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Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 29, 2023

10,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $209.92/cwt +12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 759 lb · 1,203 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $207.84/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 773 lb · 932 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.51/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 713 lb · 890 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 10,182

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 85 238.00 $238.00 $1,428 +21.91
601 601 72 217.00 $217.00 $1,304 +0.91
600–609 604 363 214.10–218.50 $216.34 $1,307 +0.25
675 675 300 219.99 $219.99 $1,485 +6.06
700–719 704 91 210.50–216.00 $214.67 $1,511 +7.01
740 740 706 202.53–209.74 $203.21 $1,504 -4.45
750 750 785 215.00 $215.00 $1,612 +19.88
775 775 418 198.65–204.23 $200.39 $1,553 +5.27
875–893 883 755 191.49–199.00 $196.66 $1,737 -1.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 105 257.00 $257.00 $1,414
650 650 150 247.00 $247.00 $1,606
750–792 773 932 203.00–212.74 $207.84 $1,607 +3.90
800 800 185 205.42 $205.42 $1,643 -0.58
800 800 170 202.75 $202.75 $1,622 -3.25
850 850 180 215.00 $215.00 $1,828 +15.00
851–862 858 300 195.00–195.50 $195.25 $1,675 -3.23
900 900 110 193.00 $193.00 $1,737 -1.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 45 247.00 $247.00 $1,235 +27.00
550 550 600 199.00 $199.00 $1,094 -1.00
589 589 109 204.00 $204.00 $1,202
600 600 90 195.00 $195.00 $1,170
601 601 41 200.53 $200.53 $1,205
660 660 455 202.00–205.32 $203.68 $1,344 +10.37
714–725 722 425 193.00–194.23 $194.00 $1,401 +0.35
750–775 758 585 186.83–191.53 $189.96 $1,440 +4.96
914 914 53 171.62 $171.62 $1,569
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 35 247.00 $247.00 $1,235
525 525 185 239.00 $239.00 $1,255
550 550 85 242.00 $242.00 $1,331
700 700 70 209.00 $209.00 $1,463 -7.50
700–725 709 550 199.00–208.00 $202.69 $1,437 -13.81
725 725 135 218.30 $218.30 $1,583 +1.80
725 725 135 209.00 $209.00 $1,515 -7.50
800–825 803 480 187.00–196.25 $191.91 $1,541 -7.42
825 825 60 192.00 $192.00 $1,584 +3.75
850 850 115 188.00 $188.00 $1,598 +3.00

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 238.00 $238.00 $1,428
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 62 195.00 $195.00 $1,618

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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.