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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

9,753 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.34/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,582/hd at 759 lb · 2,378 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.40/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 726 lb · 1,738 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $214.33/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,768/hd at 825 lb · 1,300 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,753 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 85 280.00 $280.00 $1,540 —
725 725 67 219.00 $219.00 $1,588 -1.00
750 750 65 223.50 $223.50 $1,676 +5.50
825 825 1,300 213.75–215.00 $214.33 $1,768 -1.17
875 875 685 212.00 $212.00 $1,855 +2.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677 677 137 228.00 $228.00 $1,544 +4.41
735 735 187 216.00 $216.00 $1,588 +6.00
750–775 757 197 218.00–220.00 $218.64 $1,655 +7.05
800–830 811 480 211.00–211.89 $211.56 $1,716 +6.58
850 850 650 200.00–203.63 $200.34 $1,703 +0.39
875 875 57 209.00 $209.00 $1,829 +9.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 707 212 211.00–212.00 $211.32 $1,494 +4.32
725 725 467 210.70–211.00 $210.74 $1,528 +3.74
725 725 267 197.00–205.00 $199.01 $1,443 -7.99
725–735 732 792 203.00–211.00 $209.41 $1,533 +2.41
750–775 758 1,213 205.00–215.00 $209.08 $1,585 +4.50
750–775 761 1,165 207.00–208.00 $207.56 $1,580 +2.98
800 800 60 204.00 $204.00 $1,632 +3.00
825 825 60 206.50 $206.50 $1,704 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669–690 675 220 211.00–220.00 $217.14 $1,466 +15.14
700 700 70 212.00 $212.00 $1,484 +4.48
725 725 70 203.00 $203.00 $1,472 +1.00
725 725 210 203.00 $203.00 $1,472 +1.00
725 725 275 203.00–203.19 $203.04 $1,472 +1.04
750 750 200 198.65 $198.65 $1,490 +6.94
858 858 60 199.00 $199.00 $1,707 +9.00
875 875 55 186.00 $186.00 $1,628 -4.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 200 265.00 $265.00 $1,325 —
867 867 34 203.00 $203.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 45 215.00 $215.00 $1,075 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 285.00 $285.00 $1,425 —
985 985 23 207.00 $207.00 $2,039 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 45 235.00 $235.00 $1,175 —

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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.