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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

19,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.75/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 600 lb · 2,723 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.10/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 756 lb · 2,230 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.90/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 567 lb · 1,720 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 19,207

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–477 454 1,153 148.30–153.00 $152.17 $691
525 525 300 144.50 $144.50 $759
550 550 85 141.00 $141.00 $776 +12.00
600 600 2,340 138.00 $138.00 $828 +2.00
600 600 83 140.68 $140.68 $844 +4.68
600 600 300 135.00 $135.00 $810 -1.00
750 750 68 134.00 $134.00 $1,005
750–775 770 868 128.48–134.94 $134.07 $1,032
825 825 133 132.55 $132.55 $1,094
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 960 159.25 $159.25 $995
700 700 210 131.20 $131.20 $918 -10.80
735 735 80 134.00 $134.00 $985 -8.00
750–775 771 979 134.35–142.67 $139.24 $1,074 +9.04
800 800 240 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $1,068 -3.50
800–825 803 770 131.20–134.20 $133.42 $1,071 -3.58
850–875 854 460 129.35–132.55 $131.53 $1,123
875 875 538 131.00–131.25 $131.22 $1,148
900 900 110 131.97 $131.97 $1,188

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 210 134.00 $134.00 $630
550 550 500 124.20 $124.20 $683 -5.30
555–570 564 420 125.00–126.50 $125.54 $708 -3.96
580 580 800 125.00 $125.00 $725 -4.50
600 600 1,350 126.00 $126.00 $756 +5.00
650–675 658 117 126.68–126.69 $126.68 $834
725 725 265 127.94 $127.94 $928 +6.34
750 750 68 128.00 $128.00 $960
750–775 760 705 121.79–123.85 $122.65 $932
800 800 420 128.00 $128.00 $1,024 -9.00
822 822 62 115.17 $115.17 $947 -21.83
850 850 300 125.00 $125.00 $1,062
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 85 133.20 $133.20 $866 +0.70
675 675 215 131.00 $131.00 $884 -1.50
700–725 715 755 128.50–131.00 $129.69 $927 +1.49
700–725 717 936 127.15–131.85 $128.49 $921 +0.29
750–775 752 1,115 125.20–127.70 $126.30 $950 -3.70
750–775 760 1,115 126.00–130.00 $127.90 $972 -2.10
850–875 869 92 123.20–124.94 $124.52 $1,082

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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.