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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

8,938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.30/cwt +13.01 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 722 lb · 1,079 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.45/cwt ≈ $715/hd at 570 lb · 960 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $134.74/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 775 lb · 915 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,938

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 960 122.50–126.00 $125.45 $715
616 616 14 138.56 $138.56 $854
620 620 410 120.00 $120.00 $744
650 650 145 127.20 $127.20 $827 +1.73
650 650 600 125.00 $125.00 $812 -0.47
660 660 65 129.27 $129.27 $853 +3.80
700–725 724 208 133.70–141.22 $140.97 $1,021 +12.72
750 750 65 131.42 $131.42 $986
750 750 260 129.28 $129.28 $970
800–825 813 532 125.10–127.00 $125.75 $1,022 -14.25
850 850 470 129.47–130.09 $129.77 $1,103 +6.41
950 950 35 121.94 $121.94 $1,158
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 139.00 $139.00 $1,008 +9.00
775 775 915 134.20–135.95 $134.74 $1,044 +2.93
800–825 818 480 126.90–129.20 $128.13 $1,048 -1.87
875 875 515 131.00 $131.00 $1,146 +9.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 150 112.50 $112.50 $641
570–585 576 420 114.00–129.00 $120.07 $692
600 600 500 120.00 $120.00 $720 +15.00
605 605 27 128.30 $128.30 $776 +23.30
625 625 6 127.70 $127.70 $798 +22.70
650 650 100 127.35 $127.35 $828
700 700 140 122.87 $122.87 $860
725 725 275 120.28 $120.28 $872
750 750 65 $-8.00 $-60 -116.35
750 750 65 $-8.00 $-60 -116.35
950 950 35 107.94 $107.94 $1,025
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 126.90 $126.90 $825 +8.70
700–725 712 137 119.00–121.00 $120.02 $855 +8.10
700–725 723 942 123.90–128.95 $127.21 $920 +8.21
750 750 260 119.80 $119.80 $898 +11.45

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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.