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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

11,902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.32/cwt -5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 756 lb · 2,952 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.76/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 714 lb · 1,727 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.16/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 761 lb · 898 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,902 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 70 191.00 $191.00 $1,146 +15.50
620 620 410 175.50 $175.50 $1,088 ±0.00
660 660 93 178.20 $178.20 $1,176 -1.92
650–690 665 410 169.00–175.00 $172.66 $1,148 -7.46
700–710 706 211 179.49–180.94 $179.97 $1,271 +3.32
715 715 70 178.50 $178.50 $1,276 -3.50
750–765 758 797 169.00–173.58 $172.64 $1,309 +11.64
785–791 787 101 175.00–178.50 $177.25 $1,395 -4.75
800 800 185 175.00 $175.00 $1,400 +2.98
825 825 374 168.93–173.91 $170.58 $1,407 -7.09
850–880 856 148 166.23–173.18 $171.77 $1,470 -4.88
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 75 188.00 $188.00 $1,128 —
650–675 661 173 181.78–185.17 $183.54 $1,213 —
669 669 68 178.00 $178.00 $1,191 —
750 750 40 176.00 $176.00 $1,320 —
800 800 130 173.61 $173.61 $1,389 -6.39
849 849 93 172.28 $172.28 $1,463 -6.39
875 875 540 168.00–171.77 $168.28 $1,472 —
925 925 175 173.00 $173.00 $1,600 +3.00
954 954 99 169.00 $169.00 $1,612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 75 178.00 $178.00 $1,068 -4.00
625 625 95 173.17 $173.17 $1,082 -1.36
650–665 655 226 168.78–175.19 $170.96 $1,120 -7.04
698 698 72 170.00 $170.00 $1,187 -5.00
700–725 708 792 166.00–171.00 $169.05 $1,197 -1.95
700–725 710 340 171.00–179.00 $175.71 $1,248 +4.71
725 725 330 170.75 $170.75 $1,238 ±0.00
725 725 265 169.50 $169.50 $1,229 -1.25
750 750 130 177.00 $177.00 $1,328 +5.20
750 750 390 167.00 $167.00 $1,252 -4.80
750 750 260 166.61 $166.61 $1,250 -5.19
750–775 755 1,797 165.00–171.51 $167.27 $1,263 -1.54
775 775 375 165.00 $165.00 $1,279 -7.50
825 825 60 167.00 $167.00 $1,378 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 85 176.94 $176.94 $1,017 +6.94
600–625 609 249 165.20–171.03 $168.71 $1,027 -1.62
650 650 305 169.50 $169.50 $1,102 -3.48
650–667 658 150 166.72–171.94 $169.33 $1,114 -3.65
700 700 350 163.00–165.62 $164.72 $1,153 -1.23
718–725 720 206 166.50–168.50 $167.86 $1,209 +1.91
757 757 25 171.00 $171.00 $1,294 -2.26
750–775 759 429 157.00–165.35 $162.83 $1,236 -10.43

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
450 450 105 213.00 $213.00 $958 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 240 220.00 $220.00 $880 —
450 450 105 223.00 $223.00 $1,004 —
750 750 64 167.00 $167.00 $1,252 —

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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.