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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

14,385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.03/cwt ≈ $2,906/hd at 857 lb · 1,556 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $69.08/cwt ≈ $345/hd at 500 lb · 1,520 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.52/cwt +14.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,581/hd at 712 lb · 1,302 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 14,385

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1,300 75.00 $75.00 $375
500 500 120 $0.00 $0
500 500 100 75.00 $75.00 $375
618 618 240 427.07 $427.07 $2,639
630 630 77 395.00 $395.00 $2,488
700–711 704 908 364.07 $364.07 $2,563 +16.44
720 720 27 358.50 $358.50 $2,581 +10.87
725–746 731 367 347.64–365.00 $358.99 $2,624 +11.36
750 750 87 346.68–361.36 $358.83 $2,691
750–775 762 130 353.00–360.00 $356.50 $2,717
775 775 255 355.00 $355.00 $2,751
775 775 35 354.21 $354.21 $2,745
809–825 819 548 322.00–340.68 $334.41 $2,739 +5.41
844 844 186 340.00 $340.00 $2,870
850–876 856 1,496 334.67–340.56 $339.31 $2,904
883 883 60 332.00 $332.00 $2,932
900 900 30 316.67 $316.67 $2,850
985 985 750 314.24 $314.24 $3,095
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 99 385.25 $385.25 $2,793
750 750 400 368.24 $368.24 $2,762
800 800 85 338.00 $338.00 $2,704 -4.80
825 825 500 354.00 $354.00 $2,920 +11.20
866 866 122 340.00 $340.00 $2,944 +5.06
1003 1003 52 315.00 $315.00 $3,159
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 61 310.00 $310.00 $2,558

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 250 406.00 $406.00 $1,969
500 500 550 45.00 $45.00 $225
500 500 120 $0.00 $0
500 500 70 45.00 $45.00 $225
600 600 725 371.00 $371.00 $2,226
600 600 240 368.00 $368.00 $2,208
630 630 77 365.00 $365.00 $2,300
685 685 110 345.00 $345.00 $2,363
721 721 71 338.00 $338.00 $2,437
725 725 138 334.68–341.36 $338.21 $2,452
750 750 120 332.68 $332.68 $2,495
750–771 761 761 330.00–339.21 $330.84 $2,518
775 775 68 319.00 $319.00 $2,472
815 815 23 306.67 $306.67 $2,499
825 825 340 319.00 $319.00 $2,632
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 85 383.50 $383.50 $2,205
650 650 150 354.50 $354.50 $2,304
690 690 70 347.00 $347.00 $2,394
700–725 710 350 343.00–353.00 $348.60 $2,475
725 725 135 330.50 $330.50 $2,396
750 750 130 333.00 $333.00 $2,498 +7.00
775 775 63 333.00 $333.00 $2,581 +6.37
775 775 90 313.00 $313.00 $2,426 -13.63
750–785 779 840 327.00–329.67 $329.46 $2,566 +2.83
800 800 60 314.00 $314.00 $2,512 -4.18
800–837 805 426 318.00–325.00 $323.92 $2,608 +5.74
800–842 824 288 308.00–322.46 $319.26 $2,631 +7.26

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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.