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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 1, 2024

9,858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.20/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,722/hd at 800 lb · 1,871 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.36/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 753 lb · 1,613 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $25.00/cwt ≈ $125/hd at 500 lb · 1,100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,858 — —

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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 1,100 25.00 $25.00 $125 —
685 685 65 220.64 $220.64 $1,511 -7.36
715 715 71 217.00 $217.00 $1,552 +1.00
750 750 65 210.77 $210.77 $1,581 -7.87
775 775 194 219.64 $219.64 $1,702 +1.00
800–825 800 1,193 210.77–217.13 $215.35 $1,723 +3.79
800 800 678 214.93 $214.93 $1,719 +3.37
850–875 865 91 210.00–213.00 $211.15 $1,826 +2.15
850–887 880 299 203.34–207.64 $204.13 $1,796 -4.87
900 900 42 209.96 $209.96 $1,890 —
1000 1000 23 195.00 $195.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 35 235.50 $235.50 $1,648 +16.50
775 775 100 219.00 $219.00 $1,697 -4.50
775 775 63 223.00 $223.00 $1,728 -0.50
825 825 305 216.50 $216.50 $1,786 +2.17
825 825 500 215.00–215.50 $215.38 $1,777 +1.05
925 925 160 210.00 $210.00 $1,942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 70 205.00 $205.00 $1,466 —
800 800 115 202.00 $202.00 $1,616 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 235 217.00 $217.00 $1,410 —
700 700 35 222.50 $222.50 $1,558 +11.18
725 725 134 208.00–214.00 $211.00 $1,530 +0.26
750–775 751 1,158 208.00–210.00 $209.05 $1,570 -0.03
750–780 758 455 208.00–211.00 $210.14 $1,593 +1.06
800 800 180 203.00 $203.00 $1,624 -1.00
865 865 175 200.00 $200.00 $1,730 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 600 12.50 $12.50 $62 —
650 650 75 222.00 $222.00 $1,443 +4.86
725 725 67 209.00 $209.00 $1,515 +6.00
725–735 725 435 201.63–205.16 $204.96 $1,486 +1.96
750 750 195 206.93 $206.93 $1,552 +8.28
750–775 756 260 199.91–204.00 $202.98 $1,535 +4.33
775 775 195 209.00 $209.00 $1,620 +10.35
925 925 52 182.64 $182.64 $1,689 —
950 950 15 185.00 $185.00 $1,758 —

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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 90 218.00 $218.00 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 214.00 $214.00 $1,498 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 105 310.00 $310.00 $1,395 —
725 725 68 222.00 $222.00 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 238.00 $238.00 $1,309 —

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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.