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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

12,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.87/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 753 lb · 2,520 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.34/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 725 lb · 1,671 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.53/cwt +7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 755 lb · 1,309 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,089

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 95 159.76 $159.76 $839
615 615 82 161.05 $161.05 $990
657–689 677 371 152.76–160.00 $157.40 $1,066 -2.80
724–725 724 153 154.77–155.00 $154.87 $1,121 -1.02
725 725 138 152.96 $152.96 $1,109 -2.93
725 725 1,380 147.16 $147.16 $1,067 -8.73
750 750 180 152.20 $152.20 $1,141 +3.20
750 750 390 137.00–138.00 $137.33 $1,030 -11.67
750 750 540 152.30–155.00 $152.98 $1,147 +3.98
775 775 65 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +1.46
780–797 788 134 151.30–154.00 $152.59 $1,202 +14.05
800 800 130 147.00–151.85 $149.61 $1,197 -4.39
850 850 65 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 -0.43
850 850 60 151.00 $151.00 $1,284 +0.57
930 930 162 146.00 $146.00 $1,358
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 239 149.97 $149.97 $855 -3.56
593 593 277 159.83 $159.83 $948
624 624 92 149.46 $149.46 $933 -0.50
668–675 671 143 150.46–153.76 $152.05 $1,020 -7.95
715 715 35 154.50 $154.50 $1,105 -1.50
701–735 717 138 149.22–152.94 $151.11 $1,083 -4.89
735 735 338 147.96–149.77 $149.41 $1,098 -1.21
750–775 756 469 145.31–151.36 $148.63 $1,124 -1.16
770 770 65 152.00 $152.00 $1,170 -4.41
800–825 817 1,040 143.96–146.16 $145.49 $1,189 -9.65
850 850 290 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 +3.75
875 875 60 148.00 $148.00 $1,295 +1.75
925 925 120 142.00 $142.00 $1,314

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 160 156.00 $156.00 $975 -2.50
675 675 140 148.00 $148.00 $999 -1.00
715 715 140 148.60 $148.60 $1,062 +0.84
725 725 202 138.00 $138.00 $1,000 -9.76
750 750 765 137.00–140.00 $138.73 $1,040 +2.39
750 750 1,300 136.00–138.00 $136.90 $1,027 +0.56
750 750 195 143.00 $143.00 $1,072 +6.66
775 775 130 144.00 $144.00 $1,116 +4.00
775 775 130 148.00 $148.00 $1,147 +8.00
800 800 120 139.00 $139.00 $1,112 +3.00
800 800 70 136.85 $136.85 $1,095 +0.85
825 825 58 140.00 $140.00 $1,155 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 259 157.31 $157.31 $827 +2.07
623 623 77 141.94 $141.94 $884 -11.98
625 625 77 152.00 $152.00 $950 -1.92
675 675 160 147.97 $147.97 $999 +6.97
680 680 35 144.50 $144.50 $983 +3.50
700 700 200 149.00 $149.00 $1,043 +8.96
750 750 130 144.00 $144.00 $1,080 +4.50
775 775 130 137.00 $137.00 $1,062 -2.50
800 800 60 144.00 $144.00 $1,152
825 825 60 125.00 $125.00 $1,031

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 240 149.00 $149.00 $894

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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.