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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

22,566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.37/cwt -1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 751 lb · 3,312 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.74/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 721 lb · 3,301 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $145.98/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 913 lb · 1,849 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 22,566 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 111 188.20 $188.20 $847 —
575–590 579 110 166.39–171.47 $169.85 $983 +12.85
600 600 160 165.60 $165.60 $994 —
650 650 450 166.92 $166.92 $1,085 +6.92
730 730 59 152.39 $152.39 $1,112 -6.61
750 750 325 158.00 $158.00 $1,185 —
750–775 761 639 154.05–157.49 $155.58 $1,184 —
775 775 130 157.00 $157.00 $1,217 —
800 800 1,240 154.00 $154.00 $1,232 -4.50
800 800 127 147.00–149.19 $148.45 $1,188 -10.05
850 850 56 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 -9.00
900 900 470 144.00 $144.00 $1,296 -5.00
900–935 917 1,379 140.00–149.50 $146.66 $1,345 -2.34
950 950 300 146.50 $146.50 $1,392 +1.50
1050 1050 41 140.00 $140.00 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 87 157.95 $157.95 $869 -8.05
600 600 130 164.75 $164.75 $988 +3.30
650 650 41 162.98 $162.98 $1,059 +0.98
650 650 340 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 -7.00
722 722 560 157.50 $157.50 $1,137 +1.50
770–775 774 342 143.59–151.11 $149.48 $1,157 -1.94
775 775 176 161.83 $161.83 $1,254 +10.41
800 800 22 150.00 $150.00 $1,200 -1.30
800–825 818 971 146.21–152.02 $150.47 $1,231 -0.83
825 825 124 151.81 $151.81 $1,252 +0.51
851 851 61 146.60 $146.60 $1,248 +5.60
900 900 58 144.00 $144.00 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
744 744 68 136.95 $136.95 $1,019 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 465 167.00 $167.00 $877 —
650 650 1,215 152.00–153.00 $152.86 $994 -0.38
676 676 75 147.00 $147.00 $994 -5.50
700 700 140 151.65 $151.65 $1,062 +0.15
700 700 140 154.00 $154.00 $1,078 +2.50
700–725 711 547 146.00–150.50 $149.21 $1,061 +0.49
725 725 67 156.00 $156.00 $1,131 +3.65
725 725 670 165.00 $165.00 $1,196 +12.65
725 725 1,737 148.72–149.00 $148.99 $1,080 -3.36
750–770 750 2,665 145.00–149.00 $145.10 $1,088 -5.83
750 750 390 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 -10.93
750–775 768 257 142.00–147.00 $143.46 $1,102 -0.40
800 800 300 148.15–148.25 $148.21 $1,186 +0.71
800 800 120 136.00–142.00 $139.00 $1,112 -8.50
815–825 821 185 139.00–141.00 $139.70 $1,147 -1.37
850–875 853 345 140.00–143.00 $141.19 $1,204 +3.35
917 917 55 140.80 $140.80 $1,291 +2.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 300 149.00 $149.00 $834 -7.37
600 600 130 152.27 $152.27 $914 -7.49
625 625 39 150.98 $150.98 $944 -8.78
625 625 80 157.00 $157.00 $981 -2.76
675 675 150 150.62 $150.62 $1,017 +3.62
700 700 17 140.00 $140.00 $980 +1.04
700–731 705 414 143.00–143.65 $143.53 $1,012 +4.57
760–775 764 1,087 139.60–141.77 $140.89 $1,076 +4.27
775 775 22 137.50 $137.50 $1,066 +0.88
817–840 820 364 138.00–141.00 $140.51 $1,152 +3.51
866 866 65 131.00 $131.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 30 133.59 $133.59 $982 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 510 144.00–160.00 $151.84 $683 —
450 450 120 139.00 $139.00 $626 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 280 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
450 450 408 156.00–180.00 $172.94 $778 —
500 500 600 177.00 $177.00 $885 —

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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.