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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

22,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.14/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 750 lb · 5,764 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.57/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 721 lb · 2,053 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.53/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 775 lb · 2,027 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 22,800 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1,100 20.00 $20.00 $100 —
650 unweaned 650 85 178.00 $178.00 $1,157 —
660 660 39 179.48 $179.48 $1,185 —
700–725 721 560 172.32–178.52 $177.71 $1,281 +5.09
750–785 768 284 179.25–182.00 $181.09 $1,391 +7.68
775 unweaned 775 125 168.00 $168.00 $1,302 —
750–790 776 1,618 171.83–177.08 $173.88 $1,349 +0.47
800 800 600 173.56 $173.56 $1,388 +0.88
800 800 1,250 173.35 $173.35 $1,387 +0.67
800 800 120 187.55 $187.55 $1,500 +14.87
850–875 859 1,316 169.00–174.93 $170.63 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 191.00 $191.00 $1,194 —
650 650 10 181.40 $181.40 $1,179 —
725 725 483 183.00 $183.00 $1,327 +1.75
750–775 765 520 178.05–179.86 $178.69 $1,367 -0.31
800 800 185 175.00 $175.00 $1,400 -1.00
825 825 60 175.00 $175.00 $1,444 -1.00
850 850 59 172.00 $172.00 $1,462 -11.50
850 850 437 176.61–177.45 $176.97 $1,504 -6.53
900 900 110 173.21 $173.21 $1,559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 unweaned 575 40 175.00 $175.00 $1,006 —
625 625 12 171.40 $171.40 $1,071 —
630 630 323 177.50 $177.50 $1,118 —
650–675 664 475 169.00–173.00 $170.05 $1,129 —
700 700 70 175.00 $175.00 $1,225 ±0.00
700–725 720 1,308 167.00–172.86 $168.61 $1,214 -3.89
725 725 675 180.00 $180.00 $1,305 +7.50
750 750 1,990 171.00–172.00 $171.16 $1,284 +2.16
750 750 455 172.00 $172.00 $1,290 +3.00
750 750 250 175.30 $175.30 $1,315 +6.30
750 750 944 167.00–170.00 $167.96 $1,260 -1.04
750–790 751 2,125 170.00–173.70 $171.85 $1,291 +2.85
800 800 180 166.00–171.00 $169.33 $1,355 +2.33
825 825 271 164.47 $164.47 $1,357 -2.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 380 168.00 $168.00 $958 ±0.00
570 570 250 168.00 $168.00 $958 ±0.00
650 650 75 175.00 $175.00 $1,138 —
650–688 666 578 167.00–172.18 $168.44 $1,122 +2.30
675 unweaned 675 85 163.00 $163.00 $1,100 —
700–725 706 565 161.00–165.62 $164.28 $1,160 -0.52
700–735 723 103 168.00–173.00 $169.70 $1,227 +4.90
725 725 132 167.00 $167.00 $1,211 +2.20
750 750 130 172.50 $172.50 $1,294 —
750 750 75 167.00 $167.00 $1,252 —
750 750 130 181.55 $181.55 $1,362 —
775 775 65 171.00 $171.00 $1,325 —
750–785 776 943 165.00–168.00 $166.99 $1,296 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 145 227.00 $227.00 $738 —
325 325 145 222.00 $222.00 $722 —
500 500 100 187.00 $187.00 $935 —
550 550 275 180.00 $180.00 $990 —
625 625 75 172.00 $172.00 $1,075 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 145 242.00 $242.00 $786 —
325 325 145 247.00 $247.00 $803 —
500 500 100 196.00 $196.00 $980 —

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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.