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Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

17,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.83/cwt -10.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 761 lb · 4,947 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.11/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 816 lb · 2,924 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.67/cwt -7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 753 lb · 2,274 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,084

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 590 157.00 $157.00 $1,099 -2.00
700–734 707 1,098 153.00–156.96 $156.00 $1,103 -3.00
725 725 276 159.50 $159.50 $1,156 +7.50
750 750 130 144.00 $144.00 $1,080 -25.79
750 750 325 145.00–146.00 $145.40 $1,090 -24.39
750–775 753 1,295 151.77–155.92 $152.39 $1,147 -17.40
765–775 765 2,817 155.52–157.27 $155.59 $1,190 -4.91
775 775 200 162.00 $162.00 $1,256 +1.50
775 775 180 150.00 $150.00 $1,162 -10.50
800 800 120 152.00 $152.00 $1,216 -7.52
800–815 806 853 148.50–155.71 $152.35 $1,228 -7.17
800–825 812 250 151.00–156.00 $153.60 $1,247 -5.92
811–828 818 381 152.03–154.00 $153.37 $1,255 -5.13
825 825 1,320 155.75 $155.75 $1,285 -2.75
850 850 285 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 -2.00
860 860 180 148.00 $148.00 $1,273 -7.00
900 900 112 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $1,300
925 925 115 146.00 $146.00 $1,350
925 925 115 145.00 $145.00 $1,341
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 53 160.20 $160.20 $838
650–680 671 439 158.88–162.97 $159.64 $1,071 +1.45
700 700 140 162.94 $162.94 $1,141 +8.98
700 700 70 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 +6.04
750 750 130 159.47 $159.47 $1,196 +9.55
750 750 265 156.00–159.00 $157.51 $1,181 +7.59
800 800 256 150.00–156.00 $151.64 $1,213 -2.36
800 800 60 153.76 $153.76 $1,230 -0.24
800 800 60 155.50 $155.50 $1,244 +1.50
875–880 876 95 136.58–141.96 $140.26 $1,229 -11.30
930 930 62 148.00 $148.00 $1,376 -1.74

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 151.06 $151.06 $906
700 700 575 144.00 $144.00 $1,008 -5.00
700 700 140 146.21 $146.21 $1,023 -2.79
725 725 135 145.50 $145.50 $1,055 -3.50
725 725 202 144.00 $144.00 $1,044 -5.00
725 725 67 157.00 $157.00 $1,138 +8.00
725 725 135 145.00 $145.00 $1,051 -4.00
750 750 885 141.45–148.40 $146.39 $1,098 -1.94
750 750 65 142.00 $142.00 $1,065 -6.33
750–770 753 154 143.00–149.50 $148.06 $1,115 -0.27
750–775 754 1,035 144.00–148.00 $145.68 $1,098 -2.65
755–785 770 135 138.00–142.00 $139.93 $1,077 -12.82
875 875 58 140.00 $140.00 $1,225
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 47 142.27 $142.27 $791
600 600 83 158.00 $158.00 $948
650 650 80 153.00 $153.00 $994 +1.03
700 700 140 153.87 $153.87 $1,077 +2.87
725 725 68 139.16 $139.16 $1,009 -9.84
750 750 64 149.75 $149.75 $1,123
750 750 65 149.64 $149.64 $1,122
750 750 64 147.60 $147.60 $1,107
800 800 375 139.08 $139.08 $1,113 -2.42

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 151.00 $151.00 $906

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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.