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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

10,364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.68/cwt +2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 751 lb · 2,425 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.71/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 855 lb · 1,350 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.14/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 822 lb · 968 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 10,364 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 133 158.00 $158.00 $948 —
600 600 166 159.86 $159.86 $959 —
658–675 668 232 152.50–152.86 $152.63 $1,020 —
700 700 100 151.25 $151.25 $1,059 -1.89
702 702 137 152.64 $152.64 $1,072 -0.50
725–746 730 267 149.00–151.00 $149.50 $1,091 -3.64
740 740 136 143.86 $143.86 $1,065 -9.28
768–775 769 191 149.36–150.25 $149.51 $1,150 -3.01
800 800 60 153.00 $153.00 $1,224 +2.04
800–840 822 548 150.00–158.50 $155.39 $1,277 +2.92
825 825 360 149.68–150.00 $149.73 $1,235 -2.74
850 850 420 155.00 $155.00 $1,318 +5.67
850–875 857 930 150.00–152.75 $151.67 $1,300 +2.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 90 155.56 $155.56 $865 —
592 592 150 156.92 $156.92 $929 —
629–630 629 154 150.02–152.27 $151.06 $950 -2.30
737–749 741 120 146.00–146.36 $146.14 $1,083 -5.08
750–775 766 124 152.02–152.49 $152.19 $1,166 +0.69
800–825 817 395 142.81–147.77 $144.21 $1,178 -7.91
850 850 58 148.45 $148.45 $1,262 -2.19
850–875 866 470 146.99–148.81 $148.07 $1,282 -5.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 150 148.00 $148.00 $925 -2.00
675 675 280 143.50 $143.50 $969 -8.25
725 725 135 149.00 $149.00 $1,080 +8.00
725 725 135 146.00 $146.00 $1,058 +5.00
725 725 135 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 +9.00
725 725 350 141.49–141.50 $141.50 $1,026 +0.50
725 725 67 148.00 $148.00 $1,073 +7.00
750 750 390 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 +5.87
750 750 200 149.00 $149.00 $1,118 +2.87
750 750 585 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 -6.13
750 750 845 148.00–148.50 $148.46 $1,113 +2.33
750 750 130 146.00 $146.00 $1,095 -0.13
750–765 755 275 145.75–147.00 $146.55 $1,106 +0.42
800 800 60 141.00 $141.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 298 151.36 $151.36 $814 —
575 575 130 147.88 $147.88 $850 +0.09
650 650 65 153.00 $153.00 $994 +8.00
700–725 721 281 141.02–146.76 $145.17 $1,047 +0.36
725 725 205 144.32 $144.32 $1,046 -0.49
750 750 195 144.15 $144.15 $1,081 +2.19
750 750 70 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 +5.04
785 785 67 145.50 $145.50 $1,142 +3.54

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 75 145.00 $145.00 $1,051 -0.50

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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.