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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

29,523 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.92/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 725 lb · 1,841 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.48/cwt -5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 756 lb · 1,362 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.82/cwt -3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 809 lb · 923 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 29,523

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 167 169.89 $169.89 $906 +9.69
550 550 80 153.53 $153.53 $844
625 625 140 149.96 $149.96 $937
625 625 80 156.50 $156.50 $978
650–675 662 149 150.63–158.71 $154.70 $1,024 -4.94
674 674 146 160.00 $160.00 $1,078 +0.36
675 675 76 160.50 $160.50 $1,083 +0.86
725 725 276 156.00 $156.00 $1,131 -6.94
725–740 730 103 148.37–151.78 $150.62 $1,100 -12.32
750–797 760 727 144.94–151.97 $149.79 $1,138 -9.68
775 775 165 156.41 $156.41 $1,212 -3.06
800 800 474 152.00–156.25 $155.14 $1,241 +3.50
800 800 313 152.84 $152.84 $1,223 +1.20
850 850 139 144.96–147.20 $146.25 $1,243 +5.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 175 160.20 $160.20 $1,041
725 725 350 155.89 $155.89 $1,130 -3.61
725 725 135 140.80 $140.80 $1,021 -18.70
750 750 65 149.00 $149.00 $1,118 +5.00
750 750 65 143.10 $143.10 $1,073 -0.90
750–775 768 512 137.75–139.80 $138.54 $1,064 -17.05
800 800 200 154.00 $154.00 $1,232 +2.00
800 800 120 150.00 $150.00 $1,200 -2.00
800–835 814 603 147.13–151.00 $149.93 $1,220 -3.67
850 850 265 150.43 $150.43 $1,279 -2.57

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 525 154.00 $154.00 $770
625 625 85 158.50 $158.50 $991 +7.44
650 650 80 145.00 $145.00 $942
650 650 80 145.00 $145.00 $942
675 675 140 149.00 $149.00 $1,006
725 725 269 144.00–149.50 $147.76 $1,071 +2.26
725 725 135 138.80 $138.80 $1,006 -6.70
725 725 735 143.80–144.00 $143.84 $1,043 -1.66
725 725 365 143.00–145.71 $144.71 $1,049 -0.79
725 725 67 146.00 $146.00 $1,058 +0.50
725 725 270 140.80–141.80 $141.30 $1,024 -4.20
750 750 390 135.75–137.00 $136.34 $1,023 -10.05
750 750 325 144.00 $144.00 $1,080 -2.39
750–775 754 387 140.00–143.00 $142.02 $1,071 -3.66
775 775 260 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +0.07
825 825 180 136.00 $136.00 $1,122
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 284 155.24 $155.24 $851
625 625 247 153.75–154.00 $153.92 $962 -4.08
640 640 225 137.00 $137.00 $877
650 650 180 141.00 $141.00 $916 -12.00
650 650 150 145.97 $145.97 $949 -7.03
650 650 160 152.00 $152.00 $988 -1.00
700–725 704 210 138.37–140.77 $140.04 $986 -13.83
775 775 124 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $1,081 -10.25
775 775 125 133.65 $133.65 $1,036 -16.10

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 3,000 136.00 $136.00 $884
650 650 3,000 136.00 $136.00 $884
650 650 3,000 136.00 $136.00 $884

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 3,000 143.00 $143.00 $930
650 650 3,000 143.00 $143.00 $930
650 650 3,000 143.00 $143.00 $930

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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.