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Fort Worth, Texas · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

3,870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $344.69/cwt +11.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,824/hd at 819 lb · 979 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.53/cwt ≈ $2,432/hd at 720 lb · 833 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $350.07/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,722/hd at 777 lb · 641 head
Fort Worth 8-weight steers hit $340/cwt, down $21 from the late-June peak of $356. Receipts ran 3,870 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,870

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 71 386.00 $386.00 $2,606 -19.00
700 700 60 370.00 $370.00 $2,590 ±0.00
700–730 710 210 362.00–376.00 $371.40 $2,637 +1.40
710 710 50 348.00 $348.00 $2,471 -22.00
750–790 775 194 347.00–363.00 $353.68 $2,741 +12.67
775 775 129 358.00 $358.00 $2,774 +16.99
760–790 780 192 343.00–357.00 $347.69 $2,712 +6.68
780 780 126 340.00 $340.00 $2,652 -1.01
810 810 124 348.00 $348.00 $2,819 +9.63
800–825 816 368 342.00–346.00 $343.67 $2,804 +7.67
800–840 824 487 339.00–351.00 $344.62 $2,840 +8.62
850 850 40 335.00 $335.00 $2,848 +15.00
850–875 866 234 329.00–343.00 $333.27 $2,886 +13.27
865–875 870 231 330.00–334.00 $332.01 $2,888 +12.01
880 880 57 333.00 $333.00 $2,930 +13.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 52 372.00 $372.00 $2,306
650 650 154 358.00 $358.00 $2,327 +60.00
675 675 75 349.00 $349.00 $2,356 +51.00
680 680 74 356.00 $356.00 $2,421 +58.00
690 690 20 318.00 $318.00 $2,194
700–725 716 421 336.00–352.00 $340.01 $2,434
725 725 136 335.00 $335.00 $2,429
725 725 138 333.00 $333.00 $2,414
725 725 69 338.00 $338.00 $2,450
725 725 69 336.00 $336.00 $2,436
750 750 24 320.00 $320.00 $2,400
775 775 65 324.00 $324.00 $2,511

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale

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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.