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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 15, 2024

22,943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.50/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 774 lb · 5,403 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.77/cwt -6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,758/hd at 718 lb · 2,375 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.64/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 761 lb · 2,251 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 22,943 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 85 295.00 $295.00 $1,622 —
600 600 35 269.00 $269.00 $1,614 —
620 620 75 273.00 $273.00 $1,693 —
650 650 50 278.00 $278.00 $1,807 +1.00
650 650 310 272.33 $272.33 $1,770 -4.67
650 650 408 258.00 $258.00 $1,677 -19.00
650 650 390 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 -17.00
700 700 285 237.00 $237.00 $1,659 -20.00
700–742 720 334 253.00–259.00 $256.56 $1,847 -0.44
750 750 130 253.00 $253.00 $1,898 -12.83
750–775 765 325 248.00–251.00 $249.20 $1,906 -4.40
775 775 4,948 253.80 $253.80 $1,967 +0.20
800 800 190 256.00 $256.00 $2,048 +19.00
835 835 108 247.00 $247.00 $2,062 -10.00
875 875 107 231.00 $231.00 $2,021 -8.40
935 935 55 233.00 $233.00 $2,179 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 54 294.00 $294.00 $1,444 —
715–725 722 267 265.93–267.00 $266.20 $1,922 —
750 750 70 255.00 $255.00 $1,912 —
775 775 785 253.00–264.73 $253.70 $1,966 —
800 800 400 238.80 $238.80 $1,910 -15.95
800 800 125 252.93 $252.93 $2,023 -1.82
806–815 810 493 250.00–259.00 $254.38 $2,060 -0.37
850 850 60 247.00 $247.00 $2,100 —
850 850 600 247.50 $247.50 $2,104 —
875 875 115 242.93 $242.93 $2,126 —
900 900 83 234.00–244.89 $237.54 $2,138 —
900 900 230 240.00 $240.00 $2,160 —
950 950 500 235.00 $235.00 $2,232 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 29 281.00 $281.00 $1,295 —
525 525 100 287.00 $287.00 $1,507 —
575 575 90 277.00 $277.00 $1,593 -4.00
600–625 616 240 260.00–263.00 $261.00 $1,608 +5.00
685 685 70 252.00 $252.00 $1,726 -1.50
700 700 130 257.50 $257.50 $1,802 +2.75
700–725 717 1,695 243.00–250.50 $245.41 $1,760 -1.01
725 725 350 233.70 $233.70 $1,694 -12.72
730 730 200 250.50 $250.50 $1,829 +4.08
750 750 195 246.00 $246.00 $1,845 +10.75
750 750 675 253.00 $253.00 $1,898 +17.75
750–775 765 621 235.00–239.42 $236.38 $1,808 -1.12
750–775 769 630 230.80–240.00 $232.70 $1,789 -12.05
775 775 130 244.50 $244.50 $1,895 +1.80
800 800 175 234.00 $234.00 $1,872 -6.00
800 800 120 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 -10.00
800 800 170 231.50 $231.50 $1,852 -8.50
850–875 873 742 225.50–226.00 $225.54 $1,969 —
875 875 300 219.50–222.85 $221.51 $1,938 —
900 900 10 224.89 $224.89 $2,024 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 670 270.00–270.50 $270.25 $1,297 +1.82
511 511 192 272.69 $272.69 $1,393 —
550 550 85 282.00 $282.00 $1,551 +28.13
580 580 1,300 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 +1.68
600 600 25 254.00 $254.00 $1,524 -4.12
650 650 50 265.00 $265.00 $1,722 —
650 650 400 233.00 $233.00 $1,514 —
650–675 662 151 242.00–254.33 $248.37 $1,644 —
680–696 691 280 239.05–243.00 $240.08 $1,659 —
700 700 140 242.00 $242.00 $1,694 +3.56
719 719 71 236.00 $236.00 $1,697 -9.00
724–725 724 213 234.00–236.00 $234.66 $1,699 -10.34
750 750 487 229.00–230.20 $229.80 $1,724 -1.56
825 825 60 225.00 $225.00 $1,856 -1.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 105 332.00 $332.00 $1,494 —
533 533 43 291.70 $291.70 $1,555 —
600 600 160 276.00 $276.00 $1,656 +11.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 47 308.50 $308.50 $1,681 —
550 550 175 302.00 $302.00 $1,661 —

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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.