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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

12,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.76/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 760 lb · 2,052 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.27/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 850 lb · 1,528 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.66/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 715 lb · 1,248 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,986 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 120 176.00 $176.00 $792 +1.43
520 520 475 169.00 $169.00 $879 -1.00
520 520 600 169.00 $169.00 $879 -1.00
550 550 85 163.50 $163.50 $899 -21.50
650 650 80 153.00 $153.00 $994 —
650–658 654 221 146.75–147.50 $147.04 $962 —
725 725 68 151.06 $151.06 $1,095 -13.94
750 750 335 151.25 $151.25 $1,134 -1.85
750 750 130 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 +1.90
750–776 759 365 140.00–149.25 $143.83 $1,092 -9.27
800 800 62 143.25 $143.25 $1,146 -14.25
800–812 806 129 150.34–151.94 $151.20 $1,219 -0.81
800–825 811 230 152.00–157.00 $154.28 $1,251 +2.78
850 850 525 147.22 $147.22 $1,251 -2.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 118 168.50 $168.50 $876 —
575 575 45 175.70 $175.70 $1,010 —
700 700 70 160.17 $160.17 $1,121 -6.62
745 745 35 153.00 $153.00 $1,140 -13.79
760–775 771 520 152.42–155.27 $152.76 $1,178 -5.17
800 800 240 152.09 $152.09 $1,217 -0.16
800 800 106 153.68 $153.68 $1,229 +1.43
835 835 63 151.00 $151.00 $1,261 -5.82
850 850 688 148.00–152.50 $149.89 $1,274 -4.11
850 850 120 154.00 $154.00 $1,309 ±0.00
850 850 300 149.51 $149.51 $1,271 -4.49
850 850 180 163.00 $163.00 $1,386 +9.00
850 850 240 160.00 $160.00 $1,360 +6.00
950 950 120 151.00 $151.00 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 34 143.35 $143.35 $873 —
700 700 285 140.25 $140.25 $982 -8.06
750 750 65 137.25 $137.25 $1,029 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 45 161.70 $161.70 $889 —
625 625 320 155.00 $155.00 $969 —
625 625 450 152.39 $152.39 $952 —
650 650 80 155.78 $155.78 $1,013 -0.36
700–725 724 690 142.00–145.27 $142.09 $1,029 -11.59
725 725 134 144.00–149.00 $146.50 $1,062 -7.18
725–745 727 236 143.00–146.00 $143.44 $1,043 -10.24
750–775 753 442 145.00–153.00 $148.77 $1,120 +1.89
750–790 756 830 143.52–146.00 $144.36 $1,091 -2.52
750–775 764 455 142.25–152.00 $147.82 $1,129 +0.94
775 775 325 155.00 $155.00 $1,201 +8.12
800 800 290 141.68–144.50 $144.01 $1,152 +0.21
825 825 120 148.00 $148.00 $1,221 +4.20
900 900 65 134.00 $134.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 178 155.37 $155.37 $889 -8.63
625 625 80 146.00 $146.00 $912 -10.00
700 700 490 143.00 $143.00 $1,001 -0.09
700–741 720 143 141.00 $141.00 $1,015 -2.09
725 725 615 140.09–144.96 $142.78 $1,035 -5.22
750–775 761 344 137.00–144.22 $141.04 $1,073 -5.46

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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.