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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

17,346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.51/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 776 lb · 1,848 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $82.46/cwt ≈ $708/hd at 858 lb · 1,747 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.59/cwt +9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,068/hd at 852 lb · 1,567 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,346

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 110 274.85 $274.85 $1,278
650–675 659 255 243.00–248.00 $246.14 $1,622 -3.08
700 700 140 237.82 $237.82 $1,665 +12.22
735 735 75 240.00 $240.00 $1,764 +10.80
750–775 772 1,212 235.23–237.05 $236.87 $1,829 +4.77
775–790 784 636 234.00–237.00 $235.82 $1,849 +3.72
800 800 981 229.89–230.93 $230.28 $1,842 +2.47
850 850 1,100 $0.00 $0
868 868 54 225.12 $225.12 $1,954
850–885 873 593 220.00–227.93 $222.43 $1,942
922 922 22 220.00 $220.00 $2,028 -5.61
925–936 925 774 219.72–221.18 $221.07 $2,045 -4.54
950 950 265 218.00 $218.00 $2,071
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–735 709 523 245.00–247.00 $246.21 $1,746 +0.99
725 725 69 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 -2.00
750 750 370 247.00 $247.00 $1,852 +8.85
800–840 824 422 241.00–243.00 $242.00 $1,994 +7.22
825 825 700 238.00 $238.00 $1,964 +3.22
850 850 207 234.00–238.00 $237.19 $2,016 +3.19
850 850 120 241.00 $241.00 $2,048 +7.00
850–875 853 1,240 241.50–244.00 $243.65 $2,078 +9.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–733 731 117 219.00–227.38 $222.72 $1,628 -0.81
784 784 62 226.00 $226.00 $1,772

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 450 234.00 $234.00 $1,287 +4.00
550 550 165 229.60 $229.60 $1,263 -0.40
600 600 480 241.00–243.00 $241.33 $1,448 +3.33
625 625 175 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 +10.29
650 650 38 235.00 $235.00 $1,528 -4.00
650–685 671 567 227.00–230.00 $228.91 $1,536 -0.09
700–725 714 348 223.19–226.23 $225.35 $1,609 +0.92
750 750 1,430 221.12–223.23 $221.64 $1,662 -5.36
773–775 773 78 225.00 $225.00 $1,739 +4.55
800 800 62 210.37 $210.37 $1,683 -9.63
825 825 140 215.00 $215.00 $1,774 -5.00
854 854 43 210.18 $210.18 $1,795
975 975 50 200.00 $200.00 $1,950
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 305 237.43 $237.43 $1,603 +0.68
725 725 420 231.00 $231.00 $1,675 -2.00
725 725 260 233.10 $233.10 $1,690 +0.10
725 725 135 233.00 $233.00 $1,689 ±0.00
750 750 160 235.25 $235.25 $1,764 +5.25
750–775 757 573 220.00–229.71 $223.34 $1,691 -6.66
775 775 110 229.00 $229.00 $1,775 ±0.00
820 820 120 223.25 $223.25 $1,831 +3.25

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 235.00 $235.00 $1,410 -10.00
600 600 320 235.00–245.00 $240.00 $1,440 -5.00
600 600 160 235.00 $235.00 $1,410 -10.00
600 600 160 237.00 $237.00 $1,422 -8.00
600 600 320 238.00–248.00 $243.00 $1,458 -2.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 70 253.00 $253.00 $1,518

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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.