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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

15,342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $217.21/cwt +6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,744/hd at 803 lb · 2,622 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $217.82/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 819 lb · 1,473 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.22/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,668/hd at 805 lb · 1,440 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 15,342 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 380 25.00 $25.00 $125 ±0.00
500 500 130 25.00 $25.00 $125 ±0.00
675 675 150 232.00 $232.00 $1,566 —
735 735 138 228.00 $228.00 $1,676 +8.00
800 800 1,900 218.05 $218.05 $1,744 -5.95
800–825 810 722 213.34–216.98 $215.01 $1,742 +5.39
850 850 225 209.24 $209.24 $1,779 -0.13
850 850 60 218.00 $218.00 $1,853 +8.63
950 950 180 203.29 $203.29 $1,931 -0.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 75 248.00 $248.00 $1,674 +18.00
750 750 130 227.00 $227.00 $1,702 +7.00
750 750 455 219.00–222.00 $219.43 $1,646 -0.57
800 800 80 224.00 $224.00 $1,792 +6.00
800–846 809 310 218.00–221.39 $219.47 $1,776 +3.42
807–826 823 1,083 216.00–219.70 $216.89 $1,785 +0.84
850 850 300 216.00 $216.00 $1,836 +3.01
850–875 860 393 210.00–216.00 $212.19 $1,825 -0.80
885 885 300 214.00 $214.00 $1,894 -0.50
900–925 908 360 208.00–215.00 $211.67 $1,922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 120 12.50 $12.50 $62 ±0.00
500 500 380 12.50 $12.50 $62 ±0.00
560–570 563 550 217.00–219.00 $217.60 $1,225 +8.60
630 630 725 210.00–216.00 $212.13 $1,336 -3.87
650 650 75 217.00 $217.00 $1,410 +6.68
675 675 145 225.00 $225.00 $1,519 +14.68
728–745 736 134 202.00–209.00 $205.40 $1,512 +1.96
750 750 130 214.00 $214.00 $1,605 +9.48
750 750 531 210.00–214.00 $210.50 $1,579 +5.98
770 770 325 205.98 $205.98 $1,586 -3.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 250 225.00 $225.00 $1,406 —
700 700 135 218.00 $218.00 $1,526 +7.65
700–745 711 95 213.00–214.70 $213.45 $1,518 +3.10
725 725 265 212.28 $212.28 $1,539 +3.28
750 750 130 208.00 $208.00 $1,560 -1.53
750 750 260 212.15–212.50 $212.33 $1,592 +2.80
750–775 765 386 209.00–220.00 $213.52 $1,633 +1.90
800 800 60 207.00 $207.00 $1,656 +4.00
800 800 180 207.10 $207.10 $1,657 +4.10
800–825 806 1,200 206.00–211.00 $207.25 $1,670 -0.93

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 300 331.00–338.00 $334.50 $1,087 -10.50
550 550 570 257.00 $257.00 $1,414 —
550 550 285 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 —
550 550 190 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 45 225.00 $225.00 $1,125 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 150 351.00 $351.00 $1,141 -14.00
600 600 160 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 —
828 828 59 214.85 $214.85 $1,779 —
859 859 91 211.00 $211.00 $1,812 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 45 250.00 $250.00 $1,250 —

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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.