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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

15,024 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.38/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 758 lb · 3,550 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $207.07/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 812 lb · 1,440 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.14/cwt -8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,444/hd at 725 lb · 1,400 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 15,024 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 72 — $0.00 $0 -221.20
710–730 727 522 205.01–209.86 $209.19 $1,521 -18.81
750–756 750 983 210.00–218.00 $216.35 $1,623 +6.35
800 800 130 — $0.00 $0 -206.70
800–811 802 622 195.00–205.89 $202.70 $1,626 -4.00
850 850 60 210.00 $210.00 $1,785 +12.52
850–885 871 904 198.36–207.24 $204.69 $1,783 -8.56
900 900 223 195.00–208.00 $199.12 $1,792 —
917 917 61 197.90 $197.90 $1,815 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–539 533 166 261.70–270.00 $265.20 $1,414 —
675 675 45 239.94 $239.94 $1,620 —
725 725 32 226.00 $226.00 $1,638 -2.97
730 730 70 226.57 $226.57 $1,654 -2.40
800–825 808 360 211.67–213.31 $212.76 $1,719 -0.37
800–825 813 1,020 204.00–205.50 $204.71 $1,664 -4.45
830 830 60 213.00 $213.00 $1,768 +3.84
875 875 240 202.29 $202.29 $1,770 -3.71
875 875 120 218.00 $218.00 $1,908 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 24 195.04 $195.04 $1,414 —
770 770 62 190.16 $190.16 $1,464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 45 219.94 $219.94 $1,430 —
650 650 45 213.00 $213.00 $1,384 —
725 725 1,000 199.00 $199.00 $1,443 -2.00
725 725 265 197.20 $197.20 $1,430 -3.80
725 725 135 204.00 $204.00 $1,479 +3.00
750 750 130 213.00 $213.00 $1,598 +3.00
750 750 1,500 216.00 $216.00 $1,620 +6.00
750–775 759 1,120 196.67–199.67 $198.70 $1,508 -2.79
775 775 800 198.00 $198.00 $1,534 -3.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 — $0.00 $0 -200.00
660–679 663 449 200.71–204.00 $201.29 $1,335 -16.71
663–685 675 298 203.42–212.10 $209.16 $1,412 -8.84
725–746 730 556 196.00–201.98 $199.72 $1,458 -12.28
750–785 761 1,030 193.00–199.67 $194.93 $1,483 -6.24
750–785 763 201 202.00–210.00 $205.30 $1,566 +4.13
800–815 807 120 188.00–194.21 $191.11 $1,542 -10.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 18 188.35 $188.35 $1,177 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 480 300.00 $300.00 $1,200 —
650 650 38 201.00 $201.00 $1,306 —
675 675 200 207.00 $207.00 $1,397 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 360 315.00 $315.00 $1,260 —
600 600 160 236.00 $236.00 $1,416 —
650 650 38 216.00 $216.00 $1,404 -22.00
715 715 180 212.00 $212.00 $1,516 —

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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.