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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

12,311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $53.55/cwt -206.16 vs last sale · ≈ $429/hd at 801 lb · 3,408 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.49/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 721 lb · 1,452 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.75/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,855/hd at 758 lb · 1,230 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,311 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 14 284.94 $284.94 $1,881 —
660 660 41 277.56 $277.56 $1,832 —
700–725 713 152 264.00–277.01 $271.02 $1,932 -5.98
760 760 48 265.00 $265.00 $2,014 +1.08
750–781 766 749 262.67–268.32 $266.41 $2,041 +2.49
800 800 2,675 — $-3.00 $-24 -262.71
800–825 803 671 256.87–261.07 $259.93 $2,087 +0.22
825 825 62 259.67 $259.67 $2,142 -0.04
850 850 360 254.93 $254.93 $2,167 +0.44
850 850 350 252.07 $252.07 $2,143 -2.42
925 925 90 237.24 $237.24 $2,194 -2.00
939 939 154 248.00 $248.00 $2,329 +8.76
971 971 55 232.45 $232.45 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 67 30.00 $30.00 $150 —
750 750 90 273.91 $273.91 $2,054 +8.91
750 750 130 266.00 $266.00 $1,995 +1.00
800 800 35 261.00 $261.00 $2,088 +6.38
850 850 42 260.00 $260.00 $2,210 +11.00
850 850 1,000 251.00 $251.00 $2,134 +2.00
865 865 41 259.00 $259.00 $2,240 +10.00
900 900 58 247.50 $247.50 $2,228 -1.27
910 910 93 247.50 $247.50 $2,252 -1.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 25 248.49 $248.49 $1,784 —
853 853 28 239.49 $239.49 $2,043 +7.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 67 17.50 $17.50 $88 —
675 675 72 262.00 $262.00 $1,768 —
700 700 90 259.91 $259.91 $1,819 -0.09
700 700 65 254.00 $254.00 $1,778 -6.00
700–725 723 960 249.00–254.00 $250.26 $1,809 +1.26
725 725 135 255.70 $255.70 $1,854 +6.70
725 725 202 257.15 $257.15 $1,864 +8.15
750 750 65 249.00 $249.00 $1,868 -6.00
750 750 215 244.00–251.00 $245.79 $1,843 -9.21
760 760 520 246.00 $246.00 $1,870 -1.75
800 800 177 240.00–245.00 $243.56 $1,948 +8.56
800 800 300 241.00 $241.00 $1,928 +6.00
800 800 23 238.50 $238.50 $1,908 +3.50
800 800 120 239.00 $239.00 $1,912 +4.00
865 865 13 239.00 $239.00 $2,067 —
875 875 57 235.00 $235.00 $2,056 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 19 274.94 $274.94 $1,732 —
675–683 677 232 248.00–257.00 $251.18 $1,700 —
719 719 34 254.00 $254.00 $1,826 +11.00
750 750 460 248.00 $248.00 $1,860 +3.00
750–787 759 566 236.32–242.42 $239.60 $1,819 -5.40
771–775 772 204 251.00–252.00 $251.69 $1,943 +12.91
800–835 823 190 233.07–239.00 $234.94 $1,934 +5.94
861 861 100 238.00 $238.00 $2,049 +9.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
694 694 39 232.49 $232.49 $1,613 —
849 849 24 223.49 $223.49 $1,897 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 170 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 162 272.00 $272.00 $1,700 —

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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.