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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 13, 2025

9,955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.14/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,654/hd at 752 lb · 2,027 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $372.63/cwt +19.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,830/hd at 759 lb · 1,458 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.57/cwt +12.31 vs last sale · ≈ $3,056/hd at 852 lb · 1,433 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,955 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 340 430.00 $430.00 $2,472 -23.25
675–683 677 101 392.00–404.00 $400.91 $2,714 +32.61
690 690 76 375.00 $375.00 $2,588 +6.70
750–760 753 814 360.84–378.94 $367.38 $2,766 +11.37
760–785 765 579 371.00–384.00 $381.61 $2,919 +25.60
790 790 65 358.43 $358.43 $2,832 +6.60
810 810 62 370.00 $370.00 $2,997 +16.04
825 825 311 354.72–370.05 $361.62 $2,983 +7.66
850 850 600 363.64 $363.64 $3,091 +17.39
850–886 854 833 346.44–359.84 $354.91 $3,031 +8.64
900 900 222 — $-17.00 $-153 -352.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 22 422.00 $422.00 $2,616 —
750 750 70 365.00 $365.00 $2,738 -7.00
760 760 195 387.00 $387.00 $2,941 +15.00
800 800 70 362.00 $362.00 $2,896 -0.42
850 850 58 353.00 $353.00 $3,000 -4.00
850–880 872 348 355.00–360.00 $357.51 $3,117 +12.51
875 875 110 354.00 $354.00 $3,098 +9.00
900 900 55 346.00 $346.00 $3,114 —
925 925 110 322.00 $322.00 $2,978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–742 739 131 329.97–332.10 $331.19 $2,447 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 280 354.25–363.00 $358.63 $2,510 +0.88
725 725 210 357.74–357.90 $357.79 $2,594 +13.26
750 750 70 343.00 $343.00 $2,572 -2.47
750 750 195 358.00–364.00 $360.00 $2,700 +14.53
750 750 585 352.00 $352.00 $2,640 +6.53
750 750 130 354.00 $354.00 $2,655 +8.53
750–785 753 1,047 347.00–362.00 $353.07 $2,659 +6.52
830 830 60 344.00 $344.00 $2,855 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 93 400.37 $400.37 $2,082 -62.38
725–735 729 135 340.00–355.00 $347.56 $2,534 +8.87
736 736 43 342.00 $342.00 $2,517 -4.86
750 750 65 350.00 $350.00 $2,625 +14.05
750–775 753 520 333.93–346.00 $341.57 $2,572 +5.62
800 800 400 340.00 $340.00 $2,720 +17.70
800 800 120 340.00 $340.00 $2,720 +17.70
800 800 200 340.00 $340.00 $2,720 +17.70
835 835 65 326.70 $326.70 $2,728 -0.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 35 281.12 $281.12 $2,502 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 165 507.00 $507.00 $2,282 —
500 500 100 425.00 $425.00 $2,125 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 165 527.00 $527.00 $2,372 —
500 500 100 440.00 $440.00 $2,200 —

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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.