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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

21,712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.82/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 753 lb · 4,485 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $239.95/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,940/hd at 808 lb · 3,387 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.44/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 717 lb · 3,217 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 21,712 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719–725 722 212 244.00 $244.00 $1,762 —
750 750 165 244.00–248.00 $247.15 $1,854 +7.15
785 785 115 242.00 $242.00 $1,900 +4.00
800–828 802 1,267 239.00–244.94 $243.54 $1,953 +7.90
800–825 810 1,820 234.50–242.00 $237.78 $1,926 +2.14
825 825 300 238.00 $238.00 $1,964 +0.79
850 850 59 236.00 $236.00 $2,006 +5.69
850–875 854 1,050 234.22–234.85 $234.74 $2,005 +7.73
875 875 93 239.54 $239.54 $2,096 +4.55
900–925 914 139 223.00–229.72 $226.96 $2,074 -1.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 78 248.17 $248.17 $1,551 -17.88
660 660 73 259.94 $259.94 $1,716 —
725 725 120 239.97–245.05 $242.93 $1,761 +2.63
730 730 330 240.00 $240.00 $1,752 -0.30
750 750 110 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 ±0.00
775 775 65 242.93 $242.93 $1,883 -1.07
800–844 825 1,316 227.00–237.25 $230.96 $1,905 +2.20
825 825 360 232.65 $232.65 $1,919 +3.89
852 852 180 238.00 $238.00 $2,028 +14.20
854 854 198 229.06 $229.06 $1,956 +5.26
875 875 495 225.55 $225.55 $1,974 -3.59
925 925 232 219.24–221.45 $219.78 $2,033 -3.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
826 826 22 219.90 $219.90 $1,816 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 150 238.00 $238.00 $1,511 —
650 650 150 246.00 $246.00 $1,599 —
660 660 150 245.00 $245.00 $1,617 —
700–725 708 380 236.00–240.60 $239.03 $1,692 +6.18
700–725 714 1,870 225.92–231.00 $227.72 $1,626 +1.92
725 725 140 231.62 $231.62 $1,679 +0.52
725 725 140 229.00 $229.00 $1,660 -2.10
725 725 487 231.00–234.00 $233.59 $1,694 +2.49
725 725 200 232.00 $232.00 $1,682 +0.90
750 750 325 225.00 $225.00 $1,688 -5.07
750 750 325 226.00 $226.00 $1,695 -4.07
750 750 330 228.00 $228.00 $1,710 -2.07
750 750 330 232.00 $232.00 $1,740 +1.93
750 750 460 232.00–234.50 $232.71 $1,745 +2.64
750–775 751 1,563 224.00–229.00 $224.20 $1,684 +1.07
750–775 755 413 225.00–231.00 $226.37 $1,709 +0.02
750–765 759 661 224.72–229.94 $227.45 $1,726 -4.24
775 775 78 225.54 $225.54 $1,748 +0.80
800–825 809 332 214.92–220.85 $219.47 $1,776 -1.56
860 860 50 214.72 $214.72 $1,847 +1.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 90 232.17 $232.17 $1,451 —
675 675 124 219.97–228.00 $224.76 $1,517 +1.06
680 680 70 232.00 $232.00 $1,578 +8.30
710 710 280 226.00 $226.00 $1,605 +4.09
725 725 173 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 +3.09
725–735 729 312 220.83–224.00 $221.66 $1,616 -0.25
750–775 754 1,044 214.57–223.98 $217.88 $1,643 -5.61
775 775 195 222.00–223.00 $222.33 $1,723 +5.70
775 775 325 212.00–217.00 $216.00 $1,674 -0.63
800 800 790 209.98–215.68 $212.86 $1,703 -6.14
835 835 120 209.00 $209.00 $1,745 +1.98

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 210 335.00 $335.00 $1,508 —
550 550 180 267.00 $267.00 $1,468 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 48 250.00 $250.00 $1,250 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 210 350.00 $350.00 $1,575 —
600 600 160 277.00 $277.00 $1,662 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 48 270.00 $270.00 $1,350 —

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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.