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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

10,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.50/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 723 lb · 1,212 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $174.13/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 850 lb · 1,035 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.76/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 813 lb · 897 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 10,650

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 102 190.19 $190.19 $1,092 +13.19
580 580 364 186.14 $186.14 $1,080 +9.14
600–625 612 160 190.00–191.00 $190.50 $1,166 -1.69
650 650 78 187.00 $187.00 $1,216 +6.73
650 650 154 184.02 $184.02 $1,196 +3.75
720 720 70 175.20 $175.20 $1,261 +8.20
725 725 70 181.00 $181.00 $1,312 +10.75
726–730 729 89 177.93–178.19 $177.99 $1,298 +7.74
750 750 130 174.79 $174.79 $1,311 -9.96
750–787 764 281 170.95–176.02 $174.78 $1,335 +6.78
750–785 772 198 176.00–178.00 $176.69 $1,364 +8.69
800 800 60 170.04 $170.04 $1,360 -2.92
800–829 821 247 171.00–175.00 $173.96 $1,428 +5.66
850 850 461 158.90–167.82 $160.45 $1,364 -7.55
875 875 116 167.00 $167.00 $1,461 -1.00
900 900 56 151.46 $151.46 $1,363
1000 1000 104 154.00 $154.00 $1,540
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 181.00 $181.00 $1,267 -1.37
700 700 50 181.73 $181.73 $1,272 -0.64
735 735 67 187.00 $187.00 $1,374 +3.00
750 750 290 176.25 $176.25 $1,322 +8.00
775 775 100 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 -15.87
800 800 120 176.00 $176.00 $1,408 +1.00
800–825 813 227 173.00–181.00 $176.22 $1,433 +4.59
800–825 816 550 181.00–184.00 $182.04 $1,485 +7.79
850 850 310 166.00–168.00 $166.84 $1,418 -4.16
850 850 725 177.25 $177.25 $1,507 +6.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 65 154.30 $154.30 $1,234

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 322 173.67 $173.67 $898 +1.32
525 525 370 172.45 $172.45 $905 +0.10
550–555 552 202 175.50–176.19 $175.88 $971 +10.88
675 675 75 169.72 $169.72 $1,146 +2.43
683 683 19 168.50 $168.50 $1,151 +1.21
700–725 716 206 161.79–163.17 $162.26 $1,162 +3.06
700–742 724 1,006 157.43–164.19 $160.14 $1,159 +0.94
750 750 60 159.04 $159.04 $1,193 +0.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 82 182.00 $182.00 $1,092 -3.00
650–688 668 149 173.00–184.00 $178.54 $1,193 +2.54
670–685 677 144 177.25 $177.25 $1,200 +1.25
700–725 715 311 158.00–165.73 $163.61 $1,170 -1.24
725 725 270 171.70 $171.70 $1,245 -5.30
730 730 135 176.85 $176.85 $1,291 +10.46
750 750 65 176.00 $176.00 $1,320 +1.00
750 750 180 178.00 $178.00 $1,335 +3.00
750–775 768 257 158.00–165.50 $163.32 $1,254 -11.68
752–775 768 264 163.00–165.00 $164.48 $1,263 -10.52
855 855 120 159.00 $159.00 $1,359 ±0.00
1075 1075 29 153.94 $153.94 $1,655

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 500 164.00 $164.00 $1,066

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 500 174.00 $174.00 $1,131

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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.