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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 13, 2026

7,262 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (300)

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.85/cwt -11.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,508/hd at 763 lb · 1,015 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.31/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,469/hd at 705 lb · 695 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.39/cwt -15.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,830/hd at 819 lb · 494 head
Texas Direct 7-weight heifers brought $338/cwt with receipts of 7,262 head. TX 7-weight heifers are down $9 from their late June peak of $347. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,262

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 31 456.30 $456.30 $2,359
625 625 60 420.49 $420.49 $2,628 -21.54
700 700 70 361.00 $361.00 $2,527
741 741 345 360.92 $360.92 $2,674
800 800 60 340.00 $340.00 $2,720 -20.56
815–825 822 434 339.00–349.00 $346.14 $2,845 -14.42
875 875 220 338.95 $338.95 $2,966 -1.05
900–925 914 293 331.00–336.00 $333.01 $3,044
950 950 325 321.26–324.18 $323.19 $3,070 -4.01
1000 1000 150 289.24 $289.24 $2,892
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 300 400.00 $400.00 $2,600
686 686 47 410.00 $410.00 $2,813
750 750 130 357.00 $357.00 $2,678 -14.00
825–835 830 330 349.57–361.98 $355.21 $2,948 +9.96
850 850 60 338.00 $338.00 $2,873
925 925 58 331.00 $331.00 $3,062
1056 1056 56 300.88 $300.88 $3,177

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 100 455.00 $455.00 $2,230
625 625 80 353.85 $353.85 $2,212 -19.15
650 650 70 364.00 $364.00 $2,366 -8.00
666 666 22 368.00 $368.00 $2,451 -4.00
675 675 72 347.00 $347.00 $2,342 -25.00
700 700 140 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 -0.23
700–725 706 555 349.00–352.50 $351.65 $2,483 +6.42
750 750 455 334.00 $334.00 $2,505 -6.50
750–775 768 180 334.00–339.98 $335.66 $2,578 -4.84
775 775 130 309.00 $309.00 $2,395 -31.50
775 775 60 322.00 $322.00 $2,496 -18.50
775 775 190 325.82 $325.82 $2,525 -14.68
815 815 180 328.00 $328.00 $2,673
840 840 53 316.39 $316.39 $2,658
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 328 433.30 $433.30 $2,309
675 675 180 347.00–359.00 $352.33 $2,378 +0.33
725 725 210 347.00 $347.00 $2,516 +7.68
825 825 240 328.00 $328.00 $2,706
835 835 240 312.95 $312.95 $2,613

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 130 500.00 $500.00 $1,750
875 875 118 332.00 $332.00 $2,905

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 420 344.00 $344.00 $1,204
350 350 140 544.00 $544.00 $1,904

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high 358.57 low 191.08 Aug 2025 Jul 2026

850–899 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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