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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 4, 2024

10,548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.88/cwt -7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,920/hd at 825 lb · 1,643 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.86/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,716/hd at 753 lb · 971 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $247.24/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 708 lb · 912 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 10,548 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 663 147 254.00–256.00 $254.93 $1,690 -6.17
700 700 65 246.68 $246.68 $1,727 -4.19
700–725 706 781 243.54–250.00 $246.88 $1,743 -3.99
742 742 66 252.00 $252.00 $1,870 -1.00
775–785 783 442 239.54–244.75 $243.98 $1,910 -3.97
800 800 58 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 -10.69
825 825 1,200 232.05 $232.05 $1,914 -8.64
825–835 827 385 234.42–236.94 $235.92 $1,951 -4.77
867 867 228 236.00 $236.00 $2,046 -1.38
944–946 944 321 222.41–225.57 $222.95 $2,105 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 500 289.00 $289.00 $1,662 +6.00
600–630 611 480 279.00–283.00 $281.83 $1,722 —
695 695 50 249.00 $249.00 $1,731 —
725 725 137 260.67 $260.67 $1,890 +8.67
750 750 65 241.00 $241.00 $1,808 —
850 850 64 240.00 $240.00 $2,040 -3.00
875 875 840 240.85 $240.85 $2,107 -2.15
950 950 198 233.85 $233.85 $2,222 +4.85
1000 1000 185 228.85 $228.85 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
833 833 59 228.75 $228.75 $1,905 -1.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 186 237.00–239.00 $237.71 $1,462 -12.29
650–673 666 272 233.00–233.54 $233.15 $1,553 —
700–735 721 342 223.64–231.00 $226.29 $1,632 -8.71
750 750 764 224.73–228.98 $227.10 $1,703 -1.13
750–772 764 207 230.00–232.00 $230.68 $1,762 +3.32
800–810 807 230 226.85–232.24 $230.83 $1,863 +8.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 70 242.50 $242.50 $1,661 -4.60
717–725 720 289 233.00–234.50 $233.73 $1,683 +0.83
725 725 400 226.00 $226.00 $1,638 -6.90
750 750 690 232.00–232.50 $232.41 $1,743 +5.41
775 775 85 228.50 $228.50 $1,771 +1.50

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 —
780 780 63 220.00 $220.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 105 300.00 $300.00 $1,350 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 210 332.00 $332.00 $1,494 —
835 835 124 242.00 $242.00 $2,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 —
830 830 60 228.00 $228.00 $1,892 —

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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.