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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

16,448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.12/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 756 lb · 3,935 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.54/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 771 lb · 1,614 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.86/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 660 lb · 1,429 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,448

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 320 132.85 $132.85 $830 +0.85
675 675 75 138.97 $138.97 $938 +9.29
675 675 370 130.50 $130.50 $881 +0.82
700 700 36 134.95 $134.95 $945
700–740 712 530 137.00–139.00 $138.38 $985
750–780 771 1,614 129.64–134.46 $131.54 $1,014 -0.41
800–825 815 412 126.32–129.96 $129.16 $1,053 -2.67
825 825 75 132.00 $132.00 $1,089 +0.17
800–840 836 642 132.00–133.50 $133.36 $1,115 +1.53
865 865 116 127.97 $127.97 $1,107 +1.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 320 140.44–141.44 $140.69 $879
700 700 213 146.00 $146.00 $1,022 +9.50
700 700 71 143.00 $143.00 $1,001 +6.50
700 700 71 140.87 $140.87 $986 +4.37
725 725 204 133.44 $133.44 $967 +0.29
750 750 65 131.00 $131.00 $982 -0.50
750 750 65 135.20 $135.20 $1,014 +3.70
800–802 800 152 129.20–133.45 $132.56 $1,060 +0.06
825 825 120 131.20 $131.20 $1,082 -11.80
800–835 828 305 132.00–138.00 $136.82 $1,133 -6.18
850–875 855 555 126.20–133.09 $130.01 $1,112 +0.01
875 875 300 130.00 $130.00 $1,138 ±0.00
875–880 877 135 129.00 $129.00 $1,131 -1.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 720 134.90–136.75 $136.13 $885 +0.68
650 650 154 135.00 $135.00 $878 -0.45
675–680 675 409 127.50–133.00 $131.66 $889 +2.31
675 675 146 126.16–129.20 $127.66 $862 -1.69
704 704 21 126.20 $126.20 $888 +1.26
725 725 200 126.15 $126.15 $915 -0.85
725–743 734 136 128.00–128.80 $128.40 $942 +1.40
750 750 265 126.12–128.65 $127.36 $955 +0.61
750 750 260 128.20 $128.20 $961 +1.45
750 750 970 126.40 $126.40 $948 -0.35
750 750 760 124.20–125.70 $124.55 $934 -2.20
750–790 764 1,420 125.00–131.00 $128.23 $980 +5.93
770 770 260 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 +7.70
800–825 810 210 120.20–125.20 $122.34 $991 +2.14
825 825 60 126.00 $126.00 $1,040 -1.75
850 850 120 121.85 $121.85 $1,036
900 900 116 117.20 $117.20 $1,055 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 500 125.00 $125.00 $712 -2.00
650–675 656 100 122.32–129.97 $128.06 $840 +0.06
720–725 722 374 128.00–129.00 $128.63 $929 +5.27
725 725 70 122.68 $122.68 $889 -0.68
700–748 733 919 121.45–127.95 $126.20 $925 +2.84
770–775 774 1,122 123.01–123.75 $123.03 $952 -6.08
825 825 60 122.00 $122.00 $1,006
825 825 180 126.00 $126.00 $1,040

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–372 370 130 132.81–133.11 $132.96 $492

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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.