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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

12,975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $148.59/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 901 lb · 2,217 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.42/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 708 lb · 2,112 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.29/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 821 lb · 1,290 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,975 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 295 169.77 $169.77 $961 —
600–634 605 102 163.46–164.03 $163.94 $992 —
640 640 88 166.50 $166.50 $1,066 —
650 unweaned 650 461 155.35 $155.35 $1,010 —
700–726 712 273 152.03–160.00 $155.49 $1,107 -0.68
700–725 716 204 160.00–164.75 $161.61 $1,157 +5.44
700–735 716 133 157.00–165.50 $161.41 $1,156 +5.24
725 725 136 157.98 $157.98 $1,145 +5.98
740 740 195 165.50 $165.50 $1,225 +13.50
750 750 414 155.00–158.00 $155.17 $1,164 -7.83
750 750 195 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 -8.00
750 750 128 165.75 $165.75 $1,243 +2.75
750–780 759 205 150.00–152.29 $151.53 $1,150 +2.28
800 800 120 157.00 $157.00 $1,256 +5.95
800 800 90 160.00 $160.00 $1,280 +8.95
825 825 290 159.00 $159.00 $1,312 +4.12
825 825 790 145.50–148.50 $148.23 $1,223 -6.65
850 850 118 151.45 $151.45 $1,287 -1.55
875–880 875 711 145.00–149.24 $148.88 $1,303 +4.56
875 875 58 153.00 $153.00 $1,339 +8.68
900 900 1,100 148.84 $148.84 $1,340 -0.82
900 900 935 148.84 $148.84 $1,340 -0.82
910–925 914 182 145.00–147.50 $145.80 $1,333 -3.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 71 165.50 $165.50 $1,125 -0.47
739 739 48 160.00 $160.00 $1,182 -3.25
750 750 65 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 -9.28
750 750 65 146.84 $146.84 $1,101 -12.44
800 800 240 152.00–157.20 $154.60 $1,237 +0.60
850 850 60 148.00 $148.00 $1,258 -1.59
975 975 142 144.00 $144.00 $1,404 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 163 161.90 $161.90 $860 —
600 600 80 154.00 $154.00 $924 —
610–615 612 178 148.00–154.64 $151.28 $926 —
625 unweaned 625 400 145.35 $145.35 $908 —
640 640 100 146.00 $146.00 $934 —
700 700 494 150.60–153.00 $152.30 $1,066 -3.70
700–730 705 956 148.00–150.00 $148.83 $1,049 -3.41
700–725 714 467 141.94–148.00 $144.91 $1,035 -5.53
725 725 195 145.00 $145.00 $1,051 -5.00
750–775 759 515 143.00–145.00 $144.26 $1,095 +0.82
750–780 760 195 138.00–144.00 $142.00 $1,079 -1.44
775 775 195 146.00 $146.00 $1,132 -0.56
1050 1050 30 121.96 $121.96 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 74 151.00 $151.00 $982 -6.50
663 663 46 145.46 $145.46 $964 -10.29
750–775 769 630 143.00–147.00 $143.83 $1,106 -1.45
800 800 60 147.00 $147.00 $1,176 +3.57

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 111 167.00 $167.00 $668 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 172 177.00 $177.00 $708 —

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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.