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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

13,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.43/cwt +4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,823/hd at 719 lb · 2,279 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.48/cwt ≈ $2,208/hd at 918 lb · 1,640 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.33/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 772 lb · 1,272 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 13,612

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 630 30.00 $30.00 $150 ±0.00
600 600 85 296.00 $296.00 $1,776
600 600 85 296.00 $296.00 $1,776
600 600 85 296.00 $296.00 $1,776
700 700 69 277.00 $277.00 $1,939 +277.00
750 750 65 268.97 $268.97 $2,017 +20.97
750–795 769 654 262.00–265.64 $263.92 $2,030 +2.40
780 780 135 262.00 $262.00 $2,044 +4.30
800–825 812 252 258.00–262.45 $259.71 $2,109 +9.71
850–897 876 300 250.98–259.07 $254.49 $2,229 +7.80
900–930 917 1,420 239.24–247.74 $240.33 $2,204
925 925 165 239.24 $239.24 $2,213
925 925 55 248.00 $248.00 $2,294
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 25 275.00 $275.00 $1,870
725 725 67 269.00 $269.00 $1,950
725 725 66 272.00 $272.00 $1,972
750 750 66 265.00 $265.00 $1,988 +4.97
775 775 86 267.99 $267.99 $2,077 +8.99
775–791 780 184 260.09–263.98 $262.71 $2,049 +3.71
800 800 120 254.62 $254.62 $2,037 -1.13
800 800 60 254.62 $254.62 $2,037 -1.13
850 850 60 249.00 $249.00 $2,116 -2.00
900 900 143 247.96–249.00 $248.77 $2,239
925 925 425 248.00 $248.00 $2,294
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 227 247.93 $247.93 $1,983
872 872 62 232.00 $232.00 $2,023 +0.68

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 25 263.00 $263.00 $1,683
700 700 140 260.00 $260.00 $1,820 +9.00
700 700 70 253.00 $253.00 $1,771 +2.00
700–725 720 1,735 248.00–255.75 $252.92 $1,821 +7.32
720 720 67 258.00 $258.00 $1,858 +12.40
725 725 67 249.00 $249.00 $1,805 +3.40
725–745 731 200 250.00–255.00 $253.38 $1,852 +7.78
750 750 290 255.00 $255.00 $1,912 +10.00
750 750 165 238.33 $238.33 $1,787 -6.67
765 765 530 247.00–248.00 $247.75 $1,895 +5.98
800 800 180 235.00 $235.00 $1,880 -8.65
800 800 120 242.25 $242.25 $1,938 -1.40
800–825 808 180 235.00–244.75 $241.50 $1,951 -2.15
825 825 60 233.00 $233.00 $1,922 -6.00
925 925 13 237.96 $237.96 $2,201
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 540 17.50 $17.50 $88 ±0.00
725 725 135 243.00 $243.00 $1,762 +2.00
750 750 112 245.00 $245.00 $1,838 +0.93
750–790 774 1,160 235.93–242.00 $238.78 $1,848 +0.37
800 800 65 229.00 $229.00 $1,832 -13.00
800 800 184 236.32–237.98 $237.44 $1,900 -4.56
850 850 110 228.98 $228.98 $1,946 -0.02

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 590 353.00–360.00 $357.27 $1,429
400 400 230 350.00 $350.00 $1,400

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 710 375.00–385.00 $381.76 $1,527
450 450 220 360.00 $360.00 $1,620
845 845 123 252.00 $252.00 $2,129

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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.