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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

36,904 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.08/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 855 lb · 4,959 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.95/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 821 lb · 3,107 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.43/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 753 lb · 2,777 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 36,904 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 400 160.00 $160.00 $1,040 +6.68
699 699 43 154.95 $154.95 $1,083 +1.63
709 709 49 152.00 $152.00 $1,078 +1.42
725 725 140 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 -0.58
725 725 70 153.37 $153.37 $1,112 +2.79
750 750 420 164.00 $164.00 $1,230 +2.60
750 750 44 149.00 $149.00 $1,118 -12.40
750 750 130 148.00 $148.00 $1,110 -13.40
750–775 753 520 154.00–156.00 $155.58 $1,172 -5.82
750–775 770 650 157.00–159.98 $158.86 $1,223 +9.86
768–775 773 324 147.84–151.00 $148.46 $1,148 -0.54
775 775 505 152.00–159.98 $158.87 $1,231 +9.87
775 775 132 150.00–152.00 $150.94 $1,170 +1.94
800 800 130 154.89 $154.89 $1,239 +1.44
800 800 33 165.06 $165.06 $1,320 +11.61
800 800 240 151.50–153.50 $153.00 $1,224 -0.45
800–825 806 704 143.00–151.02 $148.42 $1,196 -0.30
825 825 240 147.42 $147.42 $1,216 -0.72
825 825 270 145.00–149.00 $148.11 $1,222 -0.03
800–835 832 1,490 155.98–162.00 $160.58 $1,336 +12.44
850 850 1,800 161.50 $161.50 $1,373 +7.50
850 850 60 147.00 $147.00 $1,250 -7.00
850–875 856 785 146.00–148.00 $146.95 $1,258 -7.05
900 900 120 153.00 $153.00 $1,377 +15.50
900 900 328 147.50 $147.50 $1,328 +10.00
950 950 58 144.00 $144.00 $1,368 —
950 950 750 149.00 $149.00 $1,416 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 200 157.25 $157.25 $786 +5.73
550 550 95 155.00 $155.00 $852 +0.60
560 560 135 152.00 $152.00 $851 -3.50
600 600 90 159.00 $159.00 $954 —
625 625 40 150.00 $150.00 $938 —
650 650 75 152.93 $152.93 $994 -5.04
650 650 85 152.00 $152.00 $988 -5.97
675 675 700 158.29 $158.29 $1,068 +0.32
700 700 210 151.25 $151.25 $1,059 +2.04
715–741 721 304 144.05–148.11 $145.54 $1,049 -3.67
750 750 200 153.15 $153.15 $1,149 +7.15
750–775 766 380 150.00–150.24 $150.16 $1,150 +6.43
750–795 771 828 144.94–149.51 $148.97 $1,149 +5.24
775 775 195 147.72 $147.72 $1,145 +3.99
800 800 130 152.00 $152.00 $1,216 +10.38
800 800 240 150.40 $150.40 $1,203 +8.78
800–825 805 524 143.96–148.73 $146.86 $1,182 +5.24
855 855 1,334 144.20 $144.20 $1,233 +0.19
855 855 3,569 144.20 $144.20 $1,233 +0.19
875 875 56 133.75 $133.75 $1,170 -10.26
900–916 914 181 134.50–139.88 $134.98 $1,234 -4.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 240 150.00 $150.00 $938 -2.00
644 644 26 146.00 $146.00 $940 —
650 650 75 154.50 $154.50 $1,004 +15.18
700–725 701 1,330 145.15–149.00 $146.36 $1,026 -4.14
700–725 703 557 143.00–147.50 $146.96 $1,033 -3.54
700–725 704 347 147.00–150.65 $149.95 $1,056 -0.55
700–725 710 167 144.00–147.00 $145.20 $1,031 -5.30
720 720 205 148.00 $148.00 $1,066 +2.00
725 725 55 149.00 $149.00 $1,080 +3.00
750 750 270 145.71 $145.71 $1,093 +4.21
750 750 225 158.06 $158.06 $1,185 +16.56
750 750 1,322 139.00–144.00 $142.16 $1,066 +0.66
750 750 260 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 +10.50
750–775 759 520 137.92–139.92 $139.17 $1,056 -2.53
765 765 180 146.33 $146.33 $1,119 +4.63
800 800 60 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 -2.00
800 800 60 139.00 $139.00 $1,112 -3.00
825 825 180 137.00 $137.00 $1,130 -5.00
825 825 90 137.00 $137.00 $1,130 -5.00
850 850 120 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 135 140.00 $140.00 $742 -10.00
550 550 80 149.00 $149.00 $820 +9.57
600 600 40 140.00 $140.00 $840 -0.79
618 618 210 148.77 $148.77 $919 +7.98
625 625 85 142.00 $142.00 $888 +1.21
675 675 270 146.00 $146.00 $986 —
700 700 350 147.00 $147.00 $1,029 +7.36
710 710 1,240 147.05 $147.05 $1,044 +8.05
700–725 717 440 140.24–140.25 $140.24 $1,006 +1.24
700–725 718 581 136.00–141.76 $138.91 $997 -0.09
750 750 130 137.25–138.34 $137.80 $1,034 -0.90
750–775 762 648 134.00–141.88 $140.03 $1,067 +2.28
800 800 400 129.93–134.85 $131.16 $1,049 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1,500 137.00 $137.00 $890 —
650 650 1,500 136.00 $136.00 $884 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1,500 141.00 $141.00 $916 —
650 650 1,500 144.00 $144.00 $936 —

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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.