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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

17,879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.46/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 762 lb · 3,385 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.54/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 720 lb · 2,230 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.64/cwt +7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 755 lb · 1,545 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,879 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 61 159.08 $159.08 $970 —
725 725 370 153.50 $153.50 $1,113 +0.64
750 750 975 162.85 $162.85 $1,221 +12.94
750–775 763 570 144.39–153.76 $148.73 $1,135 -1.18
825 825 580 162.15 $162.15 $1,338 +13.38
825 825 75 147.00 $147.00 $1,213 -1.77
825 825 360 141.00–143.00 $141.33 $1,166 -7.44
850–875 858 176 143.97–144.00 $143.98 $1,235 -4.02
925 925 400 154.85 $154.85 $1,432 +2.35
925 925 110 135.95 $135.95 $1,258 -16.55
930 930 120 140.50 $140.50 $1,307 -12.00
980 980 480 141.00 $141.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394–399 395 199 162.99–172.61 $169.66 $670 —
405–425 410 116 148.82–158.88 $153.63 $630 —
461–466 463 181 168.08–170.39 $169.48 $785 —
500–522 506 139 168.00–169.00 $168.28 $851 —
512 512 105 154.16 $154.16 $789 —
550 550 273 166.95 $166.95 $918 +12.92
551 551 21 160.48 $160.48 $884 +6.45
561 561 48 170.89 $170.89 $959 +16.86
626 626 119 164.99 $164.99 $1,033 —
639 639 74 159.00 $159.00 $1,016 —
640 640 82 145.95 $145.95 $934 —
650 650 77 152.45 $152.45 $991 —
650–693 666 185 153.00–158.00 $156.03 $1,039 —
750–795 753 630 141.92–150.81 $149.56 $1,126 -9.44
800–830 812 532 141.54–148.68 $145.81 $1,184 -1.54
850 850 225 144.50 $144.50 $1,228 +4.16
853–867 857 239 135.77–139.97 $138.41 $1,186 -1.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719 719 243 140.80 $140.80 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 29 120.70 $120.70 $1,068 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 435 140.00 $140.00 $805 —
640 640 80 152.00 $152.00 $973 +5.00
650 650 680 151.00 $151.00 $982 —
700 700 140 167.35 $167.35 $1,171 +22.43
700–725 720 1,685 139.00–144.00 $141.10 $1,016 -3.82
725 725 135 144.50 $144.50 $1,048 -0.42
725 725 270 145.95 $145.95 $1,058 +1.03
750 750 975 158.15 $158.15 $1,186 +17.15
750 750 130 143.00 $143.00 $1,072 +2.00
750 750 650 150.45 $150.45 $1,128 +9.45
775 775 130 137.00 $137.00 $1,062 -1.00
775 775 750 139.00 $139.00 $1,077 +1.00
775 775 750 137.00–140.00 $137.52 $1,066 -0.48
800 800 360 146.50 $146.50 $1,172 —
800 800 180 141.00–143.50 $142.67 $1,141 —
800 800 180 136.00–140.00 $138.67 $1,109 —
850 850 240 139.00 $139.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–575 574 218 155.00 $155.00 $890 —
620 620 68 140.08 $140.08 $868 —
668 668 60 144.00 $144.00 $962 —
700–740 722 1,313 135.76–139.74 $138.26 $998 -0.73
730 730 66 144.00 $144.00 $1,051 +5.01
750–775 770 390 131.92–139.89 $136.60 $1,052 -5.40
800 800 60 131.62 $131.62 $1,053 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 70 140.00 $140.00 $994 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 70 147.00 $147.00 $1,066 —

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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.