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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

29,220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.52/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 751 lb · 5,185 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $182.65/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 815 lb · 3,973 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.90/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 602 lb · 2,400 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 29,220

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 355 176.54 $176.54 $1,236
700–725 712 723 181.25–189.88 $186.46 $1,328
725 725 207 190.00 $190.00 $1,378
740 740 100 182.00 $182.00 $1,347
750 750 134 173.79 $173.79 $1,303 -2.21
750 750 134 188.00 $188.00 $1,410 +12.00
760 760 600 181.20 $181.20 $1,377 +5.20
750–775 766 202 178.86–181.94 $180.94 $1,386 +4.94
775 775 67 182.54 $182.54 $1,415 +6.54
800 800 763 182.00–185.00 $182.25 $1,458 +4.71
800–825 806 768 178.30–183.95 $180.33 $1,453 +3.67
800–825 812 248 184.00–185.00 $184.51 $1,498 +7.85
800–825 823 2,194 178.93–184.65 $183.40 $1,509 +14.40
850 850 175 174.00 $174.00 $1,479 -1.49
857 857 35 174.57 $174.57 $1,496 -0.92
850–875 858 175 180.00–183.50 $182.36 $1,565 +6.87
925 925 55 167.56 $167.56 $1,550
950–975 962 108 167.00–171.00 $169.04 $1,626
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 490 20.00 $20.00 $100 +20.00
500 500 400 20.00 $20.00 $100 +20.00
550 550 190 190.00 $190.00 $1,045
600 600 920 182.00–183.00 $182.27 $1,094 +0.93
625 625 250 177.00 $177.00 $1,106 -4.34
670 670 75 176.00 $176.00 $1,179 -8.00
700–725 716 520 176.00–184.18 $178.42 $1,277 -1.51
728 728 133 186.00 $186.00 $1,354 +4.00
750–757 751 270 173.93–178.94 $176.46 $1,325 +2.36
780 780 130 184.50 $184.50 $1,439 +5.00
800 800 180 155.00–164.66 $161.44 $1,292 -12.15
800–825 804 349 176.00–183.00 $180.27 $1,449 +6.68
800–825 813 1,325 171.60–177.93 $174.95 $1,422 +1.36
820 820 180 160.00 $160.00 $1,312 -13.59
850–870 850 673 167.69–175.37 $168.04 $1,428 -8.96

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 75 178.50 $178.50 $919
583 583 81 185.00 $185.00 $1,079
600–625 612 315 172.00–174.00 $172.98 $1,059
650 650 155 183.40 $183.40 $1,192 +5.40
675 675 1,300 176.00 $176.00 $1,188 +2.00
675–685 677 705 167.00–174.00 $172.00 $1,164 -2.00
725 725 569 168.00–172.00 $168.66 $1,223 -9.14
725 725 135 179.85 $179.85 $1,304 +2.05
700–740 726 400 172.00–174.00 $172.70 $1,254 -5.10
750 750 195 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 +11.85
750 750 130 173.00 $173.00 $1,298 -0.15
750 750 65 182.00 $182.00 $1,365 +8.85
750 750 390 172.00 $172.00 $1,290 -1.15
750 750 455 180.00 $180.00 $1,350 +6.85
750 750 455 174.00 $174.00 $1,305 +0.85
750–775 751 1,990 171.50–176.00 $175.27 $1,316 +2.12
750–775 752 1,115 167.00–171.25 $169.61 $1,275 -0.29
750–775 754 390 174.00–176.00 $175.42 $1,323 +5.52
800–825 816 360 172.00–173.00 $172.33 $1,406 +5.45
850–875 862 116 166.00–168.00 $166.97 $1,439
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 250 7.50 $7.50 $22
500 500 160 7.50 $7.50 $38 ±0.00
500 500 160 7.50 $7.50 $38 ±0.00
500 500 300 7.50 $7.50 $38 ±0.00
525 525 180 179.00 $179.00 $940 +171.50
600 600 2,000 173.00 $173.00 $1,038 +5.00
600 600 240 170.00 $170.00 $1,020 +2.00
635 635 160 175.94 $175.94 $1,117 +1.76
680 680 70 177.00 $177.00 $1,204 +12.00
700–725 708 105 171.00–173.00 $172.33 $1,220 +9.33
700–725 708 877 166.00–169.70 $167.95 $1,189 +4.95
725 725 135 167.00 $167.00 $1,211 +4.00
750–775 769 1,267 164.00–170.25 $166.06 $1,277 -1.94
800–825 804 252 163.37–164.47 $163.55 $1,315 -3.43

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 60 156.00 $156.00 $624
500–525 507 145 170.00–176.00 $171.86 $871
775 775 65 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 +2.00

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 60 171.00 $171.00 $684
500–525 507 145 185.00–186.00 $185.31 $940
815 815 65 175.00 $175.00 $1,426

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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.