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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

17,926 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.18/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,689/hd at 709 lb · 3,192 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.29/cwt +6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 807 lb · 1,441 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.78/cwt -2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 663 lb · 1,167 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,926 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 76 263.54 $263.54 $1,394 -4.84
575 575 85 262.00 $262.00 $1,506 -2.50
600 600 590 255.00–258.00 $255.81 $1,535 -18.19
650 650 150 245.00 $245.00 $1,592 -8.00
653–682 665 386 248.91–256.78 $254.51 $1,692 +1.51
675 675 300 254.00 $254.00 $1,714 +1.00
700–715 702 422 246.00–253.00 $249.63 $1,752 +3.63
725–742 732 471 250.00–253.00 $251.85 $1,844 +20.85
760 760 65 248.00 $248.00 $1,885 +8.00
750–780 761 618 237.56–247.00 $241.75 $1,840 +1.75
812–825 816 443 234.50–240.50 $236.24 $1,928 -2.76
850 850 290 233.00 $233.00 $1,980 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–710 706 125 246.00–256.80 $250.32 $1,767 -3.68
700–740 712 205 253.00–256.00 $253.95 $1,808 -0.05
725 725 467 247.00–249.00 $248.71 $1,803 -5.29
750–765 759 303 243.00–247.00 $243.95 $1,852 -6.05
750–775 759 295 249.00 $249.00 $1,890 -1.00
800 800 165 250.00 $250.00 $2,000 +2.00
800 800 360 254.40 $254.40 $2,035 +6.40
800 800 124 243.00 $243.00 $1,944 -5.00
807–825 811 727 242.00–246.30 $244.35 $1,982 +4.61
825 825 65 242.00 $242.00 $1,996 +2.26
875 875 60 234.00 $234.00 $2,048 -5.00
950 950 315 242.50 $242.50 $2,304 +16.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 242.00 $242.00 $1,452 -8.27
647 647 91 245.09 $245.09 $1,586 -14.91
650 650 185 246.00–247.00 $246.54 $1,603 -3.46
650 650 465 252.00 $252.00 $1,638 +2.00
675 675 137 234.00–246.00 $239.87 $1,619 -10.13
680 680 380 243.00 $243.00 $1,652 -7.00
700–725 705 1,692 235.00–243.00 $239.41 $1,688 +5.21
700–735 712 1,290 232.00–241.00 $237.15 $1,689 +1.03
725 725 210 234.60 $234.60 $1,701 +2.07
750 750 90 236.00 $236.00 $1,770 +6.00
750 750 65 233.00 $233.00 $1,748 +3.00
750–775 766 195 230.00–233.00 $232.00 $1,777 +1.03
800 800 40 228.00 $228.00 $1,824 —
800 800 510 234.00 $234.00 $1,872 —
830 830 25 225.00 $225.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 285 252.00 $252.00 $1,210 —
524 524 180 251.14 $251.14 $1,316 -2.63
550 550 85 252.00 $252.00 $1,386 +20.00
580 580 250 235.00 $235.00 $1,363 +3.00
600 600 720 230.00–240.00 $237.78 $1,427 —
625 625 320 240.77 $240.77 $1,505 —
625 625 80 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 —
650–675 664 637 235.00–242.00 $238.16 $1,581 +1.47
725–749 736 290 216.95–227.75 $222.57 $1,638 -8.43
745 745 65 234.00 $234.00 $1,743 +3.00
750–785 769 385 216.00–224.95 $219.25 $1,686 -10.75
835 835 120 210.00 $210.00 $1,754 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 85 223.00 $223.00 $1,171 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 300 228.00 $228.00 $1,505 —
775 775 570 223.00 $223.00 $1,728 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 640 263.00 $263.00 $1,644 +8.00
675 675 75 248.00 $248.00 $1,674 —
830 830 122 220.00 $220.00 $1,826 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 75 259.00 $259.00 $1,813 —

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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.