Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

8,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.82/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,634/hd at 733 lb · 396 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $293.34/cwt +16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 575 lb · 333 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $232.01/cwt +6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,905/hd at 821 lb · 299 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,128	8,304	3,557
Feeder cattle	7,318	6,919	2,897
Slaughter cattle	642	1,003	627
Replacement cattle	168	382	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker calves sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trading was active on very good demand. Warmer spring-like temperatures after last week's showers, and CME cattle futures closing in the green throughout the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	14	345.00–397.00	$389.94	$916	—
265–295	281	7	325.00–375.00	$345.98	$972	-37.75
300–345	337	59	290.00–385.00	$355.76	$1,199	+7.67
340 unweaned	340	1	307.00	$307.00	$1,044	-10.00
350–398	376	79	275.00–386.00	$337.89	$1,270	-3.14
397 unweaned	397	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,390	—
400 fancy	400	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,400	—
400–449	426	85	273.00–377.00	$321.13	$1,368	+2.40
443 unweaned	443	3	343.00	$343.00	$1,519	+31.00
450–495	472	156	265.00–345.00	$309.13	$1,459	-12.66
478 unweaned	478	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,482	+2.17
515 fancy	515	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,931	—
500–546	525	228	253.00–332.00	$304.13	$1,597	+3.03
545 unweaned	545	8	300.00–307.00	$305.25	$1,664	+30.93
570 unweaned	570	8	304.00	$304.00	$1,733	+63.18
550–595	575	325	240.00–311.00	$293.08	$1,685	+13.97
600–645	621	177	225.00–280.00	$266.58	$1,655	+1.57
629 unweaned	629	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,510	+6.00
665	665	2	248.00	$248.00	$1,649	-3.71
650–690	670	210	225.00–280.00	$260.39	$1,745	+8.68
655–691 unweaned	685	62	210.00–242.00	$230.55	$1,579	—
705–730 unweaned	714	29	226.00–232.00	$228.12	$1,629	—
700–735	723	129	220.00–250.00	$241.60	$1,747	+6.78
750–795	766	216	210.00–240.00	$237.78	$1,821	+5.00
800–835	821	299	214.00–236.00	$232.01	$1,905	+6.03
856–899	887	278	185.00–224.00	$217.89	$1,933	+1.75
901–944	933	125	145.00–220.00	$212.19	$1,980	+1.19
955	955	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,767	—
951–980	969	187	205.00–212.00	$207.89	$2,014	—
1048	1048	14	181.00	$181.00	$1,897	-13.12
1051–1075	1054	9	130.00–180.00	$174.33	$1,837	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–397	396	10	307.00–312.00	$311.01	$1,232	—
483	483	3	287.00	$287.00	$1,386	-5.56
503–545	527	25	255.00–305.00	$273.36	$1,441	-10.73
553–595	584	83	256.00–300.00	$275.60	$1,610	+13.37
608–648	630	27	232.00–266.00	$249.42	$1,571	+4.36
656–698	673	203	227.00–258.00	$250.34	$1,685	+16.21
730	730	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,606	-0.30
768	768	19	229.00	$229.00	$1,759	+14.00
799	799	10	215.00	$215.00	$1,718	-6.00
800–845	817	14	212.00–224.00	$220.55	$1,802	+15.55
906	906	4	197.00	$197.00	$1,785	+12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	250.00–280.00	$265.00	$888	-21.77
360–390	374	5	250.00–280.00	$264.43	$989	-14.62
400–440	423	10	210.00–267.00	$252.55	$1,068	-24.40
455–490	479	7	225.00–255.00	$240.72	$1,153	-23.74
500–540	522	10	230.00–245.00	$240.62	$1,256	-13.59
555–585	570	2	225.00–235.00	$229.87	$1,310	-9.39
605–630	618	2	220.00–222.00	$220.98	$1,366	-7.99
695	695	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,529	+10.31
700	700	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,505	—
775	775	2	209.00–210.00	$209.50	$1,624	+0.84
920	920	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,472	—
995	995	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,791	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	14	330.00	$330.00	$759	+35.00
250–295	282	13	300.00–335.00	$323.54	$912	+27.70
303–349	327	33	290.00–355.00	$319.42	$1,045	+10.69
350–399	380	84	270.00–355.00	$307.94	$1,170	+21.95
390 unweaned	390	2	271.00	$271.00	$1,057	—
400–446	428	124	250.00–320.00	$289.36	$1,238	+18.34
450–497	477	142	240.00–308.00	$271.38	$1,294	+16.38
489 unweaned	489	16	249.00	$249.00	$1,218	+9.00
500–545	523	185	240.00–290.00	$256.97	$1,344	+0.91
553–588	564	13	234.00–236.00	$234.64	$1,323	-2.16
550–596	576	132	225.00–275.00	$251.79	$1,450	+14.99
614	614	7	226.50	$226.50	$1,391	-2.75
602–644 unweaned	620	25	210.00–224.00	$220.04	$1,364	—
600–648	621	88	220.00–249.00	$235.78	$1,464	+6.53
672–682	674	25	221.00–223.00	$221.49	$1,493	+2.56
673–697 unweaned	683	24	208.00–212.00	$209.81	$1,433	-5.19
655–696	684	132	207.00–250.00	$230.06	$1,574	+11.13
707	707	8	207.00	$207.00	$1,463	-12.17
700–748	734	388	193.00–235.00	$223.15	$1,638	+3.98
750	750	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,125	-54.00
750–785	767	207	190.00–221.00	$215.27	$1,651	+0.43
800–813	811	11	188.00–213.50	$210.00	$1,703	+7.93
867–885	868	15	175.00–195.00	$193.64	$1,681	+2.70
865–896	895	26	165.00–180.00	$179.44	$1,606	-11.50
1123	1123	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,898	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	285.00	$285.00	$969	—
370–398	384	6	270.00–310.00	$289.27	$1,111	+30.22
