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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

13,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.27/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 850 lb · 2,570 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.65/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 750 lb · 2,080 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $134.68/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 767 lb · 1,176 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 13,035

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 81 137.94 $137.94 $848 +1.31
650 650 77 135.65 $135.65 $882 -5.31
675 675 148 140.36 $140.36 $947 +9.40
700 700 164 148.00 $148.00 $1,036 +18.30
715–730 725 200 129.20–131.08 $130.29 $945 +0.59
750 750 396 132.00 $132.00 $990 -4.67
775 775 260 134.44 $134.44 $1,042 -5.37
775 775 130 141.50 $141.50 $1,097 +1.69
775 775 390 135.28 $135.28 $1,048 -4.53
800 800 500 141.50 $141.50 $1,132 -1.00
800 800 63 131.00 $131.00 $1,048 -11.50
800 800 63 126.61 $126.61 $1,013 -15.89
800 800 126 134.61 $134.61 $1,077 -7.89
825 825 140 140.85 $140.85 $1,162 +9.27
850 850 986 131.00 $131.00 $1,114 +0.48
850 850 348 128.00 $128.00 $1,088 -2.52
850 850 290 131.00 $131.00 $1,114 +0.48
850 850 290 129.00 $129.00 $1,096 -1.52
850 850 176 135.98 $135.98 $1,156 +5.46
850 850 480 127.95–132.20 $128.66 $1,094 -1.86
950 950 190 128.40 $128.40 $1,220
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 40 150.00 $150.00 $825 +1.30
600–625 618 203 130.45–134.99 $131.64 $814 +4.64
710–725 723 241 128.36–133.85 $131.90 $954
750–775 769 552 132.22–132.50 $132.28 $1,017
800–810 802 244 128.58–130.45 $129.70 $1,040 -2.12
800–835 824 590 133.00–137.00 $134.54 $1,109 +2.72

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 79 126.00 $126.00 $747
676 676 65 130.00 $130.00 $879
700–721 710 137 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $927 +4.69
700–725 716 205 123.65–125.65 $124.33 $890 -1.49
725 725 110 127.20 $127.20 $922 +1.38
725 725 67 132.20 $132.20 $958 +6.38
725 725 202 123.35–124.45 $123.71 $897 -2.11
750 750 845 128.00–130.00 $129.23 $969 +2.08
750 750 455 121.35–122.45 $122.10 $916 -5.05
750 750 325 125.00 $125.00 $938 -2.15
750 750 65 131.00 $131.00 $982 +3.85
750 750 325 127.00 $127.00 $952 -0.15
750 750 65 127.20 $127.20 $954 +0.05
850 850 241 121.95–123.40 $123.06 $1,046
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 30 135.00 $135.00 $675 +1.30
625 unweaned 625 65 117.52 $117.52 $734
675 675 72 126.45 $126.45 $854
700 700 212 123.65 $123.65 $866 -1.80
700–735 724 237 125.11–127.32 $126.66 $917 +1.21
750 750 130 123.46 $123.46 $926
750 750 35 129.00 $129.00 $968

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1,300 119.20 $119.20 $894

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 400 123.20 $123.20 $924

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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.