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Fort Worth, Texas · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 24, 2025

11,832 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $283.84/cwt ≈ $2,347/hd at 827 lb · 1,812 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $269.20/cwt ≈ $2,047/hd at 760 lb · 1,107 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $311.22/cwt ≈ $2,353/hd at 756 lb · 936 head
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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 95 360.00 $360.00 $2,016
560 560 180 381.00 $381.00 $2,134
600 600 191 357.00–358.00 $357.50 $2,145
605 605 95 343.00 $343.00 $2,075
650 650 42 316.00 $316.00 $2,054
675 675 150 323.00 $323.00 $2,180
680 680 78 326.00 $326.00 $2,217
725 725 140 309.00 $309.00 $2,240
750–785 756 330 287.00–317.50 $311.14 $2,352
750–775 756 606 306.00–315.00 $311.26 $2,353
825 825 250 283.50 $283.50 $2,339
825 825 500 282.00–283.25 $282.63 $2,332
810–835 826 754 275.00–288.00 $284.35 $2,349
825–845 833 308 281.00–287.50 $284.82 $2,373
850 850 55 273.00 $273.00 $2,320
850–885 875 350 268.00–281.50 $271.57 $2,376
875–880 877 469 268.00–274.00 $271.37 $2,380
900–925 908 172 259.00–267.50 $264.73 $2,404
900–925 919 507 265.50–272.00 $268.50 $2,468
920 920 41 260.00 $260.00 $2,392
975 975 55 253.50 $253.50 $2,472
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–825 817 827 290.00–293.00 $292.08 $2,386
850 850 120 278.00 $278.00 $2,363
925 925 224 268.50–270.00 $269.25 $2,491

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 95 327.00 $327.00 $1,798
640 640 40 301.00 $301.00 $1,926
700–725 707 370 278.00–285.00 $281.93 $1,993
750 750 350 272.00 $272.00 $2,040
750–765 760 208 266.00–267.00 $266.68 $2,027
750–775 767 549 265.50–272.25 $268.36 $2,058
800 800 44 255.00 $255.00 $2,040
800–825 807 449 261.00–262.00 $261.29 $2,109
825 825 16 240.00 $240.00 $1,980
835 835 125 261.00 $261.00 $2,179
840 840 60 246.00 $246.00 $2,066
925 925 57 241.50 $241.50 $2,234
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 355 252.50 $252.50 $2,272

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 458 296.00 $296.00 $1,924

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 658 1,121 310.00–326.00 $320.57 $2,109
750 750 750 313.50 $313.50 $2,351
850 850 116 268.00 $268.00 $2,278

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 130 242.00 $242.00 $1,815

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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.