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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

14,027 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $318.16/cwt ≈ $2,794/hd at 878 lb · 1,978 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $332.30/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,857/hd at 860 lb · 1,571 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.87/cwt +11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,476/hd at 760 lb · 1,421 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 14,027

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
739–745 743 273 341.50–353.00 $344.45 $2,559 -20.55
750–789 758 1,133 339.97–348.75 $347.05 $2,631 +28.72
800–825 811 1,409 327.50–337.30 $333.61 $2,706 +14.61
850 850 472 328.68 $328.68 $2,794
872–899 887 1,506 314.75–315.00 $314.86 $2,793
901 901 57 320.00 $320.00 $2,883 +21.07
900–931 915 289 308.56–313.56 $310.97 $2,845 +12.04
950 950 115 315.75 $315.75 $3,000 +13.75
950 950 320 301.74 $301.74 $2,867 -0.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 170 393.50 $393.50 $2,263
655–657 655 99 370.00–381.00 $378.67 $2,480 +14.79
720–725 722 134 362.00–365.00 $363.50 $2,624 +2.72
750–785 763 375 342.00–355.00 $346.11 $2,641 -1.89
810 810 120 345.00 $345.00 $2,794 +4.00
800–825 811 149 319.00–327.00 $323.24 $2,621 -4.96
825 825 303 333.50 $333.50 $2,751 +16.50
850 850 60 325.00 $325.00 $2,762 +0.03
850 850 58 332.00 $332.00 $2,822 +7.03
850–875 859 1,325 331.25–334.00 $332.91 $2,860 +7.94
875 875 58 335.00 $335.00 $2,931 +10.03
875 875 70 325.00 $325.00 $2,844 +0.03
900 900 55 310.00 $310.00 $2,790 +4.47
925 925 240 301.00 $301.00 $2,784 -4.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
731 731 137 325.00 $325.00 $2,376
787–789 787 424 333.49–334.94 $334.78 $2,635
825 825 120 320.84 $320.84 $2,647
896 896 30 291.00 $291.00 $2,607

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 275 395.50 $395.50 $2,116
700 700 795 332.00–336.00 $333.45 $2,334 -1.55
730 730 50 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 -6.50
740 740 95 331.00 $331.00 $2,449 -5.50
750 750 90 328.00 $328.00 $2,460 -5.00
750–775 759 1,040 325.25–328.00 $326.97 $2,482 +15.77
750–775 759 163 316.00–322.00 $318.32 $2,416 +7.12
775 775 128 325.00 $325.00 $2,519 +13.80
800 800 92 314.00 $314.00 $2,512
800 800 150 296.00 $296.00 $2,368
800 800 120 311.00 $311.00 $2,488
800–825 809 190 301.00–309.00 $306.05 $2,476
850 850 58 315.00 $315.00 $2,678
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618–625 620 236 336.69–349.36 $340.98 $2,114
654 654 297 344.00 $344.00 $2,250 +6.00
700–745 722 365 312.45–325.49 $317.29 $2,291 +2.30
765 765 65 324.42 $324.42 $2,482 -1.58
814 814 67 310.00 $310.00 $2,523 +11.00
818 818 136 306.95 $306.95 $2,511 +7.95
850 850 114 284.00–285.00 $284.50 $2,418 +1.50

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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.