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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 29, 2025

11,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.66/cwt -2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,578/hd at 770 lb · 1,936 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.52/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,547/hd at 771 lb · 1,281 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.13/cwt -101.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 804 lb · 1,255 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,081

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 65 3.00 $3.00 $21 -349.77
703 703 79 372.00 $372.00 $2,615 +19.23
737 737 69 372.00 $372.00 $2,742 +19.23
750–775 756 278 346.00–352.00 $349.53 $2,642 -7.47
794 794 130 349.78 $349.78 $2,777 -11.22
800 800 60 342.00 $342.00 $2,736 -1.00
800 800 240 $-6.00 $-48 -349.00
800 800 60 $0.00 $0 -343.00
800 800 60 $-3.00 $-24 -346.00
800–825 806 835 340.73–352.94 $350.31 $2,823 -6.34
860–875 868 291 333.79–336.66 $334.97 $2,908 -0.76
879–884 882 296 340.00–350.00 $342.03 $3,017 +6.30
929 929 328 328.75 $328.75 $3,054 -2.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 68 419.00 $419.00 $2,619
700 700 72 387.00 $387.00 $2,709 +22.00
700 700 35 357.00 $357.00 $2,499 -8.00
750 750 65 361.00 $361.00 $2,708 +8.00
750–760 754 132 368.00 $368.00 $2,775 +15.00
800 800 35 336.00 $336.00 $2,688 -23.33
825 825 608 347.00–354.05 $348.39 $2,874 -7.61
825 825 124 350.00 $350.00 $2,888 -6.00
825 825 175 348.00 $348.00 $2,871 -8.00
850 850 175 345.00 $345.00 $2,932 -3.00
850 850 147 343.00–351.85 $345.23 $2,934 -2.77
860 860 30 335.00 $335.00 $2,881 -13.13
910 910 165 336.00 $336.00 $3,058 +32.00
1000 1000 50 311.00 $311.00 $3,110
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 55 357.77 $357.77 $2,497

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 100 380.00 $380.00 $1,938
575 575 58 399.00 $399.00 $2,294 +15.31
600 600 320 392.50 $392.50 $2,355 +3.50
615 615 80 396.30 $396.30 $2,437 +7.30
650 650 230 363.00 $363.00 $2,360 +8.00
700 700 35 335.00 $335.00 $2,345 -21.27
700–725 712 600 344.00–355.00 $351.31 $2,501 -4.96
700–725 712 137 352.00–356.50 $354.30 $2,523 -1.97
725 725 67 339.00 $339.00 $2,458 +10.78
750 750 140 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 -2.00
750 750 71 329.00 $329.00 $2,468 -13.00
760 760 30 333.00 $333.00 $2,531 -10.50
750–790 772 1,439 329.00–344.00 $333.74 $2,576 +3.42
762–785 779 256 335.00–340.00 $338.71 $2,639 +8.39
800 800 50 321.00 $321.00 $2,568 +3.50
915 915 62 301.00 $301.00 $2,754
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 81 369.00 $369.00 $2,159 -6.00
627–649 637 142 370.00–376.00 $373.13 $2,377
645 645 74 363.00 $363.00 $2,341
666–670 668 146 349.59–355.00 $352.37 $2,354 -0.35
675 675 100 345.00 $345.00 $2,329 +2.40
700–710 703 209 329.56–339.77 $336.55 $2,366 -21.45
725 725 130 $-13.50 $-98 -338.66
755–797 769 196 332.00–344.50 $340.29 $2,617 +13.29
750–785 771 1,085 319.60–336.00 $328.76 $2,535 +1.76
800 800 125 322.20 $322.20 $2,578

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 320 387.50 $387.50 $2,325
704 704 71 360.00 $360.00 $2,534

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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.