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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

46,461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $137.46/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 824 lb · 10,273 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.16/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 620 lb · 6,636 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $138.89/cwt +7.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 850 lb · 5,484 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 46,461

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 173 154.13 $154.13 $694
550 550 91 142.25 $142.25 $782
600 600 25 140.00 $140.00 $840
625–630 625 1,225 139.25–140.52 $140.47 $878
650 650 25 140.45 $140.45 $913
650 650 231 144.15 $144.15 $937
650 650 115 145.70 $145.70 $947
675 unweaned 675 148 128.75–133.88 $131.32 $886
700 700 100 129.80 $129.80 $909 -9.20
700 700 140 130.94 $130.94 $917 -8.06
700–710 702 346 138.70–143.24 $141.79 $995 +2.79
709–725 719 206 135.00–139.00 $136.38 $981 -2.62
750 750 520 139.61 $139.61 $1,047 +4.87
750–785 773 375 135.00–136.00 $135.48 $1,047 +0.74
750–785 773 612 133.20–142.55 $135.82 $1,050 +1.08
775 775 260 134.00 $134.00 $1,038 -0.74
800–825 812 120 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $1,104 +7.87
800–825 819 1,021 129.20–136.34 $133.96 $1,097 +5.83
825 825 250 132.00 $132.00 $1,089 +3.87
825 825 1,740 141.00 $141.00 $1,163 +12.87
825 825 175 134.00 $134.00 $1,106 +5.87
825 825 660 138.00 $138.00 $1,138 +9.87
825 825 840 140.25 $140.25 $1,157 +12.12
825 825 1,380 142.00 $142.00 $1,172 +13.87
825 825 1,159 135.15 $135.15 $1,115 +7.02
825 825 2,928 135.15 $135.15 $1,115 +7.02
850 850 3,596 141.50 $141.50 $1,203 +10.50
850 850 300 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 -1.00
850 850 530 133.00–138.00 $134.65 $1,145 +3.65
850–875 851 1,058 132.90–134.77 $134.67 $1,146 +3.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 461 950 136.00–138.00 $136.84 $631
522 522 54 151.19 $151.19 $789
557 557 57 125.30 $125.30 $698 -0.15
600–630 620 6,330 124.00–127.00 $125.91 $781 +5.91
625–635 629 306 131.36 $131.36 $826 +11.36
650 650 152 135.15 $135.15 $878 +7.95
650 650 470 130.95 $130.95 $851 +3.75
650–670 663 115 130.75–131.90 $131.13 $869 +1.86
675 675 225 134.10 $134.10 $905 +4.83
682 682 35 139.00 $139.00 $948 +9.73
711–746 732 388 130.59–137.38 $134.76 $986 -6.21
750 750 327 127.45–128.09 $127.83 $959 -3.59
750 750 1,880 128.95–129.20 $129.11 $968 -2.31
750–785 771 741 130.26–135.47 $132.57 $1,022 +1.15
800 800 732 132.00 $132.00 $1,056 +6.25
800–825 802 735 126.65–131.83 $130.65 $1,048 +4.90
800–825 816 343 126.27–129.22 $127.22 $1,038 +1.47
850 850 60 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 +0.23
850 850 235 131.45 $131.45 $1,117 +1.68
931 931 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,201

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 85 137.40 $137.40 $756
625 625 103 137.70 $137.70 $861
650–675 658 213 125.75–128.25 $126.63 $833 -0.27
674–675 674 267 128.00–135.15 $132.94 $896 +6.04
675 675 225 130.85 $130.85 $883 +3.95
700 700 70 130.00 $130.00 $910 +9.98
700–725 709 340 130.00–135.00 $132.06 $936 +12.04
700–725 714 235 121.20–122.80 $121.88 $870 +1.86
700–725 723 1,646 129.20–134.55 $131.81 $953 +4.60
725 725 665 126.30–127.30 $126.60 $918 -0.61
725 725 400 130.30 $130.30 $945 +3.09
725 725 135 125.40 $125.40 $909 -1.81
750 750 715 118.20–126.20 $122.37 $918 +2.57
750 750 520 126.20–127.50 $127.18 $954 +7.38
750 750 325 128.00 $128.00 $960 +8.20
750–760 756 162 130.00–131.00 $130.62 $987 +10.82
750–775 765 305 124.85–131.30 $129.17 $988 +9.37
800–825 804 360 126.00–129.00 $128.50 $1,033
825 825 300 133.96 $133.96 $1,105
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 134 128.36 $128.36 $687
536 536 53 138.07 $138.07 $740
538 538 33 114.20 $114.20 $614
550 550 210 120.00 $120.00 $660 +7.50
604 604 28 129.00 $129.00 $779 +0.70
600–649 618 302 124.75–129.36 $127.53 $788 -0.17
650 650 1,000 123.95 $123.95 $806 -3.40
650 650 425 124.95 $124.95 $812 -2.40
650–660 657 377 123.73–124.12 $124.04 $815 -3.31
730 730 139 123.26 $123.26 $900 +2.98
750 750 70 123.54 $123.54 $927 +131.54
750 750 800 130.77 $130.77 $981 +138.77
750–775 760 920 121.09–126.83 $125.23 $952 +133.23
825 825 175 122.56 $122.56 $1,011
850 850 235 123.85 $123.85 $1,053

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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.