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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

24,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.54/cwt -3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 804 lb · 4,246 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.56/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 755 lb · 2,823 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.94/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 724 lb · 2,461 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 24,067

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 166 139.22 $139.22 $835 -0.78
675 675 176 133.22–143.93 $139.43 $941 -1.02
700 700 140 130.00 $130.00 $910 +0.20
700 700 210 133.25 $133.25 $933 +3.45
700–735 712 852 135.00–143.00 $139.22 $991 +2.84
750 750 201 136.10 $136.10 $1,021 -3.51
750 750 220 137.85–143.00 $141.13 $1,058 +1.52
750 750 650 140.01 $140.01 $1,050 +0.40
750 750 67 130.10 $130.10 $976 -9.51
750–760 757 1,565 140.51–142.74 $142.08 $1,076 +2.47
760 760 65 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 +0.39
775 775 55 131.20 $131.20 $1,017 -2.80
800 800 240 130.20 $130.20 $1,042 -5.80
800 800 240 133.30 $133.30 $1,066 -2.70
800 800 693 139.00 $139.00 $1,112 +3.00
800 800 625 134.27 $134.27 $1,074 -1.73
800–825 803 1,843 130.10–134.45 $133.90 $1,075 -2.10
800–825 812 245 120.64–124.52 $122.54 $995 -13.46
820 820 360 129.74 $129.74 $1,064 -4.22
850 850 310 125.88 $125.88 $1,070 -15.62
850 850 200 131.90 $131.90 $1,121 -9.60
850 850 240 135.45 $135.45 $1,151 -6.05
850 850 120 128.30 $128.30 $1,091 -13.20
850 850 118 131.13 $131.13 $1,115 -10.37
900 900 85 131.00 $131.00 $1,179
900 900 440 134.78 $134.78 $1,213
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 75 170.00 $170.00 $808 +33.16
480 480 1,100 142.00 $142.00 $682 +5.16
600 600 160 130.00 $130.00 $780 +4.09
600 600 1,060 128.50–130.00 $129.77 $779 +3.86
650 650 1,100 130.20 $130.20 $846 -4.95
700 700 400 128.20 $128.20 $897 -6.56
725 725 67 130.05 $130.05 $943 -4.71
750 750 450 127.20 $127.20 $954 -0.63
750 750 388 126.00 $126.00 $945 -1.83
775 775 140 124.46 $124.46 $965 -8.11
825 825 250 128.96 $128.96 $1,064 +1.74
885 885 225 133.55 $133.55 $1,182 +3.55
924 924 10 129.94 $129.94 $1,201 +0.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
741 741 116 122.96 $122.96 $911

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 75 124.00 $124.00 $800 -13.70
650–657 653 136 130.00–135.00 $132.76 $867 +6.13
650–665 655 150 136.00–136.93 $136.59 $895 +9.96
675 675 225 125.00 $125.00 $844 -5.85
700–725 717 475 121.05–125.50 $122.70 $880 +0.82
700–741 721 202 133.00–136.00 $134.07 $967 +2.26
725 725 45 127.20 $127.20 $922 +0.60
725–730 725 1,349 126.08–131.30 $128.44 $931 +1.84
725 725 190 119.95 $119.95 $870 -6.65
735 735 200 126.30 $126.30 $928 -0.30
750 750 865 119.70–123.20 $120.75 $906 -1.62
750 750 819 129.20–132.78 $129.81 $974 +7.44
750–765 757 130 126.00–133.00 $129.50 $980 -1.12
800 800 240 127.40 $127.40 $1,019 -1.10
825 825 180 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 -3.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–580 572 285 123.00–124.00 $123.70 $708 +3.70
575 575 88 128.60 $128.60 $739 +8.60
580 580 85 123.00 $123.00 $713 +3.00
650–675 652 1,245 124.20–129.15 $124.78 $814 +0.83
700 700 70 120.00 $120.00 $840 -3.26
750 750 450 119.20 $119.20 $894 -4.34
750 750 66 123.79 $123.79 $928 +0.25
775 775 650 123.88 $123.88 $960 -1.35
835 835 180 127.55 $127.55 $1,065 +4.99

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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.