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Sep 25, 2023
Texas Direct Cattle Report
Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock
Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023
20,651 head sold ·Official USDA report
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 · ≈ $1,752/hd at 722 lb · 1,718 head
Receipts
Head This sale Last sale Last year
Head itemized in priced lots
20,651
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Feeder Steers
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
625
625
160
270.00
$270.00
$1,688
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677–685
679
209
258.71–260.16
$259.64
$1,763
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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 $
≈ $/hd Δ 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
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1035
1035
192
205.00
$205.00
$2,122
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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
732
732
75
228.00
$228.00
$1,669
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785
785
65
239.23
$239.23
$1,878
+7.29
800–849
820
650
232.50–234.00
$233.38
$1,914
+40.54
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Feeder Heifers
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
600
600
160
265.00
$265.00
$1,590
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600
600
160
250.00
$250.00
$1,500
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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 $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
480
480
500
251.00
$251.00
$1,205
-7.15
525
525
240
251.61
$251.61
$1,321
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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
$1,849
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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
675
675
74
234.85
$234.85
$1,585
-1.97
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Dairy Heifers
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
500
500
190
284.00
$284.00
$1,420
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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 $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
500
500
140
266.00–267.00
$266.68
$1,333
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600
600
40
224.00
$224.00
$1,344
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Dairy Steers
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
500
500
45
276.00
$276.00
$1,380
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600
600
160
280.00
$280.00
$1,680
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630
630
560
285.00
$285.00
$1,796
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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
600
600
249
255.00
$255.00
$1,530
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600
600
40
234.00
$234.00
$1,404
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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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