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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

19,342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.50/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 867 lb · 4,401 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.07/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 752 lb · 2,029 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.32/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 710 lb · 1,885 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 19,342

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 66 135.50 $135.50 $1,016 +0.50
800–835 807 491 131.00–136.43 $134.60 $1,086 +5.60
800–825 814 555 131.50–133.00 $132.15 $1,076 +3.15
825 825 180 132.00 $132.00 $1,089 +3.00
850 850 290 138.00 $138.00 $1,173 +6.00
850 850 290 143.00 $143.00 $1,216 +11.00
850 850 120 142.00 $142.00 $1,207 +10.00
850 850 120 131.09 $131.09 $1,114 -0.91
850 850 60 134.00 $134.00 $1,139 +2.00
850 850 463 126.00–132.39 $128.59 $1,093 -3.41
875 875 58 135.00 $135.00 $1,181 +6.99
875 875 1,100 133.00 $133.00 $1,164 +4.99
875 875 1,900 130.08 $130.08 $1,138 +2.07
900 900 285 129.00–130.00 $129.81 $1,168 +3.58
930–940 938 389 125.00–131.00 $130.09 $1,220 +3.86
960 960 275 123.00 $123.00 $1,181 +1.00
970 970 530 131.00 $131.00 $1,271 +9.00
975 975 200 129.00 $129.00 $1,258 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 825 137.00 $137.00 $781 +0.59
620 620 166 133.00 $133.00 $825
650 650 110 139.00 $139.00 $904 +5.00
725 725 136 134.78 $134.78 $977 -1.61
760–788 775 162 130.39–134.97 $132.37 $1,026 +6.91
800–841 814 653 129.01–134.18 $131.96 $1,074 +3.75
825 825 300 132.00 $132.00 $1,089 +6.15
875–885 878 473 122.07–122.41 $122.29 $1,074 -2.71
900 900 45 126.89 $126.89 $1,142 +2.89
925 925 55 124.00 $124.00 $1,147 ±0.00
950 950 52 118.96 $118.96 $1,130 -1.55

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 700 133.72 $133.72 $936 -13.03
700 700 350 143.10–145.00 $144.24 $1,010 -2.51
700–725 716 205 128.95–138.00 $132.04 $945 +8.07
715–739 720 275 126.00–131.00 $129.82 $935 +1.80
725 725 200 135.50 $135.50 $982 -8.80
725–731 727 155 121.25–126.50 $124.13 $902 -20.17
750 750 195 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 +10.00
750 750 390 137.00 $137.00 $1,028 +12.00
750 750 390 141.00 $141.00 $1,058 +16.00
750 750 195 126.95 $126.95 $952 +1.95
750 750 260 128.00 $128.00 $960 +3.00
750 750 269 121.92–129.98 $124.44 $933 -0.56
750–775 760 265 125.00–127.00 $125.75 $956 -3.66
775 775 65 129.00 $129.00 $1,000 -0.41
800 800 240 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 +9.92
800 800 120 137.00 $137.00 $1,096 +6.92
800–815 808 860 124.00–126.75 $125.60 $1,015 -4.48
809 809 11 125.94 $125.94 $1,019 -4.14
875–885 879 116 121.00–125.00 $122.93 $1,081
975 975 330 121.00 $121.00 $1,180 +9.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 32 132.15 $132.15 $575
461 461 29 131.25 $131.25 $605
550 550 1,000 127.00 $127.00 $698 +2.63
550–570 557 775 124.00–127.00 $125.94 $701 +1.57
650 650 110 133.00 $133.00 $864 +11.55
675 675 150 128.57 $128.57 $868 +7.12
700 700 210 128.00–129.00 $128.67 $901
725 725 70 123.71 $123.71 $897 +2.71
750–757 752 170 119.50–121.39 $120.10 $903 -5.90
765 765 390 128.75 $128.75 $985 +6.04
750–775 766 197 123.50–127.50 $126.14 $966 +3.43
800–808 802 207 117.07–123.39 $121.25 $972 -0.75
905 905 62 119.00 $119.00 $1,077

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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.