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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

16,292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.36/cwt -6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 762 lb · 4,615 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.48/cwt +6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 674 lb · 1,761 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.02/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 812 lb · 1,409 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,292 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 391 159.53 $159.53 $925 -6.47
658 658 280 168.78 $168.78 $1,111 —
675 675 150 165.00 $165.00 $1,114 —
725 725 320 162.00 $162.00 $1,174 +9.14
725–739 732 697 150.95–157.79 $155.86 $1,141 +3.00
750–775 769 647 148.96–157.64 $152.36 $1,172 +2.25
791 791 63 153.00 $153.00 $1,210 +2.89
800–806 803 333 153.00–156.00 $154.69 $1,242 +4.90
800–832 812 890 144.00–151.78 $147.32 $1,196 -2.47
825 825 186 147.00 $147.00 $1,213 -2.79
850–875 863 115 141.91–147.31 $144.40 $1,246 -3.60
875 875 265 149.00 $149.00 $1,304 +1.00
1050 1050 46 126.00 $126.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 165.00 $165.00 $1,031 —
750 750 67 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 -0.22
750–756 755 708 154.91–158.97 $155.30 $1,173 +0.08
800–815 800 1,032 149.60–154.85 $151.55 $1,212 -3.45
820–825 822 205 150.00–155.00 $152.93 $1,257 -2.07
850 850 130 147.50 $147.50 $1,254 -1.50
900–925 902 608 145.00–147.00 $146.81 $1,324 -13.19
925 925 120 145.50 $145.50 $1,346 +3.50
1000–1020 1014 385 140.00–143.50 $142.50 $1,445 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 380 169.00 $169.00 $887 +1.00
575 575 175 162.00 $162.00 $932 +1.65
650 650 70 151.42 $151.42 $984 -1.58
700–725 716 210 143.00–149.00 $145.14 $1,039 -4.25
722–725 723 170 143.00 $143.00 $1,034 -4.15
725 725 200 157.00 $157.00 $1,138 +6.35
750 750 620 144.00–151.00 $149.07 $1,118 -11.93
750–785 759 2,695 141.65–148.00 $143.71 $1,091 -15.24
775 775 1,300 147.00 $147.00 $1,139 +5.18
800 800 200 140.00–149.00 $145.40 $1,163 +4.40
800 800 120 133.00 $133.00 $1,064 -8.00
850 850 150 143.50 $143.50 $1,220 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 75 146.00 $146.00 $942 -2.00
670–675 674 1,761 147.32–149.90 $149.48 $1,007 +6.25
735 735 68 140.63 $140.63 $1,034 +4.23
750 750 40 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 +7.00
750–770 752 220 137.00–141.00 $138.22 $1,039 +0.22
825 825 66 137.31 $137.31 $1,133 —
925 925 54 126.00 $126.00 $1,166 —

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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.