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Fort Worth, Texas · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 23, 2026

20,499 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $426.06/cwt -19.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,859/hd at 671 lb · 1,939 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $489.58/cwt +18.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,770/hd at 566 lb · 1,814 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $437.99/cwt ≈ $2,719/hd at 621 lb · 1,276 head
Fort Worth, TX 6-weight steers sold at $431/cwt. TX 6-weight steers are down $17 from their early July peak of $434/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 20,499 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 value added 475 207 560.00–617.50 $589.72 $2,801 —
480 value added 480 105 508.00 $508.00 $2,438 —
490 490 100 535.00 $535.00 $2,622 —
525 value added 525 95 550.00 $550.00 $2,888 —
525 value added 525 203 540.00 $540.00 $2,835 —
525 value added 525 462 472.50–567.50 $535.58 $2,812 —
525 525 96 470.00 $470.00 $2,468 —
545 value added 545 90 500.00 $500.00 $2,725 —
550 value added 550 100 535.00 $535.00 $2,942 —
550 value added 550 90 510.00 $510.00 $2,805 —
550–580 value added 556 932 470.00–532.00 $508.05 $2,825 —
560 value added 560 92 517.00 $517.00 $2,895 —
575 value added 575 165 462.50 $462.50 $2,659 —
575 575 55 385.00 $385.00 $2,214 -76.00
590 590 80 413.00 $413.00 $2,437 -52.00
595 595 300 457.00 $457.00 $2,719 -8.00
600 600 80 438.00 $438.00 $2,628 —
600 600 80 459.00 $459.00 $2,754 —
600 unweaned 600 79 409.00 $409.00 $2,454 —
600 600 42 415.00 $415.00 $2,490 —
600 600 64 410.00 $410.00 $2,460 —
600 600 50 399.00 $399.00 $2,394 —
625 unweaned 625 100 425.00 $425.00 $2,656 —
625 625 50 443.00 $443.00 $2,769 —
625 value added 625 160 440.00 $440.00 $2,750 —
625 value added 625 100 476.00 $476.00 $2,975 —
620–640 value added 633 233 452.50–460.00 $455.54 $2,884 —
635 635 158 442.50 $442.50 $2,810 —
640 640 80 406.00 $406.00 $2,598 —
650 650 85 430.00 $430.00 $2,795 -30.00
650 unweaned 650 160 450.00 $450.00 $2,925 —
650 unweaned 650 85 444.00 $444.00 $2,886 —
650–670 663 227 396.00–399.00 $398.00 $2,639 -62.00
670 value added 670 215 457.00 $457.00 $3,062 —
675 675 80 441.00 $441.00 $2,977 -19.00
675 value added 675 440 434.00–441.00 $437.50 $2,953 —
675 675 50 330.00 $330.00 $2,228 -130.00
675 unweaned 675 77 348.00 $348.00 $2,349 —
675 675 77 375.00 $375.00 $2,531 -85.00
675 675 22 380.00 $380.00 $2,565 -80.00
680 value added 680 91 422.50 $422.50 $2,873 —
685–690 value added 687 330 436.00–440.00 $437.83 $3,008 —
700 unweaned 700 72 325.00 $325.00 $2,275 —
700 700 85 410.00 $410.00 $2,870 -2.00
700 700 30 355.00 $355.00 $2,485 -57.00
700–725 unweaned 712 146 333.00–340.00 $336.51 $2,396 —
715–720 718 135 376.00–387.50 $380.24 $2,730 -31.76
720 720 80 352.00 $352.00 $2,534 -60.00
725 725 75 362.00 $362.00 $2,624 -50.00
725 unweaned 725 143 348.00 $348.00 $2,523 —
730 unweaned 730 65 359.00 $359.00 $2,621 —
730 value added 730 66 433.00 $433.00 $3,161 —
750 value added 750 75 421.00 $421.00 $3,158 —
775 775 66 351.00 $351.00 $2,720 -42.50
800 800 64 343.00 $343.00 $2,744 -22.00
800 value added 800 62 337.00 $337.00 $2,696 —
800 800 60 340.00 $340.00 $2,720 -25.00
820 820 43 330.00 $330.00 $2,706 -35.00
830 830 62 329.00 $329.00 $2,731 -36.00
840 value added 840 67 373.00 $373.00 $3,133 —
850 850 53 363.00 $363.00 $3,086 +16.00
865 865 250 344.00 $344.00 $2,976 -3.00
875 875 55 342.00 $342.00 $2,992 -5.00
910 910 63 331.00 $331.00 $3,012 -6.99
925 925 225 327.00 $327.00 $3,025 -18.00
925 925 170 333.00 $333.00 $3,080 -12.00
965 965 157 327.00 $327.00 $3,156 -7.00
960–975 969 910 323.00–328.00 $325.01 $3,149 -8.99
1025 1025 93 310.00 $310.00 $3,178 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 84 522.50 $522.50 $2,612 —
525 unweaned 525 100 460.00 $460.00 $2,415 —
600 600 175 402.50 $402.50 $2,415 -51.50
