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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

16,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.30/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,968/hd at 774 lb · 5,642 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.44/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 816 lb · 1,300 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.43/cwt +2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 574 lb · 1,210 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,208

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 150 277.00 $277.00 $1,897
725 725 62 257.00 $257.00 $1,863 +1.12
750–775 754 323 261.00–267.00 $265.83 $2,004 +18.47
775 775 5,319 253.60 $253.60 $1,965 +6.24
800 800 140 237.00 $237.00 $1,896
803 803 61 257.00 $257.00 $2,064
850 850 110 239.40 $239.40 $2,035 -0.60
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 300 254.75 $254.75 $2,038 +5.75
800–825 822 620 248.00–257.00 $248.87 $2,046 -0.13
940 940 120 232.87 $232.87 $2,189

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 90 281.00 $281.00 $1,644
610 610 65 256.00 $256.00 $1,562 +1.00
625 625 160 262.00 $262.00 $1,638 +4.00
670 670 90 248.00 $248.00 $1,662 -2.00
675 675 800 253.50 $253.50 $1,711 +3.50
715 715 280 254.75 $254.75 $1,821 +12.13
700–730 717 240 244.94–247.50 $246.42 $1,767 +3.80
750 750 65 235.25 $235.25 $1,764 +1.13
750–775 762 260 235.00–241.00 $237.50 $1,810 +3.38
770 770 130 244.75 $244.75 $1,885 +1.75
775 775 260 242.70 $242.70 $1,881 -0.30
800 800 60 240.00 $240.00 $1,920 +0.67
800 800 175 238.50 $238.50 $1,908 -0.83
800 800 540 243.00 $243.00 $1,944 +3.67
840 840 525 238.50 $238.50 $2,003 -0.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 700 267.00–269.00 $268.43 $1,288 +0.43
550–585 569 460 253.00–255.00 $253.87 $1,445 +8.87
565–580 577 750 246.00–252.00 $248.32 $1,433 +3.32
630 630 191 258.12 $258.12 $1,626 +26.12
630–640 638 790 234.00–235.00 $234.19 $1,494 +2.19
709–715 712 148 234.00–243.00 $238.44 $1,698 +2.14
715 715 70 245.00 $245.00 $1,752 +8.70
750–794 760 350 226.00–235.40 $231.36 $1,758 +0.19
775 775 205 231.00 $231.00 $1,790 -0.17
800 800 65 226.00 $226.00 $1,808 +1.90

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 860 265.00 $265.00 $1,683

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 291.00 $291.00 $1,746
650 650 450 281.00 $281.00 $1,826
800 800 64 250.00 $250.00 $2,000

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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.