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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 28, 2025

12,533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $306.61/cwt +16.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,823/hd at 921 lb · 2,007 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $297.22/cwt -24.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,411/hd at 811 lb · 1,424 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $321.75/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,746/hd at 853 lb · 1,224 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,533

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 65 4.00 $4.00 $28 -342.00
711 711 219 345.00 $345.00 $2,453 -1.00
725 725 135 339.50 $339.50 $2,461 -6.50
775 775 248 351.00 $351.00 $2,720 +39.00
775 775 350 330.00 $330.00 $2,558 +18.00
800 800 120 $-2.00 $-16 -322.71
800–809 807 1,014 320.94–326.44 $323.43 $2,610 +2.72
825 825 110 321.00 $321.00 $2,648 +0.29
835 835 180 334.50 $334.50 $2,793 +16.00
850 850 991 320.98–324.67 $322.48 $2,741 +6.48
850–875 868 233 318.00–320.50 $318.67 $2,766 +10.67
900–925 909 561 285.00–291.00 $287.67 $2,615 +4.79
925 925 750 312.00 $312.00 $2,886 +13.00
925 925 170 312.00 $312.00 $2,886 +13.00
925–935 926 526 305.00–319.00 $317.38 $2,939 +18.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576–593 582 258 352.00–366.00 $358.60 $2,087 +3.10
609 609 78 362.00 $362.00 $2,205
661–672 663 97 342.00–349.00 $347.41 $2,303
725 725 235 335.00 $335.00 $2,429 +5.00
750 750 260 344.00 $344.00 $2,580 +13.62
764 764 70 335.46 $335.46 $2,563 +5.08
795 795 126 326.50 $326.50 $2,596 +14.82
813 813 65 310.63 $310.63 $2,525 +4.63
975 975 102 287.00 $287.00 $2,798 -3.51

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 160 355.00 $355.00 $2,219
650 650 65 $0.00 $0 -330.00
650 650 78 329.00 $329.00 $2,138 -1.00
650 650 78 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 ±0.00
650 650 468 329.00–330.00 $329.17 $2,140 -0.83
650 650 468 329.00–330.00 $329.50 $2,142 -0.50
700 700 120 $-7.00 $-49 -316.00
700 700 70 312.00 $312.00 $2,184 +3.00
700 700 130 311.68 $311.68 $2,182 +2.68
700–725 707 701 318.00–326.00 $321.15 $2,271 +4.69
750–784 763 581 308.98–316.00 $311.99 $2,380 +6.99
850 850 126 272.00–280.00 $276.32 $2,349 -19.68
850 850 110 294.59 $294.59 $2,504 -1.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–568 561 171 342.00–353.00 $347.40 $1,949 +11.90
600–645 623 149 333.00–337.00 $335.09 $2,088
650 650 85 336.00 $336.00 $2,184 +21.00
651 651 45 332.00 $332.00 $2,161 +17.00
746 746 58 312.00 $312.00 $2,328 -1.00
750–760 755 130 312.00–313.00 $312.50 $2,359 +6.69
760–764 762 130 305.37–307.00 $306.19 $2,333 +0.38
860 860 57 286.00 $286.00 $2,460 +5.27

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 655 456.00 $456.00 $2,052
450 450 655 436.00 $436.00 $1,962

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 140 443.00 $443.00 $1,550 +2.00
350 350 140 443.00 $443.00 $1,550 +2.00

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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.