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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

12,347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $164.13/cwt +10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 756 lb · 2,351 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.57/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 814 lb · 1,399 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.98/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 717 lb · 1,242 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,347

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 160 158.56 $158.56 $991
650–670 656 228 158.76–166.15 $163.62 $1,073
700 700 30 159.00 $159.00 $1,113 -8.29
700 700 120 162.35 $162.35 $1,136 -4.94
725 725 135 152.00 $152.00 $1,102 -11.55
725 725 140 160.35 $160.35 $1,163 -3.20
750 750 1,209 169.79 $169.79 $1,273 +9.79
750 750 65 154.00 $154.00 $1,155 -6.00
750 750 69 154.27 $154.27 $1,157 -5.73
750 750 478 155.00–157.96 $156.66 $1,175 -3.34
775 775 530 160.50 $160.50 $1,244 +3.50
800 800 310 157.50–160.00 $159.52 $1,276 +4.19
800 800 429 150.77–157.00 $155.12 $1,241 -0.21
825 825 240 158.50 $158.50 $1,308 +8.34
825 825 240 167.00 $167.00 $1,378 +16.84
840 840 180 154.00 $154.00 $1,294 +3.84
850 850 120 155.00 $155.00 $1,318 +3.55
850 850 300 144.96 $144.96 $1,232 -6.49
875–885 878 176 149.00–155.50 $153.02 $1,344 +0.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 154 165.74 $165.74 $958
562–594 586 460 157.50–166.96 $164.82 $966
615 615 81 165.42 $165.42 $1,017
675 675 75 158.19 $158.19 $1,068 -2.92
700 700 71 153.96 $153.96 $1,078 -10.04
700–740 713 206 152.69–158.96 $156.89 $1,119 +4.55
750–798 771 857 147.96–153.49 $149.92 $1,156 -8.08
800 800 124 154.00 $154.00 $1,232 -0.21
825 825 186 153.71 $153.71 $1,268 -0.50
825 825 310 155.96 $155.96 $1,287 +1.75
850 850 55 148.85 $148.85 $1,265 +4.31
850–875 862 118 148.00–155.00 $151.56 $1,306 +7.02
900 900 58 149.74 $149.74 $1,348 +0.74

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 80 158.00 $158.00 $1,027 -0.70
700 700 70 149.00 $149.00 $1,043 +2.40
700 700 60 150.00 $150.00 $1,050 +3.40
700–730 706 175 149.00–157.00 $155.40 $1,097 +8.80
700–725 712 270 151.40–153.40 $152.40 $1,085 +0.08
725 725 67 149.00 $149.00 $1,080 -6.10
725 725 600 153.75 $153.75 $1,115 -1.35
750 750 195 148.00–149.00 $148.33 $1,112 +0.33
750 750 65 148.00 $148.00 $1,110 ±0.00
765 765 325 152.75 $152.75 $1,169 +8.22
775 775 260 159.00 $159.00 $1,232 +14.47
800 800 550 147.00–148.00 $147.67 $1,181 +5.24
825 825 60 143.00 $143.00 $1,180 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 115 157.52 $157.52 $816 -3.82
675 675 148 151.97 $151.97 $1,026
700 700 70 151.00 $151.00 $1,057 +8.14
700–725 714 241 143.23–147.65 $145.17 $1,037 +2.31
725 725 130 149.00 $149.00 $1,080 +6.14
700–735 731 720 145.76–147.65 $145.94 $1,067 +3.08
800 800 185 141.50 $141.50 $1,132
800 800 47 141.55 $141.55 $1,132

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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.