +3.08
355–373 364 25 275.00–299.00 $286.22 $1,042 +25.80
368 unweaned 368 2 243.00 $243.00 $894 —
416 416 30 292.00 $292.00 $1,215 +24.08
459 unweaned 459 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,092 —
478–499 494 35 267.00–275.00 $273.01 $1,349 +12.04
513 unweaned 513 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,216 —
517–543 526 42 234.00–256.00 $243.99 $1,283 -7.66
550–593 584 65 231.00–257.00 $247.01 $1,443 +30.01
603 unweaned 603 32 215.50 $215.50 $1,299 -1.02
605–623 622 42 247.00–253.00 $252.72 $1,572 +27.79
670 unweaned 670 54 225.50 $225.50 $1,511 +10.50
651–682 673 108 230.00–241.00 $233.72 $1,573 -3.28
710–746 738 282 204.00–242.50 $241.22 $1,780 +13.95
787 787 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,849 +19.39
805–847 816 167 223.50–229.75 $228.35 $1,863 +15.35
885 885 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,982 +3.86
934 934 14 221.00 $221.00 $2,064 +41.00
1031 1031 17 169.00 $169.00 $1,742 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 10 240.00 $240.00 $749 -6.00
375–389 377 23 231.00–260.00 $236.20 $890 +8.12
418–445 433 18 240.00–257.00 $246.69 $1,068 +0.78
475–489 482 42 220.00–241.00 $229.61 $1,107 -17.70
505–543 533 21 220.00–245.00 $231.35 $1,233 +6.13
559–588 566 29 215.00–224.00 $218.99 $1,239 -1.38
600–635 619 26 200.00–218.00 $212.09 $1,313 -7.89
630–642 634 45 207.00 $207.00 $1,312 -12.98
667–683 676 19 210.00–239.00 $226.05 $1,528 +7.70
698 698 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,438 -12.35
706–744 740 75 209.00–228.25 $226.54 $1,676 +24.50
862–883 877 11 191.00–195.00 $193.93 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 206.00 $206.00 $729 -28.00
418 418 2 228.00 $228.00 $953 +5.42
475–495 482 10 214.00–228.00 $219.99 $1,060 +7.98
513 513 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,000 -11.28
532 532 10 193.00 $193.00 $1,027 -13.28
570 570 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,146 -2.58
610 610 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,281 +4.45
691 691 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,389 -2.00
718 718 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,292 -22.00
778–793 786 4 171.00–175.00 $172.98 $1,360 -18.02
807–810 808 5 168.00–170.00 $169.20 $1,367 -14.05
905 905 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,629 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,072 +7.00
518 518 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,150 -21.07
573–577 574 16 225.00–236.50 $232.89 $1,337 -9.17
601 601 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,400 +0.16
758–790 760 13 163.00–190.00 $187.84 $1,428 +15.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,127 +1.42
548 548 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,217 +0.06
558–573 565 6 218.00–228.00 $223.02 $1,260 +4.18
823 823 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,547 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718–970 854 80-85% 7 75.50–85.00 $79.90 $682 +9.90
660–966 874 80-85% 17 70.00–75.00 $73.04 $638 +1.42
820–965 917 80-85% 3 86.00–91.00 $87.49 $802 -1.43
898–1440 1129 80-85% 42 70.00–100.00 $72.92 $823 —
1007–1675 1176 80-85% 58 76.00–111.00 $87.69 $1,031 -6.48
1040–1605 1233 80-85% 18 86.00–118.00 $103.22 $1,273 +29.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1138–1475 1231 75-80% 11 95.00–99.50 $96.29 $1,185 —
1100–1423 1349 75-80% 28 99.00–112.00 $105.17 $1,419 -1.13
1075–1513 1409 75-80% 56 114.00–121.00 $115.77 $1,631 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
784–925 831 85-90% 6 60.00–80.00 $66.96 $556 —
765–870 832 85-90% 3 57.00–64.00 $59.84 $498 —
800–940 839 85-90% 4 67.00–69.50 $67.88 $570 —
720–983 882 85-90% 9 64.00–89.00 $68.19 $601 +0.80
790–1180 1002 85-90% 15 60.00–95.50 $88.20 $884 —
980–1240 1097 85-90% 6 67.00–119.00 $82.96 $910 +7.01
1010–1265 1144 85-90% 24 64.00–109.00 $93.68 $1,072 —
995–1360 1178 85-90% 2 55.00–69.00 $60.92 $718 -33.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,464 —
1350 1350 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,458 —
1448–1965 1601 46 128.00–136.00 $133.03 $2,130 +14.49
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1610 1335 2 100.00–105.00 $103.01 $1,375 —
1605–1970 1826 7 122.00–132.00 $128.75 $2,351 +3.43

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1170 956 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 88.00–98.00 $91.93 $879
988 988 (<2 yrs)Open 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,689
833–1550 1189 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 104.00–114.00 $109.05 $1,297
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–925 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 130.00–150.00 $140.57 $1,230

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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
613–767 708 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,725.00–2,300.00 $2,076.62 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
583 583 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.