600 value added 600 84 447.00 $447.00 $2,682 —
600 value added 600 80 444.00 $444.00 $2,664 —
600 600 140 445.00 $445.00 $2,670 -9.00
625 unweaned 625 82 370.00 $370.00 $2,312 —
650 650 160 383.00 $383.00 $2,490 —
650 650 80 384.00 $384.00 $2,496 —
675 675 65 338.00 $338.00 $2,282 —
675 675 150 405.00 $405.00 $2,734 —
675 675 75 387.50 $387.50 $2,616 —
700 700 140 374.00 $374.00 $2,618 -20.00
700 700 210 370.00 $370.00 $2,590 -24.00
700 700 45 323.00 $323.00 $2,261 -71.00
700–725 unweaned 712 284 321.00–326.00 $323.47 $2,303 —
725 725 70 360.00 $360.00 $2,610 -29.00
740 740 140 343.00 $343.00 $2,538 -46.00
750 750 136 345.00 $345.00 $2,588 -69.75
750–790 763 201 340.00–347.00 $344.66 $2,630 -32.34
775–790 783 196 340.00–342.00 $341.01 $2,670 -35.99
785 785 128 340.00 $340.00 $2,669 -37.00
800–815 805 192 334.00–344.00 $338.37 $2,724 —
825 825 240 336.00 $336.00 $2,772 —
825–835 832 251 325.00–329.00 $326.03 $2,713 —
875 875 58 320.00 $320.00 $2,800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 value added 425 112 587.00 $587.00 $2,495 —
465 465 103 498.00 $498.00 $2,316 +18.00
475 value added 475 102 525.00 $525.00 $2,494 —
500 value added 500 100 492.50 $492.50 $2,462 —
500 value added 500 100 510.00 $510.00 $2,550 —
500–525 value added 507 690 477.50–525.00 $496.88 $2,519 —
520 value added 520 93 471.00 $471.00 $2,449 —
525 525 35 355.00 $355.00 $1,864 —
535 value added 535 120 464.00 $464.00 $2,482 —
550 550 80 405.00 $405.00 $2,228 —
560 560 42 390.00 $390.00 $2,184 —
560 560 80 447.00 $447.00 $2,503 —
570 570 80 390.00 $390.00 $2,223 —
575 unweaned 575 60 359.00 $359.00 $2,064 —
580 580 34 390.00 $390.00 $2,262 —
585 value added 585 80 422.00 $422.00 $2,469 —
590 590 50 408.00 $408.00 $2,407 —
590 value added 590 100 449.00 $449.00 $2,649 —
600 600 30 369.00 $369.00 $2,214 -62.00
600 unweaned 600 100 392.50 $392.50 $2,355 —
600 600 86 390.00 $390.00 $2,340 -41.00
600 value added 600 100 428.00 $428.00 $2,568 —
620 value added 620 154 449.00 $449.00 $2,784 —
625 625 26 305.00 $305.00 $1,906 -155.00
625 625 80 367.00 $367.00 $2,294 -93.00
630 value added 630 98 427.00 $427.00 $2,690 —
645 value added 645 310 407.00–409.00 $408.00 $2,632 —
650 unweaned 650 78 352.50 $352.50 $2,291 —
650 unweaned 650 158 341.00 $341.00 $2,216 —
650 unweaned 650 77 328.00 $328.00 $2,132 —
650 650 86 356.00–367.50 $360.68 $2,344 —
670 670 76 349.00 $349.00 $2,338 —
675 675 44 330.00 $330.00 $2,228 —
675 675 52 380.00 $380.00 $2,565 —
725 725 70 331.00 $331.00 $2,400 -15.01
770 770 37 310.00 $310.00 $2,387 -72.00
790 790 64 322.00 $322.00 $2,544 -36.00
825 825 62 315.00 $315.00 $2,599 -26.00
840 840 230 329.00 $329.00 $2,764 -21.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 18 497.50 $497.50 $2,488 +68.50
520 value added 520 96 460.00 $460.00 $2,392 —
535 value added 535 100 432.50 $432.50 $2,314 —
560 value added 560 80 447.00 $447.00 $2,503 —
650 650 30 298.00 $298.00 $1,937 -88.00
650 650 80 355.00 $355.00 $2,308 -31.00
650–685 unweaned 667 300 319.00–321.00 $319.99 $2,134 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 40 408.00 $408.00 $2,244 —
665 value added 665 292 365.00 $365.00 $2,427 -35.00
735 value added 735 118 352.50 $352.50 $2,591 —
750 value added 750 327 342.00 $342.00 $2,565 —
850 850 58 299.00 $299.00 $2,542 -31.00
950 950 52 281.00 $281.00 $2,670 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 40 408.00 $408.00 $2,244 -73.00
650 value added 650 381 380.00 $380.00 $2,470 —
700 value added 700 126 362.50 $362.50 $2,538 —
765 value added 765 192 354.00 $354.00 $2,708 —
850 value added 850 175 322.00 $322.00 $2,737 —
900 900 55 303.00 $303.00 $2,727 —
1000 1000 50 293.00 $293.00 $2,930 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 140 515.00 $515.00 $1,545 —
550 550 180 330.00 $330.00 $1,815 -56.00
575 575 85 340.00 $340.00 $1,955 -46.00
615 615 80 330.00 $330.00 $2,030 -46.00

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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.