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Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

20,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.26/cwt +10.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,137/hd at 850 lb · 2,275 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.15/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,990/hd at 809 lb · 2,041 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.39/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,951/hd at 767 lb · 1,879 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 20,067

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1,300 287.00 $287.00 $1,578 +101.00
650 650 385 265.00 $265.00 $1,722 +3.00
685 685 140 269.06 $269.06 $1,843 +6.49
697 697 76 249.00 $249.00 $1,736 -13.57
719–725 724 1,181 259.88–263.46 $260.28 $1,884 +2.71
725 725 207 264.53 $264.53 $1,918 +6.96
750 750 260 264.00 $264.00 $1,980 +11.60
750–789 769 1,559 249.32–256.00 $253.11 $1,946 -8.39
790 790 60 246.00 $246.00 $1,943 -15.50
800–840 808 1,976 242.00–250.78 $246.02 $1,988 -2.33
825 825 65 250.00 $250.00 $2,062 -1.67
850 850 1,860 253.00 $253.00 $2,150 +11.96
850–862 852 415 241.92–243.92 $243.48 $2,074 +2.44
925 925 258 231.00 $231.00 $2,137 +1.44
925 925 110 236.00 $236.00 $2,183 +6.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701–725 710 186 264.00–274.17 $270.34 $1,919 +10.34
725 725 135 269.00 $269.00 $1,950 +9.00
750 750 280 253.00 $253.00 $1,898 -7.00
800 800 60 255.00 $255.00 $2,040 +11.00
825–835 826 598 254.00–256.00 $255.71 $2,112 +11.71
850 850 65 244.50 $244.50 $2,078 -6.50
850–860 852 302 246.00–252.00 $249.94 $2,129 -1.06
875 875 60 239.00 $239.00 $2,091 -12.00
900 900 550 237.84 $237.84 $2,141
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723 723 75 231.00 $231.00 $1,670

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 190 258.00 $258.00 $1,612 -8.00
675 675 156 262.00 $262.00 $1,768 +7.00
675 675 140 258.00–259.00 $258.50 $1,745 +3.50
700–725 710 495 246.00–252.00 $248.55 $1,765 +7.76
700–725 715 543 240.00–249.00 $245.04 $1,752 +4.25
750 750 180 235.50 $235.50 $1,766 -0.50
750–775 762 130 237.00–240.00 $238.50 $1,817 -4.54
750–780 766 1,430 238.00–241.00 $239.73 $1,836 -3.31
780 780 63 237.00 $237.00 $1,849 -6.04
800 800 130 229.50 $229.50 $1,836 +1.65
800 800 193 237.50–241.00 $239.82 $1,919 +11.97
800–810 807 228 232.00–235.00 $234.21 $1,890 +5.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1,000 272.00 $272.00 $1,306 ±0.00
540 540 90 274.05 $274.05 $1,480 -2.95
575 575 85 254.00 $254.00 $1,460 +0.78
580 580 1,055 252.00–254.00 $252.34 $1,464 -0.88
625 625 395 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 +3.00
675 675 65 246.00 $246.00 $1,660 -2.00
680 680 75 232.00 $232.00 $1,578 -16.00
730 730 67 235.00 $235.00 $1,716 -5.03
725–747 737 212 232.36–238.00 $234.86 $1,731 -5.17
750 750 65 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 -7.00
750 750 65 246.00 $246.00 $1,845 -1.00
751 751 65 231.69 $231.69 $1,740 -15.31
810–837 820 270 221.00–229.50 $223.42 $1,832 -0.58
823 823 67 225.00 $225.00 $1,852 +1.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 275.00 $275.00 $1,650 +15.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 292.00 $292.00 $1,752
800 800 130 252.00 $252.00 $2,016

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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.