Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

4,590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $380.81/cwt -20.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,736/hd at 719 lb · 293 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $401.24/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,287/hd at 570 lb · 189 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $346.25/cwt -6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,329/hd at 673 lb · 188 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,590	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–190	185	2	510.00–535.00	$522.84	$967	—
200	200	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,200	+80.00
285–295	290	4	500.00–515.00	$509.91	$1,479	-3.73
305–345	325	10	495.00–535.00	$508.66	$1,653	-6.57
350–395	373	33	430.00–530.00	$473.35	$1,766	-7.37
403 unweaned	403	8	505.00	$505.00	$2,035	-7.00
400–445	416	69	400.00–522.00	$459.34	$1,911	-33.23
421 thin fleshed	421	4	480.00	$480.00	$2,021	—
460 thin fleshed	460	11	467.50	$467.50	$2,150	—
450–499	476	103	390.00–490.00	$449.80	$2,141	-9.96
503–517 thin fleshed	513	23	465.00–468.00	$467.23	$2,397	+82.23
500–545	523	108	360.00–465.00	$401.23	$2,098	-15.71
528–547 unweaned	533	23	422.50–437.00	$426.38	$2,273	+10.63
556 fancy	556	11	464.00	$464.00	$2,580	—
550–595	569	162	345.00–432.00	$394.38	$2,244	-10.13
591 thin fleshed	591	16	427.50	$427.50	$2,527	+42.50
603	603	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,231	-7.47
600–645	610	114	335.00–419.00	$384.86	$2,348	+7.39
600–628	620	46	390.00–398.00	$392.55	$2,434	+15.08
637–640 unweaned	638	9	350.00	$350.00	$2,233	—
661 fancy	661	8	362.50	$362.50	$2,396	-42.50
650–685 unweaned	666	104	337.50–365.50	$350.29	$2,333	-2.95
650–695	678	52	315.00–345.00	$337.77	$2,290	-10.19
693–695	694	24	325.00–345.00	$341.67	$2,371	-6.29
700–745	713	230	320.00–398.00	$389.89	$2,780	-15.19
720–740 unweaned	739	63	330.00–348.50	$347.64	$2,569	+8.03
757–791	781	79	318.00–378.00	$367.77	$2,872	+1.27
798	798	8	330.00	$330.00	$2,633	-36.50
849	849	5	350.00	$350.00	$2,972	+27.69
861	861	88	342.25	$342.25	$2,947	+12.25
880	880	59	361.00	$361.00	$3,177	-6.00
910–925	918	2	295.00–305.00	$300.04	$2,754	-19.96
1029	1029	27	322.00	$322.00	$3,313	—
1065	1065	1	292.50	$292.50	$3,115	—
1748	1748	2	169.00	$169.00	$2,954	—
1797	1797	3	167.00	$167.00	$3,001	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	183	3	450.00–500.00	$482.27	$883	-17.73
205–245	231	4	425.00–500.00	$477.54	$1,103	+38.28
250–280	266	6	400.00–490.00	$440.58	$1,172	-5.33
300–346	326	19	410.00–485.00	$455.57	$1,485	+33.51
350–395	372	24	370.00–435.00	$403.27	$1,500	-15.45
405–445	425	36	325.00–420.00	$388.38	$1,651	+14.16
451–495	472	62	330.00–385.00	$368.44	$1,739	+0.45
500–545	524	34	313.00–368.00	$345.19	$1,809	+3.26
535 thin fleshed	535	12	430.00	$430.00	$2,300	—
550–595	572	59	300.00–355.00	$335.09	$1,917	+3.74
584 thin fleshed	584	7	390.00	$390.00	$2,278	—
600–647	623	40	290.00–333.00	$315.78	$1,967	-2.03
650–695	667	27	285.00–330.00	$317.81	$2,120	-2.82
720–740	731	7	285.00–315.00	$308.59	$2,256	-12.98
752–780	753	75	250.00–341.00	$337.62	$2,542	+33.85
800–845	818	6	286.00–310.00	$301.72	$2,468	—
900–920	910	2	220.00–288.00	$253.63	$2,308	—
970	970	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,619	—
1070	1070	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,247	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	9	485.00	$485.00	$1,523	—
401–427	416	21	390.00–432.00	$414.64	$1,725	-50.81
450–471	461	22	365.00–486.00	$446.73	$2,059	-2.76
476 unweaned	476	15	432.50	$432.50	$2,059	—
515	515	5	430.00	$430.00	$2,214	-7.00
525–546	534	29	320.00–405.00	$367.22	$1,961	-69.78
570	570	10	350.00–402.00	$381.20	$2,173	+12.47
576–593 unweaned	584	13	330.00–387.00	$356.72	$2,083	—
600–649	631	38	310.00–388.00	$345.49	$2,180	-26.82
632	632	14	340.00	$340.00	$2,149	-32.31
642 unweaned	642	8	360.00	$360.00	$2,311	—
672	672	3	345.00	$345.00	$2,318	-15.00
720 unweaned	720	32	325.00	$325.00	$2,340	—
723 thin fleshed	723	57	361.00	$361.00	$2,610	—
756–772	764	29	313.00–355.00	$334.24	$2,554	-13.66
804–842	818	23	320.00–332.50	$323.23	$2,644	—
863	863	2	332.50	$332.50	$2,869	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,078	—
315–325	322	5	300.00–370.00	$322.78	$1,039	—
390	390	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,268	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
261–280	264	6	1,550.00–1,625.00	$1,611.75	+53.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,566	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	500.00	$500.00	$950	—
240	240	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,008	-92.67
250–273	266	6	450.00–525.00	$502.31	$1,336	+38.85
307 unweaned	307	7	484.00	$484.00	$1,486	+41.50
305–345	321	7	410.00–430.00	$422.04	$1,355	-10.05
350–395	370	18	400.00–490.00	$427.06	$1,580	-5.73
400–445	414	72	377.00–450.00	$420.16	$1,739	-1.12
432 unweaned	432	18	440.00	$440.00	$1,901	+25.00
