Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

6,245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $239.97/cwt +11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,114/hd at 881 lb · 359 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $250.32/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,043/hd at 816 lb · 358 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $256.42/cwt +12.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 787 lb · 285 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,245	4,472	5,726
Feeder cattle	5,293	3,943	4,543
Slaughter cattle	700	479	1,009
Replacement cattle	252	50	174

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–297	289	8	320.00–340.00	$332.86	$962	+31.86
299 unweaned	299	16	290.00	$290.00	$867	—
305–348	342	17	312.00–331.00	$325.59	$1,114	+15.38
350–390	369	39	302.00–345.00	$329.36	$1,215	+6.85
403–440	431	79	274.00–342.00	$315.89	$1,361	+10.94
459 unweaned	459	25	299.00	$299.00	$1,372	—
465–480	476	50	291.00–310.00	$304.31	$1,449	+13.15
500–547	533	77	276.00–311.00	$297.84	$1,587	+8.37
554–584	564	66	282.00–291.50	$287.51	$1,622	+22.68
586 unweaned	586	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,465	—
603–608	606	20	255.00–268.00	$265.25	$1,607	+10.26
610 unweaned	610	12	261.00	$261.00	$1,592	+19.94
654 unweaned	654	11	235.00	$235.00	$1,537	+14.00
684–693	686	23	254.00–255.00	$254.18	$1,744	+7.65
700 unweaned	700	10	238.00	$238.00	$1,666	—
713	713	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,654	-28.05
783–799	787	285	251.10–263.00	$256.42	$2,018	+9.73
800–847	816	358	235.00–256.50	$250.32	$2,043	-2.18
850–895	881	359	236.00–245.00	$239.97	$2,114	+18.97
900–926	912	221	239.00–240.50	$239.63	$2,185	+2.63
1109	1109	7	185.00	$185.00	$2,052	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–285	280	3	260.00–273.00	$264.41	$740	—
310–345	322	33	289.00–330.00	$307.57	$990	+37.57
368–396	374	21	294.00–300.00	$295.59	$1,106	+5.92
407–445	434	93	256.00–298.00	$290.51	$1,261	—
450–481	461	67	250.00–257.00	$251.83	$1,161	-11.17
500–545	521	74	244.00–276.50	$264.38	$1,377	+7.62
549 unweaned	549	9	250.00	$250.00	$1,372	—
555–584	571	20	252.00–271.00	$264.99	$1,513	+19.99
600–649	620	14	231.00–255.00	$237.92	$1,475	+4.89
635–640 unweaned	639	8	240.00–247.00	$241.74	$1,545	—
660–668	665	12	226.00–241.00	$229.82	$1,528	-1.72
721–735	727	13	212.00–220.00	$218.76	$1,590	+1.98
764–790	771	8	212.00–220.00	$214.05	$1,650	-11.44
829	829	4	214.00	$214.00	$1,774	-12.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–288	274	6	243.00–257.00	$249.64	$684	+9.64
385–395	388	3	259.00–273.00	$268.25	$1,041	—
417–447	438	15	244.00–292.00	$262.04	$1,148	—
479–493	483	8	240.00–247.00	$245.21	$1,184	+5.50
512–548	536	23	213.00–240.00	$229.78	$1,232	+24.41
563–598	584	8	232.00–240.00	$235.66	$1,376	+24.98
600–623	611	5	214.00–222.00	$219.62	$1,342	+0.89
650–698	672	13	210.00–224.00	$214.61	$1,442	-1.94
718–725	721	5	200.00–202.00	$201.20	$1,451	-1.95
755–798	773	5	196.00–207.00	$202.07	$1,562	+2.71
845	845	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,707	-2.09
880	880	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,786	+9.00
1168	1168	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,378	—
1354	1354	4	117.00	$117.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	238.00	$238.00	$750	—
385	385	4	236.00–259.00	$247.50	$953	—
418–440	429	8	210.00–218.00	$214.03	$918	—
525–545	533	5	212.00–217.00	$214.95	$1,146	+4.95
690	690	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,228	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	4	249.00–259.00	$253.86	$706	-56.64
291 unweaned	291	21	239.00	$239.00	$695	—
300–319	311	20	281.00–289.00	$282.12	$877	+5.08
350–393	376	40	273.00–295.00	$278.98	$1,049	-7.24
402–439	418	107	249.00–293.00	$263.72	$1,102	-28.28
435 unweaned	435	23	263.00	$263.00	$1,144	—
461–489	468	18	243.50–274.00	$253.40	$1,186	-19.61
523 unweaned	523	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,255	+3.00
503–545	533	110	230.00–275.00	$252.26	$1,345	+8.27
539	539	17	226.00	$226.00	$1,218	-17.99
551–564	558	39	241.00–257.50	$247.16	$1,379	+0.15
610–622	617	5	230.00–249.00	$241.49	$1,490	-11.23
627 unweaned	627	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,448	+15.50
653–675	659	92	238.00–257.25	$253.52	$1,671	+19.80
673–678 unweaned	674	16	220.00–226.00	$221.13	$1,490	-4.37
727–745	729	107	234.00–240.00	$238.67	$1,740	-2.55
753–784	761	280	230.00–238.00	$231.76	$1,764	-3.24
838–841	841	51	220.00–225.50	$220.21	$1,852	-8.14
889	889	8	218.00	$218.00	$1,938	-6.00
911	911	7	222.00	$222.00	$2,022	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	11	260.00	$260.00	$902	+20.00
370–390	389	60	230.00–260.00	$231.43	$900	-4.77
406–433	411	25	232.00–260.00	$255.05	$1,048	+8.36
493	493	34	236.00	$236.00	$1,163	+6.39
500–537	526	61	216.00–260.00	$245.33	$1,290	+13.98
558–598	577	27	216.00–231.00	$224.99	$1,298	+6.00
605–643	638	92	213.00–255.25	$249.85	$1,594	+42.85
660 unweaned	660	5	227.00	$227.00	$1,498	—
650–683	667	23	204.00–214.00	$211.03	$1,408	-15.02
700–745	736	92	220.00–236.00	$231.62	$1,705	+5.08
747	747	13	200.00	$200.00	$1,494	-26.54
765–795	782	21	188.00–222.50	$216.86	$1,696	—
861	861	9	205.00	$205.00	$1,765	+11.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–395	366	51	208.00–242.00	$212.86	$779	+6.86
410–447	427	31	214.00–234.00	$226.27	$966	-1.73
453–495	473	22	218.00–231.00	$224.06	$1,060	+4.07
500–547	524	19	199.00–211.00	$202.84	$1,063	+9.84
550–590	571	10	190.00–212.00	$203.88	$1,164	+2.88
628–645	634	6	198.00–209.00	$204.69	$1,298	-5.31
650–689	678	8	197.00–203.00	$201.25	$1,364	+0.25
738	738	4	184.00	$184.00	$1,358	+4.00
751–786	766	16	163.00–190.00	$176.70	$1,354	+3.72

