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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

12,551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $351.64/cwt +15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,823/hd at 803 lb · 1,273 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.82/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,554/hd at 704 lb · 1,168 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.16/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,900/hd at 870 lb · 988 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,551 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 172 75.00 $75.00 $375 ±0.00
534 534 172 75.00 $75.00 $400 ±0.00
660 660 40 387.00 $387.00 $2,554 —
685 685 80 380.00 $380.00 $2,603 —
700 700 977 364.07 $364.07 $2,548 ±0.00
716 716 17 341.38 $341.38 $2,444 -17.12
725 725 174 357.00–361.57 $357.89 $2,595 -0.61
750 750 30 342.50 $342.50 $2,569 -16.33
760 760 135 360.00 $360.00 $2,736 +3.50
750–785 762 229 358.03–362.51 $360.59 $2,748 +4.09
800 800 620 356.00 $356.00 $2,848 +21.59
800 800 520 340.00–349.39 $346.27 $2,770 +11.86
825–832 828 133 350.00–354.93 $352.34 $2,917 +17.93
851–854 852 123 337.50–346.11 $341.98 $2,914 +2.67
850–892 873 865 326.00–337.65 $331.91 $2,898 -0.09
917 917 122 336.00 $336.00 $3,081 +19.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 390 356.00 $356.00 $2,670 -12.24
750 750 81 355.00 $355.00 $2,662 -13.24
750–797 760 174 354.83–362.00 $360.39 $2,739 -7.85
800 800 176 355.00–358.00 $357.15 $2,857 +19.15
800 800 200 322.00 $322.00 $2,576 -16.00
825 825 180 342.50 $342.50 $2,826 -11.50
840 840 67 345.00 $345.00 $2,898 -9.00
895 895 700 340.67 $340.67 $3,049 +0.67
900–910 904 115 328.00–340.00 $334.26 $3,022 —
925 925 30 316.00 $316.00 $2,923 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
811–820 815 116 306.00–331.00 $318.93 $2,599 +8.93
823 823 20 325.99 $325.99 $2,683 +15.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 224 447.00 $447.00 $1,994 —
500 500 172 45.00 $45.00 $225 ±0.00
500 500 110 45.00 $45.00 $225 ±0.00
635 635 75 356.00 $356.00 $2,261 -9.00
674 674 59 350.00 $350.00 $2,359 +5.00
675–690 682 209 341.57–351.00 $346.41 $2,363 +1.41
725 725 208 328.00–330.00 $329.35 $2,388 -8.86
715–743 728 302 326.74–344.00 $337.39 $2,456 -0.82
750 750 30 320.00 $320.00 $2,400 -12.68
750–760 751 430 331.16–336.98 $334.54 $2,512 +1.86
775 775 195 332.00 $332.00 $2,573 +13.00
800 800 60 326.00 $326.00 $2,608 +19.33
800–801 800 246 314.00–329.06 $318.41 $2,547 +11.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 165 369.00 $369.00 $2,306 —
700 700 60 337.00 $337.00 $2,359 -11.60
700 700 43 340.51 $340.51 $2,384 -8.09
725 725 400 338.00 $338.00 $2,450 +7.50
725 725 135 332.00 $332.00 $2,407 +1.50
725 725 135 336.25 $336.25 $2,438 +5.75
750 750 65 334.00 $334.00 $2,505 +1.00
750–775 767 483 325.00–334.83 $327.14 $2,509 -5.86
800 800 60 312.00 $312.00 $2,496 -2.00
800 800 250 318.10 $318.10 $2,545 +4.10
825–840 828 300 320.00–325.00 $324.00 $2,683 +4.74
850 850 15 309.00 $309.00 $2,626 —
885 885 55 311.00 $311.00 $2,752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 680 318.93 $318.93 $2,456 —

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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 45 456.00 $456.00 $2,508 —
845 845 122 342.00 $342.00 $2,890 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 340.00 $340.00 $1,700 —
500 500 200 340.00 $340.00 $1,700 —
500 500 100 340.00 $340.00 $1,700 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 310.00 $310.00 $1,860 —

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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.