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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

15,982 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.45/cwt +8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 816 lb · 1,683 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.10/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 756 lb · 1,673 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.67/cwt +16.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 716 lb · 1,421 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 15,982 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 26 249.79 $249.79 $1,619 -6.47
669–680 677 92 248.68–254.84 $253.57 $1,717 —
697 697 17 248.83 $248.83 $1,734 —
700–735 723 589 243.75–252.60 $247.37 $1,788 —
726 726 201 242.50 $242.50 $1,761 —
750 750 409 237.79–246.11 $241.33 $1,810 +0.55
775 775 420 231.88 $231.88 $1,797 -7.12
800–829 815 1,489 228.00–235.00 $231.34 $1,885 +7.34
824 824 194 241.00 $241.00 $1,986 +17.00
852 852 180 239.00 $239.00 $2,036 +3.06
850–888 867 477 226.61–230.84 $229.13 $1,987 -5.71
880 880 300 236.00 $236.00 $2,077 +1.16
900 900 110 225.49 $225.49 $2,029 +7.45
950 950 55 224.00 $224.00 $2,128 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 54 265.00 $265.00 $1,757 +4.00
666 666 304 260.25 $260.25 $1,733 -0.75
700–740 714 216 252.35–254.00 $252.93 $1,806 +2.93
750 750 210 249.00 $249.00 $1,868 +1.47
750 750 270 255.00 $255.00 $1,912 +7.47
800 800 60 240.00 $240.00 $1,920 -6.50
800–825 809 158 241.73–244.00 $242.62 $1,963 +3.62
850–890 881 280 234.00–239.00 $235.07 $2,071 +1.45
900 900 470 237.00 $237.00 $2,133 +1.00
900 900 58 237.00 $237.00 $2,133 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658–665 663 354 237.03–243.00 $242.09 $1,605 —
937 937 46 222.58 $222.58 $2,086 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 400 247.74 $247.74 $1,548 +5.48
650–675 667 652 233.79–243.00 $237.24 $1,582 +10.17
700 700 210 234.00 $234.00 $1,638 -0.85
700 700 350 231.00 $231.00 $1,617 -3.85
725 725 412 230.00–236.83 $232.18 $1,683 +21.18
725–740 727 449 231.50–238.50 $236.96 $1,723 +13.74
750 750 66 222.00 $222.00 $1,665 -2.55
750–780 753 515 232.50–237.00 $236.43 $1,780 +11.88
760 760 65 224.00 $224.00 $1,702 -0.55
750–775 766 554 225.01–229.67 $228.93 $1,754 +6.76
800 800 62 227.00 $227.00 $1,816 +7.16
859 859 107 202.76 $202.76 $1,742 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 180 249.00 $249.00 $1,618 —
650–667 657 131 238.00–247.00 $243.15 $1,597 —
675 675 72 241.00 $241.00 $1,627 —
700 700 70 242.00 $242.00 $1,694 +6.50
725 725 735 229.75–230.73 $230.28 $1,670 -1.72
725 725 186 235.00–241.00 $236.65 $1,716 +4.65
750 750 455 232.00 $232.00 $1,740 -7.25
750 750 585 234.00 $234.00 $1,755 -5.25
750 750 260 234.00 $234.00 $1,755 -5.25
775 775 80 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 +2.00
775 775 230 228.50 $228.50 $1,771 +3.50
780 780 63 227.00 $227.00 $1,771 +2.00
800 800 250 223.25 $223.25 $1,786 -9.75
800 800 70 229.00 $229.00 $1,832 -4.00
825 825 80 218.00 $218.00 $1,798 -15.00
870 870 180 225.00 $225.00 $1,958 +12.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 315 222.50 $222.50 $1,413 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 105 309.00 $309.00 $1,390 +15.00
626–629 628 500 268.17–268.58 $268.26 $1,685 +35.26
681–687 684 425 260.29–261.02 $260.65 $1,783 +15.35

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 129 239.85 $239.85 $1,943 —

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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.