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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

14,008 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.45/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 754 lb · 2,480 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.77/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,280/hd at 822 lb · 1,934 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.75/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 860 lb · 1,443 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 14,008 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 41 173.50 $173.50 $954 +8.50
600 600 294 170.00 $170.00 $1,020 —
650 650 120 164.50 $164.50 $1,069 —
700–720 711 165 156.52–161.21 $158.51 $1,127 +3.51
750 750 70 154.00 $154.00 $1,155 —
750 750 65 163.00 $163.00 $1,222 —
750–775 751 625 153.00–161.69 $158.25 $1,188 —
800–825 816 714 154.34–156.78 $156.40 $1,276 -0.60
825 825 1,220 155.40 $155.40 $1,282 -1.60
850 850 290 151.00 $151.00 $1,284 -7.00
850 850 333 151.27–156.89 $151.83 $1,291 -6.17
850–875 867 820 153.00–155.75 $153.75 $1,333 -4.25
900 900 166 152.40 $152.40 $1,372 —
900–910 904 255 151.00–156.00 $153.25 $1,385 —
950 950 58 153.00 $153.00 $1,454 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 217 176.00 $176.00 $806 —
600 600 72 168.00 $168.00 $1,008 —
650–667 655 229 158.98–159.79 $159.52 $1,045 —
750–775 770 325 160.45–162.00 $160.76 $1,238 —
750–795 777 826 153.20–158.67 $154.59 $1,201 —
800 800 320 155.96 $155.96 $1,248 —
800 800 489 152.81–155.72 $155.26 $1,242 —
850 850 1,165 150.07–152.07 $151.07 $1,284 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 322 155.00 $155.00 $930 —
600–625 620 147 153.36–155.50 $155.11 $962 —
675 675 225 153.21 $153.21 $1,034 +1.21
725 725 247 139.00–146.00 $140.81 $1,021 -5.19
725 725 110 146.00 $146.00 $1,058 ±0.00
735 735 200 153.00 $153.00 $1,125 +4.17
750 750 1,300 150.40 $150.40 $1,128 +4.29
750 750 270 142.00 $142.00 $1,065 -4.11
750 750 325 148.00 $148.00 $1,110 +1.89
750–775 766 585 143.00–150.00 $147.33 $1,129 -0.67
800 800 120 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $1,208 +3.00
800 800 150 149.42 $149.42 $1,195 +1.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 160 144.81–149.94 $147.54 $915 —
650 650 220 148.00 $148.00 $962 —
650 650 154 146.79 $146.79 $954 —
700–741 721 145 143.94–144.00 $143.97 $1,038 —
750–775 762 387 139.07–145.15 $142.02 $1,082 —
825 825 62 143.10 $143.10 $1,181 —

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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.