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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

22,425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.44/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 757 lb · 2,635 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $24.78/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $124/hd at 500 lb · 2,323 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.18/cwt +6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 760 lb · 2,021 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 22,425

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 400 25.00 $25.00 $125 +5.00
500 500 100 20.00 $20.00 $100 ±0.00
500 500 130 25.00 $25.00 $125 +5.00
500 500 244 25.00 $25.00 $125 +5.00
500 500 609 25.00 $25.00 $125 +5.00
500 500 750 25.00 $25.00 $125 +5.00
500 500 90 25.00 $25.00 $125 +5.00
600 600 485 261.00 $261.00 $1,566 +236.00
600 600 81 265.00 $265.00 $1,590 +240.00
725 725 20 235.00 $235.00 $1,704 -0.58
734–740 734 725 231.26–236.00 $235.48 $1,728 +10.48
750 750 130 234.00 $234.00 $1,755 +13.41
800–825 809 229 222.00–229.00 $224.70 $1,818 +10.74
800–842 823 185 217.00–224.84 $220.08 $1,811 +6.12
859–875 862 351 218.37–225.00 $223.63 $1,928 +7.19
865–885 868 430 220.98–223.44 $221.44 $1,922 +5.00
942 942 58 216.00 $216.00 $2,035
950 950 53 208.00 $208.00 $1,976 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
687 687 116 266.21 $266.21 $1,829 +27.83
700 700 71 246.00 $246.00 $1,722 +14.00
700 700 336 245.00 $245.00 $1,715 +13.00
750 750 185 236.50–238.00 $236.95 $1,777 -5.55
775 775 700 232.00 $232.00 $1,798 +2.35
800 800 100 237.50 $237.50 $1,900 +8.50
800–825 806 245 225.50–229.00 $227.83 $1,836 +5.82
825 825 400 229.00 $229.00 $1,889 +4.00
850–875 866 1,013 226.00–232.00 $227.24 $1,968 +6.24
900 900 220 220.50–224.00 $221.38 $1,992 +7.38
950 950 54 217.00 $217.00 $2,062
1000 1000 106 219.00 $219.00 $2,190

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 242.60 $242.60 $1,577 +18.60
650 650 75 232.50 $232.50 $1,511 +8.50
700–725 721 690 223.00–225.00 $223.84 $1,614 +7.84
725 725 210 229.10 $229.10 $1,661 +9.10
725 725 148 221.00–228.00 $224.78 $1,630 +4.78
750 750 130 223.00 $223.00 $1,672 +7.41
750 750 70 222.65 $222.65 $1,670 +7.06
750 750 475 215.00–224.00 $222.07 $1,666 +6.48
750–775 752 1,310 217.00–222.50 $219.65 $1,652 +4.61
775 775 195 226.00 $226.00 $1,752 +13.90
775 775 455 222.00–225.50 $223.36 $1,731 +11.26
800 800 300 218.50 $218.50 $1,748 +7.50
800–825 803 432 212.50–219.00 $217.23 $1,744 +6.23
800–825 807 270 214.00–216.70 $215.52 $1,739 +6.73
800–840 822 950 209.24–219.00 $214.57 $1,764 +9.57
900 900 110 205.00 $205.00 $1,845
960 960 205 215.00 $215.00 $2,064
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 165 12.50 $12.50 $62 +5.00
500 500 300 12.50 $12.50 $62 +5.00
500 500 520 12.50 $12.50 $62 +5.00
500 500 90 12.50 $12.50 $62 +5.00
500 500 100 7.50 $7.50 $38 ±0.00
500 500 405 12.50 $12.50 $62 +5.00
500 500 110 12.50 $12.50 $62 +5.00
575 575 485 251.00 $251.00 $1,443
650–690 670 263 220.94–229.33 $225.56 $1,511 +0.07
725 725 30 222.00 $222.00 $1,610 +8.96
725 725 132 215.29 $215.29 $1,561 +2.25
725–735 727 603 208.36–215.04 $212.99 $1,548 -0.05
750 750 700 217.00 $217.00 $1,628 +2.97
750–775 755 373 215.00–219.00 $217.31 $1,641 +3.28
750–780 770 948 208.00–214.98 $213.00 $1,640 +7.02
800–842 820 125 200.89–205.37 $203.22 $1,666 -1.78

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 150 343.00 $343.00 $1,115
400 400 360 315.00 $315.00 $1,260
600 600 600 237.00 $237.00 $1,422
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 230.00 $230.00 $1,265

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 290 363.00 $363.00 $1,180
650 650 600 250.00 $250.00 $1,625
790 790 90 232.50 $232.50 $1,837
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 250.00 $250.00 $1,375
550 550 90 245.00 $245.00 $1,348

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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.