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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 9, 2026

10,833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.50/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,559/hd at 752 lb · 1,797 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.76/cwt +6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,507/hd at 721 lb · 1,320 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $331.69/cwt +268.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,556/hd at 771 lb · 1,166 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 10,833

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 75.00 $75.00 $375 ±0.00
500 500 200 75.00 $75.00 $375 ±0.00
744 744 99 364.00 $364.00 $2,708 +1.00
750 750 268 381.00 $381.00 $2,858
750–786 773 92 363.29–368.50 $366.63 $2,834
775 775 750 357.50 $357.50 $2,771
800 800 200 352.00 $352.00 $2,816 +6.56
814–835 824 365 347.91–353.93 $352.68 $2,906 +15.68
850–872 858 699 337.26–348.34 $344.98 $2,960 -2.08
850–880 867 288 342.00–346.00 $343.64 $2,979 +3.64
900 900 725 331.66–335.00 $331.93 $2,987 +2.93
973 973 117 322.93 $322.93 $3,142 +9.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 35 361.89 $361.89 $2,895 +3.89
800 800 180 358.00 $358.00 $2,864 ±0.00
825 825 307 351.42 $351.42 $2,899 +9.13
900–925 914 638 336.00–342.00 $340.10 $3,109 +2.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
898 898 195 326.95 $326.95 $2,936

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 350.00 $350.00 $2,450 +5.70
700 700 70 348.00 $348.00 $2,436 +3.70
700–725 714 170 340.00–353.00 $345.35 $2,466 +1.05
725 725 1,010 348.00 $348.00 $2,523 +10.00
750 750 24 339.89 $339.89 $2,549 +1.89
750 750 260 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 +2.00
750–775 751 1,385 334.00–341.50 $339.70 $2,551 +1.70
750–775 762 128 341.00–360.00 $350.35 $2,670 +14.41
800 800 60 326.00 $326.00 $2,608 -3.00
825 825 180 325.25 $325.25 $2,683 -3.75
850 850 56 323.00 $323.00 $2,746
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 45.00 $45.00 $225 +5.00
500 500 100 45.00 $45.00 $225 +5.00
680 680 72 355.00 $355.00 $2,414 +3.03
750 750 68 333.00 $333.00 $2,498 +7.12
750–775 765 353 329.00–336.50 $330.93 $2,532 +5.05
775 775 195 332.00 $332.00 $2,573 -1.00
775 775 250 333.00 $333.00 $2,581 ±0.00
775 775 300 331.00 $331.00 $2,565 -2.00
800 800 724 318.93–325.92 $319.55 $2,556 +0.34

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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.