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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

17,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.02/cwt -11.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 720 lb · 1,885 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $248.92/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,883/hd at 757 lb · 1,475 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.18/cwt -1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,690/hd at 716 lb · 1,312 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,031 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527–546 530 307 257.50–269.63 $268.38 $1,422 -2.09
580 580 170 264.50 $264.50 $1,534 —
600 600 70 274.00 $274.00 $1,644 +21.00
600 600 785 255.00 $255.00 $1,530 +2.00
620 620 64 260.90 $260.90 $1,618 +7.90
675 675 300 253.00 $253.00 $1,708 +2.46
700 700 140 246.00 $246.00 $1,722 +2.29
700 700 260 237.58 $237.58 $1,663 -6.13
725 725 1,485 231.00 $231.00 $1,675 -12.71
752–775 765 337 240.00 $240.00 $1,836 +9.40
769 769 133 243.00 $243.00 $1,869 +12.40
800 800 90 240.00 $240.00 $1,920 +4.35
827 827 124 239.00 $239.00 $1,977 +3.35
850 850 236 235.00 $235.00 $1,998 +1.00
900 900 58 225.00 $225.00 $2,025 +1.60
925 925 50 214.62 $214.62 $1,985 -17.38
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 60 256.00 $256.00 $1,664 —
675 675 57 257.00 $257.00 $1,735 —
725 725 67 254.00 $254.00 $1,842 +0.47
750 750 450 252.50 $252.50 $1,894 +3.68
750 750 500 246.00–252.00 $246.96 $1,852 -1.86
765 765 135 250.00 $250.00 $1,912 +1.18
750–775 770 390 244.00–247.50 $246.92 $1,901 -1.90
800 800 75 248.00 $248.00 $1,984 -0.56
800–810 803 687 237.42–242.65 $239.74 $1,925 -8.82
850 850 285 235.00 $235.00 $1,998 +3.00
850 850 285 235.00 $235.00 $1,998 +3.00
850 850 325 230.00 $230.00 $1,955 -2.00
860 860 232 239.00 $239.00 $2,055 +7.00
900–915 908 195 236.00–238.00 $236.85 $2,151 +8.53
960 960 208 226.00 $226.00 $2,170 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 90 261.00 $261.00 $1,370 —
600–640 608 505 248.50–257.00 $250.27 $1,522 —
625 625 80 260.00 $260.00 $1,625 —
650 650 525 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 —
650 650 66 245.00 $245.00 $1,592 —
700 700 225 231.00–239.00 $234.20 $1,639 -4.33
700–740 715 272 234.00–237.50 $236.12 $1,688 -2.41
700–725 719 680 236.00–238.00 $237.59 $1,708 -0.55
725 725 135 232.53 $232.53 $1,686 -5.61
750 750 260 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -6.00
750–775 755 283 233.00–240.00 $236.32 $1,784 +0.32
750–785 773 590 227.00–233.00 $230.97 $1,785 -2.03
850 850 1,225 231.00 $231.00 $1,964 +10.35
1050 1050 25 184.94 $184.94 $1,942 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–529 525 275 247.21–255.12 $253.77 $1,332 +14.77
580 580 950 232.00 $232.00 $1,346 +1.00
585–591 587 140 244.40–249.56 $247.57 $1,453 +16.57
652–685 671 127 233.35–239.00 $236.69 $1,588 +1.66
700 700 70 235.00 $235.00 $1,645 +6.52
710 710 70 232.00 $232.00 $1,647 +3.52
725 725 68 231.00 $231.00 $1,675 +2.52
750–759 757 305 223.00–226.00 $223.64 $1,693 +0.59
775 775 63 230.00 $230.00 $1,782 +4.00
800–810 804 150 214.00–219.00 $217.00 $1,745 -0.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742 742 74 220.00 $220.00 $1,632 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 480 255.00 $255.00 $1,530 +5.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 226.00 $226.00 $1,582 —
825 825 240 208.00 $208.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 305.00 $305.00 $1,525 —
600 600 80 265.00 $265.00 $1,590 —
825 825 60 225.00 $225.00 $1,856 —
875 875 118 225.00 $225.00 $1,969 —

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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.