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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

16,350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.81/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 850 lb · 2,487 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.17/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 758 lb · 2,119 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.99/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 710 lb · 1,427 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,350

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 92 172.44 $172.44 $874
600–625 602 425 159.92–164.00 $163.57 $985 +2.28
610 unweaned 610 95 154.56 $154.56 $943
630 630 79 163.01 $163.01 $1,027 +1.72
650 650 80 157.65 $157.65 $1,025 +4.29
650 650 385 155.44 $155.44 $1,010 +2.08
660 660 111 163.83 $163.83 $1,081 +10.47
669–675 673 666 159.00–163.00 $162.15 $1,091 +8.79
700–735 710 950 159.00–165.00 $163.19 $1,159 +6.34
700–725 710 477 153.67–160.00 $156.61 $1,112 -0.24
750 750 325 156.00–161.25 $157.05 $1,178 +0.06
750–775 761 502 150.00–155.00 $153.89 $1,171 -6.53
800–810 802 240 153.00–160.00 $157.00 $1,259 +8.03
800–829 820 814 149.75–155.33 $153.10 $1,255 +4.10
850 850 425 150.77–153.00 $151.61 $1,289 -3.39
850–880 850 1,822 147.00–153.00 $152.93 $1,300 -2.07
850 850 240 154.00 $154.00 $1,309 -1.00
900 900 175 149.00–152.00 $149.94 $1,349 -1.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 203 166.54 $166.54 $798
491 491 21 167.63 $167.63 $823
550 550 90 165.00 $165.00 $908
625 625 160 154.86 $154.86 $968
650 650 550 154.07 $154.07 $1,001
692 692 217 156.38 $156.38 $1,082
700 700 215 158.00 $158.00 $1,106 +5.21
700–710 703 107 146.21–151.00 $149.34 $1,050 -3.62
745 745 67 152.00 $152.00 $1,132 -3.88
750 750 600 152.21 $152.21 $1,142 -1.67
750 750 335 149.69–156.79 $151.41 $1,136 -2.47
765 765 68 153.00 $153.00 $1,170 +5.25
800 800 62 150.08 $150.08 $1,201 -2.46
800 800 124 148.08 $148.08 $1,185 -4.46
800 800 186 148.08 $148.08 $1,185 -4.46
800 800 130 150.88 $150.88 $1,207 -1.66
825 825 186 153.00 $153.00 $1,262 +0.88
850 850 58 157.00 $157.00 $1,334 +2.80
850 850 130 151.55 $151.55 $1,288 -2.65

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 86 157.00 $157.00 $865
580 580 290 155.00 $155.00 $899
625 625 80 149.00 $149.00 $931
650 650 80 151.00 $151.00 $982 +4.15
675–685 676 579 148.00–153.00 $151.50 $1,024 +1.75
690 690 220 149.00 $149.00 $1,028 -0.75
700–725 706 277 140.70–142.70 $142.22 $1,004 -3.74
700–727 709 400 143.00–151.00 $146.22 $1,037 +0.26
725 725 202 152.00–156.00 $153.33 $1,112 +5.33
750 750 195 151.00 $151.00 $1,132 +9.64
750–775 752 517 146.00–149.00 $148.26 $1,115 +6.90
750–775 754 322 137.00–140.01 $139.43 $1,051 -1.93
750–775 764 1,085 145.00–151.50 $148.26 $1,133 -0.76
800–813 801 66 144.79–145.00 $144.98 $1,161 -0.43
850 850 120 142.00 $142.00 $1,207
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 19 157.94 $157.94 $736
715 715 70 145.16 $145.16 $1,038 +0.84
725 725 135 145.99 $145.99 $1,058 +1.67
750 750 195 141.88 $141.88 $1,064 -2.93

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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.