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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

8,292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $247.36/cwt -6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 720 lb · 371 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $263.87/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 569 lb · 283 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.13/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 741 lb · 261 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,292 6,800 5,734
Feeder cattle 7,251 5,594 4,793
Slaughter cattle 896 1,023 775
Replacement cattle 145 183 166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade activity was moderate on light to moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 353.00 $353.00 $1,165 +23.54
356–389 unweaned 367 28 300.00–322.00 $314.86 $1,156 -19.11
362–396 385 40 330.00–363.00 $334.50 $1,288 +11.66
400–444 411 47 270.00–323.00 $312.77 $1,285 +30.65
413–430 unweaned 421 13 294.00–311.00 $302.98 $1,276 —
453–487 475 189 272.00–318.00 $297.14 $1,411 -3.32
480–495 unweaned 486 18 272.00–281.00 $275.57 $1,339 -6.45
503–547 529 91 262.00–290.00 $280.29 $1,483 +4.88
517–542 unweaned 534 22 265.00–273.00 $270.54 $1,445 +1.16
542 542 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,409 -15.41
552–584 567 247 260.00–275.00 $266.30 $1,510 -5.96
550–594 unweaned 583 36 245.00–260.00 $247.18 $1,441 -0.62
608–640 630 46 238.00–257.00 $253.95 $1,600 —
623–648 unweaned 633 5 222.00–226.00 $224.36 $1,420 -22.46
628–646 639 49 248.00–250.50 $248.95 $1,591 —
651–678 663 64 231.00–253.50 $243.38 $1,614 -14.89
669–699 unweaned 683 83 200.00–239.00 $223.31 $1,525 -3.62
711–731 unweaned 716 23 222.00–229.00 $223.86 $1,603 +2.48
709–741 720 348 238.00–252.50 $248.91 $1,792 -8.05
759–788 783 40 235.00–240.00 $236.48 $1,852 -11.23
793 unweaned 793 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,570 -7.00
800–827 807 188 235.00–246.50 $241.82 $1,951 -1.03
811–812 811 16 190.00–199.00 $193.38 $1,568 -49.47
929–940 935 200 225.00–230.50 $228.33 $2,135 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254–265 257 7 292.00–334.00 $321.63 $827 —
313 313 3 292.00 $292.00 $914 +8.03
373 unweaned 373 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,082 —
428 428 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,096 -17.79
448 unweaned 448 23 260.00 $260.00 $1,165 —
463 463 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,158 -15.79
454–488 unweaned 473 31 241.00–250.00 $244.90 $1,158 -26.08
534 534 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,228 -21.70
513–544 unweaned 535 79 240.00–254.00 $245.69 $1,314 —
568–573 571 4 242.00–252.00 $247.02 $1,410 -17.03
612–629 622 7 233.00–237.00 $235.31 $1,464 +7.32
608–635 unweaned 631 98 220.00–237.00 $229.44 $1,448 -10.56
650–696 unweaned 662 26 204.00–218.00 $214.04 $1,417 —
678–692 686 18 215.00–233.00 $221.94 $1,523 -12.65
735 unweaned 735 30 217.00 $217.00 $1,595 -0.76
739 739 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,581 +3.00
752 752 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,624 -19.65
770 770 36 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 -45.65
758–789 773 38 201.00–225.00 $219.07 $1,693 -16.58
823–825 825 252 218.00–228.00 $227.92 $1,880 +2.00
853–880 863 23 210.00–228.00 $222.35 $1,919 -9.17
947 947 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,951 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–348 329 6 242.00–250.00 $244.82 $805 -27.18
350–390 371 8 250.00–270.00 $257.68 $956 -5.06
372 unweaned 372 21 253.00 $253.00 $941 -6.00
416 unweaned 416 35 250.00 $250.00 $1,040 —
472–485 478 17 216.00–245.00 $225.31 $1,077 -14.40
548 548 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,249 +2.22
565 565 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,254 -3.47
