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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 1, 2024

4,692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $279.46/cwt +18.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,573/hd at 563 lb · 184 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $210.20/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,860/hd at 885 lb · 154 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $225.72/cwt +10.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 764 lb · 143 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,692 1,218 6,103
Feeder cattle 3,603 1,102 4,885
Slaughter cattle 1,004 54 1,101
Replacement cattle 85 62 117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Some early week sales were closed still due to the holidays, but much needed moisture in the area to end the week. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 unweaned 210 1 214.00 $214.00 $449 —
268 268 3 360.00 $360.00 $965 —
310 unweaned 310 1 281.00 $281.00 $871 —
333–348 338 11 324.00–360.00 $345.29 $1,167 —
376 unweaned 376 10 291.00 $291.00 $1,094 —
373–395 387 15 320.00–345.00 $335.37 $1,298 +2.87
421 unweaned 421 9 276.00 $276.00 $1,162 —
401–445 425 31 285.00–349.00 $323.84 $1,376 +4.12
454–483 467 111 265.00–337.00 $326.96 $1,527 +11.46
515 unweaned 515 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,390 —
502–547 532 96 265.00–292.00 $284.48 $1,513 +2.30
551–595 559 158 244.00–289.00 $282.82 $1,581 +22.35
575–598 unweaned 586 26 240.00–264.00 $259.03 $1,518 —
602–633 619 69 234.00–260.50 $255.57 $1,582 +16.57
680–689 686 30 222.00–237.00 $227.48 $1,561 +2.48
688 unweaned 688 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,520 +5.00
714–746 734 38 218.00–226.00 $223.13 $1,638 +3.13
754–775 764 143 222.00–228.00 $225.72 $1,725 +10.72
814–825 821 50 219.00–219.50 $219.16 $1,799 +4.16
879–891 885 154 207.00–215.00 $210.20 $1,860 +5.04
913 913 43 217.00 $217.00 $1,981 —
1001 1001 57 200.00 $200.00 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–297 285 8 297.00–312.00 $303.16 $864 -3.84
320 320 3 300.00 $300.00 $960 —
413–442 425 7 274.00–285.00 $278.90 $1,185 -19.10
456–473 462 6 228.00–282.00 $246.44 $1,139 -44.05
503–548 536 38 250.00–260.00 $258.55 $1,386 -3.45
556–590 572 28 220.00–260.00 $241.81 $1,383 -1.78
625–645 635 6 222.00–225.00 $223.52 $1,419 -13.48
656 656 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,410 —
708–746 725 39 204.00–216.00 $210.15 $1,524 —
814 814 17 206.00 $206.00 $1,677 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 248.00 $248.00 $665 —
350–398 373 6 270.00–278.00 $272.50 $1,016 —
403–443 423 15 248.00–268.00 $255.15 $1,079 —
455–488 472 11 252.00–270.00 $263.22 $1,242 —
515–538 527 6 232.00–246.00 $239.28 $1,261 —
595–597 597 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,469 —
613–618 615 5 210.00–211.00 $210.60 $1,295 —
662 662 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,377 —
700–733 720 5 178.00–196.00 $185.00 $1,332 —
765–790 784 24 175.00–194.00 $177.47 $1,391 —
845 845 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,352 —
878–883 881 4 172.00–175.00 $173.50 $1,529 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 5 258.00 $258.00 $725 -27.00
280–290 unweaned 282 9 240.00 $240.00 $677 —
360 unweaned 360 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,026 —
376–390 384 11 282.00–287.00 $284.77 $1,094 +64.77
418–440 unweaned 427 18 262.00–273.00 $268.59 $1,147 —
403–446 430 57 258.00–288.00 $270.88 $1,165 +15.01
458 unweaned 458 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,053 —
457–496 472 25 254.00–276.00 $264.50 $1,248 +16.75
505–545 525 137 230.00–273.00 $258.38 $1,356 —
553–597 580 48 210.00–238.00 $226.10 $1,311 +7.96
580 unweaned 580 13 221.00 $221.00 $1,282 —
610–621 unweaned 615 9 220.00–224.00 $222.20 $1,367 +14.78
625–635 634 15 218.00–222.00 $218.53 $1,385 -2.47
653–674 668 78 204.00–221.00 $217.24 $1,451 —
708–739 736 102 200.00–215.00 $210.10 $1,546 —
750–793 768 127 199.00–208.50 $204.74 $1,572 —
829–849 839 131 198.00–198.25 $198.12 $1,662 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–297 282 5 272.00 $272.00 $767 —
308–341 329 9 259.00–270.00 $265.66 $874 —
374 unweaned 374 21 210.00 $210.00 $785 —
360–390 378 11 258.00–270.00 $264.80 $1,001 +1.62
