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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

15,057 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.75/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 750 lb · 5,100 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.24/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 723 lb · 2,200 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.25/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 816 lb · 2,001 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 15,057 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 135 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 -12.96
750 750 65 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 -0.20
750 750 65 138.50 $138.50 $1,039 -13.70
775 775 127 151.79–153.00 $152.38 $1,181 +12.38
796 796 125 152.50 $152.50 $1,214 -0.09
800 800 120 150.00 $150.00 $1,200 +0.39
800–825 809 1,221 145.00–151.64 $150.04 $1,214 +0.43
825 825 240 150.00 $150.00 $1,238 +0.39
837–839 838 420 150.00–152.50 $151.08 $1,266 —
850 850 635 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 ±0.00
850 850 48 152.92 $152.92 $1,300 +2.92
850 850 635 152.00 $152.00 $1,292 +2.00
865–875 868 177 148.00–149.00 $148.67 $1,290 -1.33
900 900 225 146.00 $146.00 $1,314 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 298 157.74 $157.74 $950 +8.28
626 626 160 146.44 $146.44 $917 -3.02
685 685 70 159.70 $159.70 $1,094 +7.65
725 725 68 154.00 $154.00 $1,116 +2.89
747 747 269 142.17 $142.17 $1,062 -7.24
800 800 63 146.68 $146.68 $1,173 +1.19
800 800 438 149.56 $149.56 $1,196 +4.07
850 850 58 149.00 $149.00 $1,266 -1.00
850–880 860 100 139.17–145.62 $143.30 $1,232 -6.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 77 155.00 $155.00 $930 -1.00
625 625 240 152.33 $152.33 $952 -3.67
700 700 140 147.00 $147.00 $1,029 -1.60
700–725 709 570 141.65–143.65 $142.91 $1,013 -5.69
700–740 710 278 144.50–146.11 $145.03 $1,030 -3.57
700–740 736 1,212 141.68–145.46 $144.37 $1,063 +6.37
750 750 2,274 141.00–145.50 $141.71 $1,063 +2.98
750 750 325 137.00 $137.00 $1,028 -1.73
750 750 130 137.40 $137.40 $1,030 -1.33
750 750 134 145.61 $145.61 $1,092 +6.88
750 750 222 140.00–143.02 $140.91 $1,057 +2.18
750–775 751 2,015 137.00–144.35 $142.69 $1,072 +3.96
800 800 130 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 -4.00
875 875 118 135.00 $135.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524–547 529 316 148.05–154.66 $153.01 $809 -4.30
582 582 83 145.82 $145.82 $849 —
625 625 77 153.60 $153.60 $960 +1.60
700 700 428 140.56 $140.56 $984 -8.44
750 750 400 144.23 $144.23 $1,082 +0.23
820 820 25 130.17 $130.17 $1,067 +5.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 101 133.85 $133.85 $693 —

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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.