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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

12,775 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.41/cwt -207.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 817 lb · 3,378 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $338.81/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,919/hd at 861 lb · 2,704 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $101.32/cwt +26.32 vs last sale · ≈ $509/hd at 503 lb · 1,084 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,775

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 400 75.00 $75.00 $375 ±0.00
500 500 600 75.00 $75.00 $375 ±0.00
535 535 84 414.61 $414.61 $2,218 +339.61
719 719 72 368.00 $368.00 $2,646 +26.62
750–775 758 193 350.00–361.00 $354.62 $2,688 -5.38
768 768 137 354.50 $354.50 $2,723 -6.09
800 800 1,100 $0.00 $0 -356.00
819–825 823 519 344.62–350.50 $349.44 $2,876 -2.90
812–835 825 489 340.68–347.63 $344.22 $2,840 -8.12
825 825 850 $-3.00 $-25 -355.34
825 825 420 335.00 $335.00 $2,764 -17.34
850–865 860 1,917 328.31–339.72 $337.79 $2,905 -4.19
850–875 865 787 338.00–346.00 $341.28 $2,952 +9.37
912 912 165 325.46 $325.46 $2,968 -10.54
990 990 550 317.24 $317.24 $3,141
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 145 365.00 $365.00 $2,646
775–798 792 196 352.06–358.00 $353.58 $2,800 -6.81
800 800 76 354.94 $354.94 $2,840 -2.21
830–835 833 180 342.00–352.00 $345.33 $2,877 +0.33
850 850 60 331.00 $331.00 $2,814
850 850 60 339.00 $339.00 $2,882
975 975 50 330.85 $330.85 $3,226
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
769 769 59 326.50 $326.50 $2,511

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 20 429.18 $429.18 $2,146 +384.18
500 500 67 45.00 $45.00 $225 ±0.00
500 500 600 45.00 $45.00 $225 ±0.00
543 543 69 398.23 $398.23 $2,162
676–685 680 153 345.47–347.00 $346.30 $2,355 -0.11
725–745 736 118 331.00–334.38 $332.52 $2,447 -4.87
760–775 771 850 323.67–333.49 $325.98 $2,513 -6.02
825 825 73 324.00 $324.00 $2,673 -2.00
800–848 837 273 311.95–322.68 $314.31 $2,631
858 858 109 312.97 $312.97 $2,685
900 900 56 311.00 $311.00 $2,799
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 75 350.00 $350.00 $2,310
675 675 75 347.00 $347.00 $2,342
650–696 678 115 345.00–361.00 $351.26 $2,382
700 700 75 344.00 $344.00 $2,408 +7.00
725–740 729 475 335.00–344.00 $338.00 $2,464 ±0.00
750 750 130 337.00 $337.00 $2,528 +3.00
775 775 135 325.00 $325.00 $2,519 -2.14
775 775 63 327.00 $327.00 $2,534 -0.14
800 800 60 318.00 $318.00 $2,544 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
793 793 75 314.80 $314.80 $2,496 -4.13

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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.