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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

18,113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.14/cwt +4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 757 lb · 2,500 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.87/cwt +16.44 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 631 lb · 1,614 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.36/cwt +11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 816 lb · 1,457 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 18,113

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 350 140.00 $140.00 $700 -0.58
500–530 518 415 154.50–160.00 $158.01 $818 +17.43
550–580 569 470 153.00–156.50 $154.20 $877
580 580 350 154.00–155.00 $154.24 $895
580 580 200 154.00 $154.00 $893
625 625 214 130.90 $130.90 $818 -0.53
630–640 631 1,250 151.00 $151.00 $953 +19.57
640 640 150 146.00 $146.00 $934 +14.57
650–675 661 284 131.20–139.89 $135.79 $898 +6.95
738–740 738 280 135.20–136.66 $135.96 $1,003 +4.77
750 750 140 132.22 $132.22 $992 +4.54
750–780 753 1,145 127.76–133.31 $132.64 $999 +4.96
800 800 62 131.00 $131.00 $1,048 +4.00
800 800 124 129.22 $129.22 $1,034 +2.22
800–825 818 1,271 124.20–131.57 $130.44 $1,067 +5.22
850 850 365 126.92–127.09 $127.05 $1,080 +4.05
925–941 930 164 119.75–121.77 $121.03 $1,126 -0.29
950–953 951 486 119.89–122.70 $121.68 $1,157 -1.27
1011 1011 52 118.54 $118.54 $1,198 +3.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 130 128.20 $128.20 $961 -0.52
800–825 808 147 129.70–129.78 $129.75 $1,048 +0.19
850 850 240 127.20 $127.20 $1,081 +7.00
850–875 866 344 121.78–128.70 $124.19 $1,075 +1.19

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 150 150.00 $150.00 $720
500–530 509 385 144.50–149.00 $147.23 $749
550 550 100 144.00 $144.00 $792
550–560 557 350 143.00–145.00 $143.41 $799
560 560 350 144.00–145.00 $144.24 $808
610 610 1,000 141.00 $141.00 $860
675 675 214 121.90 $121.90 $823 +2.18
700–736 722 614 120.68–127.94 $123.81 $894 +3.48
758 758 265 122.80 $122.80 $931 +6.98
800–830 809 525 111.01–120.94 $114.57 $927 +0.07
930 930 110 123.50 $123.50 $1,149 +11.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 30 134.00 $134.00 $851
700 700 70 124.20 $124.20 $869 -10.23
700–725 712 275 131.20–133.20 $132.22 $941 -2.21
725 725 67 119.00 $119.00 $863 -13.92
750 750 195 121.70–122.20 $122.03 $915 +2.83
750 750 260 128.70 $128.70 $965 +9.50
750 750 455 124.20–124.70 $124.49 $934 +5.29
750 750 130 128.00 $128.00 $960 +8.80
750–787 760 1,200 120.40–126.00 $125.18 $951 +7.50
750–780 770 260 122.20–125.80 $123.41 $950 +4.56
800 800 120 126.00 $126.00 $1,008 +10.62
800 800 215 118.55–118.78 $118.65 $949 +3.27
835 835 60 126.00 $126.00 $1,052 +9.20

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 600 138.00 $138.00 $552
650 650 440 127.20 $127.20 $827

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 600 150.00 $150.00 $600
650 650 440 137.20 $137.20 $892

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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.