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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

8,717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.63/cwt -4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 581 lb · 1,235 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.59/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,461/hd at 615 lb · 1,080 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.94/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 752 lb · 770 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,717

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 95 296.00 $296.00 $1,687
750 750 33 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -6.76
775 775 64 239.70 $239.70 $1,858 +2.94
840 840 110 235.62 $235.62 $1,979 +18.62
850–875 866 685 231.24–237.88 $233.42 $2,021 +0.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 192 259.34 $259.34 $1,945
800 800 65 241.39 $241.39 $1,931 +0.65
850 850 175 243.00 $243.00 $2,066
850–852 851 301 240.00–244.00 $243.20 $2,070

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 500 267.00 $267.00 $1,282
490 490 105 287.00 $287.00 $1,406
580 580 1,145 244.00–246.00 $244.79 $1,420 +3.12
590 590 90 270.00 $270.00 $1,593 +28.33
600 600 80 255.00 $255.00 $1,530 +25.00
600–640 616 1,000 232.00–239.00 $236.20 $1,455 +6.20
650 650 290 228.00–230.00 $228.48 $1,485
670–675 672 150 239.00–241.09 $240.05 $1,613 +5.05
700 700 140 232.00 $232.00 $1,624 +0.68
710 710 70 240.00 $240.00 $1,704 +8.68
750 750 65 208.00 $208.00 $1,560 -21.84
750–775 752 705 226.94–229.71 $228.69 $1,720 -1.15
875 875 660 219.00 $219.00 $1,916
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 225 242.50 $242.50 $1,637 +1.50
725 725 270 239.50 $239.50 $1,736 +6.70
750 750 130 235.00 $235.00 $1,762 +8.03
770–775 773 231 235.36–237.00 $235.79 $1,823 +4.79
775 775 260 240.25 $240.25 $1,862 +9.25
800 800 360 232.00–234.00 $233.00 $1,864 +8.15
800 800 215 236.50 $236.50 $1,892 +11.65
800 800 120 233.00 $233.00 $1,864 +8.15
850 850 125 229.36 $229.36 $1,950

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 61 222.00 $222.00 $1,887

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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.