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Sep 11, 2023
Texas Direct Cattle Report
Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock
Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023
22,255 head sold ·Official USDA report
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 · ≈ $1,392/hd at 580 lb · 1,680 head
Receipts
Head This sale Last sale Last year
Head itemized in priced lots
22,255
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Feeder Steers
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ 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
$2,232
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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ 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
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900
900
168
225.00
$225.00
$2,025
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1087
1087
19
209.94
$209.94
$2,282
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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ 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
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825
825
185
231.00
$231.00
$1,906
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825
825
550
231.00
$231.00
$1,906
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885
885
171
220.00
$220.00
$1,947
+8.00
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Feeder Heifers
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ 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 $
≈ $/hd Δ 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 $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
691
691
23
214.84
$214.84
$1,485
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775
775
124
216.36
$216.36
$1,677
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Dairy Heifers
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
400
400
360
336.00
$336.00
$1,344
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600
600
640
263.00
$263.00
$1,578
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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
550
550
90
235.00
$235.00
$1,292
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Dairy Steers
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
500
500
200
307.00
$307.00
$1,535
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600
600
80
272.00
$272.00
$1,632
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600
600
80
274.00
$274.00
$1,644
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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
550
550
90
255.00
$255.00
$1,402
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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.
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