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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

23,929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.69/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 753 lb · 4,767 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.57/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 703 lb · 3,771 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.76/cwt +7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 723 lb · 2,387 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 23,929 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 98 168.03 $168.03 $857 —
575 575 87 162.27 $162.27 $933 —
625 625 1,135 162.59 $162.59 $1,016 +4.59
625 625 80 156.64 $156.64 $979 -1.36
652–681 673 299 151.50–156.00 $152.69 $1,028 +0.06
675 675 148 153.35 $153.35 $1,035 +0.72
680–684 680 516 153.87–155.72 $154.12 $1,048 +1.49
700–740 715 361 150.68–159.47 $155.32 $1,111 +2.68
715 715 140 153.53 $153.53 $1,098 +0.89
700–725 723 845 158.00–164.00 $160.44 $1,160 +10.94
725 725 575 157.52 $157.52 $1,142 +8.02
725 725 65 147.00 $147.00 $1,066 -2.50
725–735 731 401 150.36–156.50 $151.90 $1,110 +2.40
750 750 67 150.69 $150.69 $1,130 +1.18
750 750 400 156.00 $156.00 $1,170 +6.49
750–775 751 981 151.05–157.00 $154.64 $1,161 +5.13
750–773 753 462 150.00–159.00 $155.71 $1,172 +6.20
800 800 186 151.22 $151.22 $1,210 -1.78
800–825 809 670 149.73–156.50 $153.07 $1,238 +0.07
800–848 823 182 151.00–157.00 $154.53 $1,272 -0.86
825 825 682 147.09–148.96 $148.79 $1,228 -0.94
825 825 306 155.00–156.00 $155.39 $1,282 +5.66
850 850 58 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 -2.00
850 850 60 152.00 $152.00 $1,292 -3.00
850 850 300 148.00 $148.00 $1,258 -7.00
875 875 420 148.92 $148.92 $1,303 -2.75
900–915 907 333 141.56–148.66 $145.14 $1,316 —
925 925 270 145.33 $145.33 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 104 173.83 $173.83 $810 —
570 570 87 148.07 $148.07 $844 -7.49
571 571 227 161.22 $161.22 $921 +5.66
700 700 150 162.85 $162.85 $1,140 —
700–749 716 454 147.54–155.70 $152.14 $1,089 +6.00
725–740 732 136 145.35–148.08 $146.72 $1,074 +0.58
800 800 120 148.65–152.70 $150.68 $1,205 +6.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 114 152.87 $152.87 $650 —
540 540 93 151.03 $151.03 $816 —
555–557 556 180 142.22–158.00 $150.11 $835 —
600 600 83 147.64 $147.64 $886 -0.36
600–611 607 477 149.00–152.75 $151.49 $920 +3.49
620–625 622 161 145.27–151.35 $148.29 $922 +0.29
675 675 225 144.00 $144.00 $972 +0.50
666–699 686 508 148.00–150.50 $148.66 $1,020 +5.16
700–725 700 2,455 143.37–150.50 $143.90 $1,007 -5.10
700 700 142 149.00 $149.00 $1,043 ±0.00
700–710 705 270 148.00–152.50 $150.33 $1,060 +1.33
700–725 713 904 147.25–150.00 $148.13 $1,056 -0.87
750–758 750 2,747 140.18–148.50 $146.91 $1,102 -5.09
750 750 650 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 -12.00
750 750 785 147.00–155.25 $148.50 $1,114 -3.50
775 775 585 142.50 $142.50 $1,104 -4.05
802–815 810 96 138.73–145.60 $140.95 $1,142 -0.05
825 825 300 145.75 $145.75 $1,202 +4.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 104 150.98 $150.98 $725 —
526 526 217 155.21 $155.21 $816 +3.85
600 600 85 152.85 $152.85 $917 —
650–680 666 212 139.54–146.79 $143.67 $957 -9.33
700–725 718 270 136.07–143.65 $138.04 $991 -7.13
750 750 600 146.23 $146.23 $1,097 +2.08
760 760 100 141.65 $141.65 $1,077 -2.50
789 789 63 143.50 $143.50 $1,132 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 98 131.08 $131.08 $674 —

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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.