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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

12,211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.02/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 757 lb · 1,634 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.67/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 755 lb · 1,375 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 470 lb · 1,225 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 12,211

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1,225 152.00 $152.00 $714 +3.00
600 600 1,000 132.00 $132.00 $792
650 650 85 129.32–129.93 $129.68 $843 -10.67
750–762 753 266 128.32–130.10 $129.58 $976 -7.42
770–775 772 127 130.00–134.00 $131.95 $1,019 +1.06
800–825 802 546 126.09–131.47 $128.27 $1,029 +0.42
800–825 816 652 131.00–132.00 $131.83 $1,076 +3.98
850–875 863 657 125.01–127.94 $126.63 $1,093 -8.60
875 875 58 129.00 $129.00 $1,129 -6.23
900–925 905 1,067 118.00–126.47 $124.95 $1,131 -2.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 210 136.50 $136.50 $956 -10.10
700–725 711 129 130.20–135.56 $133.15 $947 -13.45
750 750 65 131.50 $131.50 $986 -11.14
775 775 65 137.55 $137.55 $1,066 -2.45
800 800 76 132.50 $132.50 $1,060 -7.85
800 800 47 130.20 $130.20 $1,042 -10.15
825 825 240 143.00 $143.00 $1,180 +4.42
850 850 58 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 -1.00
850 850 120 130.31–130.86 $130.59 $1,110 -0.41
900 900 100 127.50 $127.50 $1,148 -4.00
1000 1000 40 128.00 $128.00 $1,280
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
831 831 57 119.89 $119.89 $996

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 240 135.45 $135.45 $880 +2.95
675 675 225 129.35 $129.35 $873 -4.54
700–725 717 192 123.00–126.65 $124.94 $896 -4.88
725 725 67 127.00 $127.00 $921 +1.70
750 750 130 126.75 $126.75 $951 -5.66
750 750 325 126.00 $126.00 $945 -6.41
750–773 751 799 119.50–126.65 $124.05 $932 -8.36
775 775 190 122.30 $122.30 $948 -7.90
785 785 190 129.00 $129.00 $1,013 -1.20
800 800 90 120.20 $120.20 $962 -3.80
825 825 85 127.75 $127.75 $1,054 -3.25
900 900 220 117.20 $117.20 $1,055
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 405 127.00 $127.00 $698 +2.84
625–645 633 210 122.32–132.13 $126.29 $799 +5.77
675 675 70 128.00 $128.00 $864 +2.25
680 680 70 124.30 $124.30 $845 -1.45
700–735 714 411 121.80–126.44 $123.36 $881 -0.27
750–775 754 1,005 121.09–125.19 $124.40 $938 -3.60
750–775 757 370 127.00–130.00 $129.11 $977 +1.11
885 885 27 114.00 $114.00 $1,009

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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.