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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 26, 2026

15,975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $75.00/cwt -26.32 vs last sale · ≈ $375/hd at 500 lb · 3,630 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.20/cwt -180.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 768 lb · 2,431 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.28/cwt +41.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 811 lb · 1,654 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 15,975

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 130 75.00 $75.00 $375 ±0.00
500 500 1,100 75.00 $75.00 $375 ±0.00
500 500 2,400 75.00 $75.00 $375 ±0.00
600–640 626 710 411.00–415.00 $414.32 $2,594
650 650 120 390.00 $390.00 $2,535
700 700 60 3.00 $3.00 $21 -365.00
750 750 220 359.00 $359.00 $2,692 +4.38
800 800 60 $-3.00 $-24 -3.00
800–835 808 785 339.70–349.35 $345.81 $2,794 +345.81
811 811 55 352.00 $352.00 $2,855 +352.00
800–830 815 694 $-3.54 $-29 -352.98
825 825 60 332.00 $332.00 $2,739 -12.22
872–875 873 576 329.64–337.80 $336.19 $2,935 -5.09
875 875 171 339.00 $339.00 $2,966 -2.28
906 906 56 335.61 $335.61 $3,041 +10.15
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 372.00 $372.00 $2,697 +7.00
835 835 120 348.00 $348.00 $2,906 +2.67
850 850 45 353.00 $353.00 $3,000 +22.00
900 900 110 337.94 $337.94 $3,041
900 900 180 339.43 $339.43 $3,055

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 600 45.00 $45.00 $225 -384.18
500 500 70 45.00 $45.00 $225 -384.18
500 500 500 45.00 $45.00 $225 -384.18
600–620 615 710 385.00–393.00 $389.32 $2,394
625 625 50 374.78 $374.78 $2,342
625 625 55 368.00 $368.00 $2,300
650 650 250 358.00 $358.00 $2,327 +11.70
675 675 130 $-4.00 $-27 -350.30
685 685 77 350.00 $350.00 $2,398 +3.70
700 700 320 352.00 $352.00 $2,464
725 725 67 342.00 $342.00 $2,480 +9.48
725 725 25 334.00 $334.00 $2,422 +1.48
725 725 180 $-13.50 $-98 -346.02
750–765 754 808 328.95–338.79 $335.25 $2,528 +9.27
775 775 260 337.24 $337.24 $2,614 +11.26
775 775 1,300 $-20.00 $-155 -345.98
775 775 63 324.00 $324.00 $2,511 -1.98
800 800 420 316.14–319.25 $319.10 $2,553 -4.90
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 65 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 +1.00
725 725 20 350.00 $350.00 $2,538 +12.00
725 725 68 336.05 $336.05 $2,436 -1.95
725 725 60 344.00 $344.00 $2,494 +6.00
730 730 135 338.00 $338.00 $2,467 ±0.00
775 775 950 329.00 $329.00 $2,550 +4.00
775 775 60 326.00 $326.00 $2,526 +1.00
800 800 200 323.00 $323.00 $2,584 +5.00
800 800 120 325.00 $325.00 $2,600 +7.00
800 800 62 323.50 $323.50 $2,588 +5.50
900 900 56 308.00 $308.00 $2,772

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 450 284.00 $284.00 $1,988

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 125 342.00 $342.00 $2,822

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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.