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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

6,340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.67/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 760 lb · 1,275 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.98/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,835/hd at 720 lb · 961 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $26.82/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $134/hd at 500 lb · 550 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,340

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 200 30.00 $30.00 $150 ±0.00
500 500 350 25.00 $25.00 $125 -5.00
650 650 77 278.58 $278.58 $1,811 -1.19
748 748 66 264.00 $264.00 $1,975 -10.40
775–795 783 119 250.80–253.00 $251.69 $1,971 -20.71
850 850 61 243.03 $243.03 $2,066 -11.48
900–915 904 217 234.82–244.33 $237.76 $2,149 -12.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 64 265.00 $265.00 $2,067 -5.00
800 800 66 261.00 $261.00 $2,088 -1.00
800 800 126 263.00 $263.00 $2,104 +1.00
850 850 120 250.00 $250.00 $2,125 -11.00
850–875 859 145 253.00–259.00 $256.64 $2,205 +0.53
900 900 60 244.80 $244.80 $2,203 -12.20

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 17.50 $17.50 $88 ±0.00
500 500 80 17.50 $17.50 $88 ±0.00
500 500 350 12.50 $12.50 $62 -5.00
650 650 76 256.00 $256.00 $1,664 -0.81
650 650 85 255.00 $255.00 $1,658 -1.81
686 686 74 263.00 $263.00 $1,804 +5.17
723 723 65 252.00 $252.00 $1,822 -2.00
750 750 540 249.50 $249.50 $1,871 -4.00
750 750 200 249.00 $249.00 $1,868 -4.50
775 775 195 240.00–244.00 $242.67 $1,881 -3.18
775 775 340 240.00–245.00 $243.09 $1,884 -2.76
825 825 54 237.00 $237.00 $1,955 -6.00
858 858 66 230.19 $230.19 $1,975
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 70 261.00 $261.00 $1,762 -12.00
700 700 135 253.00 $253.00 $1,771 -3.00
700 700 70 256.00 $256.00 $1,792 ±0.00
725 725 200 250.25 $250.25 $1,814 -5.75
725 725 556 255.00–258.00 $257.03 $1,863 +1.03
750–775 758 356 241.00–251.00 $247.26 $1,874 -9.83
800 800 125 249.00 $249.00 $1,992 -4.00
800 800 60 242.80 $242.80 $1,942 -10.20
800 800 60 245.00 $245.00 $1,960 -8.00
850 850 58 245.50 $245.50 $2,087

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 26 280.00 $280.00 $1,610

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 68 369.77 $369.77 $1,294
350 350 340 359.54–364.77 $361.03 $1,264
350 350 68 361.77 $361.77 $1,266
350 350 204 340.49–364.77 $356.68 $1,248
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 48 302.00 $302.00 $1,736

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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.