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	8	224.00	$224.00	$849	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404	404	5	267.00	$267.00	$1,079	—
453–467	457	29	240.00–245.00	$241.58	$1,104	—
558	558	17	233.00	$233.00	$1,300	—
613	613	8	223.00	$223.00	$1,367	—
660–695	665	21	202.00–215.00	$213.03	$1,417	—
758	758	17	188.00	$188.00	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	336	4	309.00–325.00	$320.96	$1,078	—
428–440	433	5	293.00–300.00	$297.15	$1,287	—
456–485	460	8	271.00–302.00	$297.91	$1,370	—
522–525	523	8	240.00–295.00	$264.73	$1,385	+42.73
560–595	569	4	246.00–247.00	$246.74	$1,404	+13.85
648	648	5	216.00	$216.00	$1,400	—
657–683	663	9	212.00–240.00	$233.59	$1,549	—
899	899	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,708	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	228.00	$228.00	$958	—
455–498	477	4	220.00–224.00	$221.91	$1,059	-8.09
510–525	518	4	206.00–220.00	$213.10	$1,104	-8.90
593–598	596	4	208.00–209.00	$208.50	$1,243	-14.52
635–638	637	5	200.00–212.00	$207.21	$1,320	—
668	668	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,403	—
792	792	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,426	—
810–843	827	4	161.00–176.00	$168.35	$1,392	-19.65
863	863	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,536	—
900	900	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,647	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–968	901	80-85%	17	78.00–97.00	$81.83	$737	-5.66
830–984	965	80-85%	14	74.00–75.00	$74.94	$723	—
995	995	80-85%	3	85.00	$85.00	$846	—
810–1465	1180	80-85%	33	70.00–98.00	$77.16	$910	-10.53
1000–1585	1192	80-85%	55	76.00–110.00	$99.98	$1,192	+12.29
1035–1487	1192	80-85%	74	85.00–115.00	$97.62	$1,164	+9.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–870	844	75-80%	18	110.00–114.00	$111.13	$938	—
1049–1355	1194	75-80%	46	92.00–100.00	$96.59	$1,153	—
1008–1455	1301	75-80%	67	100.00–108.00	$103.69	$1,349	—
1035–1810	1361	75-80%	16	108.50–115.00	$110.88	$1,509	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–870	853	85-90%	4	59.00–75.00	$62.75	$535	-5.44
685–990	902	85-90%	29	50.00–55.00	$52.41	$473	—
893–930	905	85-90%	3	64.00–65.00	$64.34	$582	—
956	956	85-90%	5	68.00	$68.00	$650	—
971–1224	1051	85-90%	38	45.00–85.00	$64.65	$679	—
1025–1175	1100	85-90%	2	67.00–69.00	$68.07	$749	—
1025–1205	1107	85-90%	15	63.00–95.00	$83.60	$925	—
1065–1245	1126	85-90%	10	65.00–105.00	$96.97	$1,092	+3.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	80.00	$80.00	$972	-40.00
970–1715	1300	3	134.00–140.00	$136.37	$1,773	—
1275–1880	1797	26	120.00–122.00	$121.52	$2,184	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–2265	1731	8	121.00–132.00	$127.71	$2,211	—
1580–1910	1774	4	113.00–117.00	$114.81	$2,037	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–930	920	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,362
775–1215	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	111.00–120.00	$114.95	$1,060
940–1078	1030	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	87.00–95.00	$89.22	$919
910–1135	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	103.00–107.00	$104.12	$1,114

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
918	918	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	220.00	$220.00	$2,020
1090–1105	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	113.00–120.00	$115.31	$1,268

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1018 thin fleshed	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	80.00–86.00	$82.23	$748

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
640–875 thin fleshed	804	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	56.00–65.00	$61.09	$491

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1025	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,175.00	$1,025.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
902	902	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,575.00	$1,575.00
987	987	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,775.00	$1,775.00
984–1010	994	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	81	2,550.00–2,600.00	$2,586.83

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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
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,685.00	$1,685.00	—
800–900	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	1,850.00–2,100.00	$1,990.53	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—
900–950	917	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,475.00–1,500.00	$1,483.64	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.