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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

16,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.68/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 584 lb · 1,965 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.95/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 806 lb · 1,465 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.53/cwt -1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 727 lb · 1,351 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,101 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 120 25.00 $25.00 $125 -231.50
557–597 576 161 252.00–264.10 $258.09 $1,487 +0.17
600 600 80 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 —
675 675 140 227.50 $227.50 $1,536 -12.50
650–699 684 213 231.37–249.00 $236.75 $1,619 -3.25
700 700 150 240.00 $240.00 $1,680 +8.04
713–736 724 289 228.57–231.00 $229.80 $1,664 -8.20
720–735 725 185 233.50–238.00 $236.42 $1,714 -1.58
750 750 110 234.05 $234.05 $1,755 +7.81
750 750 64 237.00 $237.00 $1,778 +10.76
750–796 779 626 230.75–236.50 $234.03 $1,823 -3.97
750–798 788 485 220.37–228.85 $221.86 $1,748 -16.14
800 800 60 233.50 $233.50 $1,868 -0.50
800–827 806 1,232 220.24–230.98 $226.10 $1,822 -1.45
800–825 808 173 226.50–234.50 $230.74 $1,864 +3.19
850 850 58 230.00 $230.00 $1,955 +8.00
850–879 863 1,094 214.97–226.49 $220.25 $1,901 -1.75
925 925 54 231.02 $231.02 $2,137 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 160 290.00 $290.00 $1,552 —
650 650 114 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 —
650 650 114 273.67 $273.67 $1,779 —
715 715 70 238.82 $238.82 $1,708 -6.18
725–741 737 316 242.50–245.00 $243.03 $1,791 -1.97
750–785 762 607 234.00–241.00 $236.97 $1,806 +2.11
800 800 65 234.00 $234.00 $1,872 +1.11
800 800 130 227.00 $227.00 $1,816 -5.89
800 800 125 236.00 $236.00 $1,888 +3.11
800–825 812 125 231.00–233.00 $231.96 $1,884 -0.93
850 850 60 239.00 $239.00 $2,032 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 65 214.00 $214.00 $1,658 —
815 815 310 218.00 $218.00 $1,777 —
885 885 150 209.17 $209.17 $1,851 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 400 229.00 $229.00 $1,099 —
500 500 80 12.50 $12.50 $62 -218.86
580 580 575 219.00 $219.00 $1,270 -2.00
581 581 90 240.00 $240.00 $1,394 +19.00
580–590 586 1,300 217.50–222.00 $218.58 $1,281 —
600 600 83 228.00 $228.00 $1,368 +3.76
600 600 170 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 -4.24
620 620 180 215.00 $215.00 $1,333 -9.24
700 700 137 220.50–225.50 $223.02 $1,561 +4.80
700–735 725 337 222.10–225.50 $223.19 $1,618 +4.97
725 725 55 207.50 $207.50 $1,504 -10.72
725 725 350 218.18 $218.18 $1,582 -0.04
715–745 737 472 219.50–226.00 $221.17 $1,630 -6.48
750 750 195 221.10 $221.10 $1,658 +7.10
750–775 754 388 217.85–219.75 $219.32 $1,654 +5.32
750–786 762 458 211.98–213.49 $212.57 $1,620 -5.42
800 800 60 224.00 $224.00 $1,792 +7.50
800–820 810 130 212.00–215.50 $213.75 $1,731 -2.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 85 256.00 $256.00 $1,370 —
550 550 53 258.67 $258.67 $1,423 —
700–725 710 343 228.73–231.00 $230.04 $1,633 -0.57
725 725 135 230.00 $230.00 $1,668 +10.53
725 725 135 227.50 $227.50 $1,649 +8.03
725 725 210 216.00 $216.00 $1,566 -3.47
750 750 445 213.00–219.00 $215.70 $1,618 -5.55
750 750 75 222.00 $222.00 $1,665 +0.75
750 750 65 217.00 $217.00 $1,628 -4.25
750 750 450 222.00 $222.00 $1,665 +0.75
785 785 135 221.00 $221.00 $1,735 +1.00
815–825 822 240 221.00–222.00 $221.25 $1,819 -1.50

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 270 220.00 $220.00 $1,210 ±0.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 205 232.00 $232.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 240.00 $240.00 $1,320 ±0.00

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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.