Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

3,792 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $239.78/cwt -3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 784 lb · 188 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.39/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 737 lb · 127 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.72/cwt +7.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 631 lb · 113 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,792	5,776	5,849
Feeder cattle	2,954	4,721	5,020
Slaughter cattle	626	940	735
Replacement cattle	212	115	94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower as CME boards closed in the red. Demand was moderate on the shortened holiday week. Cool front pushed through the panhandle keeping temperatures in the 80's. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	280	3	340.00–375.00	$359.64	$1,007	-40.36
310–345	324	7	345.00–390.00	$363.85	$1,179	+1.96
350–393	374	10	294.00–360.00	$324.94	$1,215	-13.97
400–448	432	25	300.00–330.00	$319.42	$1,380	-7.79
450–495	466	53	260.00–325.00	$300.40	$1,400	+9.10
500–540	518	40	250.00–287.00	$263.14	$1,363	-19.16
549	549	7	281.00	$281.00	$1,543	-1.30
550–590	564	35	243.00–292.00	$257.87	$1,454	+7.08
586 unweaned	586	7	280.50	$280.50	$1,644	—
600–645	614	28	233.00–266.00	$241.54	$1,483	-13.34
647	647	5	248.00	$248.00	$1,605	-6.88
650–685	662	51	228.00–265.00	$246.55	$1,632	+2.76
683	683	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,708	+6.21
699 unweaned	699	7	232.00	$232.00	$1,622	—
717	717	14	220.00	$220.00	$1,577	-13.70
700–748	723	90	220.00–254.00	$241.44	$1,746	+7.74
760	760	4	252.00	$252.00	$1,915	+10.00
750–796	784	155	218.00–248.00	$243.39	$1,908	-0.14
778–789	785	29	216.50–220.00	$218.80	$1,718	-24.73
808	808	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,713	-24.50
819	819	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,982	+5.50
800–846	837	78	212.00–243.00	$228.45	$1,912	-8.05
918	918	6	216.50	$216.50	$1,987	—
980	980	2	205.00	$205.00	$2,009	—
1005	1005	2	210.00	$210.00	$2,110	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	5	275.00–325.00	$304.96	$1,016	+2.59
350–390	378	12	265.00–310.00	$287.86	$1,088	-5.78
400–445	426	31	240.00–290.00	$268.09	$1,142	-5.22
450–495	472	10	245.00–258.00	$254.35	$1,201	-14.52
515–545	534	9	225.00–248.00	$240.96	$1,287	+3.71
550–590	580	14	232.00–242.00	$236.35	$1,371	-2.26
600–645	626	28	220.00–231.00	$228.69	$1,432	-5.53
650–695	673	11	200.00–227.00	$220.02	$1,481	-5.14
681	681	9	210.00	$210.00	$1,430	-15.16
708–741	736	13	220.00–230.00	$228.52	$1,682	+9.35
752	752	6	209.00	$209.00	$1,572	—
755–785	762	9	210.00–226.00	$219.40	$1,672	+11.07
890–895	893	2	200.00–205.00	$202.51	$1,808	-0.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	315.00	$315.00	$819	+23.41
447	447	21	297.00	$297.00	$1,328	-14.91
539	539	10	258.00	$258.00	$1,391	-14.61
599	599	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,426	-25.43
629	629	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,510	-17.00
688 unweaned	688	16	225.00	$225.00	$1,548	—
1318	1318	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,911	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	255.00	$255.00	$982	+7.00
470	470	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,104	-3.00
525	525	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,102	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	327	5	315.00–350.00	$326.16	$1,067	+29.04
345	345	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,414	+112.88
350–395	388	24	285.00–310.00	$288.29	$1,119	+8.35
400–445	419	24	257.00–293.00	$274.67	$1,151	+5.87
425	425	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,658	+121.20
450–495	467	50	245.00–270.00	$256.77	$1,199	-1.56
530	530	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,458	+27.68
500–549	533	46	239.00–258.00	$247.78	$1,321	+0.46
550–595	561	32	233.00–255.00	$241.84	$1,357	+2.66
584	584	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,495	+16.82
603–643 unweaned	617	21	218.00–236.00	$228.93	$1,412	+9.18
600–645	634	92	225.00–249.00	$240.95	$1,528	+6.79
660–677 unweaned	670	17	210.00–214.00	$211.62	$1,418	-7.14
650–699	694	86	223.00–244.00	$234.35	$1,626	+2.50
700–744	737	127	215.00–237.00	$230.39	$1,698	-1.39
769–780	771	34	210.00–228.00	$219.89	$1,695	+15.31
767–790	773	72	215.00–232.50	$227.93	$1,762	+23.35
815	815	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,712	-8.46
864	864	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,858	+12.00
867 unweaned	867	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,604	—
880	880	3	203.00	$203.00	$1,786	±0.00
905	905	21	211.00	$211.00	$1,910	+11.00
965	965	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,737	—
1037	1037	3	173.00	$173.00	$1,794	-20.00
1096	1096	18	168.00	$168.00	$1,841	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	280.00	$280.00	$532	-45.00
255–291	284	9	240.00–300.00	$260.55	$740	-12.70
325–335	333	10	180.00–299.00	$213.22	$710	-63.18
365–395	382	6	245.00–268.00	$256.14	$978	+2.87
410–445	432	31	150.00–265.00	$219.28	$947	-30.82
450–490	474	17	235.00–250.00	$240.54	$1,140	+0.36
510–545	529	19	222.00–238.00	$231.75	$1,226	+2.01
550–595	580	27	210.00–232.00	$222.06	$1,288	+2.26
600–645	626	18	200.00–224.00	$215.74	$1,351	-0.93
650–695	663	14	200.00–220.00	$213.74	$1,417	+0.36
700–745	715	14	190.00–215.00	$206.97	$1,480	+9.36
760–795	782	11	200.00–212.00	$207.83	$1,625	-2.17
815	815	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,573	-1.63
905–940	923	2	175.00–180.00	$177.45	$1,638	—
1005–1025	1015	2	165.00–185.00	$175.10	$1,777	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–336	334	12	223.00–292.00	$239.94	$801	-44.85
468–493	479	11	222.00–239.00	$229.95	$1,101	+0.74
513	513	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,211	+6.50
603–643	622	8	216.00–221.00	$217.71	$1,354	-4.51
668	668	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,570	+23.58
677	677	10	212.00	$212.00	$1,435	+0.58
692 unweaned	692	11	209.00	$209.00	$1,446	—
728	728	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,565	+4.79

