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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

13,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.06/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,623/hd at 754 lb · 2,050 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $355.42/cwt +12.48 vs last sale · ≈ $3,038/hd at 855 lb · 1,777 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.93/cwt -183.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 724 lb · 1,400 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 13,130

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 350 20.00 $20.00 $140 -364.35
760 760 198 376.00 $376.00 $2,858 +3.76
786 786 61 366.00 $366.00 $2,877 -6.24
800 800 60 372.50 $372.50 $2,980 +14.73
810–825 818 304 354.94–365.00 $359.04 $2,937 +1.27
850 850 1,180 358.00 $358.00 $3,043 +13.19
860–880 861 378 339.08–356.00 $354.66 $3,054 +9.85
858–890 869 219 332.05–352.15 $342.81 $2,979 -2.00
960 960 50 324.78 $324.78 $3,118 -0.22
1012 1012 12 306.95 $306.95 $3,106
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 35 412.40 $412.40 $2,648
650 650 80 408.00 $408.00 $2,652
725 725 70 370.00 $370.00 $2,682
736 736 143 387.98 $387.98 $2,856
775 775 130 367.00 $367.00 $2,844
800 800 60 361.00 $361.00 $2,888 +0.58
807–825 817 519 357.89–375.89 $366.68 $2,996 +6.26
825 825 65 360.00 $360.00 $2,970 -0.42
840 840 120 367.00 $367.00 $3,083 +6.58
850 850 60 359.00 $359.00 $3,052 +6.00
850 850 120 365.00 $365.00 $3,102 +12.00
856 856 101 364.00 $364.00 $3,116 +11.00
900 900 58 344.00 $344.00 $3,096 +4.00
900 900 880 340.50 $340.50 $3,064 +0.50
957–990 962 352 315.00–330.05 $327.17 $3,147 +29.48

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 165 379.00 $379.00 $2,369
650 650 230 366.00–372.00 $369.30 $2,400 +0.30
700–725 718 323 355.00–358.06 $356.74 $2,561 +10.74
725 725 43 361.00 $361.00 $2,617 +15.00
725 725 460 350.00–353.10 $350.91 $2,544 +4.91
725 725 67 354.00 $354.00 $2,566 +8.00
725 725 135 355.00 $355.00 $2,574 +9.00
740 740 135 360.00 $360.00 $2,664 +10.10
750 750 1,625 349.00 $349.00 $2,618 +1.00
750 750 130 350.00 $350.00 $2,625 +2.00
775 775 105 342.00 $342.00 $2,650 -1.29
775 775 190 342.00 $342.00 $2,650 -1.29
800 800 180 334.00 $334.00 $2,672 -4.57
800 800 60 330.00 $330.00 $2,640 -8.57
850 850 115 332.50 $332.50 $2,826 +5.50
850–883 878 70 317.00–325.00 $318.14 $2,793 -1.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 533 364.00 $364.00 $2,530 -1.00
720–725 722 700 345.00–354.00 $350.86 $2,533 -8.31
725 725 700 $-15.00 $-109 -374.17
753–775 763 132 345.75–350.00 $347.97 $2,655 +11.96
750–775 765 253 333.00–338.00 $334.77 $2,561 -1.24
775 775 25 338.00 $338.00 $2,620 -6.75
800 800 180 333.00 $333.00 $2,664 +4.00
800 800 60 337.00 $337.00 $2,696 +8.00
825 825 83 323.00 $323.00 $2,665 +3.89
861 861 258 315.00 $315.00 $2,712 +1.00
900 900 115 338.00 $338.00 $3,042
900 900 248 320.00 $320.00 $2,880

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 48 430.00 $430.00 $2,365

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 47 455.00 $455.00 $2,502

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 57 459.71 $459.71 $1,954
450 450 53 440.18 $440.18 $1,981

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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.