Texas cattle auction prices

Name: Texas feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

5 sales at 5 USDA-reported barns from Oct 16 to October 22, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $384.46/cwt
4-week average: $391.93
13-week average: $383.73
4-week vs 13-week: +2.1%

52-wk low $354.85high $503.65

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $350.75/cwt
4-week average: $340.33
13-week average: $331.98
4-week vs 13-week: +2.5%

52-wk low $303.43high $394.94

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $350.63/cwt
4-week average: $346.42
13-week average: $343.92
4-week vs 13-week: +0.7%

52-wk low $322.28high $429.62

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
Tulia Livestock Auction, Tulia	Thu Oct 22	851	$389.41	$351.08	$344.41	Rising (+5.4%)
Producers Livestock, San Angelo	Thu Oct 22	400	$361.82	$316.46	$357.37	Steady (−0.9%)
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction, Dalhart	Thu Oct 22	1,838	$414.30	$356.01	$354.84	Rising (+1.9%)
Lonestar Stockyards, Wildorado	Tue Oct 20	1,050	$373.95	$340.00	$381.86	Rising (+1.4%)
Giddings Livestock Auction, Giddings	Mon Oct 19	1,081	$362.13	$323.32	$339.87	Easing (−1.9%)

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; they are not in the statewide auction trend above.
USDA direct report	Week of	Head	Steers 800–899	Steers 700–799	Heifers 700–799
Texas	Oct 19	7,524	$338.54	$351.05	$328.30

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Texas barns

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction, Dalhart · Oct 22
Giddings Livestock Auction, Giddings · Oct 19
Lonestar Stockyards, Wildorado · Oct 20
Producers Livestock, San Angelo · Oct 22
Tulia Livestock Auction, Tulia · Oct 22

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 5 Texas barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.