444 thin fleshed	444	4	410.00	$410.00	$1,820	—
449	449	7	422.00	$422.00	$1,895	-23.26
463–493	471	20	342.50–412.00	$397.99	$1,875	-20.06
450–495	479	95	317.50–435.00	$379.13	$1,816	-120.87
484 thin fleshed	484	7	440.00	$440.00	$2,130	—
500–549	520	119	320.00–414.00	$364.35	$1,895	+9.35
520–532 unweaned	527	28	320.00–390.00	$357.26	$1,883	-13.05
533	533	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,439	-124.83
543 thin fleshed	543	11	390.00	$390.00	$2,118	+11.00
573 unweaned	573	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,948	+3.87
550–595	575	115	310.00–372.50	$327.86	$1,885	-31.91
598	598	4	352.00	$352.00	$2,105	+8.00
611	611	18	363.00	$363.00	$2,218	-9.46
603–645	624	81	290.00–395.00	$341.67	$2,132	-30.79
669 fancy	669	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,609	—
673	673	5	362.00	$362.00	$2,436	+23.94
653–690 unweaned	682	9	300.00–330.00	$306.39	$2,090	-18.82
655–697	682	20	292.50–325.00	$300.93	$2,052	-37.13
705–725	719	8	305.00–335.00	$323.81	$2,328	-10.41
722–726	725	22	312.50–338.00	$331.07	$2,400	-3.15
750–775	769	29	300.00–336.00	$330.78	$2,544	+28.28
790	790	3	295.00	$295.00	$2,330	-7.50
800	800	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,400	-18.30
863	863	4	303.00	$303.00	$2,615	+6.36
857–875	870	28	290.00–326.00	$322.57	$2,806	+25.93
905–925	923	8	270.00–292.00	$289.30	$2,670	—
982	982	58	310.00	$310.00	$3,044	+37.18
1042	1042	5	300.00	$300.00	$3,126	—
1109–1146	1131	41	259.50–294.00	$273.53	$3,094	—
1173	1173	34	270.00	$270.00	$3,167	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	450.00	$450.00	$855	-50.00
225–245	235	2	400.00	$400.00	$940	-19.16
250–280	267	5	400.00–425.00	$404.96	$1,081	+49.29
315–340	330	11	350.00–400.00	$384.04	$1,267	-1.67
355–395	381	16	350.00–395.00	$377.59	$1,439	-0.08
400–445	423	53	282.50–377.50	$363.70	$1,538	+16.88
450–495	475	39	300.00–347.50	$332.81	$1,581	-4.07
500–545	527	45	300.00–342.50	$323.54	$1,705	-2.69
550–595	577	37	300.00–325.00	$312.20	$1,801	+0.60
623	623	8	315.00	$315.00	$1,962	+9.19
600–649	633	58	270.00–310.00	$303.49	$1,921	-2.32
650–685	661	10	290.00–300.00	$295.51	$1,953	-9.96
710–740	722	7	280.00–300.00	$292.07	$2,109	+5.61
765–775	773	4	285.00–290.00	$288.76	$2,232	+11.17
920	920	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,392	—
1095	1095	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,409	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,800	+130.00
375–398	383	39	370.00–453.00	$429.34	$1,644	+49.34
408–436	426	8	350.00–435.00	$380.56	$1,621	-43.91
464–468	466	16	380.00–406.00	$391.32	$1,824	-5.68
494 thin fleshed	494	18	411.00	$411.00	$2,030	—
510–512	510	14	332.00–370.00	$361.83	$1,845	+10.60
550	550	7	352.00	$352.00	$1,936	+42.00
598 unweaned	598	4	338.00	$338.00	$2,021	—
600–625 unweaned	615	50	317.00–323.00	$320.66	$1,972	—
661	661	17	334.00	$334.00	$2,208	+4.00
748	748	3	327.50	$327.50	$2,450	+3.08
771	771	4	331.00	$331.00	$2,552	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,030	—
300	300	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,050	+44.49
360–385	375	3	310.00–330.00	$320.18	$1,201	-4.82
420	420	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,281	+30.00
460	460	1	268.00	$268.00	$1,233	+18.00
505	505	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,389	—
570–580	575	2	275.00–285.00	$279.96	$1,610	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–540	534	20	375.00–435.00	$382.10	$2,040	-18.27
551–591	579	29	330.00–356.00	$348.61	$2,018	-22.73
600–644	631	21	300.00–324.00	$316.55	$1,997	-10.19
650	650	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,015	+0.27
701–733	712	18	270.00–307.50	$298.20	$2,123	-14.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454–482	473	17	352.50–400.00	$370.22	$1,751	+15.22
580	580	8	310.00	$310.00	$1,798	-8.00
626–641	632	20	297.50–312.00	$306.12	$1,935	—
679	679	8	290.00	$290.00	$1,969	—
765–779	771	15	260.00–282.50	$276.85	$2,135	—
823	823	12	260.00	$260.00	$2,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,574	—
660–697	688	4	290.00–293.00	$290.72	$2,000	—
735	735	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,132	—
865	865	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,946	—
900–910	903	4	255.00–262.50	$260.61	$2,353	-12.39
980–995	988	2	210.00–220.00	$215.04	$2,125	-59.96
1085	1085	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,986	—
1335	1335	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,336	—
1390	1390	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,780	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1215–1540	1378	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,500.00–4,700.00	$3,729.76	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–985	927	80-85%	9	115.00–131.00	$124.96	$1,158	-12.68
930–985	956	80-85%	15	135.00–165.00	$157.96	$1,510	—
1028–1441	1155	80-85%	87	143.00–170.00	$162.92	$1,882	+25.96
960–1468	1213	80-85%	35	120.00–147.00	$134.94	$1,637	-13.03
1020–1563	1259	80-85%	94	133.00–159.00	$148.56	$1,870	-14.22

