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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

13,991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.84/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 724 lb · 2,000 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.02/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,744/hd at 758 lb · 1,685 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.42/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,718/hd at 678 lb · 1,511 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 13,991

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 30.00 $30.00 $150
672–687 678 1,511 253.27–255.46 $253.42 $1,718 -1.51
700–725 713 490 247.65–258.13 $252.57 $1,801 +5.69
721–725 722 209 254.00–255.20 $254.38 $1,837 +7.50
750–775 755 300 245.81–252.07 $249.67 $1,885 +5.69
796 796 24 244.50 $244.50 $1,946 +0.52
800 800 300 224.00 $224.00 $1,792 -6.00
805–816 815 413 242.59–245.53 $242.81 $1,979 +10.76
800–835 817 120 248.00 $248.00 $2,026 +15.95
850 850 112 222.66 $222.66 $1,893 -13.34
850–851 850 367 238.00–241.00 $238.53 $2,028 +2.53
850–875 854 535 229.92–233.00 $230.46 $1,968 -5.54
900 900 500 233.24 $233.24 $2,099
925 925 160 234.00 $234.00 $2,164 +11.05
950 950 200 230.50 $230.50 $2,190
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 80 310.00 $310.00 $1,550
580 580 90 290.00 $290.00 $1,682 +1.00
680 680 67 248.00 $248.00 $1,686 -1.00
725–740 727 402 250.00–258.50 $257.08 $1,869 -3.59
773 773 25 244.00 $244.00 $1,886 +3.00
775 775 260 253.50 $253.50 $1,965 +12.50
800–825 821 410 246.00–248.00 $246.29 $2,022
850 850 120 223.00 $223.00 $1,896 -17.00
850 850 140 239.17 $239.17 $2,033 -0.83
900–925 908 176 214.00–221.25 $218.86 $1,987
925 925 165 221.50 $221.50 $2,049
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 200 239.00 $239.00 $1,733
810–825 821 493 232.64–233.00 $232.73 $1,911 +3.98
890 890 56 226.00 $226.00 $2,011

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 90 17.50 $17.50 $88
550 550 90 241.00 $241.00 $1,326
575 575 85 245.00 $245.00 $1,409
615 615 82 256.75 $256.75 $1,579 +19.04
635 635 100 248.13 $248.13 $1,576 +10.42
650 650 76 228.00 $228.00 $1,482 -5.15
650 650 18 236.36 $236.36 $1,536 +3.21
687 687 46 235.05 $235.05 $1,615 +1.90
715–731 724 2,000 225.36–233.64 $232.84 $1,686 +6.55
760–775 764 194 228.00 $228.00 $1,742 -2.68
775 775 65 219.00 $219.00 $1,697 -11.68
820 820 65 224.00 $224.00 $1,837 -6.83
850 850 21 224.17 $224.17 $1,905
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 65 265.00 $265.00 $1,418
696 696 19 239.00 $239.00 $1,663 -3.50
700 700 140 236.00 $236.00 $1,652 +2.27
725 725 480 223.55 $223.55 $1,621 -2.45
750 750 910 232.00–238.00 $233.86 $1,754 +1.45
750 750 355 232.00–237.50 $234.01 $1,755 +1.60
775 775 200 222.00 $222.00 $1,720 -6.50
790 790 220 215.00 $215.00 $1,698 -13.50
825 825 240 218.50 $218.50 $1,803
850 850 180 223.00 $223.00 $1,896
850 850 60 214.25 $214.25 $1,821

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 50 260.00 $260.00 $1,365

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 50 275.00 $275.00 $1,444
869 869 65 237.85 $237.85 $2,067

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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.