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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

18,838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $178.58/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 857 lb · 3,354 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.73/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 752 lb · 3,315 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $188.23/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 752 lb · 1,802 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 18,838

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–735 725 275 182.94–188.80 $184.45 $1,337 -5.55
750 750 1,550 189.07 $189.07 $1,418 +15.28
750–775 758 187 183.44–184.30 $183.74 $1,393 +2.54
775 775 65 181.00 $181.00 $1,403 -1.54
800 800 240 198.00 $198.00 $1,584 +15.75
800 800 60 180.25 $180.25 $1,442 -2.00
800 800 1,071 184.00–186.00 $185.88 $1,487 +3.63
800–825 812 261 177.99–180.88 $178.92 $1,453 -5.59
850 850 555 173.00 $173.00 $1,470 -1.00
850–860 856 225 180.50 $180.50 $1,545 +5.93
850–860 858 2,517 173.00–180.00 $179.61 $1,541 -2.75
875 875 57 180.00 $180.00 $1,575 -2.36
925 925 115 171.00 $171.00 $1,582 +3.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 560 185.00 $185.00 $1,128 +2.73
650 650 80 180.00 $180.00 $1,170 +4.00
650–660 653 235 184.02–188.43 $187.02 $1,221 +11.02
710–725 715 237 174.01–180.55 $175.92 $1,258 -2.50
750–775 762 132 173.24–176.75 $175.02 $1,334 -1.44
793 793 62 180.00 $180.00 $1,427 -4.50
810–825 822 794 172.93–175.06 $173.73 $1,428 +13.73
875 875 190 170.91–170.93 $170.92 $1,496 +2.88
900–911 904 99 162.88–170.94 $167.76 $1,517
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
822 822 62 167.92 $167.92 $1,380

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 25 189.00 $189.00 $992 +10.50
625 625 80 178.00 $178.00 $1,112 +5.02
650 650 180 174.00–179.00 $176.78 $1,149 -6.62
675 675 300 179.00 $179.00 $1,208 +3.00
700–743 718 340 172.00–176.00 $175.03 $1,257 +6.37
725 725 135 180.35 $180.35 $1,308 +11.69
725 725 402 168.00–170.00 $169.67 $1,230 +1.01
725 725 67 172.00 $172.00 $1,247 +3.34
740 740 70 171.00 $171.00 $1,265 -1.70
750 750 1,030 179.50–185.00 $181.91 $1,364 -3.09
750 750 400 186.00 $186.00 $1,395 +1.00
750–775 751 1,040 169.75–173.30 $172.67 $1,297 -2.60
750–775 754 715 169.00–174.94 $173.87 $1,311 -1.55
775 775 130 181.00 $181.00 $1,403 +5.58
825 825 168 167.00–169.00 $167.57 $1,382 -4.76
830 830 63 168.00 $168.00 $1,394 -4.33
850 850 60 166.00 $166.00 $1,411 -0.97
850 850 60 163.00 $163.00 $1,386 -3.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 110 190.00 $190.00 $893
600 600 240 173.00 $173.00 $1,038 ±0.00
625 625 80 176.51 $176.51 $1,103 +0.57
650–685 666 1,075 169.00–173.94 $172.28 $1,147 -4.72
700–725 714 480 167.00 $167.00 $1,192 -5.33
725 725 70 169.00 $169.00 $1,225 +2.00
765–775 768 1,135 164.61–165.50 $164.95 $1,267 -1.11
808 808 65 161.62 $161.62 $1,306 -1.93

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–525 510 75 185.00–200.00 $191.00 $974 +19.14
600 600 160 176.00 $176.00 $1,056
642 642 79 175.00 $175.00 $1,124
700 700 140 170.00 $170.00 $1,190

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–525 510 75 195.00–210.00 $201.00 $1,025 +15.69
600 600 160 190.00 $190.00 $1,140

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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.