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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

11,659 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $342.76/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,571/hd at 750 lb · 1,895 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $353.68/cwt +12.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,829/hd at 800 lb · 1,525 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.05/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,502/hd at 713 lb · 1,246 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,659 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 154 374.00 $374.00 $2,622 -1.56
800 800 300 351.50 $351.50 $2,812 +10.03
800 800 150 345.00 $345.00 $2,760 +3.53
800 800 1,075 355.50 $355.50 $2,844 +14.03
850 850 140 346.00 $346.00 $2,941 -4.72
850–878 867 169 336.95–340.73 $338.34 $2,933 -4.04
900–909 907 345 331.20–333.00 $331.50 $3,007 —
930 930 115 328.00 $328.00 $3,050 —
960 960 53 320.00 $320.00 $3,072 +2.21
985 985 358 320.22 $320.22 $3,154 +2.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 144 382.00 $382.00 $2,674 —
720–743 733 56 375.00–383.00 $378.29 $2,773 —
775 775 195 368.00 $368.00 $2,852 —
803–825 807 292 351.50–362.96 $360.61 $2,910 +0.44
850 850 118 344.00 $344.00 $2,924 -1.00
850–875 856 225 340.00–346.00 $344.40 $2,948 -0.01
910 910 290 340.75 $340.75 $3,101 +4.75
950 950 210 324.00 $324.00 $3,078 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 88 387.00 $387.00 $2,225 —
650–675 663 260 354.10–360.00 $356.82 $2,366 -5.18
697 697 44 353.00 $353.00 $2,460 -9.00
700 700 70 349.00 $349.00 $2,443 -6.00
700 700 70 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 -10.00
710 710 735 351.25–353.25 $352.71 $2,504 +1.78
702–725 720 164 348.60–358.00 $352.60 $2,539 -1.13
725 725 207 341.25–349.25 $346.66 $2,513 -7.07
770 770 63 334.00 $334.00 $2,572 +6.00
775 775 120 328.10 $328.10 $2,543 +0.10
800 800 230 330.00 $330.00 $2,640 ±0.00
810 810 420 332.20 $332.20 $2,691 +5.20
850 850 120 318.00 $318.00 $2,703 -5.25
850 850 58 313.00 $313.00 $2,660 -10.25
850 850 930 319.00 $319.00 $2,712 -4.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–676 674 222 349.00–356.00 $351.27 $2,368 —
715–737 728 216 335.00–345.00 $338.98 $2,468 -2.33
735 735 135 345.00 $345.00 $2,536 +3.69
750 750 1,700 343.00 $343.00 $2,572 +6.52
750 750 195 340.65 $340.65 $2,555 +4.17
800 800 300 335.00–337.00 $336.40 $2,691 +12.40
800–815 806 267 330.00–331.00 $330.46 $2,664 +6.46
825 825 60 318.00 $318.00 $2,624 -6.00
945 945 55 300.00 $300.00 $2,835 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 45 436.00 $436.00 $2,398 —
550 550 44 420.00 $420.00 $2,310 —
600 600 40 406.00 $406.00 $2,436 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 34 450.00 $450.00 $2,362 —
550 550 45 456.00 $456.00 $2,508 —
600 600 40 426.00 $426.00 $2,556 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 120 349.00 $349.00 $2,356 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 120 369.00 $369.00 $2,491 —
800 800 53 339.00 $339.00 $2,712 —

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Reading this report

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.