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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

19,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.72/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 722 lb · 2,290 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.70/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 759 lb · 1,980 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $221.70/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,934/hd at 872 lb · 1,570 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 19,076 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 258.00 $258.00 $1,419 —
600–630 606 340 235.00–253.00 $249.03 $1,509 —
637 637 101 268.00 $268.00 $1,707 —
650 650 75 235.00 $235.00 $1,528 —
686 686 36 245.00 $245.00 $1,681 —
700–735 724 370 239.03–241.88 $240.57 $1,742 +0.57
750–794 771 282 223.00–235.51 $228.82 $1,764 -1.70
775 775 85 218.93 $218.93 $1,697 -11.59
800–826 822 1,296 216.00–224.91 $219.13 $1,801 -2.79
825 825 120 224.00 $224.00 $1,848 +2.08
840 840 60 225.00 $225.00 $1,890 -5.00
875 875 455 209.00 $209.00 $1,829 -6.94
875 875 180 221.88 $221.88 $1,941 +5.94
900–937 918 590 199.00–213.98 $208.56 $1,915 -10.07
940 940 56 207.00 $207.00 $1,946 -11.63
953–989 981 270 203.02–204.39 $203.29 $1,994 —
975–987 984 208 205.00–209.00 $208.02 $2,047 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 240.00 $240.00 $1,680 -5.44
700 700 50 237.00 $237.00 $1,659 -8.44
775 775 32 244.30 $244.30 $1,893 —
800 800 120 238.00 $238.00 $1,904 -6.00
816–840 825 582 227.50–233.34 $228.19 $1,883 -4.87
860 860 465 220.00 $220.00 $1,892 +8.00
850–880 871 605 224.50–227.00 $225.24 $1,962 +13.24
885 885 500 219.00 $219.00 $1,938 +7.00
900 900 392 218.00 $218.00 $1,962 -0.98
910 910 110 216.00 $216.00 $1,966 -2.98
920 920 57 212.00 $212.00 $1,950 -6.98
950 950 165 207.00 $207.00 $1,966 —
950–965 953 230 204.00–208.00 $207.04 $1,973 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 65 215.89 $215.89 $1,727 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–675 672 86 227.00–238.34 $229.11 $1,540 —
675 675 145 230.00 $230.00 $1,552 —
700 700 250 228.75 $228.75 $1,601 +8.75
725 725 335 217.00 $217.00 $1,573 -2.70
725 725 605 219.00–220.00 $219.71 $1,593 +0.01
725 725 1,100 224.75 $224.75 $1,629 +5.05
750 750 130 215.00–218.00 $216.50 $1,624 -7.50
750–780 756 1,470 213.00–221.00 $216.60 $1,637 +4.32
775 775 380 214.00–218.75 $217.13 $1,683 +4.13
800 800 505 208.50 $208.50 $1,668 -0.25
800 800 75 222.00 $222.00 $1,776 +13.25
800 800 75 209.95 $209.95 $1,680 +1.20
800–835 824 600 202.00–209.00 $204.30 $1,683 -8.81
850 850 240 204.50 $204.50 $1,738 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 200 244.00 $244.00 $1,171 ±0.00
550–580 576 805 224.00–226.00 $224.58 $1,294 -1.07
601 601 128 245.00 $245.00 $1,472 —
625 625 440 237.00 $237.00 $1,481 +23.48
632 632 82 232.47 $232.47 $1,469 +18.95
640 640 425 213.00 $213.00 $1,363 -0.52
650 650 243 212.00 $212.00 $1,378 -13.48
678 678 101 230.00 $230.00 $1,559 +4.52
715–725 721 206 213.00–214.17 $213.40 $1,539 -2.35
750 750 61 209.93 $209.93 $1,574 +0.08
750–768 753 932 209.00–219.03 $214.69 $1,617 +4.84
770 770 63 207.00 $207.00 $1,594 -7.43
800–845 811 830 192.15–203.50 $201.61 $1,635 +2.61
856 856 54 198.65 $198.65 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 197.89 $197.89 $1,484 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 262.00 $262.00 $1,572 -3.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 68 320.77 $320.77 $1,123 +0.06

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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.