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–995	883	85-90%	14	96.00–131.00	$104.55	$923	-34.45
800–960	884	85-90%	12	80.00–107.00	$100.18	$886	-38.82
853–902	887	85-90%	10	90.00–96.00	$91.73	$814	-47.27
885–975	930	85-90%	2	115.00–125.00	$119.76	$1,114	-16.11
950	950	85-90%	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,311	—
995–1225	1034	85-90%	19	100.00–140.00	$110.15	$1,139	—
1015–1288	1132	85-90%	37	115.00–154.00	$126.78	$1,435	-22.46
1155	1155	85-90%	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,594	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1775	1368	75-80%	11	156.00–165.00	$159.88	$2,187	+9.35
1115–1705	1424	75-80%	33	133.00–154.00	$145.22	$2,068	—
1240–1769	1506	75-80%	28	128.00–143.00	$133.49	$2,010	-6.49

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	10	147.00	$147.00	$1,793	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1370	1228	2	171.00–204.00	$185.58	$2,279	—
1295–1320	1312	3	165.00–169.00	$166.67	$2,187	-22.33
1060–2233	1682	20	167.00–190.00	$181.80	$3,058	—
1380–1935	1723	10	141.00–177.00	$165.27	$2,848	-24.34
1625–1900	1808	5	189.00–195.00	$192.25	$3,476	+13.22

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1685	1638	2	179.00–189.00	$183.85	$3,011	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–839	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	220.00–259.00	$244.08	$1,989

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650 thin fleshed	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
815–880	852	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,848.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,162
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	212.00	$212.00	$2,406

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1150	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,850.00–3,050.00	$2,267.31
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1075–1080 thin fleshed	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
875–1285	1084	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,850.00–3,750.00	$2,665.15
920–1335	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,650.00–2,400.00	$2,051.47
1075–1155	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,550.00–2,800.00	$2,679.48
1070–1300	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,250.00	$2,046.84
1000–1455	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	2,400.00–3,900.00	$2,874.41
1175–1510	1337	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,650.00–3,450.00	$3,016.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1061 thin fleshed	1061	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	138.00	$138.00	$1,464
1109–1136 thin fleshed	1124	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	173.00–178.00	$174.50	$1,961
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	177.00	$177.00	$2,027
1183	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	173.00	$173.00	$2,047

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1041–1560	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	33	2,200.00–2,425.00	$2,372.25
1118–1405	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,475.00–2,875.00	$2,720.65
1555	1555	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–980	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,700.00	$2,310.84
775–1000	852	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,850.00–2,250.00	$2,069.96

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
226	226	12	850.00	$850.00	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	650.00	$650.00	$1,332	—
305	305	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,266	—

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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
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
850–1365	1159	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	3,000.00–4,500.00	$4,102.16	—
1210–1435	1293	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,000.00–3,550.00	$3,265.47	+415.47
1085–1465	1335	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,800.00–3,050.00	$2,924.61	-255.83
1410	1410	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	+50.00
1690	1690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1315	1128	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,025.00	$4,025.00	—
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,350.00	$4,350.00	—
1315–1370	1343	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,650.00–3,700.00	$3,674.49	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
186	186	8	230.00	$230.00	$428	—
200	200	9	215.00	$215.00	$430	—

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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.