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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

18,806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.16/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 756 lb · 4,560 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.02/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 705 lb · 3,501 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.03/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 670 lb · 2,000 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 18,806

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 2,000 159.03 $159.03 $1,066 +4.03
700–735 710 229 155.58–157.50 $156.92 $1,114 +4.92
725 725 67 151.75 $151.75 $1,100 -0.25
750 750 130 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 +11.15
750–780 765 360 155.00–157.70 $156.35 $1,196 -2.28
775 775 62 149.00 $149.00 $1,155 -9.63
800 800 180 157.55 $157.55 $1,260 +6.55
825 825 600 158.50 $158.50 $1,308 -1.51
825 825 480 156.00 $156.00 $1,287 -4.01
825 825 109 151.00–156.00 $153.02 $1,262 -6.99
850 850 560 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 -8.50
850–865 853 915 147.00–155.84 $151.11 $1,289 -7.39
900 900 100 156.00 $156.00 $1,404 +10.00
950 950 115 146.00 $146.00 $1,387
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 40 167.40 $167.40 $921 +5.76
560–582 569 336 164.25–167.18 $165.86 $944 +4.22
600 600 160 165.00 $165.00 $990
660 660 156 158.92 $158.92 $1,049 +3.65
725 725 130 157.00 $157.00 $1,138 +2.83
736 736 51 153.46 $153.46 $1,129 +1.77
740 740 65 161.50 $161.50 $1,195 +9.81
765 765 63 158.50 $158.50 $1,213 +7.07
750–775 769 580 148.96–154.54 $151.18 $1,163 -0.25
775 775 186 161.00 $161.00 $1,248 +3.00
800 800 60 158.50 $158.50 $1,268 +7.37
800 800 120 156.15 $156.15 $1,249 +5.02
800–825 821 485 153.44–153.61 $153.46 $1,260 +4.41
825 825 349 156.25 $156.25 $1,289 +7.20
850 850 65 146.54 $146.54 $1,246 -5.46
925 925 56 150.00 $150.00 $1,388

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 160 147.50 $147.50 $996
675 675 75 149.00 $149.00 $1,006
700 700 1,000 150.90 $150.90 $1,056 +1.65
700 700 350 156.75 $156.75 $1,097 +7.50
700 700 1,000 150.60 $150.60 $1,054 +1.35
700–714 706 413 142.75–144.50 $143.61 $1,014 -5.64
700–725 720 404 143.00–149.00 $146.84 $1,057 -3.26
725 725 67 149.35 $149.35 $1,083 -0.40
725 725 67 149.35 $149.35 $1,083 -0.40
725 725 200 151.00 $151.00 $1,095 +1.25
750 750 650 149.00 $149.00 $1,118 +1.00
750 750 65 150.30 $150.30 $1,127 +2.30
750 750 650 148.00 $148.00 $1,110 ±0.00
750 750 1,105 145.00–150.00 $148.24 $1,112 +0.24
750 750 65 147.35 $147.35 $1,105 -0.65
750–775 762 1,830 139.00–145.68 $143.49 $1,093 +3.14
750–775 766 195 141.00–144.00 $142.00 $1,088 -6.00
800 800 600 145.00 $145.00 $1,160 +7.00
800 800 140 148.00 $148.00 $1,184 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 66 142.80 $142.80 $697
544–546 544 537 152.22–159.42 $157.09 $855 +2.87
550 550 40 157.40 $157.40 $866
565 565 30 138.00 $138.00 $780
600 600 75 154.97 $154.97 $930 -9.03
602 602 80 139.00 $139.00 $837 -25.00
725 725 65 147.00 $147.00 $1,066 +1.34
725 725 68 149.00 $149.00 $1,080 +3.34

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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.