Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

5,708 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $236.62/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,922/hd at 812 lb · 432 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $258.76/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,866/hd at 721 lb · 256 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.83/cwt +9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 743 lb · 200 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,708	6,311	6,309
Feeder cattle	4,616	5,428	5,585
Slaughter cattle	752	687	642
Replacement cattle	340	196	82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Several drafts of yearling steers and heifers coming off of wheat in the offerings. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135–145	140	2	400.00	$400.00	$560	+31.85
195	195	1	380.00	$380.00	$741	+16.72
200–240	220	2	375.00	$375.00	$825	+12.00
254–295	273	14	355.00–400.00	$377.58	$1,031	+15.07
300–330	313	13	347.50–410.00	$379.76	$1,189	+41.01
350–395	364	56	298.00–415.00	$367.47	$1,338	+36.97
400–445	424	62	291.00–340.00	$316.09	$1,340	-19.50
450–498	480	54	280.00–326.00	$300.93	$1,444	-17.49
500–547	525	50	271.00–330.00	$292.49	$1,536	+3.15
550–595	568	36	252.00–295.00	$273.35	$1,553	-15.53
600–645	629	65	248.00–290.00	$269.88	$1,698	+10.31
646 unweaned	646	9	270.00	$270.00	$1,744	—
655–685	659	93	235.00–270.00	$263.01	$1,733	+3.11
700–741	721	256	218.00–262.00	$258.76	$1,866	+0.81
750–790	758	33	205.00–250.00	$239.89	$1,818	-12.69
805 fancy	805	75	243.00	$243.00	$1,956	—
800–849	814	357	205.00–240.00	$235.28	$1,915	-2.63
850–855	853	2	188.00–190.00	$189.00	$1,612	-38.95
905–935	922	98	188.00–221.00	$217.82	$2,008	+3.30
950–975	966	145	205.00–217.50	$211.99	$2,048	+21.99
1023	1023	11	194.50	$194.50	$1,990	-11.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	217	4	285.00–315.00	$299.41	$650	±0.00
270–275	273	2	300.00–325.00	$312.61	$853	-6.22
320–345	330	11	280.00–335.00	$305.20	$1,007	-3.42
353–395	377	17	275.00–300.00	$289.86	$1,093	-14.42
400–448	433	15	285.00–290.00	$288.87	$1,251	+4.55
455–495	481	20	250.00–287.00	$275.32	$1,324	-2.25
500–545	524	19	235.00–270.00	$263.40	$1,380	-3.40
565–595	583	8	235.00–250.00	$245.11	$1,429	-14.96
610–645	632	9	220.00–248.00	$239.10	$1,511	-2.31
650–695	665	7	210.00–242.00	$230.25	$1,531	-2.42
700–745	721	19	210.00–230.00	$221.58	$1,598	-4.99
755–785	768	12	190.00–229.00	$220.05	$1,690	+0.79
803–847	834	35	210.00–218.00	$212.51	$1,772	+1.61
854–878	861	13	210.00–214.00	$212.75	$1,832	+4.75
910–935	921	7	170.00–176.00	$173.69	$1,600	-15.34
958	958	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,763	—
999	999	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,798	—
1036	1036	16	190.00	$190.00	$1,968	—
1070	1070	11	190.00	$190.00	$2,033	+30.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–283	275	5	325.00	$325.00	$894	-8.53
400–423	409	20	300.00–320.00	$308.73	$1,263	-34.73
453–490	470	5	297.00–300.00	$299.38	$1,407	-11.35
546	546	5	291.00	$291.00	$1,589	+4.93
550–595	579	13	260.00–299.00	$272.81	$1,580	-16.19
603–632	618	9	252.00–282.00	$265.29	$1,639	+12.52
654–666	656	24	248.00–253.00	$248.85	$1,632	-2.64
708–725	718	10	235.00–239.00	$237.42	$1,705	+23.42
751–787	758	28	230.00–238.00	$236.20	$1,790	-7.74
806–833	810	66	223.00–233.50	$231.32	$1,874	+21.32
883	883	9	219.00	$219.00	$1,934	+7.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	275.00	$275.00	$839	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–195	183	3	360.00–385.00	$367.95	$673	+0.75
220	220	1	375.00	$375.00	$825	+42.91
250–270	260	3	335.00–360.00	$350.32	$911	+20.67
300–322	315	11	320.00–340.00	$326.26	$1,028	+8.48
350–395	373	33	285.00–325.00	$307.17	$1,146	+6.50
400–448	430	38	278.00–315.00	$291.34	$1,253	-4.86
445	445	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,491	+38.80
455–495	469	30	260.00–280.00	$270.03	$1,266	+0.05
