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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 6, 2025

16,865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.71/cwt +7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,068/hd at 812 lb · 3,130 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.07/cwt +7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,781/hd at 715 lb · 1,535 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $30.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $150/hd at 500 lb · 1,470 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,865

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1,270 30.00 $30.00 $150 ±0.00
500 500 200 30.00 $30.00 $150 ±0.00
700 700 65 $0.00 $0 -251.05
700 700 70 267.00 $267.00 $1,869 +15.95
700–725 706 277 266.00–269.80 $268.88 $1,898 +17.83
707–725 719 104 265.19–271.00 $269.10 $1,935 +18.05
750 750 67 248.00 $248.00 $1,860
750 750 130 264.00 $264.00 $1,980
775 775 65 261.52 $261.52 $2,027 +24.52
775 775 120 $0.00 $0 -237.00
775–785 782 511 250.49–260.14 $257.70 $2,015 +20.70
800 800 120 259.00 $259.00 $2,072 +12.02
800–825 801 1,315 255.46–257.89 $257.77 $2,065 +10.79
810 810 60 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 +3.02
814 814 59 253.50 $253.50 $2,063 +6.52
800–845 822 1,576 247.00–257.45 $252.05 $2,072 +5.07
850 850 58 250.00 $250.00 $2,125 +17.00
850 850 60 245.60 $245.60 $2,088 +12.60
850–875 863 328 244.00–250.00 $246.69 $2,129 +13.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 250 324.00 $324.00 $1,831
750–753 751 182 257.00–264.66 $260.03 $1,953 +6.03
770 770 26 259.00 $259.00 $1,994 +5.00
800 800 62 255.75 $255.75 $2,046 +8.75
800–810 805 615 257.00–258.00 $257.45 $2,072 +10.45
850 850 118 251.00 $251.00 $2,134 -4.00
875 875 120 256.00 $256.00 $2,240 +1.00
875 875 115 255.00 $255.00 $2,231 ±0.00
875–890 886 725 251.00–252.00 $251.24 $2,226
950 950 583 245.00 $245.00 $2,328
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
897 897 119 231.32 $231.32 $2,075

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 165 252.00 $252.00 $1,663 +9.00
675 675 105 256.00 $256.00 $1,728 +13.00
680 680 31 255.00 $255.00 $1,734 +12.00
700 700 120 251.00 $251.00 $1,757 +4.48
700–710 701 420 253.00–257.00 $256.33 $1,797 +9.81
700–725 714 170 246.00–247.00 $246.59 $1,761 +0.07
725 725 825 245.60 $245.60 $1,781 +7.60
750 750 195 245.00 $245.00 $1,838 -5.00
750–775 761 843 238.00–245.00 $241.77 $1,840 -8.23
775 775 195 243.00 $243.00 $1,883 -7.00
775 775 130 242.50 $242.50 $1,879 -7.50
800–825 810 425 242.00–245.00 $243.65 $1,974 +4.20
825 825 560 239.00 $239.00 $1,972 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 600 17.50 $17.50 $88 ±0.00
500 500 160 17.50 $17.50 $88 ±0.00
650 650 65 $0.00 $0 -257.00
653 653 40 250.19 $250.19 $1,634 -6.81
675 675 145 257.80 $257.80 $1,740 +0.80
725 725 270 241.00 $241.00 $1,747 +18.00
713–735 730 348 245.00–250.00 $247.23 $1,805 +24.23
700–744 734 773 240.93–249.21 $242.37 $1,779 +19.37
750 750 200 244.07 $244.07 $1,831
750–785 755 310 235.49–242.16 $238.41 $1,800
800 800 65 242.00 $242.00 $1,936 +17.00
800 800 95 235.98–239.00 $237.09 $1,897 +12.09
850 850 118 229.00 $229.00 $1,946

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 122 245.00 $245.00 $2,034

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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.