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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

12,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.79/cwt -6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 723 lb · 2,195 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.31/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 769 lb · 1,874 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.44/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 711 lb · 1,652 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,394

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–625 614 385 186.50–188.66 $187.40 $1,151 +2.60
645 645 88 180.96 $180.96 $1,167
664–693 683 586 179.61–182.47 $181.23 $1,238 +0.23
700–725 722 1,782 171.60–179.50 $175.95 $1,270 -7.48
706–738 729 413 179.00–184.25 $180.39 $1,315 -3.04
750 750 65 173.18 $173.18 $1,299 -5.56
750–795 762 947 171.20–176.94 $172.88 $1,317 -5.86
750–791 778 862 168.00–178.00 $173.80 $1,352 +2.31
800–838 808 530 166.43–170.44 $169.02 $1,366 -8.98
802–819 814 250 174.00–177.00 $174.78 $1,423 -3.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 unweaned 680 75 185.00 $185.00 $1,258
700–729 715 419 181.66–182.66 $182.14 $1,302 +6.07
800 800 115 169.82 $169.82 $1,359 -6.68
850 850 160 175.00 $175.00 $1,488 +9.00
900 900 56 166.00 $166.00 $1,494
900 900 58 167.00 $167.00 $1,503
975 975 57 161.50 $161.50 $1,575
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 320 161.93–162.87 $162.30 $1,258

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 75 178.00 $178.00 $979 +2.00
575 575 83 176.00 $176.00 $1,012 ±0.00
610 610 132 174.00 $174.00 $1,061
650 unweaned 650 80 175.00 $175.00 $1,138
700–725 703 1,037 162.00–171.00 $170.07 $1,196 +4.02
725 725 270 166.85 $166.85 $1,210 -6.40
725 725 70 163.00 $163.00 $1,182 -10.25
725 725 275 165.25 $165.25 $1,198 -8.00
750–790 754 495 165.00–168.00 $167.45 $1,263 +5.26
750–787 761 282 162.86–165.00 $164.34 $1,251 +2.15
800 800 201 152.00–159.21 $156.70 $1,254 -4.51
800 800 70 169.00 $169.00 $1,352 +7.79
850 850 58 156.00 $156.00 $1,326
850 850 58 162.00 $162.00 $1,377
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 330 169.93 $169.93 $996 -7.63
600 600 90 177.94 $177.94 $1,068 ±0.00
625 625 160 177.49 $177.49 $1,109 +2.49
667–670 668 142 165.25–165.99 $165.62 $1,106 -9.81
725 725 70 166.00 $166.00 $1,204 -2.61
725 725 210 170.99 $170.99 $1,240 +2.38
725 725 415 159.40–164.61 $161.85 $1,173 -6.76
750 750 195 154.00–159.93 $157.95 $1,185 +2.06
750 750 65 162.18 $162.18 $1,216 +6.29
775 775 235 163.00 $163.00 $1,263 +7.11

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 384 128 148.19–151.24 $149.74 $575

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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.