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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

10,707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.47/cwt -11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,605/hd at 718 lb · 2,087 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $229.10/cwt ≈ $1,967/hd at 859 lb · 1,587 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.55/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 756 lb · 1,310 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 10,707

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 122 262.90 $262.90 $1,409
675 675 21 250.00 $250.00 $1,688 +2.36
678–685 681 902 235.54–243.78 $239.63 $1,632 -8.01
700–722 711 209 231.54–236.84 $234.65 $1,668 -11.80
750 750 325 237.00 $237.00 $1,778 -2.81
768 768 384 237.16 $237.16 $1,821 -2.65
825 825 40 235.00 $235.00 $1,939 -4.67
825 825 60 228.58 $228.58 $1,886 -11.09
850 850 58 227.00 $227.00 $1,930 -11.33
873–884 878 389 212.00–222.43 $216.91 $1,904 -21.42
900 900 65 211.84 $211.84 $1,907 -12.16
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 unweaned 650 70 235.00 $235.00 $1,528 -18.00
750 750 268 239.00–246.00 $244.25 $1,832 -5.75
750 750 166 240.34–245.14 $241.99 $1,815 -8.01
800 800 60 238.00 $238.00 $1,904 -1.60
800 800 240 234.00 $234.00 $1,872 -5.60
850 850 300 232.00 $232.00 $1,972
850 850 58 232.00 $232.00 $1,972
850–875 860 929 223.00–231.85 $226.92 $1,952
850–875 865 300 231.00–234.50 $232.40 $2,010
900 900 50 217.00 $217.00 $1,953 -21.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 unweaned 550 70 235.00 $235.00 $1,292
650 650 150 243.00 $243.00 $1,580 -2.50
675 675 140 234.00 $234.00 $1,580 -11.50
700 700 550 227.00–232.34 $228.77 $1,601 -9.23
725 725 135 233.00 $233.00 $1,689 -1.00
725 725 600 217.75 $217.75 $1,579 -16.25
725 725 135 219.75 $219.75 $1,593 -14.25
725 725 467 226.00–231.00 $226.72 $1,644 -7.28
725 725 200 214.50 $214.50 $1,555 -19.50
750 750 70 228.00 $228.00 $1,710 -1.07
750 750 100 218.00 $218.00 $1,635 -11.07
750 750 450 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 +0.93
750 750 375 227.00–229.00 $228.39 $1,713 -0.68
775 775 315 226.00 $226.00 $1,752 -3.07
800 800 60 221.00 $221.00 $1,768 -6.00
825 825 300 227.00 $227.00 $1,873 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 270 249.42 $249.42 $1,282 -5.58
671–690 678 569 225.75–235.14 $227.09 $1,540 -17.91
725–749 731 405 216.85–222.75 $220.42 $1,611 -12.58
750 750 195 220.66–223.84 $221.72 $1,663 -15.28

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 70 232.00 $232.00 $1,786

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 65 240.00 $240.00 $1,968 -4.00

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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.