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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 31, 2021

28,317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.59/cwt +13.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 801 lb · 6,398 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $143.30/cwt +10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 818 lb · 3,370 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.79/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 752 lb · 3,063 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 28,317 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 150 158.90 $158.90 $1,073 —
675 675 125 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 —
700 700 120 140.45 $140.45 $983 —
725 725 75 153.50 $153.50 $1,113 —
750 750 325 145.00–151.60 $150.28 $1,127 +14.78
750 750 130 153.80 $153.80 $1,154 +18.30
775 775 60 137.50 $137.50 $1,066 +2.00
785 785 325 140.25 $140.25 $1,101 +4.75
800 800 810 150.15 $150.15 $1,201 +15.55
800 800 60 151.90 $151.90 $1,215 +17.30
800 800 100 139.00 $139.00 $1,112 +4.40
825 825 120 137.00 $137.00 $1,130 +5.00
825 825 240 134.50 $134.50 $1,110 +2.50
825 825 360 144.00 $144.00 $1,188 +12.00
825 825 1,680 141.50 $141.50 $1,167 +9.50
850 850 2,150 135.50–139.50 $139.13 $1,183 +1.13
850–875 864 590 135.50 $135.50 $1,171 +0.50
900 900 875 144.15 $144.15 $1,297 +14.34
900 900 875 140.15 $140.15 $1,261 +10.34
900 900 100 134.00 $134.00 $1,206 +4.19
900 900 385 130.50 $130.50 $1,174 +0.69
900–925 916 153 124.50–128.00 $126.86 $1,162 -2.95
930 930 58 126.00 $126.00 $1,172 -4.09
950 950 110 126.50 $126.50 $1,202 +3.50
950 950 450 129.50 $129.50 $1,230 +6.50
1000 1000 350 126.00 $126.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 900 147.00 $147.00 $706 —
547 547 275 137.83 $137.83 $754 —
550 550 800 143.00 $143.00 $786 +6.00
620 620 475 133.00–135.00 $134.68 $835 +1.68
628 628 163 129.83 $129.83 $815 -3.17
650 650 75 157.00 $157.00 $1,020 +18.00
800 800 1,380 150.50–151.55 $150.64 $1,205 +18.68
800 800 180 149.81 $149.81 $1,198 +17.85
800 800 2,100 146.50–146.55 $146.52 $1,172 +14.56
800–825 801 2,218 142.45–145.81 $144.39 $1,157 +12.43
800–810 801 400 128.94–131.58 $131.13 $1,050 -0.83
815–835 825 120 132.00–139.00 $135.50 $1,118 +3.50
850 850 280 131.95 $131.95 $1,122 +9.66
950 950 34 118.96 $118.96 $1,130 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 130 154.90 $154.90 $929 —
650 650 120 131.45 $131.45 $854 —
700–725 716 410 135.10–145.00 $141.08 $1,010 +9.04
725 725 55 134.00 $134.00 $972 -1.50
750 750 595 139.18–141.50 $140.74 $1,056 +5.74
750 750 390 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 ±0.00
750 750 1,257 127.50–131.00 $128.66 $965 -6.34
750 750 135 134.00–140.47 $137.35 $1,030 +2.35
750–782 761 686 129.50–132.00 $131.30 $999 +5.55
825 825 420 123.50–128.00 $126.71 $1,045 +0.77
850 850 645 127.00 $127.00 $1,080 +4.07
880 880 60 117.50 $117.50 $1,034 -5.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 190 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $671 —
525 525 110 145.46 $145.46 $764 —
600 600 320 122.00 $122.00 $732 —
650–694 672 155 123.94–126.53 $125.21 $841 -3.36
700 700 65 124.50 $124.50 $872 -4.17
705 705 65 120.00 $120.00 $846 -8.67
750 750 1,300 141.05 $141.05 $1,058 +20.95
750 750 20 130.00 $130.00 $975 +9.90
750–775 759 460 121.50–126.00 $125.13 $950 -3.62
925 925 70 109.46 $109.46 $1,013 -9.54

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 150.00 $150.00 $600 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 61 109.69 $109.69 $435 —
404–408 406 182 108.73–108.84 $108.77 $442 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 160.00 $160.00 $640 —

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Reading this report

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.