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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

24,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.53/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,987/hd at 751 lb · 4,010 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.39/cwt -6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,907/hd at 753 lb · 3,229 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $111.52/cwt -145.48 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 771 lb · 3,019 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 24,050 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 109 277.00 $277.00 $1,800 —
675 675 44 305.58 $305.58 $2,063 —
750 750 270 289.45 $289.45 $2,171 +32.45
750 750 390 257.00 $257.00 $1,928 ±0.00
775 775 194 275.00 $275.00 $2,131 +18.00
775 775 1,790 — $0.00 $0 -257.00
790 790 375 279.89 $279.89 $2,211 —
800 800 190 284.27 $284.27 $2,274 +1.77
800 800 650 — $-2.00 $-16 -284.50
800–825 809 165 264.15–268.45 $266.23 $2,154 -16.27
850–875 862 119 257.00–260.00 $258.51 $2,228 +5.51
871–881 874 1,093 255.65–267.00 $258.89 $2,263 +5.89
930 930 300 249.94 $249.94 $2,324 —
950 950 347 257.00 $257.00 $2,442 —
965 965 156 243.98 $243.98 $2,354 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 83 279.94 $279.94 $2,310 +13.79
825 825 680 275.00–276.00 $275.21 $2,270 +9.06
850–875 855 410 270.00–274.98 $273.00 $2,334 +9.00
850–890 863 520 270.25–272.00 $271.41 $2,342 +7.41
900 900 60 259.00 $259.00 $2,331 +1.00
950 950 110 254.00 $254.00 $2,413 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 91 255.00 $255.00 $2,104 —
925 925 120 238.00 $238.00 $2,202 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 150 288.00 $288.00 $1,800 +20.00
650 650 765 263.00–265.00 $264.02 $1,716 +10.02
675 675 30 275.58 $275.58 $1,860 +21.58
700 700 200 277.45 $277.45 $1,942 +19.66
725 725 1,890 258.00–260.00 $258.15 $1,872 +0.36
734 734 72 261.00 $261.00 $1,916 +14.00
750 750 520 244.00–245.00 $244.50 $1,834 +5.62
750 750 550 256.00 $256.00 $1,920 +17.12
750–780 754 2,159 249.00–260.18 $254.87 $1,922 +15.99
820 820 180 230.00 $230.00 $1,886 —
800–835 823 695 238.92–242.00 $240.91 $1,983 —
925 925 218 238.00 $238.00 $2,202 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 410 298.00–311.00 $308.46 $1,851 +14.46
700 700 70 268.00 $268.00 $1,876 -9.00
700 700 555 282.75 $282.75 $1,979 +5.75
725 725 67 262.00 $262.00 $1,900 -1.73
730 730 67 266.00 $266.00 $1,942 +2.27
750 750 260 260.50 $260.50 $1,954 -2.50
750 750 2,565 265.00–268.00 $267.69 $2,008 +4.69
750 750 130 262.50 $262.50 $1,969 -0.50
750–775 755 1,055 254.00–266.00 $258.09 $1,949 -4.91
800 800 120 261.00 $261.00 $2,088 +17.00
800 800 60 255.00 $255.00 $2,040 +11.00
800–825 803 417 251.94–258.00 $256.55 $2,060 +12.55
850 850 710 244.00 $244.00 $2,074 +2.00
900 900 110 237.00 $237.00 $2,133 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 200 280.00 $280.00 $1,820 —
725 725 205 263.00 $263.00 $1,907 —
775 775 95 269.00 $269.00 $2,085 —
780 780 132 265.00 $265.00 $2,067 —
880 880 57 243.00 $243.00 $2,138 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 395 292.00 $292.00 $2,044 —
750–765 753 275 278.00–282.00 $281.05 $2,116 —
775 775 95 284.00 $284.00 $2,201 —
825 825 180 266.00 $266.00 $2,194 —
910 910 57 247.00 $247.00 $2,248 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 68 380.77 $380.77 $1,333 —

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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.