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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

14,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.53/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,493/hd at 752 lb · 1,310 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $207.66/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 718 lb · 1,245 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $197.04/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,604/hd at 814 lb · 1,149 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 14,589

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 650 237.00 $237.00 $1,138 +2.42
550 550 650 220.00 $220.00 $1,210 +3.25
580 580 430 230.00 $230.00 $1,334 +13.25
600 600 160 216.09 $216.09 $1,297 -8.91
660–677 672 292 212.27–218.65 $213.93 $1,438
700–725 718 1,245 201.72–208.42 $207.66 $1,491 +9.46
750 750 800 195.12 $195.12 $1,463 -9.88
750 750 260 203.79 $203.79 $1,528 -1.21
800 800 360 200.01–201.00 $200.18 $1,601 +5.94
800–829 818 552 189.00–198.17 $196.13 $1,604 +1.04
800–834 827 237 194.00–196.00 $194.38 $1,608 -0.71
850 850 88 192.00–202.00 $198.59 $1,688 +14.86
850 850 647 189.31–197.05 $196.42 $1,670 +12.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 210 215.00 $215.00 $1,559 +11.07
750–775 765 340 201.76–207.68 $203.94 $1,560 +1.47
825 825 120 206.00 $206.00 $1,700 +6.47
800–840 831 494 197.00–203.50 $200.98 $1,670 +1.45
850 850 59 200.00 $200.00 $1,700 +3.56
850–885 852 690 194.00–201.50 $198.48 $1,691 +2.04
925 925 55 194.50 $194.50 $1,799 +5.91
950 950 55 196.50 $196.50 $1,867

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 125 200.68 $200.68 $1,365 -7.32
725 725 67 216.50 $216.50 $1,570 +4.75
730 730 130 200.50 $200.50 $1,464 -11.25
750 750 260 215.00 $215.00 $1,612 +12.29
750 750 390 193.00–196.00 $195.00 $1,462 -7.71
750–790 754 660 194.00–195.00 $194.12 $1,464 -8.59
800 800 180 198.00–200.00 $199.33 $1,595 +13.33
815 815 122 191.50 $191.50 $1,561 +5.50
825–835 833 590 183.50–189.00 $188.25 $1,568 +2.25
865 865 920 185.00 $185.00 $1,600 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 80 228.00 $228.00 $1,060
530 530 95 220.00 $220.00 $1,166 +18.00
550 550 950 200.00 $200.00 $1,100
675–686 680 303 192.00–194.60 $193.31 $1,315
700 700 210 203.00 $203.00 $1,421 +13.94
700–740 728 457 192.00–195.00 $193.65 $1,410 -14.35
725–740 730 109 192.50–199.50 $196.80 $1,437 -11.20
775 775 17 185.00 $185.00 $1,434 +2.65
825 825 30 180.00 $180.00 $1,485 -2.29

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 230.00 $230.00 $1,150
500 500 100 250.00 $250.00 $1,250

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 245.00 $245.00 $1,225
500 500 200 260.00 $260.00 $1,300

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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.