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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

18,193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.37/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,732/hd at 752 lb · 2,239 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $227.60/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,721/hd at 756 lb · 2,130 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.28/cwt +10.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 814 lb · 1,767 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 18,193

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 40 274.11 $274.11 $1,406
575 575 129 272.50 $272.50 $1,567 -22.50
666 666 222 238.83 $238.83 $1,591 -0.17
700 700 70 239.00 $239.00 $1,673 +0.63
750 750 65 241.50 $241.50 $1,811 +23.00
750 750 1,500 223.80 $223.80 $1,678 +5.30
763–775 774 565 231.11–238.00 $236.09 $1,827 -2.21
812–844 829 1,012 233.00–241.00 $234.91 $1,947 +10.41
800–846 836 426 228.00–231.80 $228.99 $1,914 -4.26
860–865 861 494 238.00 $238.00 $2,049 +13.63
875 875 180 232.00 $232.00 $2,030 +7.63
875–894 878 361 221.00–225.00 $224.29 $1,969 -0.08
900 900 110 228.00 $228.00 $2,052
925–940 929 163 224.00–226.00 $224.65 $2,087
950 950 160 220.00 $220.00 $2,090
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
682 682 69 260.00 $260.00 $1,773 -7.00
700 700 430 258.00 $258.00 $1,806 +15.00
750–765 758 455 253.00–255.00 $253.86 $1,924 +10.86
800–835 813 1,512 236.00–244.55 $240.95 $1,959 +4.66
800–835 818 255 239.00–248.00 $243.24 $1,990 +7.24
850 850 120 233.00 $233.00 $1,980 -2.88
850–875 868 680 230.00–240.50 $232.78 $2,021 -3.10
900 900 220 236.00 $236.00 $2,124 +14.00
920 920 65 222.00 $222.00 $2,042 ±0.00
950 950 460 222.00 $222.00 $2,109

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 47 259.55 $259.55 $1,531
600 600 160 254.00 $254.00 $1,524 -1.00
650 650 725 245.00 $245.00 $1,592 -2.00
689 689 74 243.00 $243.00 $1,674
700–735 715 455 232.55–237.00 $234.74 $1,678 +2.56
700–736 717 139 230.00–236.00 $232.98 $1,670 +0.80
750–780 751 1,520 230.00–232.00 $231.03 $1,735 +12.03
750–775 754 719 226.00–231.50 $228.97 $1,726 -2.47
800 800 290 224.73 $224.73 $1,798 -3.52
882 882 68 212.00 $212.00 $1,870
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 329 257.00 $257.00 $1,285 -17.68
573 573 117 257.30 $257.30 $1,474 +11.30
575 575 90 260.20 $260.20 $1,496 +14.20
580 580 165 240.00 $240.00 $1,392 ±0.00
614–625 619 163 252.00–266.04 $259.15 $1,604 +19.15
625 625 75 239.49 $239.49 $1,497 -0.51
675 675 72 236.00 $236.00 $1,593 +1.00
700–725 709 350 235.00–240.00 $238.16 $1,689 -0.49
700–728 710 163 225.16–235.00 $232.20 $1,649 -6.45
725 725 70 223.00 $223.00 $1,617 +8.60
730 730 67 229.00 $229.00 $1,672 +1.56
750 750 120 227.50 $227.50 $1,706 +3.50
750–775 758 725 216.00–226.50 $223.22 $1,692 +0.60
750–785 773 455 222.00 $222.00 $1,716 +5.00
775–785 778 299 228.00–232.00 $229.27 $1,784 +12.27
835 835 58 208.00 $208.00 $1,737
850 850 58 210.00 $210.00 $1,785 +4.39
915 915 57 195.26 $195.26 $1,787

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 110 305.00 $305.00 $1,372
550 550 90 237.00 $237.00 $1,304
600 600 160 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 +7.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 110 325.00 $325.00 $1,462
550 550 90 267.00 $267.00 $1,468
650 650 150 264.00 $264.00 $1,716
825 825 90 234.85 $234.85 $1,938

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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.