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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

23,609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.54/cwt -5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 814 lb · 5,685 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.15/cwt -3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 723 lb · 3,993 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.42/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 754 lb · 2,222 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 23,609

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 29 164.60 $164.60 $1,111 +9.65
740 740 390 157.35 $157.35 $1,164 +7.35
750 750 175 149.98 $149.98 $1,125 -14.02
750 750 130 159.00–162.60 $160.80 $1,206 -3.20
750 750 1,000 149.33 $149.33 $1,120 -14.67
750–775 762 127 154.00–155.50 $154.77 $1,179 -4.09
775 775 62 150.00 $150.00 $1,162 -8.87
800 800 55 148.00 $148.00 $1,184 -6.89
800 800 810 150.00–153.00 $150.67 $1,205 -4.22
800–825 812 489 145.33–148.71 $146.67 $1,191 -1.75
800–825 813 1,980 147.00–147.80 $147.23 $1,197 -1.19
800–825 819 1,180 151.00–152.33 $152.16 $1,246 +4.74
800–825 820 241 146.00–149.00 $147.26 $1,208 -0.16
825 825 930 152.33 $152.33 $1,257 +4.91
850 850 300 153.75 $153.75 $1,307 -7.75
850 850 58 146.00 $146.00 $1,241 -15.50
875 875 125 145.00 $145.00 $1,269 -1.95
910 910 336 150.25 $150.25 $1,367 -2.75
950 950 55 144.00 $144.00 $1,368 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 200 166.00 $166.00 $747
530 530 84 162.00 $162.00 $859 +4.75
570 570 232 160.96 $160.96 $917 +8.96
700–740 702 640 148.29–152.38 $150.87 $1,059 -0.38
750–781 774 321 150.86–151.16 $151.10 $1,170 +3.38
800 800 240 150.38 $150.38 $1,203 -1.62
825 825 124 150.00 $150.00 $1,238 +3.14
840 840 415 155.00 $155.00 $1,302 +8.14
875 875 65 134.20 $134.20 $1,174 +0.45
925 925 55 143.00 $143.00 $1,323 +8.02
982 982 50 129.09 $129.09 $1,268

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 180 157.00 $157.00 $903
580 580 148 159.94 $159.94 $928
635 635 80 145.00 $145.00 $921 -1.00
650 650 80 148.00 $148.00 $962 -6.50
650–675 662 150 149.00–152.00 $150.50 $996 -4.00
675 675 31 152.60 $152.60 $1,030 -1.90
700 700 285 143.00 $143.00 $1,001 -3.36
700–735 724 163 142.00–143.00 $142.59 $1,032 -6.41
725–735 725 815 144.76–147.47 $144.98 $1,051 -4.02
725 725 2,000 142.00 $142.00 $1,030 -7.00
725 725 730 143.60–146.00 $144.45 $1,047 -4.55
750 750 260 141.00 $141.00 $1,058 -4.71
750 750 390 141.60–146.00 $143.13 $1,073 -2.58
750 750 715 140.00–146.00 $141.09 $1,058 -4.62
750–775 756 257 142.00–146.00 $142.96 $1,081 +3.79
750–775 760 470 137.00–140.00 $139.34 $1,059 +0.17
775 775 130 143.50 $143.50 $1,112 -2.83
825 825 60 136.00 $136.00 $1,122 -1.00
875 875 318 132.84 $132.84 $1,162 -12.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 431 153.61 $153.61 $794 +13.61
550–570 562 1,340 137.00–139.00 $137.72 $774 -11.28
680 680 257 142.06 $142.06 $966 -3.94
744 744 38 137.29 $137.29 $1,021 -1.62
750 750 180 143.88 $143.88 $1,079 +6.08
750 750 195 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 +9.20
750–772 757 198 138.18–139.48 $138.72 $1,050 -1.31

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 150 150.00 $150.00 $938
650 650 1,000 130.00 $130.00 $845 -7.00
750 750 330 132.00 $132.00 $990

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1,000 143.00 $143.00 $930 +2.00
750 750 330 138.00 $138.00 $1,035

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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.