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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

18,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.88/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 720 lb · 2,167 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.17/cwt -6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 755 lb · 2,158 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.86/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 823 lb · 2,053 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 18,002

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 80 185.00 $185.00 $1,249
700 fancy 700 55 191.22 $191.22 $1,339
700–725 711 260 179.00–185.26 $182.37 $1,297 +6.68
700–736 717 557 178.00–185.00 $184.00 $1,319 +5.00
750 750 65 168.25 $168.25 $1,262 -2.57
750–775 770 695 179.00–183.00 $179.66 $1,383 +8.84
775 775 565 179.00–186.46 $185.87 $1,440 +15.05
800 800 120 175.00 $175.00 $1,400 -6.00
800 800 190 174.25 $174.25 $1,394 -6.75
800–825 808 177 167.00–174.00 $171.63 $1,387 +3.52
800–825 821 400 170.00–178.00 $174.25 $1,431 -6.72
850 850 60 171.00 $171.00 $1,454 -4.00
850 850 230 175.00 $175.00 $1,488 ±0.00
875 875 175 175.00 $175.00 $1,531 +8.35
900 900 233 164.00–167.00 $164.75 $1,483 -15.75
1025 1025 51 155.00 $155.00 $1,589
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 177 184.03 $184.03 $983 +2.98
570 570 89 177.00 $177.00 $1,009 +0.80
600 600 34 192.19 $192.19 $1,153 +17.19
650–680 657 304 173.25–182.53 $180.27 $1,184 -0.16
650–691 667 323 178.00–186.47 $182.23 $1,215 +4.34
700 700 490 167.00 $167.00 $1,169 -6.23
700 700 75 178.00 $178.00 $1,246 +4.77
740 740 68 170.25 $170.25 $1,260 +2.25
742 742 133 174.00 $174.00 $1,291 +6.00
750 750 130 184.75 $184.75 $1,386 +20.40
750 750 100 177.76 $177.76 $1,333 +13.41
775–785 776 348 167.00–172.12 $168.00 $1,304 +3.65
800 800 720 172.96 $172.96 $1,384 +0.96
803–814 812 458 160.20–169.61 $168.30 $1,367 -3.70
850 850 420 168.00 $168.00 $1,428

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 77 179.45 $179.45 $878
515 515 95 171.00 $171.00 $881 +11.50
550 550 90 194.00 $194.00 $1,067 +8.00
575 575 84 181.00 $181.00 $1,041 -5.00
590 590 95 192.00 $192.00 $1,133 +6.00
610 610 79 185.00 $185.00 $1,128 +9.74
650 650 825 178.00 $178.00 $1,157 +4.00
675 675 360 176.00 $176.00 $1,188 -6.50
675 675 72 172.00 $172.00 $1,161 -10.50
700–725 710 340 171.50–174.00 $172.97 $1,228 -5.27
700–725 712 142 167.00–176.00 $171.56 $1,222 +7.98
700–725 717 745 164.00–167.00 $164.85 $1,182 -1.68
725 725 600 177.00 $177.00 $1,283 +3.29
725 725 200 174.10 $174.10 $1,262 +0.39
725–745 734 140 165.00–168.00 $166.39 $1,221 -7.32
750 750 70 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 +4.00
750 750 65 171.00 $171.00 $1,282 ±0.00
750–775 751 1,673 160.00–168.00 $162.47 $1,220 -8.53
775 775 350 175.00 $175.00 $1,356 +11.31
808 808 203 166.00 $166.00 $1,341 -8.50
825 825 1,850 172.50 $172.50 $1,423 -2.00
850 850 60 159.00 $159.00 $1,352 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 117 179.00 $179.00 $752 +3.00
465 465 220 175.00 $175.00 $814
522 522 301 172.35 $172.35 $900 -1.65
560 560 89 165.00 $165.00 $924 +1.55
600 600 28 179.19 $179.19 $1,075 +11.66
625 625 85 170.00 $170.00 $1,062 +2.11
654–675 665 131 164.64–170.53 $167.29 $1,112 +2.90
700 700 70 175.00 $175.00 $1,225 +15.14
700 700 25 162.76 $162.76 $1,139 +2.90
715–735 731 355 159.00–160.00 $159.20 $1,164 -0.12
750–798 761 276 157.00–159.00 $158.52 $1,206 +2.52
800 800 250 159.00 $159.00 $1,272
839 839 58 151.00 $151.00 $1,267

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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.