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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 27, 2024

16,009 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.46/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,757/hd at 756 lb · 2,495 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.39/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,721/hd at 760 lb · 1,834 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.54/cwt +12.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,955/hd at 771 lb · 1,220 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,009

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 150 256.25 $256.25 $1,794 +9.25
750–775 771 1,220 249.91–254.00 $253.54 $1,955 +12.54
800–839 815 235 236.00–243.50 $239.03 $1,948 -0.83
850 850 60 236.00 $236.00 $2,006 -4.00
850 850 60 236.00 $236.00 $2,006 -4.00
850–856 852 180 234.00–241.85 $236.62 $2,016 -3.38
900 900 628 231.00–234.89 $233.93 $2,105 +0.93
909–925 921 574 234.50–235.00 $234.60 $2,161 +1.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 120 243.00 $243.00 $1,701 +3.00
700 700 120 $0.00 $0 -240.00
700 700 140 236.00 $236.00 $1,652 -4.00
700 700 70 245.00 $245.00 $1,715 +5.00
750 750 385 244.68 $244.68 $1,835 +1.68
759 759 37 254.00 $254.00 $1,928 +11.00
775 775 440 226.00 $226.00 $1,752 -17.00
800 800 110 $0.00 $0 -234.02
820–824 821 87 243.00–243.65 $243.45 $1,999 +11.45
825 825 480 235.38 $235.38 $1,942 +3.38
850 850 60 231.50 $231.50 $1,968 +2.26
875 875 172 223.00–225.64 $223.89 $1,959 -5.35
875–887 884 526 232.00–234.00 $233.75 $2,066 +0.62
900 900 110 226.95 $226.95 $2,043 +4.82

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 580 266.00 $266.00 $1,277 ±0.00
485 485 108 285.00 $285.00 $1,382 +19.00
525 525 95 286.00 $286.00 $1,502 +40.00
580 580 580 246.00 $246.00 $1,427 ±0.00
600 600 480 231.00–237.00 $233.00 $1,398 -7.00
625 625 65 $0.00 $0 -230.78
630 630 80 251.00 $251.00 $1,581 +20.22
640 640 290 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 ±0.00
675 675 440 239.20 $239.20 $1,615
664–695 689 178 235.00–238.00 $235.52 $1,623
700 700 130 $0.00 $0 -236.70
700–721 708 487 228.00–235.00 $230.30 $1,631 -6.40
726 726 70 238.00 $238.00 $1,728 +12.97
750 750 585 226.00–232.00 $226.67 $1,700 +0.40
750–790 764 1,119 224.00–229.00 $226.41 $1,730 -2.49
775 775 65 222.50 $222.50 $1,724 +2.50
775 775 65 227.50 $227.50 $1,763 +7.50
800–831 811 96 224.00–225.00 $224.38 $1,820 +10.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 180 280.00 $280.00 $1,596
700–725 708 207 232.06–236.35 $233.45 $1,653 -2.55
725 725 210 236.00 $236.00 $1,711 +5.00
750–775 750 1,985 227.00–234.00 $232.76 $1,746 +3.76
775 775 250 228.00 $228.00 $1,767 +1.32
775 775 130 234.00 $234.00 $1,814 +7.32
785 785 130 235.00 $235.00 $1,845 +8.32
800 800 60 224.00 $224.00 $1,792 +1.00
825 825 60 223.00 $223.00 $1,840 +2.00
825 825 60 223.00 $223.00 $1,840 +2.00
835 835 240 227.00 $227.00 $1,895 +6.00
850 850 600 224.00 $224.00 $1,904 +11.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 210 350.00 $350.00 $1,225

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 210 380.00 $380.00 $1,330

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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.