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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 21, 2025

14,036 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.27/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,346/hd at 779 lb · 1,695 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $289.91/cwt -14.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,645/hd at 913 lb · 1,671 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $322.01/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,662/hd at 827 lb · 1,528 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 14,036 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 85 385.00 $385.00 $2,310 —
650 650 200 350.00 $350.00 $2,275 —
668 668 140 360.00 $360.00 $2,405 —
725 725 360 342.35 $342.35 $2,482 -1.65
725 725 135 346.00 $346.00 $2,508 +2.00
725 725 67 350.00 $350.00 $2,538 +6.00
750 750 150 329.00 $329.00 $2,468 —
773 773 322 321.67 $321.67 $2,487 —
775 775 63 312.00 $312.00 $2,418 —
825 825 375 321.07 $321.07 $2,649 +0.82
825 825 360 320.71 $320.71 $2,646 +0.46
825 825 30 310.00 $310.00 $2,558 -10.25
825–830 826 643 323.00–325.00 $324.49 $2,680 +4.24
840 840 120 318.50 $318.50 $2,675 +8.65
850 850 120 316.00 $316.00 $2,686 +6.50
865 865 36 308.00 $308.00 $2,664 -1.50
900 900 912 282.00–284.00 $282.88 $2,546 -26.12
925 925 115 299.00 $299.00 $2,766 +4.50
923–939 928 644 298.00–298.72 $298.25 $2,768 +3.75
950 950 450 298.00 $298.00 $2,831 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 46 355.50 $355.50 $2,108 —
725 725 45 330.00 $330.00 $2,392 +5.65
756–790 772 131 320.00–340.00 $330.38 $2,551 +12.80
782–786 784 204 308.24–318.00 $311.68 $2,444 -5.90
800 800 200 306.00 $306.00 $2,448 -2.23
850 850 235 317.00 $317.00 $2,694 +10.00
865 865 241 310.00 $310.00 $2,682 +6.28
900–925 902 655 278.26–292.98 $289.10 $2,608 —
925 925 55 298.00 $298.00 $2,756 —
950–975 971 360 284.89–291.38 $290.51 $2,821 +1.27
1008 1008 175 281.97 $281.97 $2,842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707–723 712 111 312.00–312.89 $312.33 $2,224 —
862 862 38 288.00 $288.00 $2,483 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 100 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 +10.07
675 675 72 315.00 $315.00 $2,126 -4.93
700 700 150 309.00 $309.00 $2,163 -13.50
700–725 710 831 315.00–317.31 $316.46 $2,247 -6.04
725–730 727 141 302.00–320.00 $311.96 $2,268 +4.99
775 775 630 305.00 $305.00 $2,364 +9.24
775 775 200 294.00–300.00 $297.90 $2,309 +2.14
775 775 230 308.50 $308.50 $2,391 +12.74
785 785 635 296.00 $296.00 $2,324 +1.00
800 800 180 274.00–276.00 $274.67 $2,197 -30.33
815 815 150 300.00 $300.00 $2,445 -0.50
825 825 70 299.00 $299.00 $2,467 -1.50
825 825 30 288.00 $288.00 $2,376 -12.50
850 850 174 271.00–273.00 $271.67 $2,309 —
850 850 175 290.00 $290.00 $2,465 —
850 850 80 296.00 $296.00 $2,516 —
862 862 22 287.00 $287.00 $2,474 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 40 335.50 $335.50 $1,892 -19.39
675 675 70 315.00 $315.00 $2,126 +10.65
700–725 717 740 293.16–293.58 $293.28 $2,103 -11.07
725 725 75 313.00 $313.00 $2,269 +8.65
725 725 45 300.00 $300.00 $2,175 -4.35
750 750 200 305.81 $305.81 $2,294 +12.19
775 775 75 303.00 $303.00 $2,348 +13.00
850 850 130 277.93–284.00 $280.73 $2,386 —
900 900 23 264.89 $264.89 $2,384 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 270 441.00 $441.00 $1,544 —
350 350 675 441.00 $441.00 $1,544 —

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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.