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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

13,582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.38/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,281/hd at 752 lb · 5,025 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $175.33/cwt -5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 806 lb · 1,508 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.94/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 716 lb · 760 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 13,582

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 158 196.00 $196.00 $1,245
638 638 243 189.28 $189.28 $1,208
750 750 260 176.00 $176.00 $1,320 -5.50
750–775 763 235 176.00 $176.00 $1,343 +2.03
800 800 170 177.54 $177.54 $1,420 +1.54
800 800 420 174.00 $174.00 $1,392 -2.00
800 800 180 176.00 $176.00 $1,408 ±0.00
800–825 809 618 172.50–179.30 $176.66 $1,429 +1.66
825 825 120 169.00 $169.00 $1,394 -13.88
850 850 205 173.75–177.93 $175.49 $1,492 +4.22
875 875 58 172.00 $172.00 $1,505 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 270 $0.00 $0
500 500 180 20.00 $20.00 $100
600 600 760 180.00–182.00 $181.34 $1,088 -8.66
650 650 150 184.00 $184.00 $1,196
693 693 137 173.76 $173.76 $1,204
700 700 75 179.93 $179.93 $1,260 +9.17
742 742 67 182.00 $182.00 $1,350 +11.24
750 750 198 172.76–174.75 $174.10 $1,306 +1.10
786 786 66 179.50 $179.50 $1,411 +11.26
800–825 816 606 169.41–176.18 $173.59 $1,416 +3.47
850 850 113 177.00 $177.00 $1,504
920 920 27 168.00 $168.00 $1,546
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
724 724 35 151.19 $151.19 $1,095

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 85 178.00 $178.00 $1,157 +10.40
675 675 220 174.00 $174.00 $1,174 +6.40
700–725 709 353 169.00–173.00 $170.53 $1,209 +5.38
715–725 718 207 171.00–173.00 $172.35 $1,237 +7.20
725 725 200 177.80 $177.80 $1,289 +7.05
750 750 845 172.00–173.50 $173.15 $1,299 +6.78
750 750 130 172.60 $172.60 $1,294 +6.23
750 750 520 176.90 $176.90 $1,327 +10.53
750 750 130 171.00 $171.00 $1,282 +4.63
750–775 753 1,175 168.00–173.00 $169.90 $1,279 +3.53
750–775 753 2,225 166.00–170.50 $167.90 $1,264 +1.53
800 800 120 165.00–168.75 $166.88 $1,335 +2.18
800 800 60 166.00 $166.00 $1,328 +1.30
900 900 110 162.00 $162.00 $1,458
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 180 7.50 $7.50 $38
500 500 270 $0.00 $0
610 610 85 168.00 $168.00 $1,025 -7.00
625 625 26 174.18 $174.18 $1,089 -0.82
650 650 75 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 -0.01
740 740 340 163.00 $163.00 $1,206 -7.00
750 750 65 164.18 $164.18 $1,231 +1.30
750 750 64 168.00 $168.00 $1,260 +5.12
750 750 65 164.18 $164.18 $1,231 +1.30
775 775 62 168.00 $168.00 $1,302 +3.00
800 800 69 166.98 $166.98 $1,336 +6.22
820 820 30 163.00 $163.00 $1,337 +2.24

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 260 168.00 $168.00 $1,260

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 260 172.00 $172.00 $1,333

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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.