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Jan 29, 2024
Texas Direct Cattle Report
Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock
Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024
22,425 head sold ·Official USDA report
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 · ≈ $1,636/hd at 760 lb · 2,021 head
Receipts
Head This sale Last sale Last year
Head itemized in priced lots
22,425
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Feeder Steers
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ 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
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950
950
53
208.00
$208.00
$1,976
-8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ 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
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1000
1000
106
219.00
$219.00
$2,190
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Feeder Heifers
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ 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
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960
960
205
215.00
$215.00
$2,064
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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ 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
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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
$1,666
-1.78
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Dairy Heifers
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
325
325
150
343.00
$343.00
$1,115
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400
400
360
315.00
$315.00
$1,260
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600
600
600
237.00
$237.00
$1,422
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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
550
550
90
230.00
$230.00
$1,265
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Dairy Steers
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
325
325
290
363.00
$363.00
$1,180
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650
650
600
250.00
$250.00
$1,625
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790
790
90
232.50
$232.50
$1,837
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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
550
550
90
250.00
$250.00
$1,375
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550
550
90
245.00
$245.00
$1,348
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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.
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