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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2026

15,960 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $335.52/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,569/hd at 766 lb · 2,134 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.65/cwt +6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,489/hd at 755 lb · 1,593 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $338.91/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,748/hd at 811 lb · 1,146 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 15,960 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 256 376.24 $376.24 $2,389 +6.80
670–680 678 192 349.00–360.00 $351.51 $2,383 -7.40
685–692 686 372 345.17–367.36 $357.32 $2,451 -1.59
700 700 70 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 -4.50
719–724 722 244 354.77–357.00 $355.46 $2,566 -1.28
750 750 68 336.00 $336.00 $2,520 -20.00
760 760 975 334.00 $334.00 $2,538 -22.00
750–788 761 189 352.50–358.00 $356.28 $2,711 +0.28
762–767 764 138 344.00–350.29 $347.10 $2,652 -8.90
750–780 776 764 330.00–332.00 $330.18 $2,562 +8.18
800 800 130 338.50 $338.50 $2,708 +8.50
800 800 120 317.00 $317.00 $2,536 -13.00
800 800 100 333.70 $333.70 $2,670 +3.70
810 810 120 319.00 $319.00 $2,584 -11.00
850 850 60 312.00 $312.00 $2,652 +9.00
858–859 858 286 333.00–337.50 $334.79 $2,872 -3.59
853–863 859 180 327.38–329.32 $328.08 $2,818 -10.30
890 890 620 299.00 $299.00 $2,661 -25.00
900–925 905 275 317.94–324.47 $323.16 $2,925 +5.16
925 925 190 328.00 $328.00 $3,034 +34.00
969 969 150 309.00 $309.00 $2,994 +6.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 85 400.00 $400.00 $2,340 —
590 590 32 371.00 $371.00 $2,189 —
625 625 30 384.00 $384.00 $2,400 —
660–690 674 145 369.00–373.00 $371.07 $2,501 —
725 725 23 364.00 $364.00 $2,639 +6.50
716–733 729 268 354.88–355.59 $355.03 $2,588 -2.47
750–760 755 260 358.00–362.00 $360.00 $2,718 +10.00
775 775 65 336.00 $336.00 $2,604 -14.00
779–793 781 794 340.00–351.00 $349.04 $2,726 -0.96
800 800 240 343.00 $343.00 $2,744 +9.04
800 800 180 325.00–327.00 $326.33 $2,611 -7.63
800–825 814 420 336.00–341.00 $338.14 $2,752 +4.18
815–840 821 306 335.00–347.88 $344.15 $2,825 +2.15
850 850 130 332.00 $332.00 $2,822 +1.04
850 850 70 341.00 $341.00 $2,898 +10.04
850–860 851 480 335.00–338.00 $337.00 $2,868 +6.04
900 900 55 322.00 $322.00 $2,898 +2.00
900–910 907 233 333.00–334.00 $333.25 $3,023 +13.25
985 985 54 312.00 $312.00 $3,073 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–575 557 255 377.00–388.00 $381.88 $2,127 —
566 566 55 362.00 $362.00 $2,049 —
676 676 152 350.00 $350.00 $2,366 +7.00
675–685 682 355 349.50–354.00 $350.45 $2,390 +7.45
694 694 71 337.00 $337.00 $2,339 -6.00
716 716 19 330.59 $330.59 $2,367 +1.73
710–725 720 421 332.50–338.00 $336.07 $2,420 +7.21
725 725 67 312.00 $312.00 $2,262 -16.86
750 750 195 329.00 $329.00 $2,468 +1.00
750 750 65 322.00 $322.00 $2,415 -6.00
750 750 260 330.00 $330.00 $2,475 +2.00
750 750 195 330.00 $330.00 $2,475 +2.00
750 750 328 329.00–335.00 $332.18 $2,491 +4.18
765 765 550 329.00 $329.00 $2,517 +2.14
800 800 435 318.00 $318.00 $2,544 +4.00
800 800 60 323.00 $323.00 $2,584 +9.00
800 800 60 322.00 $322.00 $2,576 +8.00
800 800 180 315.00 $315.00 $2,520 +1.00
800 800 120 297.00–298.00 $297.50 $2,380 -16.50
850 850 60 287.44 $287.44 $2,443 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 96 378.60 $378.60 $1,889 —
522 522 101 380.81 $380.81 $1,988 +10.20
560 560 20 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 —
572 572 172 365.43 $365.43 $2,090 —
615 615 80 331.50 $331.50 $2,039 -11.25
622 622 111 344.11 $344.11 $2,140 +1.36
650–680 662 170 325.00–337.00 $332.06 $2,198 -1.94
670 670 125 330.00 $330.00 $2,211 -11.44
680–688 684 516 333.17–341.36 $334.77 $2,290 -6.67
720–733 722 419 327.00–330.29 $327.54 $2,365 -6.46
725 725 70 322.00 $322.00 $2,334 -12.00
750 750 195 329.00 $329.00 $2,468 +25.00
759–781 767 203 327.50–328.50 $328.00 $2,516 +25.00
770 770 20 307.00 $307.00 $2,364 +4.00
800 800 60 303.00 $303.00 $2,424 +5.00
825 825 60 295.00 $295.00 $2,434 -24.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 347.00 $347.00 $2,429 —
800 800 200 320.00 $320.00 $2,560 +32.00

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high 355.42 low 191.08 Oct 2025 Oct 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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