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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

19,377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.36/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 751 lb · 4,390 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.17/cwt -8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 822 lb · 3,268 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.75/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 802 lb · 3,191 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 19,377 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 45 167.00 $167.00 $1,086 —
725 725 205 152.00–159.00 $156.71 $1,136 -1.74
750 750 35 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 -3.20
750–775 759 317 153.00–156.49 $155.61 $1,181 -16.01
775 775 455 158.00 $158.00 $1,224 +3.27
800 800 300 152.50 $152.50 $1,220 -16.50
800–825 821 448 146.50–151.81 $148.96 $1,223 -6.37
825 825 1,800 152.00 $152.00 $1,254 -3.33
825 825 720 159.00 $159.00 $1,312 +3.67
850 850 300 152.00 $152.00 $1,292 +2.17
850–888 856 96 143.60–151.04 $149.80 $1,282 -0.03
900–941 923 542 143.50–146.00 $145.43 $1,342 -1.57
980 980 475 147.00 $147.00 $1,441 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 825 155.00–165.00 $156.09 $858 -4.63
650 650 85 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 -5.00
700 700 70 155.47 $155.47 $1,088 —
750 750 65 151.00 $151.00 $1,132 -6.00
750–775 756 480 146.20–150.92 $148.40 $1,122 -8.60
800 800 800 147.22 $147.22 $1,178 +1.40
800 800 1,290 150.95 $150.95 $1,208 +5.13
800–825 802 853 142.04–147.96 $142.61 $1,144 -3.21
825 825 62 158.10 $158.10 $1,304 +6.97
825 825 186 148.00 $148.00 $1,221 -3.13
850–890 862 190 138.62–141.00 $139.81 $1,205 —
855–890 863 234 142.00–146.00 $145.04 $1,252 —
975 975 22 134.94 $134.94 $1,316 -4.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
837 837 59 127.95 $127.95 $1,071 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 430 153.40 $153.40 $997 +5.24
675 675 85 158.00 $158.00 $1,066 +9.84
700 700 595 143.00–147.76 $146.64 $1,026 -23.86
700–725 721 237 144.00–146.00 $145.29 $1,048 -22.21
725 725 535 145.75 $145.75 $1,057 -21.75
725 725 140 151.60 $151.60 $1,099 -15.90
750 750 325 159.00 $159.00 $1,192 +13.04
750 750 520 150.60–158.00 $155.23 $1,164 +9.27
750 750 300 148.25 $148.25 $1,112 +2.29
750 750 995 145.12–149.00 $148.24 $1,112 +2.28
750 750 325 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 +7.04
750–775 751 1,750 142.00–146.04 $144.12 $1,082 -1.84
750–765 756 175 142.00–144.00 $142.86 $1,080 -3.10
800–825 807 780 139.00–144.00 $141.88 $1,145 +2.14
800–825 822 339 142.47–144.04 $142.74 $1,173 +5.25
850 850 35 139.00 $139.00 $1,182 +1.00
850–875 860 184 137.00–140.50 $139.07 $1,196 +1.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 72 140.00 $140.00 $924 -17.00
700 700 130 152.00 $152.00 $1,064 +9.60
700–740 721 120 135.00–141.92 $138.17 $996 -4.23
775 775 346 138.46–139.31 $139.25 $1,079 -2.07

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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.