Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

6,205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $361.50/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,993/hd at 828 lb · 236 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $393.30/cwt -5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,869/hd at 729 lb · 234 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $344.98/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $3,043/hd at 882 lb · 188 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,205	6,662	8,695
Feeder cattle	5,279	5,637	7,957
Slaughter cattle	597	595	505
Replacement cattle	329	430	233

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Demand was good despite the board closing in the red towards the end of the week. Spring-like temperatures all week, but the area remains very dry and in much need of rain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	740.00	$740.00	$1,073	+70.00
150–195	176	12	660.00–760.00	$699.34	$1,231	+31.00
205–235	223	6	650.00–700.00	$678.46	$1,513	+19.13
260–295	280	12	620.00–690.00	$643.82	$1,803	+17.86
322 thin fleshed	322	6	675.00	$675.00	$2,174	—
300–345	324	29	570.00–655.00	$610.99	$1,980	-5.88
350–396	370	42	550.00–645.00	$597.54	$2,211	+4.17
379 thin fleshed	379	8	612.50	$612.50	$2,321	+12.50
400–445	414	54	515.00–610.00	$569.60	$2,358	+19.66
448	448	3	512.50	$512.50	$2,296	-37.44
451 fancy	451	5	557.50	$557.50	$2,514	—
450–495	472	100	495.00–565.00	$537.72	$2,538	+9.65
500–545	526	99	420.00–555.00	$502.15	$2,641	+19.25
526 thin fleshed	526	4	517.50	$517.50	$2,722	+13.10
534 unweaned	534	8	482.00	$482.00	$2,574	—
554 value added	554	13	497.00	$497.00	$2,753	—
550–595	568	44	420.00–535.00	$466.47	$2,650	-9.83
577–591 unweaned	585	48	425.00–445.00	$439.73	$2,572	—
600–645	624	48	400.00–460.00	$416.49	$2,599	-13.87
640 unweaned	640	5	420.00	$420.00	$2,688	—
650–690	679	76	380.00–440.00	$414.94	$2,817	+11.86
700–747	722	117	342.00–405.00	$390.72	$2,821	-8.20
720–737	728	23	375.00	$375.00	$2,730	-23.92
739 value added	739	94	401.00	$401.00	$2,963	—
750–799	791	135	340.00–395.00	$371.21	$2,936	+8.71
803–843	828	234	353.00–370.00	$361.65	$2,994	+0.06
830	830	2	344.00	$344.00	$2,855	-17.59
852–896	882	188	315.00–353.00	$344.98	$3,043	-2.83
919	919	17	331.00	$331.00	$3,042	-3.90
950–953	951	40	320.00	$320.00	$3,043	+17.52
1027	1027	23	315.00	$315.00	$3,235	-7.11
1059–1064	1060	36	302.00–316.00	$314.05	$3,329	—
1127	1127	57	281.00	$281.00	$3,167	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359 thin fleshed	359	21	525.00	$525.00	$1,885	—
404–435	408	19	450.00–567.50	$550.26	$2,245	+35.26
412–416 thin fleshed	413	23	490.00–555.00	$507.08	$2,094	—
456–490	461	8	320.00–500.00	$462.25	$2,131	-8.80
473 thin fleshed	473	3	480.00	$480.00	$2,270	—
501–546	521	22	465.00–487.50	$478.21	$2,491	-18.73
500–525 thin fleshed	522	16	482.50–485.00	$482.80	$2,520	—
560–589	578	46	420.00–465.00	$447.34	$2,586	-12.27
605–627	623	21	405.00–427.00	$414.17	$2,580	+3.46
651–682	670	27	370.00–383.00	$379.01	$2,539	-22.13
705	705	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,362	-53.62
875–883	880	6	324.00–333.00	$330.02	$2,904	—
977	977	17	293.00	$293.00	$2,863	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,120	+42.55
200–245	226	4	410.00–605.00	$551.96	$1,247	-60.16
250–290	265	6	400.00–600.00	$550.94	$1,460	-43.43
320–330	325	2	490.00–520.00	$504.77	$1,641	+14.97
375–395	383	8	400.00–545.00	$505.72	$1,937	-5.76
400–445	423	29	410.00–545.00	$507.31	$2,146	+14.76
450–495	473	35	400.00–490.00	$461.28	$2,182	-2.77
510–545	528	8	420.00–468.00	$439.60	$2,321	+7.27
555–590	582	23	370.00–435.00	$408.45	$2,377	-15.47
605–640	624	6	375.00–390.00	$384.11	$2,397	+11.76
685	685	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,500	-5.80
712–720	714	4	340.00–355.00	$351.22	$2,508	+12.99
756	756	9	350.00	$350.00	$2,646	+0.99
883	883	19	240.00	$240.00	$2,119	—
910	910	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,366	—
955	955	1	258.00	$258.00	$2,464	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,829	—
655	655	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,900	—

