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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

10,578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.21/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 725 lb · 1,556 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.45/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,716/hd at 723 lb · 814 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.61/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,989/hd at 870 lb · 675 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 10,578 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 95 268.00 $268.00 $1,581 —
725 725 136 253.00–254.05 $253.53 $1,838 +5.53
725 725 1,020 248.00 $248.00 $1,798 ±0.00
725 725 400 262.50 $262.50 $1,903 +14.50
750–775 768 490 245.50–251.00 $248.82 $1,911 -1.18
825–833 831 625 242.00–250.00 $248.56 $2,066 +12.56
875 875 15 232.00 $232.00 $2,030 -7.88
850–885 878 355 238.00 $238.00 $2,090 -1.88
925 925 176 227.00–231.00 $228.32 $2,112 -5.68
925 925 300 238.50 $238.50 $2,206 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 100 273.70 $273.70 $1,267 -5.80
505 505 101 270.47 $270.47 $1,366 —
625 625 40 253.00 $253.00 $1,581 +14.23
655–685 670 445 248.01–253.01 $250.54 $1,679 -4.19
690 690 71 258.76 $258.76 $1,785 +1.76
724–735 729 422 241.50–250.46 $243.71 $1,777 +5.67
732 732 67 247.00 $247.00 $1,808 +8.96
750–780 758 507 232.14–241.26 $237.54 $1,801 -1.44
767 767 22 230.60 $230.60 $1,769 -8.38
775 775 65 239.00 $239.00 $1,852 +0.02
800–840 819 115 232.00–239.00 $235.65 $1,930 -4.35
850 850 58 234.00 $234.00 $1,989 +3.00
850–875 872 617 225.80–228.24 $228.10 $1,989 -2.03
900 900 65 223.40 $223.40 $2,011 +0.43
925 925 85 232.00 $232.00 $2,146 +9.03
950 950 65 215.00 $215.00 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 65 220.00 $220.00 $1,870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 103 260.49 $260.49 $1,279 —
500 500 340 239.00 $239.00 $1,195 ±0.00
570 570 90 253.00 $253.00 $1,442 +9.94
580 580 425 231.00 $231.00 $1,340 -12.06
625 625 40 243.00 $243.00 $1,519 -2.12
650–675 656 290 231.51–236.15 $235.03 $1,542 -4.97
725 725 300 228.15–228.80 $228.48 $1,656 -1.66
740 740 65 234.00 $234.00 $1,732 +5.00
750–786 755 361 219.00–224.93 $223.05 $1,684 -5.12
775 775 95 226.00 $226.00 $1,752 +3.64
800 800 65 217.98 $217.98 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 72 248.76 $248.76 $1,706 +10.81
700–725 712 137 237.00–240.00 $238.53 $1,698 +9.98
725 725 467 238.00–239.00 $238.14 $1,727 +2.14
725 725 210 235.20 $235.20 $1,705 -0.80
750 750 65 236.00 $236.00 $1,770 +8.27
750 750 65 238.00 $238.00 $1,785 +10.27
775 775 63 233.00 $233.00 $1,806 +7.00
775 775 63 232.00 $232.00 $1,798 +6.00
825 825 120 225.00 $225.00 $1,856 ±0.00
850–860 855 465 217.50–224.00 $220.65 $1,887 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 40 239.00 $239.00 $1,494 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 35 256.00 $256.00 $1,600 —

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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.