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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

9,696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.69/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 805 lb · 1,205 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.26/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,795/hd at 714 lb · 1,155 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.97/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 713 lb · 730 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,696 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 65 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 —
629 629 150 264.12 $264.12 $1,661 —
650–661 656 139 260.38–262.00 $261.10 $1,713 +10.91
700–727 710 943 248.73–251.74 $250.87 $1,781 +3.55
733 733 212 253.00 $253.00 $1,854 +5.85
750–785 775 435 243.33–245.64 $245.03 $1,899 -6.97
775–795 788 198 247.00–250.00 $247.95 $1,954 -4.05
800–844 805 1,205 232.75–243.94 $240.69 $1,938 -1.31
859–885 870 395 235.00–240.00 $237.38 $2,065 -0.26
878 878 60 235.25 $235.25 $2,065 -0.54
900 900 165 237.49 $237.49 $2,137 +6.03
980 980 34 234.60 $234.60 $2,299 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 200 310.00 $310.00 $1,566 —
575 575 85 283.00 $283.00 $1,627 —
625 unweaned 625 90 250.50 $250.50 $1,566 —
650–651 650 168 266.00 $266.00 $1,729 ±0.00
731 731 78 252.00 $252.00 $1,842 -2.89
800–811 803 184 242.00–251.00 $247.87 $1,990 -2.63
825 825 122 243.00 $243.00 $2,005 -7.50
850 850 118 243.00 $243.00 $2,066 -1.00
860 860 58 243.00 $243.00 $2,090 -1.00
950 950 400 229.00 $229.00 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 43 234.65 $234.65 $1,760 —
800–836 828 313 228.00–231.00 $230.38 $1,908 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 unweaned 550 60 243.50 $243.50 $1,339 —
600 600 160 258.00 $258.00 $1,548 +7.53
675 675 360 246.50–247.50 $247.10 $1,668 -4.40
700 700 210 237.00 $237.00 $1,659 -0.25
700–732 708 190 235.00–242.00 $240.16 $1,700 +2.58
725 725 330 232.90 $232.90 $1,689 +0.55
775 775 65 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 -0.47
800 800 350 229.00 $229.00 $1,832 -8.00
850 850 58 220.00 $220.00 $1,870 —
875 875 60 218.00 $218.00 $1,908 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 60 251.98 $251.98 $1,323 —
600 600 102 248.00 $248.00 $1,488 +18.15
625 625 83 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 +20.15
700 700 68 230.08 $230.08 $1,611 -3.92
700–735 704 408 230.43–238.98 $237.38 $1,671 +3.38
734 734 200 235.00 $235.00 $1,725 +2.00
750–756 750 332 227.21–231.13 $228.23 $1,712 -4.89
750–775 758 195 226.03–228.03 $227.36 $1,723 -2.64
775 775 130 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 -3.00
835–840 836 155 221.00–224.00 $222.16 $1,857 -7.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 25 224.65 $224.65 $1,685 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 83 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 72 310.67 $310.67 $1,056 —

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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.