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Fort Worth, Texas · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 8, 2025

12,563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $282.79/cwt +11.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,443/hd at 864 lb · 1,290 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $304.98/cwt -6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,357/hd at 773 lb · 523 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.60/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,049/hd at 720 lb · 432 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,563 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 73 323.00 $323.00 $2,261 +14.00
715 715 144 310.00–322.00 $316.00 $2,259 +7.00
725 725 33 302.50 $302.50 $2,193 -6.50
750 750 40 295.00 $295.00 $2,212 -16.14
770 770 31 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 -11.14
760–785 775 390 304.00–309.00 $306.47 $2,375 -4.67
775 775 62 304.50 $304.50 $2,360 -6.64
850–865 862 1,082 274.00–289.50 $283.18 $2,441 +10.18
865 865 60 281.00 $281.00 $2,431 +9.43
875 875 56 279.00 $279.00 $2,441 +7.43
875 875 34 275.00 $275.00 $2,406 +3.43
880 880 58 285.50 $285.50 $2,512 +14.13
925 925 106 269.00 $269.00 $2,488 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 658 229 298.50–317.00 $308.69 $2,031 —
675 675 75 301.00 $301.00 $2,032 —
700 700 40 280.00 $280.00 $1,960 -1.93
715 715 37 287.50 $287.50 $2,056 +5.57
715–725 722 280 272.50–295.00 $284.50 $2,054 +2.57
725 725 75 286.00 $286.00 $2,074 +4.07
750 750 39 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 +8.00
775 775 62 281.00 $281.00 $2,178 +12.64
825 825 29 260.00 $260.00 $2,145 +20.00
825 825 125 266.00–268.00 $266.96 $2,202 +26.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 61 285.00 $285.00 $2,280 —
890 890 54 274.50 $274.50 $2,443 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 270 424.00 $424.00 $1,590 —
375 375 540 417.00 $417.00 $1,564 —
400 400 115 412.50 $412.50 $1,650 —
550 550 90 332.00 $332.00 $1,826 —
650 650 750 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 +14.00
650 650 75 299.00 $299.00 $1,944 +3.00
650 650 750 314.00 $314.00 $2,041 +18.00
650 650 750 311.00 $311.00 $2,022 +15.00
650 650 750 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 +14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 520 334.00 $334.00 $1,670 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 115 430.00 $430.00 $1,806 —
650 650 750 328.00 $328.00 $2,132 +7.43
650 650 750 328.00 $328.00 $2,132 +7.43
650 650 750 326.00 $326.00 $2,119 +5.43
650 650 750 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 +9.43
650 650 75 312.50 $312.50 $2,031 -8.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 650 349.00 $349.00 $1,693 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 270 312.50 $312.50 $1,719 —
750 750 130 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 —
800 800 120 242.50 $242.50 $1,940 —
840 840 168 239.00 $239.00 $2,008 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 150 422.00 $422.00 $1,266 —

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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.