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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

20,877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $364.25/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,856/hd at 784 lb · 8,319 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.89/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,921/hd at 818 lb · 3,007 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $379.02/cwt -2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,748/hd at 725 lb · 1,914 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 20,877

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 29 416.38 $416.38 $2,761 +12.93
680 680 75 403.45 $403.45 $2,743 ±0.00
700–735 725 1,652 376.00–384.00 $378.72 $2,746 -2.83
725 725 193 382.00–392.00 $388.42 $2,816 +6.87
725 725 69 360.00 $360.00 $2,610 -21.55
750 750 125 372.00 $372.00 $2,790 +10.77
750–785 782 963 361.00–372.00 $361.77 $2,829 +3.01
785 785 2,368 367.00 $367.00 $2,881 +8.24
785 785 2,624 359.00–364.00 $362.66 $2,847 +3.90
785 785 2,048 361.00–365.00 $363.75 $2,855 +4.99
785–788 785 191 362.69–366.00 $364.91 $2,865 +6.15
800–838 808 1,177 346.00–365.30 $362.16 $2,926 +12.16
825 825 1,830 353.50 $353.50 $2,916 +1.38
850 850 180 347.15 $347.15 $2,951 -1.91
850 850 480 344.00 $344.00 $2,924 -5.06
875 875 130 345.00 $345.00 $3,019 -4.97
850–896 883 1,122 331.17–344.00 $341.94 $3,019 -8.03
900–908 902 352 337.72–340.31 $339.49 $3,062 -0.25
925 925 106 341.00 $341.00 $3,154 +5.34
950 950 55 326.00 $326.00 $3,097 -1.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–825 803 695 364.78–367.98 $367.54 $2,951 +9.54
825 825 96 355.81 $355.81 $2,935 -2.19
850 850 320 347.00 $347.00 $2,950 -2.94
875–885 883 311 349.99–354.00 $353.21 $3,119 +3.27
900 900 55 333.00 $333.00 $2,997 -9.04
940 940 535 340.00–342.00 $341.59 $3,211 +2.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723 723 72 337.00 $337.00 $2,437

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 100 347.00 $347.00 $2,429 +5.00
725 725 440 351.00 $351.00 $2,545 +9.00
725 725 136 340.80 $340.80 $2,471 -1.20
750 750 41 349.78 $349.78 $2,623 +6.84
750–765 753 520 340.00–342.50 $341.63 $2,572 -1.31
775 775 96 340.81 $340.81 $2,641 +3.34
820 820 120 332.00 $332.00 $2,722 +10.00
875 875 63 324.99 $324.99 $2,844
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 46 366.38 $366.38 $2,466 +10.83
675 675 65 367.00 $367.00 $2,477 +11.45
680–694 687 157 345.00–358.45 $351.43 $2,414 -4.12
700 700 70 350.00 $350.00 $2,450 ±0.00
725 725 135 342.00 $342.00 $2,480 -3.00
750 750 135 339.93 $339.93 $2,549 +0.26
750–790 767 605 330.00–344.98 $335.98 $2,577 +1.75
825 825 28 324.98 $324.98 $2,681 +5.03
825 825 32 335.00 $335.00 $2,764 +15.05
850 850 235 325.50 $325.50 $2,767 +11.68

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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.