Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

7,155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $245.59/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,913/hd at 779 lb · 320 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.07/cwt -2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 772 lb · 299 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $236.68/cwt -4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 827 lb · 288 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,155	9,676	8,005
Feeder cattle	6,077	8,503	6,596
Slaughter cattle	1,001	977	1,261
Replacement cattle	77	196	148

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady for the week. High winds causing wildfires in the northern panhandle started off the week, and snow mid week to late week hampered cattle movement. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	233	5	340.00–405.00	$386.57	$901	-23.71
260–285	272	16	340.00–410.00	$367.55	$1,000	-9.45
313–345 value added	321	8	390.00–400.00	$397.31	$1,275	—
300–349	328	32	335.00–415.00	$361.44	$1,186	-16.01
355–398	380	50	318.00–385.00	$357.60	$1,359	+3.49
400–445	421	104	305.00–392.00	$349.45	$1,471	-3.21
450–492	473	104	315.00–370.00	$332.78	$1,574	+9.41
500–545	523	93	275.00–339.00	$317.57	$1,661	-3.87
550–585	562	65	268.00–315.00	$296.53	$1,666	-4.67
563	563	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,633	-11.20
605–645	617	48	245.00–308.00	$271.51	$1,675	-18.73
639	639	6	271.00	$271.00	$1,732	-19.24
654–698	671	64	240.00–285.00	$260.60	$1,749	-6.49
685	685	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,644	-20.00
710–748	736	106	230.00–257.50	$254.20	$1,871	+6.80
755–795	779	320	225.00–249.50	$245.59	$1,913	-1.16
800–845	821	221	210.00–243.50	$238.86	$1,961	-2.70
848	848	67	229.50	$229.50	$1,946	-1.20
870	870	20	228.00	$228.00	$1,984	+0.09
891	891	8	225.00	$225.00	$2,005	-2.91
910–926	916	175	218.00–221.00	$219.88	$2,014	-4.81
920–943	938	68	224.50–227.00	$226.42	$2,124	+1.73
966	966	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,932	-3.93
1093	1093	10	188.00	$188.00	$2,055	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226–230	227	6	325.00–345.00	$338.26	$768	+3.26
275	275	2	345.00	$345.00	$949	+25.00
313–347	336	13	340.00–389.00	$353.48	$1,188	+56.35
360–377	368	9	323.00–355.00	$335.92	$1,236	-34.03
408–448	432	55	304.00–342.00	$325.92	$1,408	+0.18
450–489	478	20	317.00–340.00	$331.38	$1,584	+13.06
501–545	514	65	262.00–321.00	$306.85	$1,577	-5.09
554–597	579	24	272.50–300.00	$280.17	$1,622	+2.08
603–640	614	84	264.00–290.00	$282.21	$1,733	+18.81
657–678	676	94	252.00–261.00	$260.39	$1,760	-1.53
710–727	719	10	240.00–250.00	$245.98	$1,769	+8.88
750–767	765	63	226.00–244.25	$239.69	$1,834	+9.70
859	859	29	227.00	$227.00	$1,950	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	280.00–305.00	$292.76	$703	-7.24
265–293	279	4	280.00–335.00	$295.43	$824	+15.10
310–345	326	14	260.00–320.00	$281.13	$916	-24.67
365–395	382	22	280.00–325.00	$304.07	$1,162	+13.23
405–445	421	12	277.00–310.00	$295.25	$1,243	+9.42
450–495	466	19	258.00–311.00	$294.76	$1,374	+34.97
515–543	530	11	250.00–270.00	$263.32	$1,396	+5.50
550–585	573	24	245.00–269.00	$258.03	$1,479	+4.25
638–640	639	6	234.00–242.00	$239.33	$1,529	-7.18
660–683	674	9	210.00–243.00	$227.10	$1,531	+8.63
705–749	732	14	218.00–228.00	$225.35	$1,650	-4.32
750–795	767	9	220.00–230.00	$223.98	$1,718	+23.55
815	815	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,736	+19.08