423–448	442	16	243.00–255.00	$245.87	$1,087	+5.58
460–493	478	14	240.00–264.00	$253.86	$1,213	-5.05
506–537	520	62	220.00–259.00	$238.32	$1,239	+6.18
565–592	586	106	218.00–256.00	$243.03	$1,424	+25.29
623–648	643	50	225.00–233.00	$229.09	$1,473	+4.32
716–735	725	29	200.00–221.00	$211.45	$1,533	—
731	731	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,462	—
770	770	64	203.00	$203.00	$1,563	-2.00
1062	1062	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	270.00	$270.00	$702	+20.00
300–345	323	2	235.00–250.00	$243.02	$785	-4.75
385–399	395	10	240.00–255.00	$248.51	$982	+3.38
400–445	426	8	200.00–245.00	$229.22	$976	-4.36
450–495	485	29	200.00–250.00	$218.29	$1,059	-12.71
505–545	529	16	175.00–252.00	$225.93	$1,195	+6.92
555–575	560	20	214.00–247.00	$217.96	$1,221	-0.76
620–640	634	4	175.00–210.00	$201.44	$1,277	-5.67
650–670	658	3	195.00–202.00	$197.30	$1,298	+0.44
705–745	743	16	181.00–185.00	$181.24	$1,347	+3.31
925	925	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	19	184.00	$184.00	$1,251	+10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–299	296	5	347.00–357.00	$348.92	$1,033	-1.08
335	335	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,038	-15.00
392	392	16	337.00	$337.00	$1,321	+37.00
415–416	416	6	330.00–333.00	$330.50	$1,375	+44.41
460–499	483	8	260.00–292.00	$284.21	$1,373	+0.65
510–532	526	11	260.00–268.00	$265.69	$1,398	-0.48
580–583	582	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,455	-3.91
615–623	621	4	231.00–236.00	$234.76	$1,458	+2.37
660–695	682	18	215.00–240.00	$221.91	$1,513	-3.90
714–739	725	20	185.00–220.00	$199.86	$1,449	-1.30
784–795	786	8	190.00–208.00	$193.53	$1,521	-18.83
820	820	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,640	+7.50
853	853	14	184.00	$184.00	$1,570	-2.00
915	915	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,647	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,166	-9.70
465–495	480	2	215.00–240.00	$227.89	$1,094	-16.95
565–585	575	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,265	-16.21
680	680	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,476	-3.66
700	700	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558	558	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,200	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–865	825	80-85%	4	90.00–98.00	$95.43	$787	—
765–975	913	80-85%	4	80.00–90.00	$83.96	$767	—
905–980	952	80-85%	3	105.00–107.00	$105.98	$1,009	+28.14
1010–1135	1074	80-85%	7	90.00–97.00	$93.93	$1,009	—
1075–1240	1172	80-85%	3	104.00–112.00	$107.47	$1,260	+27.38
1005–1357	1217	80-85%	51	96.00–105.00	$99.95	$1,216	+4.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–955	893	75-80%	2	105.00–106.00	$105.54	$942	—
905–990	935	75-80%	3	108.00–113.00	$111.06	$1,038	+21.06
1045–1775	1267	75-80%	18	102.00–108.00	$104.67	$1,326	—
1040–1765	1324	75-80%	17	109.00–114.00	$111.44	$1,475	+17.80
1310–1740	1450	75-80%	5	99.00–101.00	$100.44	$1,456	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–935	804	85-90%	9	73.00–77.00	$75.81	$610	-0.69
770–930	857	85-90%	3	78.00–85.00	$81.73	$700	+14.44
985	985	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$532	—
1010–1163	1107	85-90%	9	80.00–90.50	$85.26	$944	-0.44
1145–1405	1273	85-90%	3	88.00–95.50	$93.09	$1,185	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1165	1138	2	124.00–136.00	$130.15	$1,481	+29.15
1555–2130	1753	4	123.00–128.00	$125.70	$2,204	+0.28
1580–2030	1823	8	129.00–137.00	$132.62	$2,418	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	90.50	$90.50	$937	—
1255	1255	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,456	—
1300–1660	1466	5	111.00–125.00	$119.06	$1,745	—
1525–1605	1565	2	106.00–110.00	$108.05	$1,691	-11.71

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,200	—
1285	1285	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,182	—
1515	1515	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,454	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1510	1468	2	79.00–94.00	$86.28	$1,267	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990	990	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,713
920–1265	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–177.00	$161.37	$1,764

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980–1085	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	112.00–120.00	$115.80	$1,196

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1076–1230	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,375.00–1,500.00	$1,467.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1045–1215	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,450.00	$1,403.76
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240–1280	1267	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,508.68
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	2,250.00	$2,250.00	+411.12
1000–1365	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	2,100.00–2,350.00	$2,322.40	+483.52
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,650.00	$2,650.00	+750.00
1100–1150	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,035.34	+135.34
1050–1305	1187	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	51	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,312.13	—
1105–1275	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,907.14	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.