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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

20,651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $247.33/cwt +10.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 763 lb · 2,504 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $256.74/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 723 lb · 2,268 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.67/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,752/hd at 722 lb · 1,718 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 20,651

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 160 270.00 $270.00 $1,688
677–685 679 209 258.71–260.16 $259.64 $1,763
700–735 720 431 256.00–267.82 $260.57 $1,876 +0.57
723–725 723 787 254.97–258.85 $255.64 $1,848 -4.36
725 725 1,050 256.00 $256.00 $1,856 -4.00
750–785 769 787 249.00–256.00 $253.67 $1,951 +1.30
750–775 770 390 257.50–260.00 $259.60 $1,999 +7.23
800 800 240 257.00 $257.00 $2,056 -2.00
800 800 119 248.00 $248.00 $1,984 -11.00
800–840 807 306 249.00–253.00 $251.78 $2,032 -7.22
807 807 121 254.00 $254.00 $2,050 -5.00
840 840 60 249.00 $249.00 $2,092 +2.04
850 850 120 247.00–248.50 $247.75 $2,106 -2.25
850 850 516 238.00–243.00 $240.71 $2,046 -9.29
850 850 240 249.00 $249.00 $2,116 -1.00
850 850 240 241.00 $241.00 $2,048 -9.00
920 920 69 239.00 $239.00 $2,199 -5.55
935 935 162 240.50 $240.50 $2,249 -4.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 90 252.64 $252.64 $1,440 -10.79
572 572 85 274.50 $274.50 $1,570 +11.07
600–622 612 204 263.20–267.00 $264.78 $1,620 +1.94
705–742 725 586 245.33–256.78 $252.02 $1,827 -4.46
750 750 400 250.98 $250.98 $1,882 +13.98
750 750 650 244.00 $244.00 $1,830 +7.00
765–775 767 85 248.00–253.00 $252.00 $1,933 +15.00
750–798 772 1,369 243.77–253.06 $247.56 $1,911 +10.56
800–825 806 250 240.00–245.00 $243.00 $1,959 +6.46
800–825 810 300 239.84–247.50 $242.90 $1,967 +6.36
850 850 118 239.59 $239.59 $2,037 +4.63
850 850 124 236.00 $236.00 $2,006 +1.04
925 925 110 225.23 $225.23 $2,083
1035 1035 192 205.00 $205.00 $2,122
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 75 228.00 $228.00 $1,669
785 785 65 239.23 $239.23 $1,878 +7.29
800–849 820 650 232.50–234.00 $233.38 $1,914 +40.54

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 265.00 $265.00 $1,590
600 600 160 250.00 $250.00 $1,500
652 652 96 246.16 $246.16 $1,605 +1.41
680 680 100 243.00 $243.00 $1,652 -4.50
680 680 100 245.50 $245.50 $1,669 -2.00
700–730 716 598 243.00–250.00 $248.07 $1,776 +4.07
725 725 420 231.40–241.50 $236.45 $1,714 -11.55
725 725 500 240.50 $240.50 $1,744 -7.50
725 725 200 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 -3.00
750 750 135 234.00 $234.00 $1,755 -5.56
750 750 300 247.00 $247.00 $1,852 +7.44
750 750 365 247.00 $247.00 $1,852 +7.44
750–785 764 473 239.00–244.00 $240.68 $1,839 +6.40
775 775 126 238.00–239.00 $238.50 $1,848 +4.22
800 800 62 233.00 $233.00 $1,864 +2.33
800 800 63 238.00 $238.00 $1,904 +7.33
825 825 60 237.00 $237.00 $1,955 +6.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 500 251.00 $251.00 $1,205 -7.15
525 525 240 251.61 $251.61 $1,321
565 565 87 253.70 $253.70 $1,433 +2.70
569 569 56 252.78 $252.78 $1,438 +10.35
580 580 750 241.00 $241.00 $1,398 -1.43
630 630 750 236.00 $236.00 $1,487 -24.50
645 645 75 242.16 $242.16 $1,562 -18.34
690 690 70 243.00 $243.00 $1,677 -2.42
700–725 714 309 237.20–239.51 $238.57 $1,703 +2.67
750 750 650 234.00 $234.00 $1,755 +2.86
750–760 752 257 229.07–233.24 $230.79 $1,736 -0.35
790 790 68 234.00 $234.00 $1,849
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 74 234.85 $234.85 $1,585 -1.97

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 190 284.00 $284.00 $1,420
650 650 63 248.00 $248.00 $1,612 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 140 266.00–267.00 $266.68 $1,333
600 600 40 224.00 $224.00 $1,344

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 45 276.00 $276.00 $1,380
600 600 160 280.00 $280.00 $1,680
630 630 560 285.00 $285.00 $1,796
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 249 255.00 $255.00 $1,530
600 600 40 234.00 $234.00 $1,404

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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.