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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

13,939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.10/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 755 lb · 2,285 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.54/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 772 lb · 1,845 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $172.01/cwt -3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 823 lb · 1,468 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 13,939

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 180 183.00 $183.00 $1,006
602 602 380 177.73 $177.73 $1,070 -7.27
685 685 83 170.00 $170.00 $1,164
700 700 214 168.00–171.71 $170.28 $1,192 -9.82
700 700 284 162.95 $162.95 $1,141 -17.15
700–720 707 210 172.70–179.00 $175.29 $1,239 -4.81
750 750 520 168.99 $168.99 $1,267 +4.48
750 750 1,005 169.95 $169.95 $1,275 +5.44
750 750 130 176.00 $176.00 $1,320 +11.49
750–775 768 630 166.60–171.23 $170.02 $1,306 -0.28
800–830 811 968 163.73–170.73 $167.23 $1,356 +1.42
875–879 875 285 162.00–172.00 $163.93 $1,434 -7.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 131 197.00 $197.00 $1,084
700 700 68 176.97 $176.97 $1,239
750–775 758 380 172.65–181.43 $178.43 $1,352 +5.43
800–825 823 1,338 170.80–173.67 $172.45 $1,419 -3.55
825 825 130 166.00–169.00 $167.50 $1,382 -8.50
870 870 140 167.21 $167.21 $1,455
900 900 110 158.80 $158.80 $1,429 -10.00
900–905 901 514 160.00–164.00 $163.11 $1,470 -5.69

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 94 185.00 $185.00 $971
675 675 72 167.50 $167.50 $1,131
725 725 135 168.00 $168.00 $1,218 +3.15
725 725 922 157.00–165.65 $162.73 $1,180 -2.12
725 725 200 159.40 $159.40 $1,156 -5.45
750 750 370 166.00–168.00 $167.41 $1,256 +7.66
775 775 1,250 158.00 $158.00 $1,224 -1.75
785–795 792 225 163.00–163.50 $163.36 $1,294
850 850 100 160.00–162.00 $161.20 $1,370
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 800 165.25 $165.25 $942
595 595 188 158.73 $158.73 $944
619 619 79 165.57 $165.57 $1,025 +0.47
650 650 74 163.15 $163.15 $1,060 -0.28
680 680 70 163.00 $163.00 $1,108 -0.43
700 700 280 158.00 $158.00 $1,106 -4.13
700–725 714 300 155.60–159.34 $157.22 $1,123 -4.91

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 240 161.00 $161.00 $966
600 600 300 151.00 $151.00 $906

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 300 162.00 $162.00 $972
600 600 240 172.00 $172.00 $1,032

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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.