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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

26,501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.72/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 761 lb · 3,498 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $137.38/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 815 lb · 3,414 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.03/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 723 lb · 2,853 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 26,501

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 555 152.00 $152.00 $935 +4.04
615 615 81 145.96 $145.96 $898 -2.00
625–640 632 158 148.56–152.79 $150.70 $952 +5.16
660–675 665 550 140.00–149.00 $145.73 $969 -2.77
700–725 710 168 146.00–147.00 $146.60 $1,041 +9.14
700–725 714 119 139.52–142.89 $140.94 $1,006 +3.48
720 720 138 138.96 $138.96 $1,001 +1.97
725 725 69 141.00 $141.00 $1,022 +4.00
750 750 198 142.64 $142.64 $1,070 +10.67
750 750 66 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 +15.03
750 750 80 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 +8.03
750 750 263 131.55–143.88 $140.83 $1,056 +8.86
750–775 767 273 129.00–136.50 $132.21 $1,014 -1.86
750–775 771 649 134.20–141.94 $134.63 $1,038 +0.71
775 775 64 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +4.34
800 800 460 130.40–141.84 $140.35 $1,123 +7.35
800 800 186 143.05 $143.05 $1,144 +10.05
800–825 804 308 131.50–140.00 $138.17 $1,111 +5.17
800–825 812 715 131.85–133.94 $132.52 $1,076 +2.36
800–825 814 304 138.50–140.00 $139.39 $1,135 +9.23
825 825 180 135.75–140.00 $138.58 $1,143 +8.58
825 825 120 136.03 $136.03 $1,122 +6.03
825 825 424 137.96 $137.96 $1,138 +7.96
825–835 827 357 130.00–137.50 $133.80 $1,107 +3.80
825–835 830 360 138.35–143.00 $140.68 $1,168 +10.68
850 850 58 131.00 $131.00 $1,114 +0.24
850 850 100 138.50 $138.50 $1,177 +7.74
850 850 104 145.62 $145.62 $1,238 +14.86
850 850 58 135.00 $135.00 $1,148 +4.24
850 850 458 133.00–141.37 $140.31 $1,193 +9.55
850 850 117 132.00–138.00 $135.03 $1,148 +4.27
900 900 280 131.50 $131.50 $1,184
915 915 95 134.75 $134.75 $1,233
950 950 44 126.15 $126.15 $1,198
950 950 630 134.37 $134.37 $1,277
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 120 169.00 $169.00 $642 +7.00
470 470 425 149.00 $149.00 $700
500 500 100 17.50 $17.50 $88 -145.00
640 640 78 140.56 $140.56 $900
650 650 1,500 140.35 $140.35 $912 +1.38
692 692 50 134.35 $134.35 $930 +7.35
715–725 718 395 132.00–134.94 $132.89 $954 +1.63
765 765 135 137.00 $137.00 $1,048 +7.07
750–775 772 628 128.05–131.79 $130.89 $1,010 +0.96
775 775 250 133.50 $133.50 $1,035 +3.57
800–830 821 854 126.00–131.69 $127.85 $1,050 +1.89
812–839 826 174 126.85–132.00 $131.33 $1,085 +5.37
850–860 857 470 133.00–136.00 $135.23 $1,159 +11.89
850–875 857 508 121.90–126.91 $126.56 $1,085 +3.22
900 900 58 127.00 $127.00 $1,143
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 400 129.81 $129.81 $811

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 160 145.00 $145.00 $906 +17.55
625–635 629 155 131.00–134.00 $132.55 $834 +5.10
650 650 75 132.50 $132.50 $861 +6.25
675 675 30 133.89 $133.89 $904 +7.64
700 700 140 134.00 $134.00 $938 +8.31
700–725 718 270 129.30–131.30 $129.82 $932 +4.13
700–725 723 999 125.00–129.75 $127.92 $925 -0.28
725 725 270 125.30 $125.30 $908 -2.90
725 725 929 129.55 $129.55 $939 +1.35
730 730 245 132.00 $132.00 $964 +5.44
750 750 405 131.15–133.00 $132.41 $993 +7.41
750–775 755 650 127.00–128.00 $127.80 $965 +2.12
750–775 756 540 124.95–129.55 $126.85 $959 +1.17
750–785 762 680 126.00–130.00 $127.44 $971 +1.14
750–775 770 1,023 124.70–127.70 $125.96 $970 +2.11
775 775 200 130.20 $130.20 $1,009 +6.35
804 804 21 124.00 $124.00 $997 +3.13
825 825 58 131.00 $131.00 $1,081 +4.50
840 840 240 122.34 $122.34 $1,028 -4.16
850 850 10 119.15 $119.15 $1,013
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 380 130.00 $130.00 $689
570 570 640 123.00–125.00 $124.16 $708 -12.84
600 600 675 120.00–122.00 $120.52 $723 +1.52
650–698 674 544 122.05–129.94 $126.39 $852 +0.75
675 675 28 125.75 $125.75 $849 +0.11
717–725 723 481 121.47–125.22 $123.63 $894 -3.64
750 750 130 127.00–129.00 $128.00 $960 +7.03
775–790 785 201 118.17–123.13 $121.53 $954 +0.56
800–825 800 1,032 118.90–121.22 $120.77 $966 -6.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 56 113.84 $113.84 $894

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 300 125.20 $125.20 $814

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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.