Texas cattle market

Auction averages from 6 reporting markets in Texas, week of 09/14/2026 – 09/20/2026. Compared with 09/07/2026–09/13/2026.

Work in progress — please don't trade on these numbers.

The figures come straight from USDA Market News and we believe they're correct, but they haven't been through enough weeks of checking for us to stand behind them. Check with your sale barn before you act.

5wt steers: $377.18; ▲ 20.66
7wt steers: $334.04; thin
Cull cows: $140.19; thin
Head sold: 3,211
Markets: 6

Feeder cattle

Head-weighted average price per hundredweight across Texas auctions. Premium is what steers brought over heifers of the same weight. ▲ green is up on last week, ▼ red is down; thin means too few head to compare.

300–400 lb224 head

Steers: $429.72thin
Heifers: $410.04thin
Steer premium: $19.68

400–500 lb583 head

Steers: $416.69▲ 26.40
Heifers: $361.39▲ 2.55
Steer premium: $55.30

500–600 lb774 head

Steers: $377.18▲ 20.66
Heifers: $342.06▲ 12.60
Steer premium: $35.12

600–700 lb455 head

Steers: $332.15▲ 2.88
Heifers: $320.45▲ 4.96
Steer premium: $11.70

700–800 lb864 head

Steers: $334.04thin
Heifers: $317.71thin
Steer premium: $16.33

800–900 lb237 head

Steers: $315.60thin
Heifers: thinthin

900–1000 lb74 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

Weight	Steers	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	$429.72	thin	$410.04	thin	$19.68	224
400–500 lb	$416.69	▲ 26.40	$361.39	▲ 2.55	$55.30	583
500–600 lb	$377.18	▲ 20.66	$342.06	▲ 12.60	$35.12	774
600–700 lb	$332.15	▲ 2.88	$320.45	▲ 4.96	$11.70	455
700–800 lb	$334.04	thin	$317.71	thin	$16.33	864
800–900 lb	$315.60	thin	thin	thin	—	237
900–1000 lb	thin	thin	thin	thin	—	74

Cows, bulls & replacements

Every class Texas auctions reported this week. Cull cows price on condition — Breakers fleshiest, Leans thinnest. Replacement classes trade by the head. A class shows its price whenever anything sold; the week-over-week move is withheld when too few head changed hands for the comparison to mean anything, which happens more often at state level than nationally.

Cull cows, all$140.19/cwt
thin492 head
Boner 80-85%$140.84/cwt
—192 head
Lean 85-90%$140.15/cwt
—251 head
Slaughter bulls$178.88/cwt
thin43 head
Bred cows$2621.00/hd
thin193 head
Bred heifers$3840.19/hd
thin49 head
Stock cows$253.93/cwt
thin49 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$140.19/cwt	thin	492
Boner 80-85%	$140.84/cwt	—	192
Lean 85-90%	$140.15/cwt	—	251
Slaughter bulls	$178.88/cwt	thin	43
Bred cows	$2621.00/hd	thin	193
Bred heifers	$3840.19/hd	thin	49
Stock cows	$253.93/cwt	thin	49

Other states

Missouri 19,790 Oklahoma 9,710 Nebraska 9,478 South Dakota 9,205 Kentucky 7,919 Iowa 6,505 Kansas 5,136 Tennessee 5,105

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. This site is a work in progress — please don't make financial decisions from it.