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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

24,754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.09/cwt ≈ $1,300/hd at 838 lb · 4,860 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.17/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 703 lb · 4,224 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.26/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 755 lb · 3,642 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 24,754 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 3,150 161.50–161.79 $161.51 $1,131 +6.02
700 700 325 167.29 $167.29 $1,171 +11.80
700–711 703 212 160.00–162.00 $160.66 $1,129 +5.17
700–725 719 537 154.00–168.70 $163.55 $1,176 +1.94
750 750 70 154.00 $154.00 $1,155 -1.17
750 750 134 146.56 $146.56 $1,099 -8.61
750 750 130 160.00 $160.00 $1,200 +4.83
775 775 62 157.00 $157.00 $1,217 +5.47
800–825 808 180 155.00–156.00 $155.33 $1,255 -4.67
820–830 825 310 149.00–151.00 $150.16 $1,239 -8.84
825 825 1,255 158.00–166.00 $161.06 $1,329 +2.06
825 825 240 154.00–161.00 $155.75 $1,285 -3.25
825 825 60 160.00 $160.00 $1,320 +1.00
850 850 118 151.45 $151.45 $1,287 ±0.00
875 875 290 153.00 $153.00 $1,339 +4.12
925 925 58 145.50 $145.50 $1,346 -0.30
950 950 120 149.00 $149.00 $1,416 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 198 171.26 $171.26 $904 —
650 650 160 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 -0.50
675 675 520 161.11 $161.11 $1,087 -4.39
700 700 142 164.00 $164.00 $1,148 —
700–739 713 277 146.76–155.31 $152.34 $1,086 -7.66
740 740 65 158.00 $158.00 $1,169 -2.00
750 750 65 163.00 $163.00 $1,222 +16.16
750 750 132 153.01–155.01 $153.99 $1,155 +7.15
750–775 766 198 154.66–156.66 $155.36 $1,190 +8.52
775 775 130 158.00 $158.00 $1,224 +11.16
775 775 195 155.00 $155.00 $1,201 +8.16
825 825 450 154.21 $154.21 $1,272 -0.39
839 839 56 154.00 $154.00 $1,292 —
850–875 858 657 141.76–150.05 $144.54 $1,240 -3.46
900 900 55 140.74 $140.74 $1,267 —
900 900 235 149.00 $149.00 $1,341 —
925 925 55 145.00 $145.00 $1,341 —
950 950 240 139.00 $139.00 $1,320 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 94 142.97 $142.97 $1,180 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 118 159.96 $159.96 $713 —
625 625 150 150.00 $150.00 $938 -1.28
650 650 100 158.70 $158.70 $1,032 —
679 679 72 152.00 $152.00 $1,032 —
700–725 705 350 145.00–147.00 $146.60 $1,034 -2.23
700–725 705 838 149.00–156.00 $152.21 $1,073 +3.38
700–725 709 698 146.00–158.00 $152.32 $1,080 +3.49
700–725 716 615 153.15–155.65 $155.10 $1,111 +10.19
750 750 400 148.00 $148.00 $1,110 +3.74
750 750 195 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 +8.74
750 750 390 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 +2.74
750 750 1,000 144.00–149.00 $145.65 $1,092 +1.39
750–775 758 192 150.00–151.00 $150.68 $1,142 +6.42
750–775 762 1,465 142.08–148.00 $144.53 $1,101 +2.53
815 815 80 142.43 $142.43 $1,161 —
825 825 480 158.00 $158.00 $1,304 —
840 840 4,300 155.00 $155.00 $1,302 —
850 850 260 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 281 161.34 $161.34 $816 —
606 606 81 151.00 $151.00 $915 —
620–625 622 280 157.00–160.00 $158.29 $985 —
700 700 71 151.00 $151.00 $1,057 —
700 700 500 149.00 $149.00 $1,043 —
700 700 210 142.86 $142.86 $1,000 —
750 750 65 148.00 $148.00 $1,110 +4.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 151 134.97 $134.97 $945 —

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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 17 135.00 $135.00 $878 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 151.00 $151.00 $906 —
600 600 80 141.00 $141.00 $846 —
650 650 60 145.00 $145.00 $942 —

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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.