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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

11,297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.18/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 719 lb · 1,997 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.20/cwt +12.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 750 lb · 1,850 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.13/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 718 lb · 1,077 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,297 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1,850 184.20 $184.20 $1,382 +12.20
800 800 60 171.00 $171.00 $1,368 -2.15
800 800 70 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 -3.15
800 800 120 171.00 $171.00 $1,368 -2.15
807 807 60 173.00 $173.00 $1,396 -0.15
850 850 780 172.90 $172.90 $1,470 +1.10
925 925 235 171.50 $171.50 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 82 186.00 $186.00 $1,131 +6.25
650–675 667 110 178.01–182.44 $181.03 $1,207 +2.03
700–747 717 959 170.47–178.84 $174.85 $1,254 -0.21
702–740 723 118 177.00–178.00 $177.42 $1,283 -0.98
760–785 763 198 172.09–173.39 $173.23 $1,322 -1.24
850–860 852 242 170.20–170.93 $170.39 $1,452 +2.10
986 986 55 164.84 $164.84 $1,625 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 67 164.63 $164.63 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
838 838 60 145.19 $145.19 $1,217 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 174.00 $174.00 $1,131 +9.00
650–685 656 678 167.00–170.00 $169.35 $1,111 -0.65
700 700 500 170.00 $170.00 $1,190 -1.23
725–730 725 1,497 164.00–170.00 $168.90 $1,225 +2.05
750 750 65 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 -3.36
750 750 460 160.00–171.93 $164.91 $1,237 -3.45
750–790 783 390 166.00–171.00 $167.33 $1,310 -1.67
800 800 60 165.75 $165.75 $1,326 -8.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 105 177.00 $177.00 $796 +4.00
533 533 10 175.00 $175.00 $933 —
550 550 90 189.00 $189.00 $1,040 +24.13
610–625 613 380 166.61–169.39 $168.79 $1,035 -0.92
650–675 658 118 163.47–170.44 $168.08 $1,106 +6.40
700–705 702 409 164.79–168.49 $165.85 $1,164 -3.15
750–785 763 209 160.11–169.94 $167.84 $1,281 +0.84
875 875 57 154.62 $154.62 $1,353 -5.38

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 60 199.00 $199.00 $796 —
600 600 160 170.00 $170.00 $1,020 —
700 700 70 167.00 $167.00 $1,169 —
725 725 165 165.00 $165.00 $1,196 —
815 815 37 164.00 $164.00 $1,337 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 60 209.00 $209.00 $836 —
500 500 100 195.00 $195.00 $975 —
600 600 160 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 —
725 725 70 172.00 $172.00 $1,247 —
760 760 165 175.00 $175.00 $1,330 —
915 915 81 164.00 $164.00 $1,501 —

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Reading this report

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.