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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

17,844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.45/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 750 lb · 3,360 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.80/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 757 lb · 3,253 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.14/cwt +4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 720 lb · 2,554 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,844 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 80 168.50 $168.50 $842 -0.50
562 562 33 165.62 $165.62 $931 +2.12
565 565 270 172.00 $172.00 $972 +8.50
600 600 180 178.00 $178.00 $1,068 —
600 600 150 162.00 $162.00 $972 —
625 625 240 166.06 $166.06 $1,038 —
650–675 662 149 157.54–165.54 $161.67 $1,070 +14.63
743 743 336 151.96 $151.96 $1,129 +0.90
760 760 75 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 +16.17
750–775 766 192 150.67–154.87 $152.16 $1,166 +8.33
800 800 180 156.00 $156.00 $1,248 +12.75
800–840 827 1,150 146.77–152.94 $150.45 $1,244 -3.83
850–875 854 522 142.09–146.42 $146.05 $1,247 -1.17
900 900 168 140.03 $140.03 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 99 187.92 $187.92 $949 +19.42
680 680 161 168.00 $168.00 $1,142 —
700–725 710 156 157.34–162.62 $160.32 $1,138 +0.15
750 750 150 156.34 $156.34 $1,173 +3.58
800 800 1,060 154.09–155.61 $155.43 $1,243 +3.34
825 825 290 166.20 $166.20 $1,371 +15.20
825 825 290 161.50 $161.50 $1,332 +10.50
850 850 290 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 +3.11
850 850 290 157.00 $157.00 $1,334 +7.11
860 860 58 153.00 $153.00 $1,316 +3.11
850–875 869 281 149.00–151.25 $149.49 $1,299 -0.40
925 925 175 145.00 $145.00 $1,341 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 240 165.00 $165.00 $990 +10.00
630 630 80 152.33 $152.33 $960 -2.67
700 700 570 149.00 $149.00 $1,043 +6.91
725 725 405 154.25–157.50 $156.42 $1,134 +9.92
725 725 590 145.25–152.50 $146.97 $1,066 +0.47
725 725 857 141.00–144.00 $141.23 $1,024 -5.27
730 730 67 149.50 $149.50 $1,091 +6.06
740 740 65 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 +6.56
750 750 130 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $1,106 -1.27
750 750 140 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 -1.77
750 750 325 161.20 $161.20 $1,209 +12.43
750 750 975 153.00–156.50 $154.17 $1,156 +5.40
750 750 1,105 152.00–153.00 $152.59 $1,144 +3.82
750 750 685 147.00–148.00 $147.69 $1,108 -1.08
800 800 180 145.00–148.00 $147.00 $1,176 +2.99
800–825 808 180 144.00–148.75 $147.17 $1,189 +3.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 37 153.23 $153.23 $778 —
530 530 270 162.00 $162.00 $859 —
572 572 88 150.00 $150.00 $858 -5.37
700–713 703 282 141.50–144.87 $143.58 $1,009 +0.58
725 725 67 146.00 $146.00 $1,058 +3.22
750 750 450 152.00 $152.00 $1,140 +10.96
750–775 757 2,608 143.64–149.11 $145.67 $1,103 +4.63
775 775 195 149.99 $149.99 $1,162 +8.95
800 800 65 139.00 $139.00 $1,112 —
860 860 28 137.09 $137.09 $1,179 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 70 137.00 $137.00 $890 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 65 150.00 $150.00 $1,050 —

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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.