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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

9,783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.44/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 728 lb · 1,575 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.78/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 802 lb · 1,270 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.00/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 808 lb · 1,102 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 9,783

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 468 690 172.50–180.00 $174.57 $817 -1.23
500 500 500 170.00 $170.00 $850
550 550 70 185.00 $185.00 $1,018 +22.50
550–570 556 255 163.00–168.75 $166.83 $928 +4.33
600 600 326 167.54 $167.54 $1,005
725 725 300 165.00 $165.00 $1,196 +8.24
715–745 729 1,237 152.03–161.07 $156.93 $1,144 +0.17
730 730 38 156.00 $156.00 $1,139 -0.76
750–790 773 486 149.20–157.66 $153.10 $1,183 -0.34
800 800 60 157.50 $157.50 $1,260 +5.09
800–825 804 382 147.08–152.96 $152.01 $1,222 -0.40
800–825 811 660 150.09–152.67 $151.50 $1,229 -0.91
875 875 65 150.00 $150.00 $1,312 -3.00
875–880 877 117 148.74–150.74 $149.75 $1,313 -3.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–740 727 419 160.64–168.78 $166.79 $1,213 +3.85
750 750 134 161.50 $161.50 $1,211 +2.50
775 775 455 157.93 $157.93 $1,224 -1.07
800 800 240 152.25 $152.25 $1,218 +5.25
800 800 504 153.86 $153.86 $1,231 +6.86
800–825 805 526 153.85–158.94 $156.82 $1,262 +9.82
850 850 65 154.00 $154.00 $1,309 -2.00
850 850 300 148.60 $148.60 $1,263 -7.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 148.31 $148.31 $1,038

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 60 164.00 $164.00 $902
598 598 82 152.59 $152.59 $912
615 615 35 156.00 $156.00 $959 +12.86
635 635 80 145.96 $145.96 $927 +2.82
675 675 78 147.66 $147.66 $997 +3.14
675 675 60 152.00 $152.00 $1,026 +7.48
700–725 710 490 140.18–146.94 $143.09 $1,016 -5.09
735 735 65 148.00 $148.00 $1,088 -0.18
750 750 64 143.18 $143.18 $1,074 +2.22
765 765 130 146.50 $146.50 $1,121 +5.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 156.14 $156.14 $1,015 +7.07
700 700 55 153.68 $153.68 $1,076 +5.41
750 750 390 146.88 $146.88 $1,102 -1.84
800–825 810 220 143.76–143.85 $143.80 $1,165 -4.14

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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.