580 unweaned 580 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 -9.00
637 unweaned 637 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,338 —
642–645 643 8 215.00–218.00 $217.25 $1,397 +7.54
652–679 664 23 194.00–219.00 $208.92 $1,387 +3.95
668–688 unweaned 686 43 180.00–208.00 $182.54 $1,252 —
703–744 714 35 189.00–224.00 $213.37 $1,523 +8.72
756–794 779 13 200.00–210.00 $206.27 $1,607 -17.73
803–810 806 7 194.00–199.00 $196.01 $1,580 —
913–945 926 5 170.00–193.00 $179.39 $1,661 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 277.00 $277.00 $770 —
289 unweaned 289 5 202.00 $202.00 $584 —
313–340 328 18 284.00–302.00 $292.43 $959 +10.43
330–333 unweaned 331 17 240.00–269.00 $262.13 $868 -1.63
353–394 382 46 254.00–290.00 $260.46 $995 +20.46
402–409 405 50 243.00–270.00 $265.97 $1,077 +3.27
424–445 unweaned 430 15 220.00–230.00 $227.24 $977 —
474–476 475 151 249.00–265.00 $254.30 $1,208 -5.70
464–495 unweaned 477 19 238.00 $238.00 $1,135 -4.22
503–538 514 37 220.00–261.00 $247.50 $1,272 -3.24
505–522 unweaned 516 57 223.00–237.00 $227.24 $1,173 -3.03
526 526 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,105 -40.74
550–558 unweaned 554 20 208.00–230.00 $222.07 $1,230 +2.77
550–591 559 163 220.00–251.00 $238.26 $1,332 -14.64
602–638 616 28 234.00–241.00 $238.32 $1,468 -15.06
612–633 unweaned 622 27 204.00–217.00 $207.45 $1,290 -11.98
625 625 14 227.00 $227.00 $1,419 -26.38
653 653 11 191.00 $191.00 $1,247 -45.16
672 672 10 233.00 $233.00 $1,566 -3.16
672 unweaned 672 13 203.00 $203.00 $1,364 -13.00
717–745 740 229 215.00–231.75 $227.60 $1,684 -0.69
744 744 6 194.00 $194.00 $1,443 -34.29
745 unweaned 745 26 190.50 $190.50 $1,419 —
750–799 772 257 197.00–230.00 $225.81 $1,743 +4.72
802 802 168 195.00 $195.00 $1,564 +9.00
887 887 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,597 -39.00
980–998 989 4 170.00–179.00 $174.54 $1,726 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 252.00 $252.00 $713 —
340 unweaned 340 7 200.00 $200.00 $680 -47.00
350–396 355 44 211.00–258.00 $241.93 $859 -13.29
365–372 unweaned 368 13 190.00–204.00 $198.55 $731 —
411–431 415 64 228.00–235.00 $234.20 $972 +17.31
412–439 unweaned 421 15 171.00–180.00 $174.13 $733 -55.87
459–486 unweaned 470 24 169.00–207.00 $186.82 $878 -33.18
473 473 5 225.00–226.00 $225.40 $1,066 -16.32
500–509 unweaned 508 59 196.00–210.00 $207.71 $1,055 +0.41
550–597 unweaned 558 155 177.00–210.00 $208.50 $1,163 —
554–588 566 12 210.00–217.00 $212.95 $1,205 -26.77
609 unweaned 609 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,127 -14.32
605–638 617 17 208.00–216.00 $212.94 $1,314 -22.01
665–677 673 9 209.00–219.00 $215.71 $1,452 -0.77
650–695 unweaned 679 10 170.00–196.00 $182.30 $1,238 -10.70
682 682 26 178.00 $178.00 $1,214 -38.48
711 unweaned 711 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,301 +3.00
700–749 737 191 184.00–220.50 $211.83 $1,561 -11.36
755–792 791 66 185.00–221.00 $219.96 $1,740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 unweaned 338 16 152.00 $152.00 $514 —
365 365 3 225.00 $225.00 $821 -9.03
402–403 unweaned 402 46 141.00–150.00 $144.53 $581 —
403–447 430 11 200.00–215.00 $208.70 $897 -7.30
500–545 518 15 188.00–202.00 $191.72 $993 +6.72
552–593 583 84 193.00–204.00 $200.94 $1,171 -9.06
600–643 629 12 195.00–198.00 $196.56 $1,236 -4.51
650–698 675 20 190.00–202.00 $196.83 $1,329 +15.80
753–788 767 5 175.00–180.00 $177.05 $1,358 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,029 —
368–395 387 24 233.00–260.00 $239.06 $925 —
475–485 480 16 215.00–255.00 $234.79 $1,127 —
559–575 569 86 205.00–213.50 $209.99 $1,195 -0.01
717 717 16 165.00 $165.00 $1,183 -43.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–491 483 50 190.00–205.00 $190.88 $922 -16.48
535–545 542 7 200.00–216.00 $210.34 $1,140 —
560–598 580 14 180.00–216.00 $198.10 $1,149 -6.91
