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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

20,725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.79/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 813 lb · 3,189 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.21/cwt -4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 754 lb · 2,727 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $207.21/cwt -15.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 608 lb · 1,420 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 20,725

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 500 222.00 $222.00 $1,066 +7.00
520 520 185 225.00 $225.00 $1,170
575 575 90 219.23 $219.23 $1,261
575 575 180 200.50 $200.50 $1,153
580 580 950 202.00 $202.00 $1,172
600 600 315 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 +2.00
610 610 940 199.00 $199.00 $1,214 -24.00
600–625 612 165 220.00 $220.00 $1,346 -3.00
700 700 390 205.00 $205.00 $1,435 +18.78
725 725 70 204.00 $204.00 $1,479 -1.00
750–775 758 398 190.23–194.11 $191.76 $1,454 -0.24
800 800 800 195.02 $195.02 $1,560 +3.16
800–838 803 887 179.70–186.51 $185.45 $1,489 +5.08
825 825 1,440 189.99–192.05 $191.71 $1,582 +11.34
840 840 62 191.00 $191.00 $1,604 +10.63
865–880 871 233 173.00–174.93 $174.43 $1,519 -6.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 63 227.00 $227.00 $1,419
663 663 42 214.98 $214.98 $1,425
750 750 95 196.00 $196.00 $1,470 +0.26
750 750 245 202.50 $202.50 $1,519 +6.76
750–799 770 450 190.81–195.00 $192.87 $1,485 -1.20
800 800 1,061 195.00–196.86 $196.49 $1,572 +12.38
825 825 60 201.50 $201.50 $1,662 +11.00
850–864 854 363 183.00–190.36 $187.48 $1,601 -1.52
850–875 860 613 187.00–191.00 $189.69 $1,631 +0.69
900 900 163 179.00 $179.00 $1,611 +0.50
905 905 60 182.00 $182.00 $1,647 +3.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 195.97 $195.97 $1,274 +7.97
680 680 75 197.98 $197.98 $1,346 +9.98
700–725 717 1,225 183.00–187.50 $185.90 $1,333 -16.60
725 725 135 185.00 $185.00 $1,341 -17.50
750–770 752 967 179.00–187.00 $181.88 $1,368 +5.97
750–775 754 1,630 176.53–183.98 $178.75 $1,348 +2.84
775 775 130 186.00 $186.00 $1,442 +6.83
800 800 60 176.00 $176.00 $1,408 +3.15
800 800 125 188.00 $188.00 $1,504 +15.15
800–810 803 180 180.00 $180.00 $1,445 +7.15
850–886 862 185 169.00–176.00 $173.54 $1,496
875 875 351 171.00–173.00 $171.77 $1,503
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 185 215.00 $215.00 $1,054
500 500 950 195.00 $195.00 $975
580 580 95 180.00 $180.00 $1,044 ±0.00
600 600 180 202.00 $202.00 $1,212 -11.00
650 650 350 196.00 $196.00 $1,274 +19.12
653 653 202 191.00 $191.00 $1,247 +14.12
675 675 400 191.70 $191.70 $1,294 +14.82
720–725 724 900 178.00–184.23 $182.27 $1,320 -0.23
750–775 757 990 173.85–183.16 $177.00 $1,340 +2.45

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 60 221.00 $221.00 $1,105
600 600 160 195.00 $195.00 $1,170
775 775 65 173.00 $173.00 $1,341

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 205.00 $205.00 $1,230
675 675 70 193.00 $193.00 $1,303 +4.00

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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.