405–443 428 9 243.00–250.00 $245.87 $1,052 —
458–498 485 11 227.00–250.00 $239.58 $1,162 -1.10
525–548 537 32 204.00–239.00 $221.51 $1,190 —
550–597 569 16 211.00–227.00 $217.32 $1,237 -7.68
600–625 618 13 209.00–216.00 $212.58 $1,314 —
643 unweaned 643 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,157 —
713–737 727 23 180.00–190.00 $182.62 $1,328 -9.38
772 772 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,312 -20.00
775 775 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,410 -8.00
839 839 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 240.00 $240.00 $588 -2.00
293 293 2 242.00 $242.00 $709 —
328 328 2 240.00 $240.00 $787 +8.00
385–390 388 5 230.00–247.00 $236.75 $919 —
462–478 467 7 224.00–230.00 $226.89 $1,060 —
545 545 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,112 —
575–585 580 4 199.00–202.00 $200.51 $1,163 —
605–647 624 12 156.00–203.00 $187.20 $1,168 —
670 670 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,286 —
720–730 723 3 150.00–170.00 $156.73 $1,133 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,060 —
585–598 593 9 200.00–212.00 $204.47 $1,213 —
628 628 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,275 —
673–692 684 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,300 —
800 800 6 177.00 $177.00 $1,416 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 unweaned 490 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,323 —
598 598 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,286 -16.00
813 813 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,301 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 80-85% 1 88.00 $88.00 $726 —
800–963 894 80-85% 27 70.00–73.50 $71.35 $638 —
865–985 915 80-85% 33 76.00–84.00 $77.35 $708 —
1019–1205 1101 80-85% 47 71.00–75.00 $73.19 $806 -21.81
1013–1515 1208 80-85% 91 76.00–94.00 $83.52 $1,009 —
1030–1585 1216 80-85% 21 85.00–89.00 $85.73 $1,042 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1255 1160 75-80% 2 102.00–104.00 $103.08 $1,196 —
1114–1895 1246 75-80% 85 80.00–100.00 $95.28 $1,187 —
1028–1712 1308 75-80% 80 91.50–94.50 $93.32 $1,221 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
783–892 820 85-90% 14 47.00–55.00 $51.89 $425 —
783–960 844 85-90% 16 61.00–64.00 $62.54 $528 —
758–998 912 85-90% 9 65.00–69.00 $68.02 $620 —
760–1280 1013 85-90% 19 58.00–79.00 $73.79 $747 -21.21
1040–1130 1064 85-90% 7 55.00–65.00 $56.49 $601 —
905–1235 1096 85-90% 28 80.00–91.00 $86.89 $952 —
1110–1405 1327 85-90% 5 65.00–99.00 $77.05 $1,022 +11.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 thin fleshed 683 2 70.00 $70.00 $478 —
873–893 thin fleshed 887 13 65.00–69.00 $65.91 $585 —
973–995 thin fleshed 980 3 60.00–75.00 $65.07 $638 —
1040–1046 thin fleshed 1044 6 65.00–74.00 $71.01 $741 —
1063–1095 thin fleshed 1074 3 60.00–72.00 $67.92 $729 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 thin fleshed 745 2 50.00 $50.00 $372 —
793–795 thin fleshed 793 11 55.00–60.00 $55.91 $443 —
850 thin fleshed 850 2 63.00 $63.00 $536 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1805 1678 4 90.00–105.00 $100.02 $1,678 —
1555–2070 1851 5 106.00–117.00 $111.91 $2,071 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1271–1818 1413 9 101.00–110.00 $106.21 $1,501 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–965 923 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 103.00–107.00 $104.62 $966
894–963 940 (<2 yrs)Open 20 100.00–142.00 $121.98 $1,147
940–1120 1004 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 110.00–124.00 $119.51 $1,200
810–1280 1028 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 12 78.00–94.00 $83.90 $862

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1042 1042 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1010 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,175.00 $1,063.17

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
683–761 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00–1,825.00 $1,600.67 —
1100–1200 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,328.26 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
450–583 517 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,000.00 $985.89 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
715 715 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.