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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

12,764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.66/cwt -0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 719 lb · 1,205 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $163.84/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 752 lb · 1,050 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.30/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 738 lb · 942 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,764 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–587 570 860 166.00–167.30 $166.73 $950 +0.78
646 646 113 168.11 $168.11 $1,086 -13.89
650 650 160 172.00 $172.00 $1,118 -6.00
675 675 433 173.01 $173.01 $1,168 -4.99
685 685 74 159.47 $159.47 $1,092 -18.53
700–725 717 792 167.06–169.06 $168.17 $1,206 +0.41
704–733 722 277 156.50–161.64 $159.53 $1,152 -8.23
725 725 136 163.50 $163.50 $1,185 -4.26
750–775 765 672 154.09–158.67 $157.41 $1,204 -5.59
800–845 801 898 146.11–155.76 $150.94 $1,209 -8.81
900 900 60 151.00 $151.00 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 55 191.00 $191.00 $860 —
575 575 265 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 -1.00
650 unweaned 650 27 159.00 $159.00 $1,034 —
670 670 42 176.83 $176.83 $1,185 +8.97
730 730 422 165.21 $165.21 $1,206 +4.21
750 750 100 161.50 $161.50 $1,211 -7.50
750 750 735 159.00–165.00 $164.47 $1,234 -4.53
760 760 76 167.72 $167.72 $1,275 -1.28
750–775 761 139 155.86–163.78 $160.08 $1,218 -8.92
825–841 830 197 150.00–159.47 $156.15 $1,296 +6.82
825–840 831 295 152.00–156.50 $153.83 $1,278 +4.50
850 850 39 149.15 $149.15 $1,268 -4.50
850 850 308 165.22 $165.22 $1,404 +11.57
875–892 883 586 152.00–156.00 $153.60 $1,356 -0.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–646 631 237 155.00–160.00 $158.38 $999 —
650 650 240 162.90 $162.90 $1,059 +7.90
700 700 135 152.00 $152.00 $1,064 -3.00
725 725 67 149.00 $149.00 $1,080 -3.00
725 725 200 157.70 $157.70 $1,143 +5.70
725 725 130 155.00 $155.00 $1,124 +3.00
725 725 202 142.50–146.00 $144.84 $1,050 -7.16
750–769 757 316 144.00–149.00 $146.91 $1,112 -4.03
752–780 763 197 146.00–151.50 $149.23 $1,139 -1.71
775 775 130 156.00 $156.00 $1,209 +5.06
800 800 500 152.00 $152.00 $1,216 +2.06
810–825 819 300 150.50–152.00 $151.40 $1,240 +3.91
825 825 90 141.00 $141.00 $1,163 -6.49
850 850 300 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–693 670 223 146.11–150.09 $148.09 $992 —
675 675 300 156.25 $156.25 $1,055 —
725–740 738 942 145.73–150.78 $149.30 $1,102 -0.70
750–787 761 494 138.09–146.83 $144.10 $1,097 -1.87

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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.