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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

22,154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $240.70/cwt +7.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,239/hd at 930 lb · 3,808 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.69/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 812 lb · 2,722 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.94/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 753 lb · 1,948 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 22,154

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–695 671 148 251.00–260.00 $255.74 $1,716 -4.26
675 unweaned 675 65 233.00 $233.00 $1,573
700–745 711 483 244.00–259.00 $254.18 $1,807 -3.82
725–735 727 257 238.00–243.00 $241.70 $1,757 -16.30
760 760 65 240.00 $240.00 $1,824 -13.86
775 775 265 246.75–249.00 $247.90 $1,921 -5.96
775 775 175 238.29 $238.29 $1,847 -15.57
800 800 180 228.25 $228.25 $1,826 -12.70
800 800 70 228.00 $228.00 $1,824 -12.95
800–825 801 914 233.00–239.20 $237.84 $1,905 -3.11
800–820 807 509 239.50–252.00 $243.71 $1,967 +2.76
850–875 871 1,292 235.00–249.59 $245.39 $2,137 +12.61
894 894 10 224.46 $224.46 $2,007 -8.32
900–940 930 3,808 229.50–242.59 $240.70 $2,239 +18.70
950 950 275 236.59 $236.59 $2,248 +14.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 250 275.50 $275.50 $1,653
630 630 400 258.22 $258.22 $1,627
630 630 290 260.00 $260.00 $1,638
658–690 669 584 245.00–255.33 $249.98 $1,672 +11.15
725 725 68 249.00 $249.00 $1,805 +10.00
725 725 70 234.40 $234.40 $1,699 -4.60
750 750 120 222.50 $222.50 $1,669 -19.00
750–775 758 200 225.50–235.80 $229.61 $1,740 -11.89
781 781 55 240.00 $240.00 $1,874 +3.91
800 800 1,300 240.00 $240.00 $1,920 +5.09
801–840 822 818 225.00–230.00 $228.23 $1,876 -6.68
800–834 824 364 230.00–242.00 $233.76 $1,926 -1.15
825 825 240 218.00 $218.00 $1,798 -16.91
850 850 285 227.83 $227.83 $1,937 -10.17
884–894 893 124 229.00–230.00 $229.05 $2,045 +4.76
925–926 925 119 215.38–217.45 $216.44 $2,002 -8.21
925 925 540 228.00 $228.00 $2,109 +3.35
950 950 53 214.00 $214.00 $2,033 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
829 829 76 216.00 $216.00 $1,791

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 85 244.00 $244.00 $1,464 -10.00
600 600 160 238.00 $238.00 $1,428 -16.00
600–625 613 175 243.00–249.00 $245.74 $1,506 -8.26
620 620 80 257.50 $257.50 $1,596 +3.50
650 650 30 242.00 $242.00 $1,573 -3.00
675 unweaned 675 45 221.00 $221.00 $1,492
675 675 72 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 -3.00
700–730 719 782 230.00–235.00 $233.26 $1,677 +0.28
725 725 140 204.13 $204.13 $1,480 -28.85
750 750 390 226.00 $226.00 $1,695 -5.03
750 750 780 228.00–232.00 $230.33 $1,727 -0.70
750 750 325 228.00 $228.00 $1,710 -3.03
750–775 756 328 230.00–232.00 $231.01 $1,746 +2.04
775 775 125 226.50 $226.50 $1,755 -2.47
800 800 120 218.00–221.00 $219.50 $1,756 -5.23
820 820 60 220.00 $220.00 $1,804 -4.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 90 245.00 $245.00 $1,286 -12.00
550 550 90 241.00 $241.00 $1,326 -16.30
559 559 115 254.61 $254.61 $1,423 -2.69
585 585 165 240.00 $240.00 $1,404 ±0.00
600 unweaned 600 80 240.00 $240.00 $1,440
635 635 67 239.00 $239.00 $1,518 -0.49
650 650 78 219.00 $219.00 $1,424 -17.00
677 677 79 239.00 $239.00 $1,618 +3.00
680 680 370 224.42 $224.42 $1,526 -11.58
700–746 722 323 222.00–230.00 $227.99 $1,646 +4.99
700–747 726 845 221.00–234.00 $228.95 $1,662 +5.95
750–775 761 365 227.59–227.64 $227.62 $1,732 +4.40
756–765 761 197 223.00–232.00 $228.94 $1,742 +5.72
800 800 125 213.00 $213.00 $1,704 +5.00
840 840 60 215.00 $215.00 $1,806 +7.00
850 850 120 207.92 $207.92 $1,767 -2.08

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 88 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 +13.00
575 575 40 253.00 $253.00 $1,455 +16.00
650 650 155 247.00 $247.00 $1,606

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 40 268.00 $268.00 $1,541 +1.00
615 615 81 262.00 $262.00 $1,611
650 650 155 262.00 $262.00 $1,703 -2.00
750 750 133 245.00 $245.00 $1,838
805 805 124 242.00 $242.00 $1,948 +7.15

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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.