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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023

22,255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $249.93/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,999/hd at 800 lb · 2,000 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $251.59/cwt +3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,925/hd at 765 lb · 1,795 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.92/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 580 lb · 1,680 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 22,255

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 115 261.33 $261.33 $1,793 +5.33
700 700 71 263.00 $263.00 $1,841 +4.00
700–735 722 215 254.00–258.00 $256.60 $1,853 +7.22
750 750 340 252.00 $252.00 $1,890 -2.00
750–775 762 130 246.10–249.00 $247.55 $1,886 -6.45
750–775 765 730 249.00–251.00 $250.52 $1,916 +3.07
775 775 475 254.00 $254.00 $1,968 +6.55
775 775 120 251.73 $251.73 $1,951 +4.28
800 800 790 249.73–254.00 $252.92 $2,023 +2.92
800 800 1,150 244.42–253.80 $247.92 $1,983 -2.08
800 800 60 249.00 $249.00 $1,992 -1.00
850 850 80 242.00 $242.00 $2,057 ±0.00
850 850 125 250.50 $250.50 $2,129 +8.50
850 850 356 241.00–244.00 $241.99 $2,057 -0.01
925 925 58 235.00 $235.00 $2,174 +7.00
950 950 50 235.00 $235.00 $2,232
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 185 260.44 $260.44 $1,560 -6.65
635 635 136 255.85 $255.85 $1,625 +6.01
681 681 141 244.06 $244.06 $1,662 -14.19
700–741 724 553 245.00–251.77 $250.91 $1,817 +10.12
725 725 75 236.00 $236.00 $1,711 -4.79
740 740 68 253.00 $253.00 $1,872 +5.00
757–775 768 594 239.99–249.00 $243.20 $1,868 +1.41
775 775 70 230.00 $230.00 $1,782 -11.79
800–837 817 120 247.00–250.00 $248.60 $2,031 +13.36
800–840 818 955 238.44–245.00 $241.39 $1,975 +6.15
850–864 859 475 232.00–234.94 $233.22 $2,003
900 900 168 225.00 $225.00 $2,025
1087 1087 19 209.94 $209.94 $2,282
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
729 729 65 222.00 $222.00 $1,618 +1.00
783–794 787 154 219.48–223.78 $222.27 $1,749
825 825 185 231.00 $231.00 $1,906
825 825 550 231.00 $231.00 $1,906
885 885 171 220.00 $220.00 $1,947 +8.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 780 249.00 $249.00 $1,220 ±0.00
546 546 145 253.68 $253.68 $1,385 +0.81
580 580 1,680 239.00–240.00 $239.92 $1,392 -0.08
600 600 480 236.00 $236.00 $1,416 +0.08
600–635 617 164 241.00–243.00 $242.02 $1,493 +14.02
630 630 70 244.00 $244.00 $1,537 ±0.00
630 630 600 235.00 $235.00 $1,480 -9.00
650 650 450 237.24–245.00 $242.41 $1,576 +2.41
675 675 73 243.00 $243.00 $1,640 +2.00
700–739 723 1,089 225.00–233.24 $229.74 $1,661 -0.39
750–785 767 941 218.31–227.00 $222.20 $1,704 +0.46
758–786 771 268 228.00–230.00 $228.97 $1,765 +0.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 118 253.33 $253.33 $1,571 -2.67
675 675 150 241.00 $241.00 $1,627 -2.50
680 680 160 246.00–247.50 $246.75 $1,678 +3.25
700–725 705 633 230.59–239.00 $234.06 $1,650 -11.94
725 725 45 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 +8.50
725 725 210 234.60 $234.60 $1,701 -1.90
745 745 65 239.00 $239.00 $1,781 +2.50
750 750 130 234.00 $234.00 $1,755 +2.00
750–775 751 1,009 241.75–247.15 $244.32 $1,835 +10.31
750–775 755 268 229.00–231.44 $230.76 $1,742 -3.25
785 785 260 233.50 $233.50 $1,833 -0.50
800 800 180 233.00 $233.00 $1,864 +7.00
800 800 21 227.00 $227.00 $1,816 +1.00
825 825 230 231.00 $231.00 $1,906 +5.00
850 850 800 234.00 $234.00 $1,989 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 23 214.84 $214.84 $1,485
775 775 124 216.36 $216.36 $1,677

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 360 336.00 $336.00 $1,344
600 600 640 263.00 $263.00 $1,578
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 235.00 $235.00 $1,292

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 200 307.00 $307.00 $1,535
600 600 80 272.00 $272.00 $1,632
600 600 80 274.00 $274.00 $1,644
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 255.00 $255.00 $1,402

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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.