615–642 638 34 171.00–195.00 $180.34 $1,151 -16.99
675 675 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,282 -2.00
740–748 745 5 180.00–188.00 $183.18 $1,365 -5.82
765 765 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 -6.00
848 848 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,535 +9.00
883 883 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,722 +32.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 367.00 $367.00 $1,222 +42.00
460 460 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,219 ±0.00
572 572 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,333 -13.08
608–643 627 5 208.00–223.00 $216.65 $1,358 -22.35
715–739 735 6 180.00–195.00 $192.57 $1,415 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
774–945 836 85-90% 9 58.00–77.00 $62.69 $524 +11.11
765–985 838 85-90% 16 47.00–55.00 $51.57 $432 -0.01
947–990 951 85-90% 12 66.00–68.00 $67.83 $645 —
1015–1175 1071 85-90% 18 54.00–66.00 $54.92 $588 -2.18
875–1480 1077 85-90% 87 58.00–91.00 $80.19 $864 +23.09
1003–1432 1146 85-90% 122 62.00–103.00 $90.66 $1,039 +19.10
1115–1192 1148 85-90% 14 66.00 $66.00 $758 -5.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $860 —
1011–1705 1183 75-80% 27 90.00–99.00 $95.71 $1,132 —
1015–1670 1238 75-80% 59 90.00–107.00 $102.97 $1,275 —
1186–1755 1315 75-80% 11 95.00–115.00 $110.51 $1,453 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–835 827 80-85% 6 70.00–72.00 $70.65 $584 —
985 985 80-85% 6 79.00 $79.00 $778 -13.06
1050–1515 1173 80-85% 14 70.00–86.50 $75.79 $889 -17.18
1035–1525 1241 80-85% 21 84.00–95.00 $89.56 $1,111 —
1095–1535 1303 80-85% 45 77.00–105.50 $94.80 $1,235 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733 thin fleshed 733 3 66.00 $66.00 $484 —
812–840 thin fleshed 822 11 71.50–74.00 $72.43 $595 —
855 thin fleshed 855 2 78.00 $78.00 $667 —
903–924 thin fleshed 922 18 71.00–78.00 $77.24 $712 —
951–992 thin fleshed 976 26 63.00–78.00 $73.07 $713 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668–690 thin fleshed 675 3 46.00–50.00 $47.36 $320 —
820–835 thin fleshed 825 3 47.00–55.00 $52.30 $431 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1655 1468 6 106.00–113.00 $110.39 $1,621 —
1390–1995 1698 21 114.00–122.50 $117.95 $2,003 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1925 1578 7 95.00–105.00 $99.43 $1,569 —
1635 1635 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,831 +3.15
2183–2240 2202 3 126.00–128.00 $126.68 $2,789 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
808–1105 844 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 114.00–124.00 $119.47 $1,008
863–1058 960 (<2 yrs)Open 9 139.00–156.00 $143.38 $1,376
953–1140 1080 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 89.00–96.00 $93.02 $1,005
940–1230 1141 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 100.00–111.00 $106.64 $1,217
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–883 882 (<2 yrs)Open 3 194.00–208.00 $203.34 $1,793
1010–1115 1062 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 162.00–180.00 $176.48 $1,874

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1130 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,348.17
1115–1390 1214 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,025.00–1,300.00 $1,113.71
1145–1260 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 1,700.00–1,825.00 $1,779.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1005 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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
510–720 663 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,500.00–2,025.00 $1,770.15 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 14 87.00 $87.00 $365 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–345 322 13 87.50–91.00 $89.27 $287 —

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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.