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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

12,092 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.00/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 550 lb · 1,500 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.12/cwt -2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 761 lb · 1,410 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.00/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 620 lb · 1,350 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,092 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 30 151.21 $151.21 $602 -18.45
408–412 410 112 148.06–151.96 $150.00 $615 -3.63
550 550 1,500 169.00 $169.00 $930 +2.05
620 620 1,350 162.00 $162.00 $1,004 -2.99
745 745 65 143.20 $143.20 $1,067 —
775 775 251 142.39–144.62 $143.46 $1,112 -6.10
780 780 22 150.50 $150.50 $1,174 +0.94
800 800 260 146.51 $146.51 $1,172 +0.70
809–836 820 481 140.88–148.37 $144.84 $1,188 -0.97
850 850 115 137.95–142.14 $139.99 $1,190 -4.51
850 850 124 142.51 $142.51 $1,211 -1.99
850 850 62 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 +0.50
900 900 60 153.50 $153.50 $1,382 —
950 950 120 126.51 $126.51 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 11 162.00 $162.00 $865 —
700 700 43 153.00 $153.00 $1,071 -0.50
750–775 760 710 140.00–142.00 $141.13 $1,073 -7.60
750–775 762 305 146.24–153.00 $150.01 $1,143 +1.28
800–825 816 540 145.00–148.00 $147.44 $1,203 -14.71
800–825 819 252 144.00–148.00 $146.38 $1,199 -15.77
850–875 854 211 143.00–145.00 $144.66 $1,235 +0.68
951 951 107 134.44 $134.44 $1,279 -6.56
1000 1000 160 139.00 $139.00 $1,390 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808 808 31 128.45 $128.45 $1,038 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 12 154.00 $154.00 $821 —
560 560 106 155.00 $155.00 $868 +15.00
675 675 850 149.00 $149.00 $1,006 -2.00
700–732 719 241 143.00–145.00 $144.30 $1,038 +3.20
725 725 210 148.30 $148.30 $1,075 +3.80
750 750 280 161.59 $161.59 $1,212 +3.44
750 750 65 143.00 $143.00 $1,072 -15.15
750–775 764 1,065 139.00–140.00 $139.59 $1,066 +2.59
800–815 808 260 141.00 $141.00 $1,139 -5.50
850 850 310 139.00 $139.00 $1,182 ±0.00
850 850 58 143.00 $143.00 $1,216 +4.00
850 850 60 144.00 $144.00 $1,224 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 420 157.00 $157.00 $1,099 +18.74
710–749 718 350 136.00–142.78 $141.06 $1,013 +2.80
750 750 210 145.50 $145.50 $1,091 +8.90
750–765 757 123 136.14–140.00 $138.18 $1,046 +1.58

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 55 130.00 $130.00 $299 —
725 725 70 148.00 $148.00 $1,073 +8.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 55 144.00 $144.00 $331 —
500 500 300 183.00 $183.00 $915 —
725 725 70 156.00 $156.00 $1,131 +9.00

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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.