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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

14,930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.34/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,760/hd at 754 lb · 2,677 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.25/cwt +0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,719/hd at 750 lb · 1,976 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 575 lb · 1,500 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 14,930 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 40 259.90 $259.90 $1,416 -18.90
575 575 250 252.50 $252.50 $1,452 —
615 615 500 256.00 $256.00 $1,574 -10.00
635 635 37 252.01 $252.01 $1,600 -13.99
650 650 75 253.00 $253.00 $1,644 -3.00
663–685 668 282 249.59–257.82 $255.69 $1,708 +2.96
725 725 75 238.30 $238.30 $1,728 -13.13
725–740 734 202 247.00–251.00 $248.43 $1,823 -3.00
749 749 68 243.88 $243.88 $1,827 -7.55
750 750 68 239.00 $239.00 $1,792 -5.49
750–771 768 473 240.64–246.58 $241.46 $1,854 -3.03
769 769 328 247.00 $247.00 $1,899 +2.51
763–775 773 518 239.73–244.06 $240.30 $1,858 -5.64
800 800 60 246.00 $246.00 $1,968 +2.08
800 800 130 245.50 $245.50 $1,964 +1.58
800–838 815 296 234.50–240.44 $237.35 $1,934 -6.57
850 850 62 238.00 $238.00 $2,023 +2.46
850–872 856 178 233.84–236.98 $236.03 $2,020 +0.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 75 256.50 $256.50 $1,731 —
675 unweaned 675 80 247.00 $247.00 $1,667 —
700 700 140 254.00 $254.00 $1,778 —
800 800 185 247.00 $247.00 $1,976 —
800 800 192 244.00 $244.00 $1,952 —
825 825 118 240.50 $240.50 $1,984 —
835 835 130 247.00 $247.00 $2,062 —
850 850 118 258.00 $258.00 $2,193 +14.00
850 850 240 241.00 $241.00 $2,048 -3.00
850 850 115 238.00 $238.00 $2,023 -6.00
864–875 869 241 239.00–252.00 $245.74 $2,135 +1.74
900 900 95 236.00 $236.00 $2,124 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–741 725 133 231.00–235.00 $233.05 $1,690 —
790 790 63 223.00 $223.00 $1,762 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 152 249.74 $249.74 $1,306 —
575 575 750 237.00 $237.00 $1,363 -3.00
575 575 750 237.00 $237.00 $1,363 -3.00
645 645 49 227.01 $227.01 $1,464 -25.99
650 650 65 234.30 $234.30 $1,523 -2.68
675 675 520 230.73 $230.73 $1,557 -9.88
715–725 724 745 231.19–232.00 $231.93 $1,679 +0.55
750–752 750 1,461 228.67–232.40 $228.99 $1,717 +0.43
750 750 515 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 +1.44
825 825 120 222.72 $222.72 $1,837 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 238.50 $238.50 $1,550 -4.50
725 725 135 241.50 $241.50 $1,751 +5.70
725 725 405 228.50–230.00 $229.00 $1,660 -6.80
725 725 130 233.35 $233.35 $1,692 -2.45
750 750 310 232.00–235.00 $232.97 $1,747 -8.03
750 750 90 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -11.00
750 750 780 234.00–236.00 $235.64 $1,767 -5.36
750–753 750 455 235.70–238.00 $236.24 $1,772 -4.76
750–765 760 975 229.00–232.00 $231.00 $1,756 +1.41
781 781 67 227.21 $227.21 $1,775 -6.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 65 218.84 $218.84 $1,696 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 95 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 —
550 550 88 228.00 $228.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 77 246.00 $246.00 $1,538 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 275.00 $275.00 $1,650 —
675 675 71 253.00 $253.00 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 95 255.00 $255.00 $1,275 —
550 550 88 253.00 $253.00 $1,392 —

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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.