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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

11,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $349.65/cwt +16.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,820/hd at 806 lb · 1,618 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.60/cwt ≈ $2,584/hd at 761 lb · 1,004 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.43/cwt -4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,457/hd at 716 lb · 995 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,109

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 41 385.00 $385.00 $2,603
701–735 720 395 358.75–375.46 $366.10 $2,636 -4.52
720–725 722 131 358.00–375.00 $367.21 $2,651 -3.41
750–775 764 978 346.00–361.62 $355.30 $2,714 -3.69
800 800 480 344.00 $344.00 $2,752 -5.00
800 800 525 351.59 $351.59 $2,813 +2.59
800–825 817 613 348.00–365.00 $352.40 $2,879 -6.62
850 850 175 329.00 $329.00 $2,796 -5.00
858–880 876 412 340.00–343.00 $341.00 $2,987 +3.62
900 900 385 327.82–337.68 $333.45 $3,001
908 908 60 336.00 $336.00 $3,051
950 950 715 331.24 $331.24 $3,147 -1.52
954 954 55 335.00 $335.00 $3,196 +2.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 50 425.58 $425.58 $2,494
650 650 231 393.50 $393.50 $2,558
650 650 75 392.50 $392.50 $2,551
700 700 70 381.00 $381.00 $2,667
810 810 160 351.00 $351.00 $2,843 -11.80
825 825 180 355.00 $355.00 $2,929 +2.50
825 825 300 342.00 $342.00 $2,822 -10.50
850 850 235 352.00 $352.00 $2,992
900 900 330 340.79–340.92 $340.83 $3,067 +35.83
950 950 100 311.00 $311.00 $2,954
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
834 834 20 334.79 $334.79 $2,792 -3.91
923 923 53 302.58 $302.58 $2,793

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 85 405.00 $405.00 $2,126
582 582 36 375.58 $375.58 $2,186
600 600 80 375.00 $375.00 $2,250 -5.00
635 635 137 377.00 $377.00 $2,394 -3.00
665 665 72 369.50 $369.50 $2,457
690 690 70 357.00 $357.00 $2,463
700–738 708 626 338.00–348.00 $345.83 $2,448 -7.63
725 725 135 335.50 $335.50 $2,432 -1.50
725–730 727 134 339.00–345.00 $342.00 $2,486 +5.00
735 735 100 341.00 $341.00 $2,506 +4.00
750 750 325 341.00–349.00 $344.20 $2,582
750–775 766 679 332.82–345.50 $337.40 $2,584
800 800 660 331.92 $331.92 $2,655 -1.08
800 800 60 339.00 $339.00 $2,712 +6.00
900 900 55 322.00 $322.00 $2,898 +22.00
1000 1000 26 289.00 $289.00 $2,890
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 30 368.00 $368.00 $2,421 +371.50
700 700 140 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 -1.00
725–744 726 620 331.36–336.16 $335.01 $2,432 -14.99
775–779 777 270 323.93–327.62 $325.84 $2,532 -9.13

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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.