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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

13,788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.40/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 766 lb · 2,468 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.01/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,753/hd at 762 lb · 1,300 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.90/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,874/hd at 765 lb · 1,235 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 13,788

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 71 270.00 $270.00 $1,860
700 700 70 265.00 $265.00 $1,855 +22.00
700 700 350 238.00 $238.00 $1,666 -5.00
700 700 175 243.00 $243.00 $1,701 ±0.00
750 750 450 249.00 $249.00 $1,868 +4.32
769–784 774 785 237.45–246.69 $242.55 $1,877 +16.55
825 825 151 240.42 $240.42 $1,983 +5.04
800–848 828 426 232.63–237.98 $234.65 $1,943 -0.73
876 876 56 226.00 $226.00 $1,980 +2.11
900 900 25 223.04 $223.04 $2,007 -3.91
985 985 90 219.72 $219.72 $2,164
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 470 273.78 $273.78 $1,777
709–725 717 133 265.00–270.00 $267.44 $1,918 +11.19
750 750 240 252.27 $252.27 $1,892 -1.27
775 775 125 249.00 $249.00 $1,930 -4.54
800 800 180 229.50 $229.50 $1,836 -9.53
823–825 823 309 239.50–242.00 $240.55 $1,980 +1.52
875 875 120 228.00 $228.00 $1,995 -8.62
900 900 585 231.65–235.50 $234.61 $2,111 +0.68
925 925 58 227.00 $227.00 $2,100 -7.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 111 209.00 $209.00 $1,672

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 500 265.00 $265.00 $1,272 -1.00
480 480 110 253.00 $253.00 $1,214 -13.00
580 580 350 235.00 $235.00 $1,363 -11.00
580 580 360 245.00 $245.00 $1,421 -1.00
600–630 610 240 226.00–234.00 $231.33 $1,411 -1.67
640 640 320 229.00 $229.00 $1,466 -1.00
640 640 350 239.00 $239.00 $1,530 +9.00
650 650 375 222.00–225.00 $224.40 $1,459 -14.80
665 665 78 240.07 $240.07 $1,596 +0.87
750 750 450 225.00 $225.00 $1,688 -1.67
750–794 770 1,953 221.00–229.67 $225.50 $1,736 +3.00
775 775 65 225.00 $225.00 $1,744 +2.50
810 810 256 216.42 $216.42 $1,753 -7.96
825 825 60 213.00 $213.00 $1,757 -11.38
875–885 877 268 207.04–212.79 $211.00 $1,850
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 135 235.25 $235.25 $1,706 -0.75
750 750 680 232.00–234.00 $232.76 $1,746 ±0.00
775 775 490 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 -1.00
775 775 130 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 -1.00
800 800 120 217.50 $217.50 $1,740 -6.50
800 800 120 219.00 $219.00 $1,752 -5.00
875 875 160 219.25 $219.25 $1,918 -4.75

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 95 285.00 $285.00 $1,496
600 600 160 254.00 $254.00 $1,524
650 650 530 252.00 $252.00 $1,638
765 765 53 224.00 $224.00 $1,714

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 95 300.00 $300.00 $1,575
600 600 160 275.00 $275.00 $1,650
680 680 145 255.00 $255.00 $1,734

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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.