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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

11,554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.11/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 757 lb · 1,276 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.68/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 708 lb · 1,222 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.82/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 764 lb · 1,169 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,554 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–644 635 169 160.21–162.50 $161.29 $1,024 —
675 675 222 153.36 $153.36 $1,035 —
725 725 255 156.85 $156.85 $1,137 +3.12
702–740 732 444 153.75–156.00 $155.82 $1,141 +2.09
750 750 233 156.99 $156.99 $1,177 +6.99
750–778 764 459 158.00–162.00 $160.42 $1,226 +14.49
766–775 772 477 155.60–155.76 $155.72 $1,202 +9.79
800 800 120 148.97 $148.97 $1,192 -2.56
800 800 60 149.00 $149.00 $1,192 -2.53
825 825 180 149.00 $149.00 $1,229 +0.03
825 825 360 158.00–161.00 $158.50 $1,308 +9.53
850 850 236 155.00 $155.00 $1,318 +8.00
850 850 151 151.00 $151.00 $1,284 +4.00
850 850 50 154.42 $154.42 $1,313 +7.42
900 900 448 151.00 $151.00 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 154 160.95 $160.95 $837 -3.05
700 700 647 152.79 $152.79 $1,070 -6.71
700–740 703 235 152.65–156.01 $152.96 $1,075 -6.54
725 725 340 155.88 $155.88 $1,130 +4.37
750 750 210 153.88 $153.88 $1,154 -1.43
750–775 760 797 145.40–150.81 $147.75 $1,123 -4.17
800 800 366 150.00–155.00 $152.54 $1,220 -1.46
800–825 807 197 149.25–151.07 $150.50 $1,215 -3.50
825 825 435 152.12 $152.12 $1,255 +4.60
860 860 167 154.20 $154.20 $1,326 +8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 160 144.00 $144.00 $1,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 255 146.85 $146.85 $955 -1.15
650–665 661 320 149.00–150.00 $149.75 $990 +1.75
700–725 708 380 143.97–146.99 $145.96 $1,033 +9.26
700–725 718 270 142.50–144.50 $143.02 $1,027 -10.33
725 725 335 148.00 $148.00 $1,073 -5.35
730–740 737 165 147.50–148.00 $147.80 $1,089 -5.55
750 750 565 133.60–147.00 $141.36 $1,060 -1.64
750 750 195 146.00 $146.00 $1,095 +3.00
750–775 765 259 148.00–150.00 $149.02 $1,140 +2.68
750–775 768 257 141.00–146.00 $143.78 $1,104 -2.56
800–818 807 304 145.00–146.00 $145.41 $1,173 +3.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 708 259 141.00–148.01 $144.32 $1,022 +2.32
750 750 130 144.81 $144.81 $1,086 +4.50
750 750 65 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 +6.69
800 800 103 144.69 $144.69 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 120 134.00 $134.00 $871 —

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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.