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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

11,042 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.54/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,755/hd at 811 lb · 2,096 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.04/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,456/hd at 751 lb · 1,506 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $344.67/cwt +11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,768/hd at 803 lb · 913 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,042 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 78 382.00 $382.00 $2,292 —
625 unweaned 625 77 366.00 $366.00 $2,288 —
685 685 70 370.00 $370.00 $2,534 —
700 700 68 366.42 $366.42 $2,565 —
750 750 65 335.00 $335.00 $2,512 -12.05
750–775 756 303 342.49–349.00 $347.12 $2,624 +0.07
770 770 63 360.00 $360.00 $2,772 +12.95
800–825 806 1,580 334.00–342.89 $339.71 $2,738 +6.10
825 825 270 340.00 $340.00 $2,805 +6.39
810–840 832 246 335.00–347.00 $337.93 $2,812 +4.32
850 850 360 334.00 $334.00 $2,839 +5.32
900 900 121 326.00 $326.00 $2,934 +6.00
919–925 922 572 311.00–328.35 $317.13 $2,924 +6.16
950 950 60 317.00 $317.00 $3,012 +1.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 200 372.50 $372.50 $2,421 -6.17
755 755 70 356.00 $356.00 $2,688 +9.89
775 775 63 351.00 $351.00 $2,720 +4.89
800 800 100 335.00 $335.00 $2,680 -10.00
800 800 750 346.00 $346.00 $2,768 +1.00
846 846 63 344.18 $344.18 $2,912 +10.68
850 850 290 345.00 $345.00 $2,932 +20.00
850–875 863 324 321.00–326.00 $323.70 $2,794 -9.21
900 900 60 325.00 $325.00 $2,925 +15.00
950 950 70 327.00 $327.00 $3,106 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703 703 70 333.00 $333.00 $2,341 +8.00
801 801 135 318.00 $318.00 $2,547 -2.84
873–875 873 82 307.00–313.68 $310.83 $2,714 +19.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 180 308.53 $308.53 $2,468 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 200 352.50 $352.50 $2,291 —
675 675 290 355.50 $355.50 $2,400 —
700 700 140 333.00 $333.00 $2,331 -0.45
725 725 140 335.00–336.15 $335.58 $2,433 +5.58
725 725 67 333.00 $333.00 $2,414 +3.00
750 750 130 337.00 $337.00 $2,528 +9.00
750–760 750 851 321.00–332.00 $328.10 $2,461 +0.10
750–775 753 525 322.00–328.00 $322.86 $2,431 -5.14
800 800 480 323.00 $323.00 $2,584 +9.00
825 825 420 330.00 $330.00 $2,722 +23.95
860 860 57 298.00 $298.00 $2,563 -17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 unweaned 600 80 336.00 $336.00 $2,016 —
670 670 73 331.44 $331.44 $2,221 -12.56
700 700 140 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 +27.71
725 725 420 328.00–335.02 $333.90 $2,421 +16.61
775–785 775 281 317.07–323.49 $317.64 $2,462 -6.78
800 800 62 315.73 $315.73 $2,526 +5.73
825 825 124 313.63–313.65 $313.64 $2,588 +6.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 113 308.93 $308.93 $2,348 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 59 350.00 $350.00 $2,800 —

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Reading this report

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.