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Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

10,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.54/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 751 lb · 2,210 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.50/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 773 lb · 1,129 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.97/cwt -1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 821 lb · 1,005 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 10,046

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–625 606 320 170.94–171.48 $171.35 $1,038 -4.09
665 665 225 173.94 $173.94 $1,157 -2.19
700 700 135 173.00–174.00 $173.52 $1,215 +3.52
700–720 705 225 166.98–168.00 $167.25 $1,179 -2.75
758–775 773 1,061 165.47–170.96 $166.28 $1,285 -4.33
775 775 68 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 -0.61
800 800 130 166.18 $166.18 $1,329 -3.75
814–825 823 375 160.49–164.54 $161.19 $1,327 -6.13
825 825 500 169.50 $169.50 $1,398 +2.18
850 850 64 165.00 $165.00 $1,402 +0.20
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 65 173.00 $173.00 $995
780 780 192 175.65 $175.65 $1,370 +3.88
800–807 802 370 168.50–172.50 $170.79 $1,370 +4.03
850 850 186 165.67 $165.67 $1,408 +1.46
925 925 47 166.00 $166.00 $1,536 +10.00
950 950 90 163.00 $163.00 $1,548
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 260 155.60 $155.60 $1,128 -2.59

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 395 165.00–169.50 $168.65 $1,096 +2.97
675 675 80 162.00 $162.00 $1,094 ±0.00
725 725 405 158.60 $158.60 $1,150 -6.04
725 725 480 160.00–161.00 $160.28 $1,162 -4.36
750 750 650 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 +2.75
750 750 650 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 +2.75
750 750 780 164.00–167.50 $164.58 $1,234 +2.33
775 775 130 159.75 $159.75 $1,238 -2.50
800–825 801 985 154.70–158.00 $155.36 $1,244 -3.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–690 661 232 161.00–161.98 $161.94 $1,070 -0.30
680 680 70 164.61 $164.61 $1,119 +2.37
700 700 140 161.18 $161.18 $1,128 +1.77
703 703 55 163.50 $163.50 $1,149 +4.09
700–725 704 355 156.94–162.49 $160.64 $1,131 +1.23
750 750 62 157.18 $157.18 $1,179 +3.20
776 776 70 155.08 $155.08 $1,203 +2.21
850 850 64 160.00 $160.00 $1,360
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 130 146.60 $146.60 $953

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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.