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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

15,249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.35/cwt +3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 720 lb · 2,694 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.08/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 764 lb · 2,407 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.43/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 819 lb · 1,643 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 15,249

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 362 167.86–171.86 $169.85 $934
700 700 70 162.00 $162.00 $1,134
725 725 325 165.22 $165.22 $1,198
750–775 762 127 158.00 $158.00 $1,204 +7.30
775 775 827 157.88–160.36 $158.08 $1,225 +2.08
800–840 814 583 158.00–163.00 $160.33 $1,305 +1.33
800–835 822 1,060 154.00–161.85 $158.94 $1,306 -0.06
850 850 360 159.00 $159.00 $1,352 +3.00
850 850 240 155.00–155.25 $155.13 $1,319 -0.87
850 850 420 155.66 $155.66 $1,323 -0.34
900 900 115 152.00 $152.00 $1,368
925 925 48 154.98 $154.98 $1,434
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 70 165.00 $165.00 $990
685 685 515 162.12 $162.12 $1,111 +2.15
685 685 515 162.02 $162.02 $1,110 +2.05
700–725 709 346 155.09–156.65 $155.90 $1,105
715 715 70 163.00 $163.00 $1,165
750 750 182 150.50–158.75 $155.71 $1,168 +0.83
800 800 755 154.64–159.23 $158.44 $1,268
850 850 120 157.68 $157.68 $1,340 -0.32

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 160.50 $160.50 $963 +5.93
675 675 65 157.00 $157.00 $1,060 +4.00
700–725 707 205 138.70–146.50 $144.03 $1,018 -4.18
700–735 711 207 147.00–150.00 $147.97 $1,052 -0.24
725 725 232 148.00–154.00 $151.98 $1,102 +3.31
750 750 130 157.00 $157.00 $1,178 +5.80
750 750 715 141.75 $141.75 $1,063 -9.45
750–775 770 1,175 146.00–153.00 $150.98 $1,163 +3.71
775 775 387 145.00–150.00 $148.00 $1,147 +0.73
800–810 806 155 149.00–149.90 $149.55 $1,205 -5.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 115 144.00–148.84 $147.58 $885 -2.37
650–690 667 334 143.98–148.75 $146.02 $974 +1.27
700 700 400 148.82 $148.82 $1,042 +0.82
700 700 70 153.00 $153.00 $1,071 +5.00
705–725 719 349 146.00–148.08 $146.77 $1,055 -1.23
725 725 1,875 149.80 $149.80 $1,086 +1.80
750 750 65 146.00 $146.00 $1,095

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 250 163.00 $163.00 $570
350 350 250 163.00 $163.00 $570
350 350 250 163.00 $163.00 $570

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 250 182.00 $182.00 $637
350 350 250 182.00 $182.00 $637
350 350 250 182.00 $182.00 $637

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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.