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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

10,812 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.01/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 716 lb · 1,860 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.00/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 762 lb · 1,409 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $169.51/cwt +7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,471/hd at 868 lb · 1,228 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 10,812

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 46 195.00 $195.00 $975 +6.50
581 581 321 180.80 $180.80 $1,050 +2.12
625 625 80 175.44 $175.44 $1,096
650–683 664 141 175.00–177.00 $176.13 $1,170 +5.46
671 671 78 167.92 $167.92 $1,127 -2.75
700 700 130 170.00 $170.00 $1,190 ±0.00
705–725 720 365 166.57–170.05 $167.67 $1,207 -0.29
750 750 65 164.17 $164.17 $1,231 -7.86
750–770 755 815 163.67–168.94 $168.34 $1,271 -3.69
770–783 773 529 170.00–172.50 $170.61 $1,319 -1.42
800 800 60 169.93 $169.93 $1,359 +5.77
800 800 63 162.59 $162.59 $1,301 -1.57
800–825 808 376 166.00–170.00 $167.32 $1,352 +0.06
870 870 60 164.80 $164.80 $1,434 +2.81
875 875 114 161.98 $161.98 $1,417 -0.01
925 925 165 157.00 $157.00 $1,452 +3.00
975 975 53 150.00 $150.00 $1,462
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 37 195.00 $195.00 $975 ±0.00
650 unweaned 650 85 160.00 $160.00 $1,040
700–715 707 145 172.41–174.21 $173.28 $1,225 +7.71
750–775 762 440 171.00–172.50 $171.77 $1,309
800 800 485 166.74–166.82 $166.76 $1,334 -2.20
854 854 93 164.21 $164.21 $1,402 +1.71
850–875 869 1,135 166.50–171.00 $169.94 $1,477 +7.44
900 900 115 156.00 $156.00 $1,404
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
729 729 108 158.19 $158.19 $1,153
803–807 804 174 149.98–151.16 $150.39 $1,209 -3.59

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 64 185.00 $185.00 $925 ±0.00
500–525 513 125 163.00–172.00 $167.68 $860 -17.32
575 unweaned 575 80 155.00 $155.00 $891
650 650 70 165.68 $165.68 $1,077
675 675 140 162.00 $162.00 $1,094
700–725 710 1,100 159.50–162.00 $161.47 $1,146 -4.03
725 725 220 163.00–166.00 $164.64 $1,194 +6.64
725 725 540 158.60 $158.60 $1,150 +0.60
750 750 325 162.25 $162.25 $1,217 +2.54
800 800 255 159.00 $159.00 $1,272 -2.00
800 800 65 158.75 $158.75 $1,270 -2.25
825 825 45 158.00 $158.00 $1,304 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 215 167.17 $167.17 $898 -4.52
600–620 610 155 158.05–163.25 $160.57 $979
650–680 662 173 157.17–165.94 $162.24 $1,074 +1.71
662 662 12 165.00 $165.00 $1,092 +4.47
700–730 720 613 157.61–162.80 $159.41 $1,148 +1.08
750 750 65 153.98 $153.98 $1,155 -4.42
750–781 769 272 148.51–156.32 $152.87 $1,176 -5.53

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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.