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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

11,678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.76/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 757 lb · 1,409 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.00/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 766 lb · 1,321 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $175.69/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,407/hd at 801 lb · 1,087 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,678 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 200 188.00 $188.00 $919 —
493 493 157 191.82 $191.82 $946 —
602 602 166 184.80 $184.80 $1,112 +7.98
664 664 71 173.92 $173.92 $1,155 -5.43
686 686 69 181.00 $181.00 $1,242 -7.62
700–734 718 210 183.00–184.25 $183.43 $1,317 +6.63
750–784 763 458 177.00–180.00 $178.74 $1,364 +10.18
750–775 768 863 166.00–173.61 $171.49 $1,317 -3.83
800 800 60 178.00 $178.00 $1,424 +4.65
825–835 828 246 161.89–168.19 $163.59 $1,355 -9.02
850 850 812 164.18–168.93 $164.54 $1,399 +1.02
900 900 175 163.00 $163.00 $1,467 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–625 619 360 186.21–190.94 $187.33 $1,160 —
700 700 345 175.00–177.74 $176.07 $1,232 -7.63
700 700 70 177.00 $177.00 $1,239 -6.70
750–775 772 650 173.65–181.48 $174.67 $1,348 -5.33
800 800 60 176.50 $176.50 $1,412 -0.50
800 800 57 173.73 $173.73 $1,390 -3.27
800–825 801 970 169.00–176.50 $175.76 $1,408 -1.24
850 850 58 166.00 $166.00 $1,411 -8.00
875 875 58 170.00 $170.00 $1,488 +3.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 240 158.55 $158.55 $1,324 —
985 985 50 146.42 $146.42 $1,442 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–530 514 169 184.83–185.00 $184.92 $950 —
550 550 85 176.00 $176.00 $968 —
550 550 360 184.00 $184.00 $1,012 —
570 unweaned 570 186 172.50 $172.50 $983 —
612 unweaned 612 84 172.50 $172.50 $1,056 —
700–725 719 700 163.50–168.65 $166.05 $1,194 -1.93
725 725 67 173.25 $173.25 $1,256 +5.27
725 725 67 168.00 $168.00 $1,218 +0.02
725 725 75 171.00 $171.00 $1,240 +3.02
750 750 325 171.00 $171.00 $1,282 +1.00
750 750 325 171.00 $171.00 $1,282 +1.00
750–775 757 205 162.00–162.61 $162.19 $1,228 -0.78
750–786 766 554 168.00–169.00 $168.56 $1,291 +5.56
800 800 138 161.21 $161.21 $1,290 +3.21
940 940 167 156.16 $156.16 $1,468 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 200 172.00 $172.00 $877 +3.13
538 538 229 173.60 $173.60 $934 +1.05
575 575 500 157.00 $157.00 $903 —
575–594 586 207 174.29–182.35 $177.56 $1,041 —
600 600 85 177.94 $177.94 $1,068 —
625 625 78 175.00 $175.00 $1,094 +5.00
675 675 132 175.43 $175.43 $1,184 +7.35
675 675 74 174.00 $174.00 $1,174 +5.92
700 700 140 168.61 $168.61 $1,180 +7.76
780 780 21 155.89 $155.89 $1,216 -3.86

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 190.00 $190.00 $950 —

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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.