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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

18,611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.95/cwt -8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,647/hd at 763 lb · 3,844 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $216.80/cwt -7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 875 lb · 2,164 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.65/cwt -7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 576 lb · 2,145 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 18,611 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 +3.81
725 725 67 230.00 $230.00 $1,668 -6.19
738 738 72 240.00 $240.00 $1,771 —
755 755 69 230.52 $230.52 $1,740 -5.06
785 785 210 230.52 $230.52 $1,810 -9.48
800 800 60 225.00 $225.00 $1,800 -3.19
800–825 812 240 228.00–230.00 $229.00 $1,859 -1.15
825 825 845 220.00–227.67 $221.92 $1,831 -5.49
837 837 184 230.00 $230.00 $1,925 +2.59
875–880 875 1,934 214.38–217.88 $215.94 $1,889 -13.28
879 879 230 224.00 $224.00 $1,969 -5.22
900 900 180 205.00–207.88 $206.76 $1,861 -15.99
903–911 909 350 212.00–220.00 $218.63 $1,987 -4.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 718 270 241.00–247.00 $245.44 $1,762 —
800 800 120 244.00 $244.00 $1,952 +13.08
800–825 820 555 227.42–237.94 $233.06 $1,911 +2.14
850 850 58 212.00 $212.00 $1,802 —
925 925 46 218.98 $218.98 $2,026 -2.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 200 244.00 $244.00 $1,171 —
550–580 576 2,145 224.00–235.00 $225.65 $1,300 -7.35
630–640 638 1,260 213.00–217.00 $213.52 $1,362 -16.67
680 680 150 225.48 $225.48 $1,533 —
699 699 72 219.00 $219.00 $1,531 —
700–725 708 415 224.00–227.00 $226.02 $1,600 +0.44
725 725 800 215.75 $215.75 $1,564 -9.83
725 725 200 219.00 $219.00 $1,588 -6.58
750 750 730 208.00–213.00 $209.85 $1,574 -3.57
750–777 771 380 209.00–216.00 $214.43 $1,653 -3.29
775 775 130 206.00 $206.00 $1,596 -11.72
775 775 680 218.00–219.00 $218.81 $1,696 +1.09
830 830 56 199.00 $199.00 $1,652 +2.16
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 -1.75
725 725 400 219.70 $219.70 $1,593 -2.05
725 725 67 223.00 $223.00 $1,617 +1.25
750 750 65 224.00 $224.00 $1,680 +5.00
750–775 760 779 210.00–217.42 $212.28 $1,613 -6.72
750–775 763 2,870 213.00–223.00 $216.90 $1,655 -9.85
775 775 130 213.00 $213.00 $1,651 -13.75
800 800 60 208.75 $208.75 $1,670 -3.09
800–820 816 510 209.00–213.99 $213.11 $1,739 +1.27
925 925 55 195.00 $195.00 $1,804 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 270.00 $270.00 $1,485 —
650 650 60 245.00 $245.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 45 253.00 $253.00 $1,202 —
550 550 95 243.00 $243.00 $1,336 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 45 273.00 $273.00 $1,297 —
550 550 185 245.00–263.00 $254.24 $1,398 +9.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 290.00 $290.00 $1,595 —
600 600 85 265.00 $265.00 $1,590 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 135 320.71 $320.71 $1,139 +29.35

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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.