500–545	522	61	250.00–280.00	$263.68	$1,376	-0.13
550–595	582	42	245.00–269.00	$262.75	$1,529	+1.35
600–645	626	66	229.00–256.00	$248.29	$1,554	+9.97
647 unweaned	647	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,488	+17.12
660	660	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,683	+12.30
650–681	665	57	228.00–240.00	$236.27	$1,571	-6.43
659–696 unweaned	685	13	226.00–228.00	$226.59	$1,552	+43.59
731–735	733	28	224.00–225.00	$224.57	$1,646	+7.78
705–742	738	42	205.00–224.50	$220.32	$1,626	+3.53
710–747	747	130	227.75–245.00	$227.88	$1,702	+11.09
760–769	767	36	215.00–223.00	$221.46	$1,699	-3.54
800–844	824	59	208.00–215.00	$211.25	$1,741	+2.06
836	836	63	214.50	$214.50	$1,793	+19.79
865–871	866	177	207.00–208.00	$207.80	$1,800	+17.80
913	913	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,881	+31.00
1042	1042	7	174.00	$174.00	$1,813	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–387	378	10	304.00–312.00	$309.85	$1,171	+15.85
412–428	415	16	285.00–290.00	$287.50	$1,193	+21.69
458–475	464	15	267.00–288.00	$279.13	$1,295	+13.91
510–543	516	19	248.00–264.00	$259.74	$1,340	+4.33
560–597	578	15	240.00–262.00	$250.40	$1,447	+23.87
613–627	622	38	234.00–257.00	$245.42	$1,527	+50.42
658–698	681	19	210.00–220.00	$214.07	$1,458	—
744–748	744	74	205.00–228.50	$227.86	$1,695	+21.95
750–791	769	123	201.00–227.50	$221.76	$1,705	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	315.00–320.00	$317.29	$866	+46.95
310–345	334	16	255.00–320.00	$293.34	$980	-11.96
350–395	372	10	260.00–298.00	$272.37	$1,013	-10.51
400–445	426	17	250.00–275.00	$265.20	$1,130	-8.57
450–495	472	25	240.00–270.00	$257.98	$1,218	-0.07
500–545	521	11	235.00–250.00	$242.30	$1,262	+26.80
550–595	575	22	190.00–241.00	$228.32	$1,313	-4.66
600–640	617	29	210.00–238.00	$221.65	$1,368	+5.90
650–670	658	15	205.00–218.00	$209.15	$1,376	-8.17
710–735	723	7	175.00–215.00	$194.94	$1,409	+10.53
825	825	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,485	+9.00
865	865	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,470	—
929	929	5	193.00	$193.00	$1,793	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	284	4	273.00–290.00	$280.78	$797	-24.22
485	485	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,082	—
525	525	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,181	—
565–590	575	3	210.00–230.00	$220.14	$1,266	+10.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,177	—
455–495	479	5	266.00	$266.00	$1,274	—
512–527	520	6	238.00–250.00	$243.91	$1,268	+6.87
565–597	580	12	234.00–246.00	$238.20	$1,382	+12.20
600–640	616	6	228.00–230.00	$229.34	$1,413	+7.34
676–692	683	7	216.00–225.00	$221.09	$1,510	—
745	745	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,080	-64.01
808–830	817	4	175.00–192.00	$183.92	$1,503	-0.64
1040	1040	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,508	-6.00
1055	1055	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,530	—
1125–1145	1135	2	145.00–148.00	$146.49	$1,663	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,150	—
350	350	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,190	—
400–420	405	8	330.00–390.00	$362.79	$1,469	—
460–462	461	9	300.00–340.00	$320.78	$1,479	-4.22
515	515	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,468	+11.06
555	555	7	322.00	$322.00	$1,787	—
771	771	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,696	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	6	315.00	$315.00	$1,326	—
672	672	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,472	-5.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1410–1925	1549	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	2,850.00–3,600.00	$3,107.68	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–975	908	80-85%	5	110.00–112.00	$110.75	$1,006	-17.48
835–983	914	80-85%	9	113.00–133.00	$121.06	$1,106	-7.17
880–970	946	80-85%	8	119.00–126.00	$122.01	$1,154	-6.22
