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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

10,793 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $15.56/cwt -151.44 vs last sale · ≈ $96/hd at 616 lb · 1,820 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $58.68/cwt -85.32 vs last sale · ≈ $334/hd at 569 lb · 1,695 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.21/cwt -2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 762 lb · 1,190 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 10,793 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 175 156.00 $156.00 $897 —
603–618 613 1,570 3.56–4.76 $3.94 $24 -163.06
625 625 140 157.00 $157.00 $981 -10.00
645 645 110 1.40 $1.40 $9 -165.60
725 725 110 139.00 $139.00 $1,008 -22.21
750 750 260 155.96 $155.96 $1,170 +0.96
750–770 759 130 160.00–162.00 $161.05 $1,222 +6.05
775–789 776 516 151.20–156.76 $154.67 $1,200 -2.28
800–825 814 324 153.64–156.06 $154.72 $1,259 -0.74
875 875 58 159.00 $159.00 $1,391 +2.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 68 161.00 $161.00 $1,045 -7.14
650 650 110 155.50 $155.50 $1,011 —
660–675 669 473 160.00–168.14 $161.18 $1,078 —
700–725 706 273 157.00–163.44 $158.84 $1,121 —
725 725 200 158.00 $158.00 $1,146 +5.00
750 750 335 154.86 $154.86 $1,161 -2.14
850 850 60 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 -1.00
850–875 856 466 149.00–158.84 $156.89 $1,343 +2.89
900 900 58 150.00 $150.00 $1,350 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 63 144.78 $144.78 $1,158 —
800 800 63 144.78 $144.78 $1,158 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 180 152.74 $152.74 $802 +3.24
550 550 720 146.00 $146.00 $803 +2.00
570–588 581 850 — $-5.66 $-33 -149.66
593 593 125 — $-6.80 $-40 -150.80
625 625 385 146.28–148.74 $147.75 $923 +7.75
691 691 26 140.00 $140.00 $967 —
725 725 70 152.00 $152.00 $1,102 +12.00
720–742 731 208 144.36–147.95 $145.82 $1,066 +5.82
750–760 753 265 149.40–151.88 $151.13 $1,138 +4.23
778 778 42 144.50 $144.50 $1,124 +4.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 98 150.00 $150.00 $830 —
575 575 90 159.00 $159.00 $914 —
625 625 110 145.50 $145.50 $909 -4.50
667–690 685 473 150.00–154.00 $153.68 $1,053 -1.41
700 700 70 153.00 $153.00 $1,071 +1.10
725 725 200 145.00 $145.00 $1,051 -5.76
725 725 67 156.00 $156.00 $1,131 +5.24
750 750 325 141.00 $141.00 $1,058 -6.00
750–775 765 540 141.00–148.00 $144.85 $1,108 -2.41
750–775 768 325 146.00–153.00 $150.00 $1,152 +2.74
822 822 62 150.00 $150.00 $1,233 -0.19

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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.