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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

29,136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.85/cwt -3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 719 lb · 8,119 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.54/cwt +7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 757 lb · 4,338 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.37/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,222/hd at 808 lb · 2,732 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 29,136 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 85 172.00 $172.00 $1,118 +5.08
700–706 703 593 156.24–161.46 $159.84 $1,124 +7.45
725 725 229 160.00–162.00 $161.40 $1,170 +9.01
750–798 771 1,061 152.00–158.29 $155.22 $1,197 -1.78
775 775 195 154.00 $154.00 $1,194 -3.00
780 780 180 159.00 $159.00 $1,240 +2.00
800 800 300 155.00 $155.00 $1,240 +1.00
800–835 805 1,712 147.00–155.00 $150.86 $1,214 -3.14
815–825 815 600 148.00–150.40 $150.30 $1,225 -3.70
825 825 120 155.00 $155.00 $1,279 +1.00
850 850 177 149.00 $149.00 $1,266 +4.00
850–875 872 645 141.91–145.08 $143.50 $1,251 -1.50
900 900 275 160.00 $160.00 $1,440 +16.00
921 921 162 142.00 $142.00 $1,308 -4.66
985 985 250 146.00 $146.00 $1,438 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1,000 166.00 $166.00 $963 +8.05
600 600 900 164.00 $164.00 $984 -0.75
700–725 710 120 150.23–154.73 $152.86 $1,085 -4.64
775–776 775 134 148.00–152.10 $150.11 $1,163 -11.72
825 825 307 148.00–151.00 $149.79 $1,236 -2.02
825–837 833 245 144.28–145.31 $144.55 $1,204 -7.26
864 864 58 148.00 $148.00 $1,279 +1.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 160 142.70 $142.70 $1,056 +5.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1,860 165.00–171.00 $168.00 $882 +1.00
575 575 160 160.35 $160.35 $922 —
600 600 250 167.00 $167.00 $1,002 —
640 640 253 154.77 $154.77 $991 —
650 650 150 153.00 $153.00 $994 +0.14
650–690 652 1,211 144.79–150.73 $150.03 $978 -2.83
700 700 210 149.00 $149.00 $1,043 -2.65
715–725 717 4,225 147.72–150.00 $149.39 $1,071 +0.18
700–725 721 2,268 142.00–152.00 $147.15 $1,061 -8.85
725 725 67 150.65 $150.65 $1,092 -5.35
725 725 400 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 -6.00
725 725 67 153.00 $153.00 $1,109 -3.00
715–735 727 882 146.00–154.00 $149.58 $1,087 -6.42
750 750 325 161.00 $161.00 $1,208 +15.90
750 750 165 145.00–146.00 $145.39 $1,090 +0.29
750 750 65 148.00 $148.00 $1,110 +2.90
750 750 325 151.71 $151.71 $1,138 +6.61
750–775 754 575 145.00–150.00 $149.39 $1,126 +4.29
750–775 756 1,215 157.00–160.00 $158.95 $1,202 +13.85
750–775 756 963 145.00–152.35 $148.65 $1,124 +3.55
750–775 772 705 139.92–146.00 $141.82 $1,095 -1.64
800 800 60 141.00 $141.00 $1,128 -7.21
800–825 802 560 139.00–142.00 $141.68 $1,136 -6.53
825 825 229 148.74 $148.74 $1,227 +9.04
850 850 180 140.00 $140.00 $1,190 -1.19
875 875 120 140.00 $140.00 $1,225 -1.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 225 148.00 $148.00 $955 -2.98
675 675 20 143.23 $143.23 $967 -7.39
725 725 135 139.00 $139.00 $1,008 -4.53
735–741 737 144 136.30–136.50 $136.40 $1,005 -7.13
750 750 65 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 -2.89
775–790 781 239 136.00–137.00 $136.26 $1,064 -1.24

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 290 142.00 $142.00 $639 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 250 151.00 $151.00 $680 -0.84

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 300 178.00 $178.00 $801 +28.00
500 500 100 180.00 $180.00 $900 +3.00
725 725 70 148.50 $148.50 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 300 144.00 $144.00 $648 —

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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.