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	6	218.00–238.00	$232.89	$997	+12.89
490–495	492	3	230.00–233.00	$231.00	$1,137	+11.00
570	570	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,054	—
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—
860–885	873	2	170.00–183.00	$176.41	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	222.00	$222.00	$844	-24.82
473	473	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,069	-2.32

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	5	190.00	$190.00	$2,080	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
230	230	1	800.00	$800.00	+50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535 unweaned	535	4	259.00	$259.00	$1,386	—
638	638	3	218.00	$218.00	$1,391	—
685 unweaned	685	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,521	—
687	687	9	224.50	$224.50	$1,542	+25.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	11	262.00	$262.00	$1,176	-28.00
662	662	6	211.00	$211.00	$1,397	—
825	825	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,650	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,219	—
590	590	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,428	-1.63
620–638	629	4	221.00–223.00	$221.99	$1,396	+5.68
775–795	788	3	200.00–210.00	$206.64	$1,628	-1.67
870–895	883	2	185.00–193.00	$188.94	$1,668	-7.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190–1300	1245	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,550.00–2,850.00	$2,693.37	—
1240–1595	1481	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,393.59	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–990	923	80-85%	2	125.00–126.00	$125.46	$1,158	—
795–1088	973	80-85%	22	104.00–123.00	$109.87	$1,069	+0.92
998	998	80-85%	5	100.00	$100.00	$998	-8.95
1000–1421	1211	80-85%	25	101.00–125.00	$115.35	$1,397	-15.08
930–1395	1214	80-85%	43	116.00–138.00	$128.62	$1,561	-1.81
1000–1587	1346	80-85%	55	127.00–148.00	$133.18	$1,793	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–897	829	85-90%	10	70.00–88.00	$78.81	$653	—
725–920	863	85-90%	4	115.00–126.00	$120.24	$1,038	+31.27
795–979	930	85-90%	23	90.00–110.00	$100.04	$930	-26.55
895–975	943	85-90%	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,132	-6.59
1010–1215	1109	85-90%	12	125.00–134.00	$130.69	$1,449	+23.65
985–1272	1112	85-90%	41	100.00–120.00	$108.66	$1,208	+1.62
1020–1260	1127	85-90%	22	106.00–130.00	$124.48	$1,403	+17.44
1118–1223	1148	85-90%	7	75.00–89.00	$79.26	$910	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1505	1252	75-80%	14	133.00–138.00	$135.29	$1,694	—
1025–1870	1297	75-80%	76	129.00–150.00	$138.74	$1,799	—
1115–1560	1300	75-80%	15	125.00–130.00	$128.32	$1,668	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–985 thin fleshed	972	9	119.00–126.00	$125.21	$1,217	—
1025 thin fleshed	1025	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,292	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1170	1150	2	135.00–148.00	$141.39	$1,626	—
1130–1275	1190	3	155.00–162.00	$158.81	$1,890	—
1570	1570	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,198	—
1420–2045	1685	11	155.00–175.00	$166.37	$2,803	-1.17
1495–1950	1740	11	145.00–161.00	$152.27	$2,649	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1460	1373	5	133.00–145.00	$140.60	$1,930	—
1515–1670	1593	2	156.00–158.00	$156.95	$2,500	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1060	951	(<2 yrs)	Open	41	166.00–187.00	$181.65	$1,727
1085	1085	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,454
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,848
1073–1362	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	137.00–140.00	$137.66	$1,711

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–890	851	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	2,150.00–2,200.00	$2,170.92

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950 thin fleshed	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
970–1230	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,000.00–2,900.00	$2,329.66
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
920–1575	1086	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,900.00–2,600.00	$2,311.74
890–1235	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,650.00–2,100.00	$1,940.54
865–1285	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,700.00–2,950.00	$2,443.51
920–1340	1171	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,850.00–2,850.00	$2,275.13
910–1465	1212	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,550.00–2,300.00	$2,060.25
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1008	1008	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,512
1106	1106	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	132.00	$132.00	$1,460
1140	1140	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,528
1184	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,610
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,759
1470	1470	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	139.00	$139.00	$2,043

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1089	1089	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	136.00	$136.00	$1,481

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–880	863	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,550.00	$2,280.58
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,800.00	$2,800.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	200.00	$200.00	$840	—

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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
1010–1015	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
750–1220	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	2,100.00–3,400.00	$2,700.52	—
850–1370	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,150.00–3,000.00	$2,717.48	—
885–1355	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,800.00–2,900.00	$2,197.78	+497.78
885–1410	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00–2,550.00	$2,431.28	—
965–1730	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–3,300.00	$2,916.02	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
623	623	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00–2,150.00	$2,125.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.