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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

14,176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.25/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,943/hd at 850 lb · 1,893 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.71/cwt +10.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,610/hd at 757 lb · 1,599 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.56/cwt ≈ $2,721/hd at 852 lb · 1,300 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 14,176 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 109 453.25 $453.25 $2,638 —
610 610 190 407.84 $407.84 $2,488 —
690 690 70 368.30 $368.30 $2,541 —
698 698 72 375.26 $375.26 $2,619 —
719–734 723 464 365.04–370.00 $368.40 $2,664 -3.60
780–790 784 135 355.00–357.00 $356.01 $2,791 +6.23
750–799 791 456 350.75–358.00 $351.83 $2,783 +2.05
800–837 821 550 352.65–360.00 $353.96 $2,906 +3.65
836 836 470 362.00 $362.00 $3,026 +11.69
850 850 1,770 346.25 $346.25 $2,943 +11.28
850–852 851 123 344.47–348.17 $346.27 $2,947 +11.30
915 915 58 335.65 $335.65 $3,071 +6.90
952 952 52 335.00 $335.00 $3,189 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–775 765 260 363.00–376.00 $372.00 $2,846 +4.00
775 775 70 352.00 $352.00 $2,728 -16.00
800–815 805 180 360.00–367.25 $362.42 $2,917 +26.42
825 825 120 353.00 $353.00 $2,912 +4.61
850 850 112 357.00 $357.00 $3,034 +12.00
850 850 295 348.00 $348.00 $2,958 +3.00
850 850 295 350.00 $350.00 $2,975 +5.00
877 877 60 345.00 $345.00 $3,026 +10.00
950 950 52 323.00 $323.00 $3,068 —
950 950 800 331.05 $331.05 $3,145 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 195 348.00 $348.00 $2,714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 75 358.30 $358.30 $2,257 -38.00
700–725 706 898 349.75–362.94 $357.75 $2,526 +22.75
708 708 75 359.00 $359.00 $2,542 +7.69
725 725 140 344.53 $344.53 $2,498 +5.53
725 725 135 347.85 $347.85 $2,522 +8.85
750 750 435 338.00–348.00 $345.47 $2,591 +5.47
750 750 325 350.00 $350.00 $2,625 +10.00
750–775 756 258 340.00–350.00 $346.55 $2,620 +13.55
750–775 766 511 339.50–346.00 $341.23 $2,614 +7.49
775 775 70 334.00 $334.00 $2,588 +0.26
800 800 189 336.00 $336.00 $2,688 +15.00
850 850 600 306.75 $306.75 $2,607 —
850–889 853 700 315.00–332.00 $330.54 $2,820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 83 462.75 $462.75 $2,439 —
550 550 83 375.64 $375.64 $2,066 +6.64
560 560 145 398.84 $398.84 $2,234 +29.84
680 680 40 354.52 $354.52 $2,411 +9.52
725 725 70 338.69 $338.69 $2,456 +352.19
725–746 743 574 342.00–347.50 $346.86 $2,577 +360.36
750–787 760 448 332.91–339.42 $335.95 $2,553 -4.34
800–825 812 126 322.05–322.55 $322.30 $2,617 +0.10
815 815 184 327.00 $327.00 $2,665 +4.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 102 394.12 $394.12 $2,073 —
585 585 95 367.00 $367.00 $2,147 —
685 685 300 338.00–342.00 $340.07 $2,329 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 420.00 $420.00 $2,310 —
850 850 85 338.00 $338.00 $2,873 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 177 443.00–460.00 $451.64 $2,484 —
850–875 864 205 346.00–353.00 $348.90 $3,014 —

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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.