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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

16,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.07/cwt +5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,994/hd at 770 lb · 2,520 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.37/cwt -6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,980/hd at 804 lb · 2,056 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.05/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 578 lb · 1,295 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,227 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 186.00 $186.00 $1,023 -109.00
585 585 255 272.00 $272.00 $1,591 -23.00
640 640 320 258.00–259.00 $258.75 $1,656 -14.25
650 650 75 262.00 $262.00 $1,703 +4.00
650 650 72 278.00 $278.00 $1,807 +20.00
650–660 651 455 258.00–260.00 $259.67 $1,690 +1.67
694 694 36 262.57 $262.57 $1,822 —
700 700 110 259.00 $259.00 $1,813 +22.00
714–725 719 138 256.00–259.18 $257.57 $1,852 +1.01
750 750 530 248.93–255.27 $252.40 $1,893 -0.60
775 775 1,800 261.50 $261.50 $2,027 +7.70
775 775 64 253.00 $253.00 $1,961 -0.80
775 775 62 258.00 $258.00 $2,000 +4.20
775 775 64 253.00 $253.00 $1,961 -0.80
800 800 310 233.25 $233.25 $1,866 -22.75
800–849 803 1,560 245.44–250.85 $248.35 $1,994 -7.65
809–824 816 186 250.00–253.00 $251.67 $2,054 -4.33
850–882 873 742 234.15–242.24 $241.04 $2,104 +10.04
889 889 57 240.00 $240.00 $2,134 +9.00
908 908 105 229.56 $229.56 $2,084 -3.44
950 950 58 233.28 $233.28 $2,216 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 288.65 $288.65 $1,876 —
700 700 325 260.00 $260.00 $1,820 -6.20
775 775 450 260.00 $260.00 $2,015 +6.30
775 775 58 253.00 $253.00 $1,961 -0.70
825 825 45 244.00 $244.00 $2,013 -10.38
850 850 180 251.00 $251.00 $2,134 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
903 903 60 220.00 $220.00 $1,987 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 500 272.00 $272.00 $1,306 +1.75
506 506 103 277.00 $277.00 $1,402 +4.31
565 565 180 252.00 $252.00 $1,424 -30.00
580 580 1,115 252.00–254.00 $253.22 $1,469 +3.22
625 625 75 247.00 $247.00 $1,544 -7.00
630 630 375 245.00 $245.00 $1,544 -9.00
650 650 155 237.00 $237.00 $1,540 +4.00
650 650 231 238.86–243.86 $240.53 $1,563 +7.53
675 675 120 248.00 $248.00 $1,674 -0.37
708–725 719 468 229.38–238.50 $233.36 $1,678 -2.64
725 725 138 238.00–242.00 $240.03 $1,740 +5.37
725 725 68 238.00 $238.00 $1,726 +3.34
750 750 65 247.00 $247.00 $1,852 +17.20
760 760 65 215.00 $215.00 $1,634 -14.80
750–793 766 705 230.02–231.50 $230.98 $1,769 +1.18
815 815 65 224.00 $224.00 $1,826 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 266.00 $266.00 $1,596 +5.00
650 650 375 269.65 $269.65 $1,753 +17.65
675 675 65 255.00 $255.00 $1,721 +3.00
700–725 707 223 238.00–243.00 $240.79 $1,702 -16.71
725 725 135 256.50 $256.50 $1,860 +22.80
725 725 420 231.60 $231.60 $1,679 -2.10
750 750 265 236.00 $236.00 $1,770 -17.00
750 750 200 239.60 $239.60 $1,797 -13.40
750 750 65 239.00 $239.00 $1,792 -14.00
750–775 756 335 240.35–246.00 $243.04 $1,837 -9.96
800 800 300 227.85 $227.85 $1,823 -6.15
800–825 813 127 227.00–230.00 $228.42 $1,857 -5.58

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 95 290.00 $290.00 $1,450 -1.70
560 560 88 285.00 $285.00 $1,596 —
600 600 160 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 268.00 $268.00 $1,474 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 95 310.00 $310.00 $1,240 —
590 590 84 302.00 $302.00 $1,782 —
650 650 150 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 290.00 $290.00 $1,595 —

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Reading this report

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.