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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 25, 2024

5,999 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $276.20/cwt ≈ $1,721/hd at 623 lb · 709 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.23/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 714 lb · 620 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.19/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 803 lb · 520 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,999

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622–625 623 709 275.37–277.20 $276.20 $1,721
675–697 686 145 267.63–267.87 $267.75 $1,837 +9.21
725 725 347 253.56–253.92 $253.70 $1,839 +4.14
768 768 186 252.00 $252.00 $1,935 +6.74
775 775 63 250.11 $250.11 $1,938 -1.89
800 800 170 248.00 $248.00 $1,984 +5.48
833 833 66 250.83 $250.83 $2,089 +8.31
850 850 420 239.88 $239.88 $2,039 +1.13
925 925 330 234.24 $234.24 $2,167
925 925 108 203.00 $203.00 $1,878
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 138 286.00–289.00 $287.52 $1,725
750 750 130 252.25 $252.25 $1,892 +3.25
770–775 772 239 252.00–264.77 $257.82 $1,990 +8.82
840 840 175 254.00 $254.00 $2,134
850–875 856 148 243.00–250.73 $247.49 $2,119 +3.49

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 69 254.77 $254.77 $1,656
700 700 70 247.00 $247.00 $1,729 +11.82
700–725 710 350 243.50–244.00 $243.70 $1,730 +8.52
725 725 200 238.00 $238.00 $1,726 +1.47
750 750 325 236.00 $236.00 $1,770 +2.00
800 800 120 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 +0.25
800 800 120 231.00 $231.00 $1,848 +1.25
800 800 180 236.15 $236.15 $1,889 +6.40
810 810 60 238.00 $238.00 $1,928 +8.25
825 825 40 241.73 $241.73 $1,994 +11.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 655 392 235.64–241.63 $238.13 $1,560 +2.21
700 700 70 238.11 $238.11 $1,667 +6.34
700 700 200 223.00 $223.00 $1,561 -8.77
750–780 767 370 229.87–237.85 $234.09 $1,795 +0.29
790 790 59 236.50 $236.50 $1,868 +2.70

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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.