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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	650.00	$650.00	$1,138	+50.00
205–248	237	6	630.00–720.00	$696.39	$1,650	+81.55
255–285	271	7	525.00–600.00	$584.45	$1,584	+36.55
285	285	2	565.00	$565.00	$1,610	+17.10
300–345	323	39	500.00–585.00	$537.69	$1,737	+22.44
358 thin fleshed	358	9	540.00	$540.00	$1,933	—
350–395	373	47	480.00–570.00	$519.52	$1,938	+12.13
401–430	406	11	475.00–500.00	$495.19	$2,010	+8.63
403–418	412	5	510.00–520.00	$513.91	$2,117	+27.35
400–440	423	77	470.00–525.00	$497.30	$2,104	+10.74
455	455	2	455.00	$455.00	$2,070	-11.26
458–465 thin fleshed	463	18	492.50–495.00	$493.19	$2,283	+10.17
450–497	472	91	425.00–515.00	$473.27	$2,234	+7.01
503 thin fleshed	503	5	455.00	$455.00	$2,289	—
500–543	515	95	395.00–465.00	$440.10	$2,267	-49.90
533	533	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,132	-20.02
550–595	571	91	370.00–430.00	$413.22	$2,359	+1.63
600 fancy	600	2	391.00	$391.00	$2,346	—
623	623	4	385.00	$385.00	$2,399	-26.50
600–645	627	124	355.00–407.00	$381.03	$2,389	-30.47
644 unweaned	644	12	367.00	$367.00	$2,363	—
650–680	657	68	320.00–385.00	$366.01	$2,405	+2.09
702–745	715	148	280.00–370.00	$348.34	$2,491	-3.46
726	726	7	340.00	$340.00	$2,468	-11.80
755–780	761	93	285.00–350.00	$342.55	$2,607	-4.45
802–829	807	113	320.00–332.00	$328.05	$2,647	-0.02
808	808	3	304.00	$304.00	$2,456	-24.07
833	833	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,707	-3.07
856–861	858	14	301.00–313.00	$307.84	$2,641	-15.65
850–890	881	117	270.00–331.00	$315.73	$2,782	-7.76
955–965	958	5	275.00–280.00	$276.61	$2,650	—
1010	1010	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,828	—
1126	1126	4	280.00	$280.00	$3,153	+2.00
1173	1173	8	270.00	$270.00	$3,167	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201	201	4	610.00	$610.00	$1,226	—
340–348	346	4	445.00–485.00	$475.17	$1,644	—
360–395	377	15	455.00–470.00	$464.97	$1,753	+39.97
418–448	427	12	440.00–470.00	$458.54	$1,958	-27.93
469 thin fleshed	469	18	470.00	$470.00	$2,204	+15.00
450–495	474	65	405.00–465.00	$457.13	$2,167	-13.44
510	510	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,836	-55.74
555–577	572	7	340.00–372.00	$363.74	$2,081	-33.54
615–623	622	12	325.00–361.00	$358.04	$2,227	—
684–696	685	85	330.00–347.00	$345.21	$2,365	-10.62
703	703	5	325.00	$325.00	$2,285	-11.85
755–775	767	46	326.00–330.00	$327.49	$2,512	-9.51
792	792	8	312.50	$312.50	$2,475	-24.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	500.00	$500.00	$875	-44.93
230–245	238	2	400.00–520.00	$461.89	$1,099	-38.11
255–295	274	8	400.00–500.00	$485.55	$1,330	+8.36
300–345	328	7	375.00–480.00	$448.62	$1,471	-4.67
337 thin fleshed	337	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,247	—
360–395	381	7	420.00–470.00	$444.00	$1,692	+16.70
400–445	424	18	425.00–465.00	$446.89	$1,895	+11.22
450–495	477	16	325.00–440.00	$399.84	$1,907	-9.08
505–545	529	24	385.00–425.00	$406.93	$2,153	+9.28
555–590	573	7	360.00–378.00	$372.40	$2,134	+24.40
600–645	619	8	325.00–363.00	$344.66	$2,133	+2.45
655–695	677	5	320.00–355.00	$342.42	$2,318	+8.76
710–745	720	7	328.00–340.00	$337.61	$2,431	—
755–785	765	4	283.00–318.00	$302.56	$2,315	+4.37
895	895	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,148	-26.04
970	970	1	253.00	$253.00	$2,454	-7.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,505	±0.00
505–545	538	6	350.00–370.00	$353.13	$1,900	-21.87
575	575	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,811	—
665	665	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,829	+1.39
725–745	732	3	220.00–298.00	$271.20	$1,985	—
750	750	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,762	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	2	207.00	$207.00	$2,049	—
1162	1162	3	213.00	$213.00	$2,475	—
1170–1333	1240	7	213.00–237.00	$225.94	$2,802	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
270	270	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	4	770.00	$770.00	$1,964	+165.01
