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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

13,441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.95/cwt +6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,024/hd at 858 lb · 1,608 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.92/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 819 lb · 1,429 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.42/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,792/hd at 768 lb · 1,280 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 13,441

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 95 282.00 $282.00 $1,551
685 685 70 261.00 $261.00 $1,788 +2.54
730 730 70 250.00 $250.00 $1,825 +1.25
731–740 737 276 241.50–247.35 $243.03 $1,791 -5.72
750–782 766 649 238.72–248.94 $244.02 $1,869 +10.07
800 800 87 240.73 $240.73 $1,926 +3.75
800–825 809 307 243.00–246.00 $244.40 $1,977 +7.42
800–834 823 975 231.59–241.45 $238.01 $1,959 +1.03
825 825 60 223.00 $223.00 $1,840 -13.98
850 850 342 238.59 $238.59 $2,028 +8.96
850–883 855 842 230.06–235.00 $234.20 $2,002 +4.57
850–880 869 424 235.00–243.00 $237.31 $2,062 +7.68
950 950 56 226.00 $226.00 $2,147
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 300 297.50 $297.50 $1,592 -13.50
675 675 74 257.86 $257.86 $1,741 -5.82
700–725 719 340 251.86–252.63 $252.47 $1,815 -0.48
750–792 763 401 245.00–251.73 $248.66 $1,897 -0.71
775 775 50 249.00 $249.00 $1,930 -2.00
800–835 824 174 245.76–246.00 $245.93 $2,026 +14.93
825 825 440 246.00–250.00 $249.45 $2,058 +18.45
850 850 300 244.00 $244.00 $2,074 -6.00
850 850 300 242.00 $242.00 $2,057 -8.00
850 850 300 243.00 $243.00 $2,066 -7.00
850 850 180 244.00 $244.00 $2,074 -6.00
915 915 500 241.00 $241.00 $2,205 +11.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 13 260.12 $260.12 $1,686
689 689 44 232.13 $232.13 $1,599
849 849 19 233.25 $233.25 $1,980
1048 1048 11 207.00 $207.00 $2,169

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 95 270.00 $270.00 $1,444
650–685 673 113 238.00–244.46 $240.17 $1,616 +5.49
725 725 68 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 -5.75
720–745 726 753 226.50–234.00 $230.70 $1,675 +5.13
750 750 325 232.00–237.00 $233.00 $1,748 +6.54
750 750 184 230.59–234.73 $231.60 $1,737 +5.14
750–785 770 467 225.39–229.03 $227.18 $1,749 +0.72
810 810 62 219.00 $219.00 $1,774
850 850 121 229.00–230.00 $229.51 $1,951
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 75 254.00 $254.00 $1,641
700–725 704 174 237.46–239.00 $238.70 $1,680 +3.50
725 725 135 234.34 $234.34 $1,699 -5.16
725 725 130 244.00 $244.00 $1,769 +4.50
750 750 50 239.00 $239.00 $1,792 +4.00
750–775 766 925 232.67–233.00 $232.79 $1,783 -0.87
775 775 75 231.00 $231.00 $1,790 +7.00
775 775 230 234.00–241.00 $235.52 $1,825 +11.52
800 800 156 226.50 $226.50 $1,812 +5.50
800 800 120 225.00 $225.00 $1,800 +4.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 400 253.00 $253.00 $1,518
700 700 160 240.00 $240.00 $1,680
750 750 200 230.00 $230.00 $1,725

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 400 268.00 $268.00 $1,608
750 750 200 245.00 $245.00 $1,838
835 835 124 242.00 $242.00 $2,021

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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.