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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

14,195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.87/cwt -8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,544/hd at 753 lb · 2,487 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.49/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 707 lb · 1,561 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.78/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 757 lb · 1,380 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 14,195

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–625 610 740 242.85–245.86 $244.64 $1,492 +1.64
650–685 664 646 228.74–236.94 $231.18 $1,535 -2.01
700–725 706 1,494 217.62–225.05 $221.20 $1,562 -1.51
725 725 67 228.00 $228.00 $1,653 +4.12
760 760 325 210.00 $210.00 $1,596 -8.00
825–830 828 165 200.26–210.88 $206.70 $1,711 -16.30
850 850 120 197.48 $197.48 $1,679 -16.76
865–875 870 260 213.00–213.50 $213.25 $1,855 -0.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 270 285.00 $285.00 $1,568
600–625 621 151 256.65–258.83 $258.48 $1,605 -9.13
700 700 178 228.97 $228.97 $1,603
750–775 763 140 218.00–219.00 $218.54 $1,667 -6.46
775 775 455 205.00 $205.00 $1,589 -20.00
800–825 804 970 210.29–213.88 $213.13 $1,714 -8.53
800–825 816 370 208.00–211.29 $209.16 $1,707 -12.50
850 850 85 204.50 $204.50 $1,738 -11.50
850 850 53 219.94 $219.94 $1,869 +3.94
860 860 60 216.25 $216.25 $1,860 +0.25
875 875 85 206.00 $206.00 $1,802 -10.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 57 238.83 $238.83 $1,337
625 625 56 216.65 $216.65 $1,354 -10.35
700 700 75 212.00 $212.00 $1,484 -4.50
700–725 710 235 209.17–217.00 $215.06 $1,527 -1.44
725 725 485 201.00 $201.00 $1,457 -15.50
725 725 267 207.00–222.00 $210.76 $1,528 -5.74
750 750 70 210.00 $210.00 $1,575 -1.00
750 750 210 205.00 $205.00 $1,538 -6.00
750 750 65 202.00 $202.00 $1,515 -9.00
750 750 1,180 207.00–209.00 $207.45 $1,556 -3.55
750–786 759 962 198.98–206.00 $201.49 $1,529 -11.51
800–825 818 480 203.00–208.50 $207.75 $1,699
825 825 60 202.00 $202.00 $1,666
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 180 208.00 $208.00 $1,144
562 562 3 229.94 $229.94 $1,292 -1.06
630 630 580 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 -16.74
608–646 631 422 211.00–215.07 $212.57 $1,341 -4.17
675 675 67 218.00 $218.00 $1,472 +2.00
688 688 73 196.55 $196.55 $1,352 -19.45
725 725 35 212.00 $212.00 $1,537 +3.31
750–760 751 415 209.00–210.00 $209.84 $1,576 +5.71
750–775 759 965 197.88–204.98 $201.17 $1,527 -2.83
800 800 127 201.56 $201.56 $1,612

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 150 225.00 $225.00 $1,350
700 700 72 217.00 $217.00 $1,519
850 850 120 216.00 $216.00 $1,836

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 238.00 $238.00 $1,547

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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.