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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

17,925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.85/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 752 lb · 3,335 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.95/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 808 lb · 2,838 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.33/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 851 lb · 2,429 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,925

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 518 289 166.96–167.96 $167.30 $867
575 575 850 162.96 $162.96 $937 +0.04
575 575 1,200 164.96 $164.96 $949 +2.04
700–725 711 303 152.23–156.75 $153.14 $1,089 +1.62
750 750 65 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 -1.00
750 750 536 154.75 $154.75 $1,161 +8.75
750–777 756 355 152.00–153.27 $152.52 $1,153 +6.52
800 800 284 150.96 $150.96 $1,208 -3.79
800 800 65 145.00 $145.00 $1,160 -9.75
800–825 801 1,888 149.06–151.96 $151.87 $1,216 -2.88
825 825 121 151.43–153.50 $152.47 $1,258 -0.53
825–845 837 480 151.43–155.00 $153.66 $1,286 +0.66
850–881 850 2,388 148.00–149.96 $149.33 $1,269 +1.33
899 899 41 149.50 $149.50 $1,344 +0.93
900 900 58 151.00 $151.00 $1,359 +4.12
952 952 53 140.27 $140.27 $1,335
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 604 148 153.36 $153.36 $926 +17.36
624–631 unweaned 627 172 135.86–136.31 $136.09 $853
650 650 77 152.96 $152.96 $994 -1.08
650–675 670 239 157.17–160.47 $159.36 $1,068 +11.52
700 unweaned 700 84 130.53 $130.53 $914
700 700 290 155.32 $155.32 $1,087 +1.93
700 700 65 158.50 $158.50 $1,110 +5.11
723–724 723 269 150.95–154.97 $154.00 $1,113 +0.61
730 730 130 151.22 $151.22 $1,104 +2.02
766 766 26 151.50 $151.50 $1,160 +2.01
775–785 777 260 150.23–151.52 $151.20 $1,175 +1.71
800 800 480 152.12 $152.12 $1,217 +3.98
800 800 531 145.56–152.36 $149.76 $1,198 +1.62
850 850 130 150.64 $150.64 $1,280 +5.12
850–875 854 308 149.00–154.50 $153.46 $1,311 +7.60

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 75 150.00 $150.00 $938 +1.03
650 650 18 151.75 $151.75 $986 +1.75
700 700 70 151.00 $151.00 $1,057 +0.91
700 700 65 150.76 $150.76 $1,055 +0.67
700–725 708 415 140.00–147.10 $144.10 $1,020 -5.99
725 725 75 141.00 $141.00 $1,022 +2.90
725–730 726 201 144.50–148.00 $146.17 $1,061 +8.07
750 750 1,120 141.58–146.76 $146.13 $1,096 +12.63
750 750 390 140.00–140.75 $140.25 $1,052 +6.75
750 750 1,105 140.00–140.75 $140.57 $1,054 +7.07
750 750 525 147.00–148.00 $147.38 $1,105 +13.88
750–795 780 195 145.00–148.00 $147.00 $1,147 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 40 147.79 $147.79 $850
577 577 197 146.44 $146.44 $845
600 600 35 147.17 $147.17 $883 +2.67
675 675 360 145.00 $145.00 $979 +5.66
684 684 125 148.97 $148.97 $1,019 +9.63
700 700 72 144.81 $144.81 $1,014 +5.65
700 700 280 146.12 $146.12 $1,023 +6.96
750 750 227 140.12–142.99 $141.96 $1,065 +1.63

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 75 140.00 $140.00 $945

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 75 145.50 $145.50 $1,077

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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.