Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

15,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $234.86/cwt -8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 771 lb · 1,626 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.20/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 724 lb · 1,563 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.68/cwt ≈ $1,226/hd at 474 lb · 1,375 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	15,473	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	474	1,375	256.50–264.00	$258.68	$1,226	—
500	500	300	256.50	$256.50	$1,282	—
550 unweaned	550	70	251.50	$251.50	$1,383	—
558	558	57	257.92	$257.92	$1,439	—
680	680	31	240.00	$240.00	$1,632	+0.37
700	700	210	229.48–232.23	$231.31	$1,619	-3.34
700	700	70	231.96	$231.96	$1,624	-2.69
717	717	141	238.00	$238.00	$1,706	+3.35
750	750	65	226.24	$226.24	$1,697	-10.76
750	750	610	231.25	$231.25	$1,734	-5.75
750–785	772	332	227.58–233.00	$230.13	$1,777	-7.03
773	773	55	238.00	$238.00	$1,840	+0.84
800	800	130	227.00	$227.00	$1,816	-8.00
800	800	65	234.00	$234.00	$1,872	-1.00
800–848	808	1,100	224.93–229.48	$227.55	$1,839	-7.45
850	850	62	222.00	$222.00	$1,887	-5.00
950	950	220	210.23	$210.23	$1,997	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575 unweaned	575	90	269.00	$269.00	$1,547	—
575	575	180	274.00	$274.00	$1,576	—
699	699	24	244.00	$244.00	$1,706	—
725	725	67	245.00	$245.00	$1,776	—
750–775	771	1,626	234.00–239.00	$234.86	$1,811	-7.13
800–830	823	350	230.00–236.45	$232.89	$1,917	-5.11
850	850	180	236.00	$236.00	$2,006	+4.00
850	850	260	227.00–240.00	$230.00	$1,955	-2.00
925	925	110	218.85	$218.85	$2,024	+1.85

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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	224.00	$224.00	$1,344	—
700–738	720	238	229.00–233.00	$230.61	$1,660	+16.11
725	725	480	219.25–219.75	$219.47	$1,591	+4.97
725	725	845	224.00–226.67	$225.09	$1,632	+10.59
750	750	225	221.25	$221.25	$1,659	-7.14
750–775	753	748	219.00–220.00	$219.86	$1,656	-8.53
775	775	175	220.00	$220.00	$1,705	-6.00
815–825	822	240	222.00–223.00	$222.75	$1,831	-4.25
830	830	60	223.30	$223.30	$1,853	-3.70
850	850	75	218.00	$218.00	$1,853	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	37	231.36	$231.36	$1,215	-18.06
550	550	465	221.00	$221.00	$1,216	—
625	625	80	224.24	$224.24	$1,402	—
650	650	85	224.75	$224.75	$1,461	-2.34
680	680	43	230.00	$230.00	$1,564	+2.91
725	725	70	218.22	$218.22	$1,582	-2.20
745	745	130	227.65	$227.65	$1,696	+7.23
749	749	73	217.22	$217.22	$1,627	-3.20
750	750	250	214.00	$214.00	$1,605	-7.72
750–775	759	845	215.98–220.00	$217.99	$1,655	-3.73
765	765	260	220.00	$220.00	$1,683	-1.72
800	800	120	216.00–217.00	$216.50	$1,732	—
800	800	260	220.29	$220.29	$1,762	—
855	855	59	210.00	$210.00	$1,796	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	70	210.00	$210.00	$1,575	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	270	220.00	$220.00	$1,210	—
600	600	400	220.00	$220.00	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	60	270.00	$270.00	$1,080	—
600	600	240	248.00	$248.00	$1,488	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	90	240.00	$240.00	$1,320	—
650	650	400	238.00	$238.00	$1,547	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	60	290.00	$290.00	$1,160	—
600	600	80	260.00	$260.00	$1,560	—

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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.