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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

16,595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.82/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,543/hd at 753 lb · 1,995 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $25.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $125/hd at 500 lb · 1,950 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.40/cwt -4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 811 lb · 1,600 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,595 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 450 25.00 $25.00 $125 ±0.00
500 500 1,500 25.00 $25.00 $125 ±0.00
600 600 80 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 —
700 700 35 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 +3.00
750 750 70 223.89 $223.89 $1,679 +13.12
775 775 90 217.97 $217.97 $1,689 -1.67
800 800 63 224.00 $224.00 $1,792 +8.65
800 800 63 215.00 $215.00 $1,720 -0.35
800–847 812 1,474 202.00–214.83 $209.62 $1,702 -5.73
850–875 859 597 207.24–211.92 $209.37 $1,798 -1.78
950 950 28 203.87 $203.87 $1,937 —
977 977 50 207.50 $207.50 $2,027 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 25 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 —
700 700 95 231.00 $231.00 $1,617 -4.50
703 703 32 229.94 $229.94 $1,616 -5.56
775 775 232 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 +1.00
775 775 220 224.00 $224.00 $1,736 +5.00
800 800 65 218.00 $218.00 $1,744 +1.50
800 800 160 229.00 $229.00 $1,832 +12.50
800–823 803 696 210.00–217.75 $216.05 $1,735 -0.45
850–860 855 355 212.00–214.00 $212.99 $1,821 —
860–880 870 120 214.00–215.00 $214.50 $1,866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 39 207.97 $207.97 $1,456 +2.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 250 12.50 $12.50 $62 ±0.00
500 500 800 12.50 $12.50 $62 ±0.00
580 580 130 209.00 $209.00 $1,212 —
620 620 130 205.00 $205.00 $1,271 —
624 624 77 216.00 $216.00 $1,348 —
667–685 673 118 209.00–211.00 $210.32 $1,415 -11.68
700 700 70 215.00 $215.00 $1,505 +6.00
700 700 70 213.89 $213.89 $1,497 +4.89
700–725 711 450 202.07–205.00 $203.44 $1,446 -5.56
750–775 753 1,864 202.00–208.00 $204.52 $1,540 +1.54
750–763 756 131 208.00–210.20 $209.11 $1,581 +6.13
850 850 83 194.87–195.49 $195.28 $1,660 —
862–865 864 377 190.00–200.77 $192.66 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 25 223.00 $223.00 $1,450 +6.00
700–703 700 171 210.00–211.94 $210.35 $1,472 -12.15
725 725 270 209.00 $209.00 $1,515 -2.00
725 725 135 213.00 $213.00 $1,544 +2.00
725 725 75 217.00 $217.00 $1,573 +6.00
725 725 340 209.00 $209.00 $1,515 -2.00
725 725 67 212.00 $212.00 $1,537 +1.00
750–765 754 275 209.00–209.75 $209.53 $1,580 +0.48
750–775 759 1,050 210.00–213.50 $211.62 $1,606 +1.48
800 800 120 203.00 $203.00 $1,624 ±0.00
800 800 500 209.50 $209.50 $1,676 +6.50
800–825 806 490 202.00–211.00 $208.18 $1,678 +5.18
800–825 806 480 205.00–207.50 $206.88 $1,667 +3.88
860–875 863 80 199.00 $199.00 $1,717 -1.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 150 345.00 $345.00 $1,121 —
400 400 240 315.00 $315.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 385 190.00 $190.00 $1,140 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 385 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 150 365.00 $365.00 $1,186 —
860 860 118 220.00 $220.00 $1,892 —

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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.