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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 27, 2025

8,038 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.25/cwt -53.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,315/hd at 723 lb · 1,334 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.34/cwt ≈ $2,739/hd at 855 lb · 1,044 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.17/cwt -32.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,361/hd at 764 lb · 974 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,038

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 65 $0.00 $0 -373.93
708–747 724 1,269 327.80–342.00 $336.65 $2,437 -37.28
757 757 133 345.33 $345.33 $2,614 -29.00
825 825 55 $0.00 $0 -351.00
850–871 853 355 313.00–343.00 $321.79 $2,745
850–890 856 689 312.00–329.25 $319.60 $2,736
900 900 240 309.84 $309.84 $2,789 -16.16
937 937 56 341.00 $341.00 $3,195 +22.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 120 333.00 $333.00 $2,664 -31.00
800 800 313 352.73–358.72 $357.48 $2,860 -6.52
875 875 228 349.74 $349.74 $3,060 -7.94
875 875 56 303.50 $303.50 $2,656 -54.18
900 900 56 307.00 $307.00 $2,763
900 900 225 307.00 $307.00 $2,763
900 900 56 313.00 $313.00 $2,817

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 90 373.00 $373.00 $1,977
600 600 78 355.00 $355.00 $2,130
675 675 120 $0.00 $0 -380.00
700 700 70 328.00 $328.00 $2,296 -30.00
725 725 65 $0.00 $0 -358.00
725 725 75 344.00 $344.00 $2,494 -14.00
775 775 555 309.67–312.17 $311.09 $2,411 -27.91
800 800 240 308.00 $308.00 $2,464 +332.00
800 800 720 $0.00 $0 +24.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 95 381.50 $381.50 $2,270
600 600 150 335.00 $335.00 $2,010
640 640 180 334.00 $334.00 $2,138
710 710 75 350.50 $350.50 $2,489 -5.46
700–725 712 280 313.50–342.00 $327.75 $2,334 -28.21
725 725 135 315.43 $315.43 $2,287 -26.60
750 750 260 295.15 $295.15 $2,214 -49.85
750 750 130 310.00 $310.00 $2,325 -35.00
750–785 770 331 308.50–309.50 $309.09 $2,380 -34.51
775–785 777 253 318.00–325.00 $323.26 $2,512 -19.74
800 800 120 328.99 $328.99 $2,632 -8.01

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 410.00 $410.00 $2,050

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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.