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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

17,157 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.30/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,688/hd at 756 lb · 1,649 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.42/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,675/hd at 724 lb · 1,642 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.70/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,057/hd at 862 lb · 1,602 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 17,157

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 525 257.00 $257.00 $1,670
733 733 91 248.00 $248.00 $1,818 +4.00
750 750 130 249.50 $249.50 $1,871 -2.00
750–775 757 665 243.00–251.00 $246.13 $1,863 +2.30
775 775 250 250.00 $250.00 $1,938 +16.00
800–810 804 382 242.00–247.49 $245.72 $1,976 +4.68
800–830 821 870 235.00–237.13 $236.52 $1,942 +3.39
825 825 60 236.00 $236.00 $1,947 +2.87
825 825 200 242.00 $242.00 $1,996 +8.87
850–875 854 317 228.00–233.00 $231.09 $1,974 -3.91
860 860 215 242.00 $242.00 $2,081 +7.00
860 860 710 240.50 $240.50 $2,068 +5.50
850–880 873 360 239.00–240.50 $239.88 $2,094 +1.38
900 900 112 225.00 $225.00 $2,025
925 925 120 234.00 $234.00 $2,164
960 960 55 226.00 $226.00 $2,170
987 987 22 227.80 $227.80 $2,248
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 400 279.50 $279.50 $1,328 +3.90
550 550 85 258.00 $258.00 $1,419 +0.40
583–597 586 111 252.69–257.06 $255.96 $1,500 -5.01
600 600 125 238.77 $238.77 $1,433 -22.00
650–680 660 207 245.06–255.77 $254.73 $1,681 +5.88
683 683 97 257.00 $257.00 $1,755 +8.15
700 700 35 250.00 $250.00 $1,750
725 725 345 237.33–240.60 $238.04 $1,726
757–775 770 972 236.68–242.09 $238.98 $1,840 +5.64
794 794 39 237.00 $237.00 $1,882 +3.66
800–838 805 1,055 232.37–239.00 $234.20 $1,885 +2.01
807–825 812 188 240.00 $240.00 $1,949 +7.81
850 850 180 231.00 $231.00 $1,964 +4.95
876–883 878 192 229.00–232.00 $230.13 $2,021 -5.03
900 900 60 222.97 $222.97 $2,007 +3.97
900 900 122 231.50 $231.50 $2,084 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 140 242.00 $242.00 $1,573
763 763 56 220.00 $220.00 $1,679
825 825 60 220.50 $220.50 $1,819

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–625 621 720 240.00–250.00 $246.67 $1,532
661–685 679 567 233.00–241.00 $237.95 $1,616 -2.05
700–725 723 1,000 227.00–234.00 $228.55 $1,652 -2.45
725 725 265 236.00 $236.00 $1,711 +5.00
725 725 110 236.00 $236.00 $1,711 +5.00
725 725 267 235.00–238.00 $235.75 $1,709 +4.75
750–775 760 434 226.00–232.00 $227.73 $1,731 +1.90
775 775 190 226.00 $226.00 $1,752 -3.00
800 800 130 236.00 $236.00 $1,888 +2.00
825 825 60 225.00 $225.00 $1,856 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 300 239.00 $239.00 $1,195 -1.00
500 500 85 255.00 $255.00 $1,275 +15.00
566 566 72 243.06 $243.06 $1,376
604 604 86 231.47 $231.47 $1,398
625–645 628 186 240.69–246.00 $245.12 $1,539
650 650 35 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 +1.95
675 675 72 245.00 $245.00 $1,654 +10.00
675–680 677 369 227.33–231.50 $229.38 $1,553 -5.62
700–740 725 607 224.00–236.00 $230.14 $1,669 +2.34
740 740 130 229.00 $229.00 $1,695 +1.20
750–763 755 267 225.00–230.00 $228.17 $1,723 +2.21
750–780 756 1,382 219.00–224.68 $222.36 $1,681 -3.60

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 90 235.00 $235.00 $1,234
550 550 90 233.00 $233.00 $1,282

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 253.00 $253.00 $1,392

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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.