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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

16,962 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $353.04/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,715/hd at 769 lb · 1,955 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $344.27/cwt -7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,943/hd at 855 lb · 1,828 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.71/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,468/hd at 716 lb · 1,665 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,962

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 70 390.00 $390.00 $2,282
685 685 75 374.50 $374.50 $2,565 -10.50
700–723 705 282 373.46–375.00 $374.61 $2,641 +8.51
725 725 335 357.00 $357.00 $2,588 -10.21
731 731 73 377.00 $377.00 $2,756 +9.79
750–793 752 489 351.36–367.00 $358.73 $2,698 +3.43
751–789 774 206 355.00–360.00 $358.16 $2,772 +2.86
775 775 1,260 350.00 $350.00 $2,712 -5.30
800 800 600 341.00–345.00 $343.00 $2,744 -1.00
800–825 812 363 346.77–347.25 $347.01 $2,818 -5.39
800–839 832 354 347.00–348.00 $347.84 $2,894 -4.56
850 850 233 326.00–330.00 $327.00 $2,780 -2.00
850–895 867 182 338.00–343.00 $341.35 $2,960 +0.35
869–885 880 593 325.00–334.94 $332.75 $2,928 -8.25
900 900 509 321.00–324.94 $324.51 $2,921 -8.94
906 906 52 325.00 $325.00 $2,944 -11.00
7801 7801 65 341.00 $341.00 $26,601
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 175 420.00 $420.00 $2,394 -5.58
600–625 617 235 383.00–390.50 $386.41 $2,384
650 650 75 391.00 $391.00 $2,542 -2.50
725 725 67 369.00 $369.00 $2,675 -12.00
750 750 130 348.00 $348.00 $2,610
760 760 130 371.00 $371.00 $2,820
750–775 773 1,283 354.00–360.00 $354.75 $2,742
800 800 62 353.00 $353.00 $2,824 +2.00
800–825 822 376 343.00–354.89 $350.51 $2,881 -4.49
850 850 638 345.00–351.00 $349.17 $2,968 -2.83
850–875 851 790 338.00–347.15 $343.75 $2,925 -8.25
870 870 400 337.50 $337.50 $2,936 -14.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 276 354.00 $354.00 $2,566
770 770 65 345.00 $345.00 $2,656
884 884 58 320.00 $320.00 $2,829

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 80 356.00 $356.00 $1,958 -19.58
625 625 80 366.00 $366.00 $2,288 -11.00
650 650 420 342.50–346.00 $344.33 $2,238 -25.17
675 675 60 353.00 $353.00 $2,383 -16.50
675 675 72 360.00 $360.00 $2,430 -9.50
700 700 70 353.00 $353.00 $2,471 +7.17
700–725 716 1,460 337.50–352.00 $345.86 $2,476 +0.03
725 725 135 328.00 $328.00 $2,378 -7.50
750 750 325 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 -4.20
750 750 130 326.00 $326.00 $2,445 -18.20
751 751 133 338.00 $338.00 $2,538 -6.20
775 775 688 331.00–336.00 $331.46 $2,569 -5.94
800 800 220 319.75 $319.75 $2,558 -12.17
981 981 55 288.00 $288.00 $2,825
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 70 378.00 $378.00 $2,211
650 650 150 365.00 $365.00 $2,372 -3.00
685–690 687 142 350.00–358.00 $354.06 $2,432 -13.94
700 700 140 353.00 $353.00 $2,471 +8.00
704–735 723 805 340.00–348.00 $343.16 $2,481 +8.15
750–769 752 455 325.00–340.00 $336.69 $2,532 +10.85
750–785 769 351 324.35–332.79 $328.81 $2,529 +2.97
775 775 65 322.00 $322.00 $2,496 -3.84
950 950 55 294.78 $294.78 $2,800

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 150 407.00–410.00 $408.00 $2,040

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–525 508 150 422.00–450.00 $431.33 $2,191

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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.