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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

11,688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $178.20/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 801 lb · 2,489 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.89/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 719 lb · 1,764 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.73/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 752 lb · 1,495 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 11,688

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 275 199.00 $199.00 $1,094 +14.00
565 565 90 194.00 $194.00 $1,096 +9.00
600–610 605 400 196.50–201.00 $198.41 $1,200
650 650 100 184.52 $184.52 $1,199 +8.34
679 679 73 179.00 $179.00 $1,215 +2.82
700 700 130 178.00 $178.00 $1,246 +7.00
725 725 66 180.86 $180.86 $1,311 +9.86
800 800 960 178.00–178.20 $178.14 $1,425 +5.44
800 800 1,320 179.20 $179.20 $1,434 +6.50
800–836 816 209 171.13–173.00 $172.16 $1,405 -4.44
875 875 41 172.98 $172.98 $1,514 +1.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 200 191.50 $191.50 $929
570 570 85 168.00 $168.00 $958
710–735 721 418 171.58–175.00 $173.09 $1,248 -6.91
725 725 85 176.00 $176.00 $1,276 -4.00
750–785 775 245 170.43–174.72 $171.57 $1,330 +5.24
791 791 66 174.00 $174.00 $1,376 +0.29
800–809 801 608 168.10–170.17 $169.31 $1,356 +2.13
825 825 540 178.00 $178.00 $1,468 +5.25
850–875 861 240 171.88–172.15 $172.00 $1,481
950 950 96 164.88 $164.88 $1,566

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 192.00 $192.00 $1,056 +17.00
625 625 150 170.00 $170.00 $1,062
650 650 77 182.00 $182.00 $1,183 +15.82
700–725 714 1,027 163.00–170.00 $166.52 $1,189 -0.26
725 725 67 174.00 $174.00 $1,262 +9.80
725 725 670 172.00 $172.00 $1,247 +7.80
750 750 260 164.00 $164.00 $1,230 -4.00
750 750 130 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 -3.00
750 750 455 167.00–168.00 $167.71 $1,258 -0.29
750 750 130 169.25 $169.25 $1,269 +1.25
750 750 325 166.00 $166.00 $1,245 -2.00
750–775 766 195 167.00–170.00 $168.78 $1,293 +2.30
800 800 60 161.00 $161.00 $1,288 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 260 165.00 $165.00 $940 +1.00
575 575 65 170.00 $170.00 $978 +6.00
575 575 165 167.00 $167.00 $960 +3.00
600–625 613 143 167.61–167.72 $167.67 $1,028
660–685 671 427 163.00–167.68 $166.13 $1,115 -2.87
700 700 75 166.00 $166.00 $1,162 +5.21
720–735 727 280 161.00–164.00 $162.83 $1,184 -3.17
760 760 130 161.61–164.61 $163.11 $1,240 -0.07

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 60 184.00 $184.00 $736
500 500 70 168.00 $168.00 $840

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 60 194.00 $194.00 $776
500 500 70 182.00 $182.00 $910 -10.00

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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.