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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

11,670 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $359.42/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,903/hd at 808 lb · 1,945 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.70/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,995/hd at 861 lb · 1,000 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $370.17/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,874/hd at 776 lb · 935 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,670

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 610 363.50 $363.50 $2,217 -61.76
625 625 160 399.00 $399.00 $2,494 -26.26
700 700 162 362.70 $362.70 $2,539 -13.13
716 716 19 404.51 $404.51 $2,896 +28.68
750 750 93 379.00 $379.00 $2,842 +11.71
775 775 390 369.00 $369.00 $2,860 +12.50
775–785 783 452 363.00–371.00 $369.36 $2,892 +12.86
800 800 130 365.00 $365.00 $2,920 +3.00
800 800 360 352.00 $352.00 $2,816 -10.00
800 800 180 364.00 $364.00 $2,912 +2.00
800 800 200 355.00 $355.00 $2,840 -7.00
800–825 814 1,075 348.70–363.50 $361.29 $2,941 -0.71
850 850 59 358.00 $358.00 $3,043 +7.72
850–877 862 941 339.81–355.67 $347.05 $2,992 -2.52
900 900 55 338.00 $338.00 $3,042 +2.00
925 925 55 328.00 $328.00 $3,034 -8.00
925–942 928 748 331.99–339.17 $337.56 $3,133 +1.56
984 984 53 330.00 $330.00 $3,247
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 80 391.00 $391.00 $2,542
675 675 150 390.00 $390.00 $2,632
750 750 306 382.13 $382.13 $2,866 +7.24
835 835 250 363.00 $363.00 $3,031 -2.14
850 850 30 338.00 $338.00 $2,873 -3.28
865 865 110 349.00 $349.00 $3,019 +7.72
900–910 902 233 335.00–341.00 $339.51 $3,062
912–947 929 122 339.00–345.50 $342.20 $3,179

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 24 377.51 $377.51 $2,446 -0.75
650 650 63 366.00 $366.00 $2,379 +7.00
675 675 140 349.25 $349.25 $2,357 -27.73
675 675 120 357.00–365.00 $361.00 $2,437 -15.98
675 675 195 364.00 $364.00 $2,457 -12.98
700 700 280 356.00 $356.00 $2,492
725 725 100 336.57 $336.57 $2,440 -13.43
725 725 67 352.00 $352.00 $2,552 +2.00
725 725 150 356.00 $356.00 $2,581 +6.00
735 735 135 350.00 $350.00 $2,572 ±0.00
750 750 260 347.00 $347.00 $2,602 +4.00
750–790 769 318 328.00–344.00 $338.39 $2,602 +1.82
800 800 390 336.00 $336.00 $2,688 +12.00
837 837 60 322.35 $322.35 $2,698 -1.65
870–875 873 235 314.00–319.93 $315.39 $2,753 +1.39
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 80 361.00 $361.00 $2,346 +5.00
675 675 70 362.00 $362.00 $2,444 +6.00
725 725 200 350.00 $350.00 $2,538 +4.65
740 740 65 348.00 $348.00 $2,575 +6.03
745 745 68 350.00 $350.00 $2,608 +8.03
750 750 390 350.00 $350.00 $2,625 +3.00
750 750 195 356.00 $356.00 $2,670 +9.00
800–807 803 234 338.00–345.00 $341.59 $2,743 +10.68
815 815 180 336.00 $336.00 $2,738 +5.09
817 817 63 335.00 $335.00 $2,737 +4.09
850 850 30 313.00 $313.00 $2,660
900 900 435 318.00 $318.00 $2,862

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 52 490.00 $490.00 $2,205

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 48 470.00 $470.00 $2,468

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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.