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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

5,925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.93/cwt -11.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,613/hd at 764 lb · 1,240 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.43/cwt -4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,560/hd at 724 lb · 1,186 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.65/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $3,074/hd at 852 lb · 579 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,925

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 104 440.50 $440.50 $2,361
649 649 23 400.00 $400.00 $2,596
660 660 75 418.00 $418.00 $2,759 +17.09
705–718 709 218 366.00–378.00 $373.93 $2,651
750 750 195 373.00–375.00 $374.33 $2,807 +6.95
823 823 60 360.00 $360.00 $2,963 -1.62
826 826 311 351.00 $351.00 $2,899 -10.62
900 900 62 326.00 $326.00 $2,934 +343.00
900 900 168 337.00 $337.00 $3,033 +354.00
925 925 55 319.00 $319.00 $2,951 +336.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 190 389.00 $389.00 $2,879
750 750 75 363.00 $363.00 $2,722 -2.00
775 775 65 362.00 $362.00 $2,806 -25.00
817 817 63 364.00 $364.00 $2,974 +2.00
825 825 64 355.00 $355.00 $2,929 -7.00
850 850 235 365.00 $365.00 $3,102 +12.00
850–875 854 344 353.00–360.00 $357.68 $3,055 +4.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
751 751 71 336.07 $336.07 $2,524

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 723 913 350.00–356.75 $355.96 $2,574 -1.83
725 725 140 342.03 $342.03 $2,480 -15.76
725–740 732 133 346.00–350.00 $348.02 $2,548 -9.77
750 750 180 345.00 $345.00 $2,588 +2.00
750 750 195 334.00 $334.00 $2,505 -9.00
750–775 769 655 342.00–349.00 $343.60 $2,642 -9.47
775 775 130 343.00 $343.00 $2,658 -10.07
775 775 80 339.00 $339.00 $2,627 -14.07
800 800 200 337.00 $337.00 $2,696 -7.00
815–825 818 173 336.00–340.00 $337.34 $2,759 -6.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 48 380.00 $380.00 $2,527
725 725 108 358.00 $358.00 $2,596 +10.44
775 775 130 339.00 $339.00 $2,627 -2.57
825 825 60 $-24.00 $-198 -350.70
825 825 60 $-24.00 $-198 -350.70

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 112 510.00 $510.00 $2,168

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 112 525.00 $525.00 $2,231
880 880 118 344.00 $344.00 $3,027

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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.