Cattle Market Pulse

Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

12,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Texas Direct Cattle Report report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.59/cwt -10.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 477 lb · 1,561 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.46/cwt -14.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 720 lb · 1,527 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $240.41/cwt -12.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 579 lb · 1,025 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,044 — —

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 85 267.00 $267.00 $1,549 -20.00
620 620 45 263.50 $263.50 $1,634 —
650 650 225 242.50–245.00 $244.17 $1,587 -20.83
693 693 62 260.00 $260.00 $1,802 +11.00
700 700 70 253.05 $253.05 $1,771 -7.23
750–775 767 548 234.62–240.87 $238.18 $1,827 -14.93
773–789 775 249 234.00–240.50 $235.12 $1,822 -17.99
800–827 810 538 230.95–244.35 $234.46 $1,899 -11.56
842 842 191 234.00 $234.00 $1,970 -16.00
881 881 118 225.95 $225.95 $1,991 -17.53
905 905 58 226.00 $226.00 $2,045 -5.00
950 950 55 215.00 $215.00 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 53 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —
700 700 65 253.00 $253.00 $1,771 -17.34
786 786 95 240.85 $240.85 $1,893 —
799 799 130 251.00 $251.00 $2,005 —
800 800 130 240.00 $240.00 $1,920 -15.00
800 800 120 251.00 $251.00 $2,008 -4.00
825 825 90 248.00 $248.00 $2,046 -7.71
850 850 175 236.00 $236.00 $2,006 -8.50
975 975 210 221.73 $221.73 $2,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 45 235.00 $235.00 $1,598 —
797 797 128 220.74 $220.74 $1,759 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 106 292.66 $292.66 $1,384 +20.66
450–480 476 935 258.00–268.00 $260.62 $1,241 -11.38
480 480 520 257.00 $257.00 $1,234 -15.00
575 575 85 263.00 $263.00 $1,512 +9.00
560–580 578 555 238.00–240.00 $238.14 $1,376 -14.20
580 580 340 237.00 $237.00 $1,375 -15.34
590 590 45 251.50 $251.50 $1,484 -0.84
630–640 636 670 223.00–224.00 $223.33 $1,420 -26.67
660 660 40 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 -26.00
674 674 88 245.00 $245.00 $1,651 -1.00
680 680 160 217.00 $217.00 $1,476 -15.00
685 685 39 228.87 $228.87 $1,568 -3.13
707 707 25 232.50 $232.50 $1,644 -2.50
706–725 715 262 222.00–229.00 $225.61 $1,613 -9.39
750 750 65 235.00 $235.00 $1,762 -5.00
775 775 440 226.25 $226.25 $1,753 -5.44
825 825 60 204.00 $204.00 $1,683 -21.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 95 275.80 $275.80 $1,517 —
607 607 99 265.00 $265.00 $1,609 +7.00
650–675 653 465 247.00–254.45 $248.04 $1,620 -13.96
675 675 55 243.00 $243.00 $1,640 -19.00
700–725 707 222 239.10–243.50 $241.13 $1,705 -7.42
700–725 717 475 233.00–237.00 $234.18 $1,679 -10.86
725 725 420 223.90 $223.90 $1,623 -21.14
725 725 210 236.00 $236.00 $1,711 -9.04
725 725 200 233.00 $233.00 $1,689 -12.04
750 750 65 238.00 $238.00 $1,785 +2.50
750 750 65 222.50 $222.50 $1,669 -13.00
750 750 200 224.00 $224.00 $1,680 -11.50
750 750 325 227.00 $227.00 $1,702 -8.50
800 800 85 226.00 $226.00 $1,808 -3.50
800 800 128 241.00 $241.00 $1,928 +11.50
800–830 807 245 221.83–223.00 $222.69 $1,797 -11.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 25 235.00 $235.00 $1,363 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 105 310.00 $310.00 $1,395 —
665 665 450 250.00 $250.00 $1,662 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

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 —
575 575 85 278.00 $278.00 $1,598 —

↑ Back to top

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.