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Fort Worth, Texas · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 13, 2026

14,857 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $403.50/cwt ≈ $2,652/hd at 657 lb · 1,319 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.79/cwt ≈ $2,239/hd at 614 lb · 1,277 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $342.28/cwt ≈ $3,096/hd at 905 lb · 1,095 head
Fort Worth steers in the 6-weight class are trading at $413/cwt. The class is down $80 from its early July peak of $434/cwt, with receipts at 14,857 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 14,857 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 50 472.50 $472.50 $2,292 —
500 500 50 470.00 $470.00 $2,350 —
525 value added 525 279 515.00 $515.00 $2,704 —
525 525 75 442.50 $442.50 $2,323 —
525 525 300 440.00–471.00 $460.67 $2,419 —
530 530 100 460.00 $460.00 $2,438 —
540 540 90 460.00 $460.00 $2,484 —
550 value added 550 110 477.50 $477.50 $2,626 —
560 560 186 440.00 $440.00 $2,464 —
565 565 175 431.00 $431.00 $2,435 —
575 575 90 398.00 $398.00 $2,288 —
575 575 105 440.00 $440.00 $2,530 —
590 590 80 434.00 $434.00 $2,561 —
620 value added 620 248 448.00 $448.00 $2,778 —
620 620 80 410.00 $410.00 $2,542 —
625 625 155 435.00 $435.00 $2,719 —
650 value added 650 225 450.00 $450.00 $2,925 —
650 650 160 398.00 $398.00 $2,587 —
650 650 80 381.00 $381.00 $2,476 —
650 650 74 358.00 $358.00 $2,327 —
650–660 654 390 420.00–427.50 $424.59 $2,777 —
660 660 80 362.50 $362.50 $2,392 —
665 665 78 369.00 $369.00 $2,454 —
675 value added 675 80 393.00 $393.00 $2,653 —
675 675 72 373.00 $373.00 $2,518 —
680 680 80 358.00 $358.00 $2,434 —
715 715 60 346.00 $346.00 $2,474 —
700–740 725 348 350.00–359.00 $355.21 $2,575 —
750 750 69 330.00 $330.00 $2,475 —
750 750 39 349.00 $349.00 $2,618 —
775 775 67 350.00 $350.00 $2,712 —
800 800 128 340.00 $340.00 $2,720 —
825 825 250 317.00 $317.00 $2,615 —
840 840 62 313.00 $313.00 $2,629 —
875 875 115 314.00 $314.00 $2,748 —
875 875 59 316.00 $316.00 $2,765 —
875 875 289 319.00 $319.00 $2,791 —
875 875 115 311.00 $311.00 $2,721 —
885 885 227 311.50 $311.50 $2,757 —
885 value added 885 118 345.00 $345.00 $3,053 —
900 900 594 346.00 $346.00 $3,114 —
900–925 910 395 326.00–342.00 $335.41 $3,052 —
910 value added 910 106 347.00 $347.00 $3,158 —
950 950 54 325.00 $325.00 $3,088 —
950 950 22 318.00 $318.00 $3,021 —
960 960 110 326.00 $326.00 $3,130 —
975 975 108 327.00 $327.00 $3,188 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 175 393.00 $393.00 $2,358 —
725 725 140 344.00 $344.00 $2,494 -27.40
765 765 195 339.00 $339.00 $2,593 -14.68
775 775 70 332.00 $332.00 $2,573 -21.68
825 825 65 315.50 $315.50 $2,603 -29.12
940 940 414 306.00 $306.00 $2,876 —
950 950 235 314.00 $314.00 $2,983 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 50 442.50 $442.50 $2,036 —
475 475 50 407.50 $407.50 $1,936 —
475 475 105 490.00 $490.00 $2,328 —
500 500 50 435.00 $435.00 $2,175 —
500 value added 500 96 434.00 $434.00 $2,170 —
500 value added 500 100 460.00 $460.00 $2,300 —
510–545 528 210 395.00–455.00 $422.58 $2,231 —
565 565 90 389.00 $389.00 $2,198 —
590 590 180 410.00 $410.00 $2,419 —
600 value added 600 55 421.00 $421.00 $2,526 —
600 value added 600 243 400.00 $400.00 $2,400 —
610 610 170 358.00 $358.00 $2,184 —
610 610 80 350.00 $350.00 $2,135 —
615 615 85 355.00 $355.00 $2,183 —
600–640 618 407 339.00–355.00 $347.76 $2,149 —
620 620 80 401.00 $401.00 $2,486 —
625 625 85 331.00 $331.00 $2,069 —
640 640 72 343.00 $343.00 $2,195 —
650 650 39 334.00 $334.00 $2,171 —
650 650 80 351.00 $351.00 $2,282 —
650–685 672 386 331.00–360.00 $339.21 $2,279 —
730 730 72 324.00 $324.00 $2,365 —
750 750 207 308.00 $308.00 $2,310 —
750–775 760 335 307.00–317.00 $313.04 $2,379 —
800 800 64 320.00 $320.00 $2,560 —
850 value added 850 114 331.00 $331.00 $2,814 —
880 880 180 315.50 $315.50 $2,776 —
885 885 32 303.00 $303.00 $2,682 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 76 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 75 319.00 $319.00 $2,249 -21.01

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 value added 610 96 333.00 $333.00 $2,031 —
650 650 319 355.00 $355.00 $2,308 —
670 value added 670 144 322.00 $322.00 $2,157 —
720 value added 720 104 332.00 $332.00 $2,390 —
740 value added 740 72 323.00 $323.00 $2,390 —
765–775 value added 769 112 314.00–328.00 $322.71 $2,482 —
785 value added 785 80 320.00 $320.00 $2,512 —
950 value added 950 48 283.00 $283.00 $2,688 —
1015 value added 1015 82 264.00 $264.00 $2,680 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 30 297.00 $297.00 $2,450 —
850 value added 850 114 301.00 $301.00 $2,558 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 value added 600 175 358.00 $358.00 $2,148 —
675 value added 675 158 336.00 $336.00 $2,268 —
720 value added 720 146 346.00 $346.00 $2,491 —
735 value added 735 130 358.00 $358.00 $2,631 —
745 745 104 335.00 $335.00 $2,496 —
785 value added 785 60 340.00 $340.00 $2,669 —
900–925 value added 909 255 303.00–313.00 $309.53 $2,814 —
1050 value added 1050 180 274.00 $274.00 $2,877 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 24 312.00 $312.00 $2,574 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 35 4,600.00 $4,600.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 100 445.00 $445.00 $1,780 —

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160 160 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs) 300 550.00 $550.00 —

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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.