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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

12,146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.52/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 724 lb · 2,136 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $187.03/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 673 lb · 1,351 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.31/cwt -4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 752 lb · 1,350 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,146

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 56 183.59 $183.59 $1,012 -6.60
550–575 558 403 182.75–183.55 $183.29 $1,023 -6.90
600–625 611 170 175.50–178.00 $176.82 $1,080 -13.68
625 625 240 184.59 $184.59 $1,154 -5.91
665–672 666 231 177.78–179.78 $179.35 $1,194 -7.65
675 675 1,120 188.62 $188.62 $1,273 +1.62
700–725 712 142 180.00–182.00 $181.01 $1,289 +5.81
700–725 713 847 173.00–178.75 $175.64 $1,252 +0.44
715 715 70 176.80 $176.80 $1,264 +1.60
750–775 755 330 163.00–171.96 $168.56 $1,273 -6.23
750–799 778 327 173.00–179.00 $175.32 $1,364 -1.37
801 801 64 173.35 $173.35 $1,389 +3.31
800–825 804 312 167.00–174.00 $172.61 $1,388 +2.57
850–875 855 542 163.26–164.34 $163.52 $1,398 +3.07
900 900 58 160.00 $160.00 $1,440 +8.54
1014 1014 54 155.00 $155.00 $1,572 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 186.97 $186.97 $1,215
675 675 72 178.00 $178.00 $1,202
700 700 69 183.70 $183.70 $1,286 +2.70
750 750 390 180.00 $180.00 $1,350 +3.75
750 750 200 178.32 $178.32 $1,337 +2.07
800 800 284 177.00 $177.00 $1,416 +1.00
800–825 817 190 168.00–174.00 $169.89 $1,388 -12.15
825 825 80 168.00 $168.00 $1,386 -14.04
850 850 115 174.00 $174.00 $1,479 +7.16
864 864 142 166.21 $166.21 $1,436 -0.63

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 -2.00
650 650 240 178.00 $178.00 $1,157 -0.54
707 707 69 169.50 $169.50 $1,198 +5.89
725 725 470 167.50–168.60 $167.98 $1,218 -3.72
725 725 1,322 158.00–168.50 $164.69 $1,194 -7.01
725 fancy 725 275 179.82 $179.82 $1,304
750 750 65 170.00 $170.00 $1,275 -6.00
750–775 751 1,220 161.00–166.00 $162.97 $1,224 -13.03
775 775 65 163.00 $163.00 $1,263 -0.32
800 800 70 158.00 $158.00 $1,264
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 380 168.50–169.00 $168.87 $878 -4.80
525 525 138 172.75 $172.75 $907 +0.30
544 544 226 172.55 $172.55 $939 +0.10
636 636 82 170.00 $170.00 $1,081
635–646 638 222 166.17–166.85 $166.62 $1,063
670 670 75 154.00 $154.00 $1,032 -15.72
663–690 673 185 162.00–171.78 $168.08 $1,131 -1.64
700 700 70 160.85 $160.85 $1,126 -1.41
750 750 267 159.75 $159.75 $1,198 +0.71
844 844 14 147.78 $147.78 $1,247
950 950 28 147.50 $147.50 $1,401

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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.