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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

19,161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.96/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 814 lb · 2,182 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.39/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 862 lb · 1,853 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $213.24/cwt +11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,509/hd at 708 lb · 1,365 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 19,161 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1,000 215.00 $215.00 $1,075 —
625 625 140 227.00 $227.00 $1,419 +28.00
625 625 720 193.00 $193.00 $1,206 -6.00
700 700 70 205.50 $205.50 $1,438 -2.50
700 700 780 218.00–221.00 $219.65 $1,538 +11.65
715 715 130 201.00 $201.00 $1,437 +5.44
715–735 719 318 201.99–206.80 $205.77 $1,479 +10.21
735 735 67 206.00 $206.00 $1,514 +10.44
750–784 775 263 185.50–196.00 $188.25 $1,459 -6.75
775 775 65 197.07 $197.07 $1,527 +2.07
797 797 66 199.00 $199.00 $1,586 +4.00
800 800 130 197.35 $197.35 $1,579 +16.82
800 800 300 202.00 $202.00 $1,616 +21.47
800–841 817 1,752 184.75–193.89 $189.84 $1,551 -5.02
850–875 854 1,021 181.50–189.89 $183.82 $1,570 -6.18
850–875 867 225 186.27–191.07 $187.66 $1,627 +4.24
855–895 874 262 182.00–189.00 $184.81 $1,615 +1.39
875 875 345 189.00 $189.00 $1,654 +5.58
910–927 921 207 175.75–182.78 $178.19 $1,641 -4.83
950 950 273 173.00 $173.00 $1,644 —
963–975 967 145 175.00–176.15 $175.44 $1,697 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 115 207.00 $207.00 $1,449 +2.25
725 725 67 205.00 $205.00 $1,486 +0.25
750–775 762 260 200.00–201.00 $200.50 $1,528 +1.08
750–780 768 758 196.51–204.00 $199.10 $1,529 +3.86
800–825 802 1,195 190.00–197.19 $194.46 $1,560 -0.62
850–875 856 240 186.00–191.00 $189.75 $1,624 -7.15
900–925 904 348 179.00–186.00 $184.83 $1,671 —
950–975 966 302 180.62–181.17 $180.98 $1,748 +2.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 195 170.93 $170.93 $1,282 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1,000 195.00 $195.00 $975 -30.00
575 575 100 217.00 $217.00 $1,248 —
650 650 550 201.00 $201.00 $1,306 +16.12
654–675 664 146 184.00–190.98 $187.35 $1,244 +2.47
700–735 725 284 184.46–185.32 $184.87 $1,340 -3.13
750–752 750 358 179.00–186.85 $184.20 $1,382 +3.20
750 750 390 194.00 $194.00 $1,455 +13.00
775 775 10 177.00 $177.00 $1,372 +1.82
800 800 190 174.38 $174.38 $1,395 —
850 850 180 176.99 $176.99 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 80 197.00 $197.00 $1,280 +0.81
675 675 70 194.88 $194.88 $1,315 -1.31
700 700 140 198.00–201.00 $199.50 $1,396 +12.50
725 725 135 209.60 $209.60 $1,520 +22.60
725 725 67 201.00 $201.00 $1,457 +14.00
725 725 130 193.00 $193.00 $1,399 +6.00
700–740 726 830 188.79–195.00 $191.85 $1,393 +4.85
775 775 195 187.00 $187.00 $1,449 +5.31
775 775 320 182.68–184.00 $183.22 $1,420 +1.53
775 775 64 181.00 $181.00 $1,403 -0.69
800 800 90 187.00 $187.00 $1,496 +8.00
800 800 600 177.29–179.00 $178.29 $1,426 -0.71
860 860 40 174.00 $174.00 $1,496 +1.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 237.00 $237.00 $948 —
500 500 140 180.00 $180.00 $900 —
600 600 390 192.00 $192.00 $1,152 —
775 775 63 174.00 $174.00 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 70 188.00 $188.00 $1,372 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 250.00 $250.00 $1,000 —
500 500 140 195.00 $195.00 $975 —
650 650 390 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 —

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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.