1005–1335	1091	80-85%	19	110.00–119.00	$114.28	$1,247	—
1025–1295	1151	80-85%	21	119.00–139.00	$132.09	$1,520	—
1005–1720	1336	80-85%	120	113.00–132.50	$124.88	$1,668	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–815	794	85-90%	6	107.00–109.00	$108.49	$861	—
761–980	860	85-90%	19	91.00–101.00	$96.17	$827	-12.59
755–990	887	85-90%	32	104.00–115.00	$107.38	$952	-12.59
760–1188	1054	85-90%	14	91.00–99.00	$94.53	$996	—
705–1247	1118	85-90%	19	102.00–113.50	$107.52	$1,202	-1.53
990–1593	1220	85-90%	52	104.00–129.50	$121.28	$1,480	-0.89
1005–1555	1262	85-90%	13	107.00–135.00	$122.19	$1,542	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	75-80%	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,025	—
910–960	935	75-80%	2	115.00–125.00	$120.13	$1,123	-13.52
1030–1485	1298	75-80%	15	132.00–146.00	$135.72	$1,762	-2.51
1005–1850	1316	75-80%	51	113.00–132.00	$123.03	$1,619	—
1005–1850	1348	75-80%	18	104.00–123.00	$120.07	$1,619	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815 thin fleshed	815	2	98.00	$98.00	$799	—
895 thin fleshed	895	1	104.00	$104.00	$931	—
930 thin fleshed	930	1	91.00	$91.00	$846	—
1040 thin fleshed	1040	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,102	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620 thin fleshed	620	3	81.00	$81.00	$502	—
745 thin fleshed	745	1	70.00	$70.00	$522	+5.00
890 thin fleshed	890	1	85.00	$85.00	$756	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,608	—
1410–1715	1552	5	125.00–142.00	$132.13	$2,051	-3.02
1515–2035	1763	12	125.00–155.00	$143.08	$2,523	-13.70
1535–2140	1886	10	140.00–167.00	$157.75	$2,975	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,412	—
1550–1845	1716	4	135.00–140.00	$136.89	$2,349	—
1535–2360	1951	7	144.00–153.00	$148.32	$2,894	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975	975	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,609
768–1093	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	140.00–148.00	$144.00	$1,408
1065–1143	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	134.00–139.00	$137.82	$1,549
1010–1388	1263	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	118.00–127.00	$125.52	$1,585

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1158	1158	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,911

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1198–1408	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,553.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1150	982	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–2,450.00	$1,861.00
1045–1200	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,600.00–2,350.00	$1,970.31
1090–1455	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,965.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1103	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,375.00–1,900.00	$1,755.47

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

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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
548–820	663	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	74	2,050.00–2,900.00	$2,583.02	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1010–1100	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1005–1230	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,250.00–2,300.00	$2,281.11	-143.14
900–1250	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,250.00–2,300.00	$2,263.43	+263.43
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	+250.00
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	-250.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
450–830	662	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,350.00–2,075.00	$1,892.60	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
794	794	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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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.