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,312	—
505	505	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,212	+15.00
570	570	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,425	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–185	175	2	365.00–385.00	$374.43	$655	—
205–245	226	8	330.00–390.00	$346.34	$783	-45.48
250–290	270	13	320.00–380.00	$341.86	$923	+4.28
302 value added	302	10	350.00	$350.00	$1,057	—
300–345	325	22	300.00–363.00	$331.57	$1,078	+5.23
355–395	374	66	315.00–355.00	$331.84	$1,241	-13.16
400 value added	400	17	340.00	$340.00	$1,360	—
402 thin fleshed	402	17	317.00	$317.00	$1,274	—
400–445	415	82	300.00–335.00	$314.95	$1,307	+19.65
450–497	482	116	278.00–315.00	$288.25	$1,389	+6.25
502–545	521	150	258.00–295.00	$278.14	$1,449	+5.95
539	539	5	238.00	$238.00	$1,283	+9.00
550–591	568	57	232.00–283.00	$261.34	$1,484	+3.69
615–618	617	4	235.00–245.00	$237.49	$1,465	+11.50
605–640	626	150	233.00–268.00	$254.72	$1,595	+2.58
650–695	688	78	225.00–249.00	$237.73	$1,636	+5.48
700–735	715	57	204.00–231.00	$223.96	$1,601	+40.59
753–793	772	299	215.00–223.00	$220.07	$1,699	-3.03
812–842	832	115	216.00–223.00	$217.16	$1,807	+11.09
861–867	866	20	201.00–211.00	$202.99	$1,758	-8.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	2	315.00	$315.00	$702	—
263–281	275	6	290.00–312.00	$304.99	$839	—
325–348	337	4	300.00–305.00	$302.59	$1,020	—
347 thin fleshed	347	6	330.00	$330.00	$1,145	—
358–390	377	18	295.00–337.00	$310.34	$1,170	-6.66
407–430	411	13	291.00–315.00	$311.13	$1,279	+34.65
453–498	477	21	276.00–291.00	$281.55	$1,343	+4.76
536	536	62	265.50	$265.50	$1,423	+10.59
545 thin fleshed	545	17	245.00	$245.00	$1,335	—
555–591	578	82	236.00–270.00	$255.72	$1,478	+17.86
623–649	643	49	232.00–238.50	$237.09	$1,524	+0.30
685	685	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,582	+4.00
703–717	708	67	209.00–225.00	$218.02	$1,544	+21.50
757–799	773	256	198.00–222.75	$219.49	$1,697	+0.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	4	275.00–350.00	$296.99	$653	+11.99
260–298	284	7	235.00–318.00	$274.85	$781	-26.21
305–345	320	24	255.00–310.00	$283.24	$906	+33.65
350–395	375	27	250.00–312.00	$280.65	$1,052	+21.90
400–449	434	49	245.00–300.00	$266.37	$1,156	+36.43
450–495	470	28	232.00–290.00	$266.70	$1,253	+11.10
500–545	522	13	226.00–270.00	$242.95	$1,268	+15.83
550–585	565	13	212.00–255.00	$229.12	$1,295	+15.17
600–643	626	19	210.00–230.00	$222.02	$1,390	+0.42
655–685	675	9	205.00–230.00	$218.33	$1,474	+10.49
770	770	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,540	+15.00
840	840	3	165.00–185.00	$171.67	$1,442	-20.30

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,041	—
470	470	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,081	—
525–540	533	2	220.00–238.00	$228.87	$1,220	-21.13
550–565	560	4	225.00–248.00	$237.81	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	2	242.00	$242.00	$927	—
430	430	2	232.00	$232.00	$998	—
498	498	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,130	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,274	—
533	533	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,375	+9.58
573–595	584	4	232.00–247.50	$239.90	$1,401	-5.88
605–630	611	4	226.00–235.00	$228.32	$1,395	+4.32
650–680	667	9	221.00–240.00	$227.51	$1,517	-4.49
710	710	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,612	+33.51
795	795	4	209.00–214.00	$211.50	$1,681	—
803–840	833	11	196.00–200.00	$199.30	$1,660	—
953–990	972	4	172.00–181.00	$176.59	$1,716	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–545	538	15	287.00–295.00	$288.52	$1,552	—
694	694	9	220.00	$220.00	$1,527	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	8	376.00	$376.00	$1,184	—
629	629	8	245.00	$245.00	$1,541	-15.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628–885	749	85-90%	13	65.00–75.00	$71.96	$539	—
735–995	914	85-90%	17	85.00–94.00	$90.20	$824	-3.24
900–998	950	85-90%	24	76.00–87.00	$82.00	$779	—
960–962	962	85-90%	10	102.00–112.00	$103.00	$991	—
1035–1145	1108	85-90%	6	60.00–76.00	$64.98	$720	-36.65
970–1328	1118	85-90%	84	97.50–121.00	$107.71	$1,204	+6.08
885–1442	1141	85-90%	37	86.00–96.00	$91.33	$1,042	-10.30
975–1393	1257	85-90%	21	87.00–123.00	$116.68	$1,467	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–885	855	80-85%	2	92.00–107.00	$99.24	$849	+1.61
780–935	874	80-85%	12	89.00–102.00	$95.91	$838	-1.72
885	885	80-85%	1	85.00	$85.00	$752	-12.63
1010–1535	1205	80-85%	20	99.00–133.00	$115.23	$1,389	+4.60
1005–1354	1208	80-85%	25	85.00–103.00	$96.91	$1,171	-13.72
1005–1495	1242	80-85%	44	89.00–115.00	$106.84	$1,327	+9.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1730	1231	75-80%	20	104.00–113.00	$109.74	$1,351	—
1045–1760	1333	75-80%	45	105.00–120.00	$115.73	$1,543	—
1065–1755	1337	75-80%	21	115.00–135.00	$124.86	$1,669	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1250	1150	4	130.00–151.00	$137.44	$1,581	—
1205	1205	2	95.50	$95.50	$1,151	—
1150–1295	1238	6	105.00–115.50	$112.49	$1,393	—
1305–1945	1514	16	113.50–136.00	$120.38	$1,823	-1.81
1305–2015	1566	13	125.50–140.00	$132.99	$2,083	—
1450–1660	1568	3	115.00–120.00	$117.93	$1,849	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1190	1118	6	116.00–128.00	$121.14	$1,354	—
1580–1710	1663	3	133.00–137.00	$134.61	$2,239	—
1830–2055	1943	2	145.00–146.00	$145.53	$2,828	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–1115	1039	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	100.00–107.00	$103.83	$1,079
935–1155	1104	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	124.00–152.00	$131.56	$1,452
1028–1325	1159	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	112.00–125.00	$116.95	$1,355

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1078	1078	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,951
1330	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,955

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
845–1200	1056	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,275.00–1,800.00	$1,492.84
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1220–1360	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,675.00–1,700.00	$1,681.77
1160–1450	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,822.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–885	808	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,266.49
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1087	1087	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1012–1035	1018	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,668.64
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00

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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
630–660	645	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,025.00–2,200.00	$2,114.53	-172.04
750 thin fleshed	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1020–1190	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00–2,550.00	$2,273.08	—
1005–1300	1226	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–2,350.00	$2,175.84	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.