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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

10,923 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.08/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 725 lb · 2,968 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.79/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 769 lb · 1,853 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $166.74/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,501/hd at 900 lb · 880 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 10,923

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 85 185.00 $185.00 $1,110 -2.40
625 625 358 175.10–178.75 $175.90 $1,099 -11.50
700 700 75 180.10 $180.10 $1,261 +4.15
750 750 335 164.51 $164.51 $1,234 -8.67
750–775 773 1,388 165.86–175.80 $170.30 $1,316 -3.50
775 775 130 178.00 $178.00 $1,380 +4.20
800 800 65 173.00 $173.00 $1,384 +3.98
800–830 809 197 163.72–166.73 $165.81 $1,341 -3.21
875 875 800 171.80 $171.80 $1,503
950 950 55 160.00 $160.00 $1,520
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 90 190.44 $190.44 $1,143
650 650 160 195.82 $195.82 $1,273
740 740 204 176.30 $176.30 $1,305 -5.84
775 775 130 173.00 $173.00 $1,341
800–840 807 153 172.46–176.12 $175.45 $1,416 +5.63
815 815 135 176.00 $176.00 $1,434 +6.18
900 900 550 168.80 $168.80 $1,519 +2.80
900 900 330 163.30 $163.30 $1,470 -2.70
975 975 25 154.00 $154.00 $1,502 -7.50
1000 1000 104 155.00 $155.00 $1,550
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 64 162.76 $162.76 $1,261 +0.46

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 126 168.85 $168.85 $971 -7.15
575 575 239 182.46 $182.46 $1,049 +6.46
600 600 120 185.82 $185.82 $1,115 +11.82
700 700 145 167.00–168.00 $167.52 $1,173 -2.55
725 725 700 164.85 $164.85 $1,195 -2.00
725 725 140 164.00 $164.00 $1,189 -2.85
725 725 135 167.80 $167.80 $1,217 +0.95
725 725 600 166.25 $166.25 $1,205 -0.60
720–745 727 1,248 164.00–170.12 $166.56 $1,211 -0.29
750 750 268 159.75 $159.75 $1,198 -7.70
750 750 65 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 -2.45
750 750 300 166.60 $166.60 $1,250 -0.85
800 800 65 154.00 $154.00 $1,232 -2.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 150 170.00 $170.00 $289
540 540 85 175.00 $175.00 $945
600 600 292 165.10 $165.10 $991 -12.84
675 675 220 163.43 $163.43 $1,103 -2.19
675 675 142 170.00 $170.00 $1,148 +4.38
725 725 54 162.13 $162.13 $1,175 -3.87
750 750 195 162.00 $162.00 $1,215 +4.05

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 73 157.16 $157.16 $526
375–395 384 128 148.19–151.24 $149.74 $575 ±0.00

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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.