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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

19,576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.59/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 758 lb · 4,950 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.19/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 805 lb · 3,022 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.53/cwt ≈ $1,646/hd at 714 lb · 2,111 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 19,576 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 80 245.50 $245.50 $1,547 -3.00
705–740 716 235 234.00–243.54 $240.46 $1,722 —
775–791 782 253 228.00–235.85 $231.75 $1,812 -9.74
800–825 803 679 234.00–240.00 $237.02 $1,903 +6.38
800–834 806 2,313 224.00–235.00 $232.04 $1,870 +1.40
815 815 30 234.89 $234.89 $1,914 +2.50
850–890 875 679 219.00–230.03 $224.34 $1,963 +6.13
875–881 876 407 226.00–227.00 $226.29 $1,982 +8.08
900 900 220 223.00–224.00 $223.50 $2,012 +6.73
900–925 902 508 211.00–222.07 $220.81 $1,992 +4.04
1013 1013 52 210.00 $210.00 $2,127 —
1025 1025 25 193.69 $193.69 $1,985 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
737–740 739 466 249.89–250.85 $249.92 $1,847 -0.56
775 775 505 238.80 $238.80 $1,851 -5.64
785 785 63 237.50 $237.50 $1,864 -6.94
800 800 310 235.67–237.36 $236.38 $1,891 -1.83
800 800 160 240.25 $240.25 $1,922 +2.04
875 875 46 227.76 $227.76 $1,993 -9.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
799 799 82 211.00 $211.00 $1,686 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 240 243.25 $243.25 $1,520 —
675 675 135 231.00 $231.00 $1,559 -17.15
700 700 320 229.25–233.00 $232.18 $1,625 —
700 700 69 237.00 $237.00 $1,659 —
700–729 716 1,512 228.80–232.77 $230.10 $1,648 —
725 725 210 229.00 $229.00 $1,660 —
750 750 130 221.25 $221.25 $1,659 -4.36
750 750 260 226.50 $226.50 $1,699 +0.89
750–775 752 1,750 221.00–231.80 $224.83 $1,691 -0.78
750–775 762 2,810 219.00–225.67 $222.65 $1,697 -2.90
800 800 120 218.00–218.50 $218.25 $1,746 +2.25
800 800 120 216.25 $216.25 $1,730 +0.25
828–836 833 171 209.00–210.50 $209.56 $1,746 -1.44
865 865 58 205.00 $205.00 $1,773 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 180 235.50 $235.50 $1,354 +9.50
630 630 22 235.93 $235.93 $1,486 —
660 660 112 241.54 $241.54 $1,594 +11.65
715–725 722 276 223.00–227.17 $226.10 $1,632 +1.13
725 725 530 225.03 $225.03 $1,631 +0.06
750 750 130 234.50 $234.50 $1,759 +16.27
750 750 130 227.50 $227.50 $1,706 +9.27
750–775 766 394 217.00–219.73 $218.85 $1,676 +0.62
760–792 770 386 214.50–222.00 $219.55 $1,691 +1.32
800 800 585 218.00 $218.00 $1,744 —
800–820 804 783 207.00–212.00 $210.69 $1,694 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 135 345.00 $345.00 $1,208 —
750 750 385 225.00 $225.00 $1,688 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 45 257.00 $257.00 $1,285 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 135 365.00 $365.00 $1,278 —
600 600 160 267.00 $267.00 $1,602 —
783 783 125 240.00 $240.00 $1,879 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 45 282.00 $282.00 $1,410 —

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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.