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Fort Worth, Texas · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 21, 2026

7,478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.64/cwt +20.30 vs last sale · ≈ $3,021/hd at 882 lb · 365 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $358.80/cwt -17.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,885/hd at 804 lb · 320 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.50/cwt ≈ $3,206/hd at 950 lb · 275 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,478 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 432.50 $432.50 $2,703 +27.50
650 650 10 381.00 $381.00 $2,476 -29.00
715 value added 715 70 416.00 $416.00 $2,974 —
720 720 70 404.00 $404.00 $2,909 +14.04
765 765 200 380.00 $380.00 $2,907 -7.00
785 785 65 358.00 $358.00 $2,810 -29.00
800 800 126 356.00 $356.00 $2,848 -21.14
800 800 68 350.00 $350.00 $2,800 -27.14
800–820 810 126 359.00–374.00 $366.35 $2,967 -10.79
850 850 62 347.00 $347.00 $2,950 -4.12
850–885 867 127 351.00–366.00 $358.53 $3,108 +7.41
885 885 54 324.00 $324.00 $2,867 -23.50
908 908 33 318.00 $318.00 $2,887 -17.54
900–925 912 116 328.00–336.00 $332.08 $3,029 -3.46
915 915 67 338.50 $338.50 $3,097 -1.50
930 value added 930 51 370.00 $370.00 $3,441 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 90 487.50 $487.50 $2,803 +17.70
645 645 90 441.00 $441.00 $2,844 —
680 680 72 401.00 $401.00 $2,727 -10.00
710 710 38 360.00 $360.00 $2,556 -28.00
780–785 783 189 365.00–374.00 $368.01 $2,882 -1.99
885 885 58 330.50 $330.50 $2,925 -13.26
950 950 275 337.50 $337.50 $3,206 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 86 400.00 $400.00 $2,400 -1.50
625 625 85 408.00 $408.00 $2,550 +6.00
650 650 60 356.00 $356.00 $2,314 -20.00
785 785 140 344.00 $344.00 $2,700 +5.30
835 835 68 327.00 $327.00 $2,730 +6.00
875 875 60 329.00 $329.00 $2,879 +23.50
875 875 140 324.50 $324.50 $2,839 +19.00
890 value added 890 165 363.00 $363.00 $3,231 —
905 905 19 318.00 $318.00 $2,878 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 70 410.00 $410.00 $2,398 -3.75
585 585 85 410.00 $410.00 $2,398 -3.75
610 610 165 381.00 $381.00 $2,324 +6.00
625 625 80 382.50 $382.50 $2,391 +7.50
675 675 38 335.00 $335.00 $2,261 -20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 20 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 value added 590 121 372.50 $372.50 $2,198 —
600 value added 600 103 370.00 $370.00 $2,220 —
650 650 75 395.00 $395.00 $2,568 +10.50
665–685 value added 672 431 351.00–382.00 $374.00 $2,513 —
700 value added 700 89 366.00 $366.00 $2,562 —
825 value added 825 210 309.00 $309.00 $2,549 —
825 825 62 335.00 $335.00 $2,764 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 value added 530 122 482.00 $482.00 $2,555 —
600 value added 600 155 443.00 $443.00 $2,658 —
610 value added 610 77 397.00 $397.00 $2,422 —
625 value added 625 472 431.00 $431.00 $2,694 —
675 value added 675 75 372.00 $372.00 $2,511 —
700 value added 700 149 387.00 $387.00 $2,709 —
725 value added 725 104 375.00 $375.00 $2,719 —
825 825 124 343.00 $343.00 $2,830 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 value added 635 141 395.00 $395.00 $2,508 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 135 540.00 $540.00 $1,890 —
350 350 405 540.50–541.00 $540.67 $1,892 —
350 350 270 541.00 $541.00 $1,894 —
525 525 95 418.00 $418.00 $2,194 —
725 725 140 323.00 $323.00 $2,342 —
870 870 56 285.00 $285.00 $2,480 —
890 890 53 274.00 $274.00 $2,439 —
970 970 196 256.00 $256.00 $2,483 —
1025 1025 200 258.00 $258.00 $2,644 —

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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.