303–335	314	15	525.00–640.00	$609.61	$1,914	-13.39
353–390	379	15	575.00–615.00	$601.78	$2,281	+16.78
400–448	428	10	537.00–600.00	$559.40	$2,394	-2.64
460–485	472	26	505.00–550.00	$523.72	$2,472	+13.23
500–548	523	35	450.00–525.00	$495.54	$2,592	+8.10
560–575	567	12	444.00–485.00	$458.70	$2,601	-11.11
608 thin fleshed	608	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,371	—
603–645	621	22	360.00–437.00	$405.01	$2,515	-16.50
650–695	672	5	342.00–390.00	$372.34	$2,502	+2.34
705	705	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,397	—
771–773	772	6	335.00–340.00	$336.67	$2,599	—
845	845	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,662	-15.00
853–890	865	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,682	—
925	925	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,896	—
1032	1032	5	310.00	$310.00	$3,199	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
173	173	6	740.00	$740.00	$1,280	—
375–388	382	7	500.00–570.00	$519.29	$1,984	-13.78
400–443	423	21	475.00–535.00	$488.31	$2,066	-29.24
450–495	469	5	470.00–475.00	$472.08	$2,214	—
508–535	521	10	460.00–470.00	$463.07	$2,413	+32.84
710	710	15	348.00	$348.00	$2,471	—
815–833	827	3	260.00–280.00	$273.43	$2,261	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,939	—
865	865	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,725	+2.00
930	930	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,092	-43.00
950	950	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,185	-40.00
1160	1160	1	193.00	$193.00	$2,239	—
1325	1325	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,650	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
938	938	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1490–1630	1560	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	4,500.00–5,400.00	$4,929.81	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,428	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–970	905	80-85%	5	150.00–165.00	$157.82	$1,428	+13.44
835–990	932	80-85%	9	139.00–149.00	$144.59	$1,348	+0.21
850–985	963	80-85%	28	125.00–147.00	$136.36	$1,313	—
1005–1403	1114	80-85%	14	150.00–170.00	$159.74	$1,780	+3.42
1015–1300	1174	80-85%	12	125.00–157.00	$138.56	$1,627	—
1000–1396	1288	80-85%	60	140.00–164.00	$154.79	$1,994	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1780	1302	75-80%	30	154.00–164.00	$158.87	$2,068	+0.04
1190–1680	1330	75-80%	29	161.00–189.00	$171.15	$2,276	+12.32
1230–1660	1414	75-80%	8	140.00–152.50	$146.59	$2,073	—
1755	1755	75-80%	1	143.00	$143.00	$2,510	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–990	796	85-90%	11	80.00–110.00	$98.00	$780	—
740–915	829	85-90%	4	127.00–135.00	$130.38	$1,081	—
858–943	875	85-90%	10	143.00–145.00	$143.43	$1,255	+15.86
895	895	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,074	-16.31
845–1205	942	85-90%	13	119.00–160.00	$149.25	$1,406	+14.01
965	965	85-90%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,033	+37.00
1035	1035	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,346	—
840–1270	1055	85-90%	14	90.00–140.00	$122.55	$1,293	-27.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1170	1133	4	252.00–275.00	$257.18	$2,914	—
765–1380	1193	24	216.00–235.00	$232.46	$2,773	—
1135–1280	1208	2	194.00–198.00	$196.12	$2,369	—
1265	1265	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,087	-8.98
1285	1285	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,390	+12.02
1265–1640	1513	8	155.00–190.00	$179.70	$2,719	—
1395–1695	1558	5	156.00–177.50	$168.84	$2,631	—
1440–2125	1776	17	194.00–215.00	$203.19	$3,609	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–1780	1687	3	176.00–181.00	$178.07	$3,004	—
1810–1820	1815	2	190.00–204.00	$197.02	$3,576	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1140	912	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	250.00–312.00	$298.84	$2,725
1025–1285	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	176.00–195.00	$182.14	$2,177
1280–1405	1343	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	169.00–170.00	$169.52	$2,277

