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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

20,042 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.13/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 755 lb · 5,421 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $239.63/cwt +11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 852 lb · 4,170 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.05/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,660/hd at 758 lb · 1,371 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 20,042 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 88 289.00 $289.00 $1,610 —
700 700 214 254.62 $254.62 $1,782 —
729 729 137 259.00 $259.00 $1,888 +9.08
800 800 220 235.50 $235.50 $1,884 -0.88
850 850 3,400 240.67 $240.67 $2,046 +12.91
850–860 852 530 228.50–233.00 $231.98 $1,976 +4.22
875 875 240 241.85 $241.85 $2,116 +14.09
900 900 118 227.50 $227.50 $2,048 —
908 908 49 233.00 $233.00 $2,116 —
1000 1000 106 213.73 $213.73 $2,137 —
1000 1000 70 215.00 $215.00 $2,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 80 250.00 $250.00 $1,550 +4.50
725–730 725 886 237.00–243.78 $243.29 $1,764 +2.83
775 775 141 236.89–240.64 $238.62 $1,849 +6.87
800 800 125 240.50 $240.50 $1,924 +3.48
825–830 829 405 228.16–231.78 $229.51 $1,903 -5.38
850 850 60 222.50 $222.50 $1,891 -1.84
850 850 177 232.00 $232.00 $1,972 +7.66
850 850 60 231.50 $231.50 $1,968 +7.16
865–875 869 345 223.90–224.97 $224.44 $1,950 +0.10
908 908 60 219.83 $219.83 $1,996 -0.98
1040 1040 42 196.00 $196.00 $2,038 +2.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–789 766 111 224.00–231.51 $228.40 $1,750 +17.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 79 274.00 $274.00 $1,430 —
660 660 857 235.50–241.54 $236.29 $1,560 +5.29
700–725 721 815 226.25–231.50 $228.91 $1,650 -0.09
750 750 180 226.90 $226.90 $1,702 +5.65
750–775 753 4,756 220.50–227.67 $225.05 $1,695 +0.22
775–785 782 485 223.50–225.75 $225.24 $1,761 +2.59
800 800 180 215.00 $215.00 $1,720 -3.25
800 800 45 220.50 $220.50 $1,764 +2.25
800 800 120 222.00–224.75 $223.38 $1,787 +5.13
805–825 821 365 216.50–217.94 $217.00 $1,782 +7.44
825 825 240 218.00 $218.00 $1,798 +8.44
850 850 758 208.00 $208.00 $1,768 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 640 234.00 $234.00 $1,404 -1.93
675 675 80 238.65 $238.65 $1,611 -2.89
675 675 148 228.58 $228.58 $1,543 -12.96
735 735 68 218.68 $218.68 $1,607 -6.35
750–780 751 983 216.50–223.97 $219.79 $1,651 -14.71
775 775 65 217.50 $217.50 $1,686 -2.05
775 775 323 213.50–218.00 $217.12 $1,683 -2.43
800–818 806 169 213.00–217.03 $214.53 $1,729 +3.84
812 812 480 218.00 $218.00 $1,770 +7.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 65 207.51 $207.51 $1,504 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 247.00 $247.00 $1,482 —
650 650 75 238.00 $238.00 $1,547 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–826 825 242 234.37–238.37 $237.30 $1,958 —

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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.