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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

17,179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $25.98/cwt -201.15 vs last sale · ≈ $214/hd at 822 lb · 2,596 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.43/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 716 lb · 2,059 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.14/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 753 lb · 1,648 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,179

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 47 275.00 $275.00 $1,458
625 625 398 253.78–259.71 $258.55 $1,616 +4.82
625 625 80 246.00 $246.00 $1,538 -7.73
650–685 653 1,149 240.29–249.95 $249.22 $1,627 +4.22
670 670 75 250.00 $250.00 $1,675 +5.00
700 700 65 225.60 $225.60 $1,579
700–725 716 208 237.00–238.93 $237.65 $1,702 +3.23
738 738 68 229.20 $229.20 $1,691 -5.22
750 750 68 235.92 $235.92 $1,769 -6.08
750 750 320 219.00 $219.00 $1,642 -23.00
750 750 715 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 -2.00
750–760 758 545 231.97–233.00 $232.10 $1,759 -1.12
800–810 801 296 224.00–229.97 $227.81 $1,825 -8.19
825 825 2,300 $0.00 $0 -229.05
924–935 929 114 223.00–228.50 $225.61 $2,096 +2.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 500 277.61 $277.61 $1,527
650 650 177 246.50 $246.50 $1,602 -16.50
700 700 135 241.91–249.00 $245.22 $1,717 -11.53
700 700 70 248.00 $248.00 $1,736 -8.75
725 725 69 242.00 $242.00 $1,754 -16.00
750–785 766 1,370 235.00–241.00 $238.15 $1,824 -12.35
775 775 65 243.00 $243.00 $1,883 -7.50
800 800 420 236.00 $236.00 $1,888 -5.00
825 825 55 234.78 $234.78 $1,937 +1.78
860 860 1,102 234.00 $234.00 $2,012 -2.46
875 875 130 226.00 $226.00 $1,978 -4.50
875 875 180 228.67 $228.67 $2,001 -1.83
875 875 175 241.50 $241.50 $2,113 +11.00
940 940 275 224.00 $224.00 $2,106 -3.00
950 950 150 226.00 $226.00 $2,147
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–730 722 131 219.00–228.00 $223.53 $1,614

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 190 231.50 $231.50 $1,447
629 629 84 245.00 $245.00 $1,541
650 650 245 236.75 $236.75 $1,539 -13.25
700–725 702 642 230.00–232.00 $230.21 $1,616 -8.81
700–725 719 680 230.00–234.00 $231.03 $1,661 +0.18
725 725 67 233.00 $233.00 $1,689 -2.30
725 725 200 231.55 $231.55 $1,679 -3.75
725 725 470 229.00 $229.00 $1,660 -6.30
750 750 195 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -2.50
775 775 63 229.00 $229.00 $1,775 +2.00
800 800 360 220.00 $220.00 $1,760 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 185 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 ±0.00
560 560 45 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 +30.00
585 585 80 241.78 $241.78 $1,414 +11.78
600 600 80 238.00 $238.00 $1,428
615 615 70 229.60 $229.60 $1,412
625 625 400 229.71 $229.71 $1,436
650 650 77 239.00 $239.00 $1,554 +4.00
665 665 70 229.00 $229.00 $1,523 -6.00
700–701 700 213 222.53–225.36 $224.43 $1,571 -0.57
750 750 585 227.00 $227.00 $1,702 +11.42
750–754 751 535 212.38–224.94 $220.45 $1,656 +4.87
819 819 111 220.00 $220.00 $1,802 +16.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 245.00 $245.00 $1,470

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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.