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–760	715	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00–2,300.00	$2,089.16
610–1165	867	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	1,600.00–2,550.00	$2,112.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–1033	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	265.00–275.00	$269.13	$2,667
1055–1148	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	220.00–240.00	$234.27	$2,621

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–895 thin fleshed	865	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
980 thin fleshed	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
720–1215	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,450.00–3,600.00	$2,993.32
785–1210	1006	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	2,000.00–2,800.00	$2,382.30
870–1110	1021	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,381.55
755–1315	1056	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,900.00–2,650.00	$2,233.65
855–1325	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,700.00–4,300.00	$3,436.41
925–1360	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	2,150.00–3,650.00	$2,715.26
915–1555	1134	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	2,350.00–3,850.00	$2,894.25
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1235	1183	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	3,000.00–3,350.00	$3,167.23
1147–1517	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	2,900.00–3,050.00	$3,012.48
1319	1319	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	4,050.00	$4,050.00
1156–2025	1341	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	2,900.00–3,400.00	$3,131.02
1395–1465	1448	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,300.00–3,400.00	$3,375.91

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00
765–1120	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,200.00–4,050.00	$3,313.59
775–1080	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,300.00–4,400.00	$3,845.49
1053	1053	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	9	415.00	$415.00	$1,623	—
413–426	419	41	440.00–450.00	$444.96	$1,864	—
533	533	9	400.00	$400.00	$2,132	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,620	—
506	506	21	400.00	$400.00	$2,024	+125.00

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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
835–1265	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,800.00–4,250.00	$3,786.31	-7.46
1065 fancy	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—
900–1430	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	2,900.00–4,100.00	$3,464.47	—
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-819.68
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—
1610	1610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1143–1365	1187	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,900.00–4,450.00	$4,323.55	—
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1410	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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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.