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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 8, 2026

8,019 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.04/cwt +8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,539/hd at 762 lb · 2,213 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.87/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,428/hd at 710 lb · 970 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $334.53/cwt ≈ $2,429/hd at 726 lb · 619 head
Texas Direct Cattle Report 7-weight heifers sold at $335/cwt, in line with the state average—$1/cwt below the TX average ($336) and $7/cwt under Amarillo, TX ($342). TX 7-weight heifers are down $16/cwt from the late-April peak of $351. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,019

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 600 368.15 $368.15 $2,761
842 842 65 332.00 $332.00 $2,795
870 870 179 331.00–334.00 $332.91 $2,896 +2.91
870–875 871 171 340.00–341.00 $340.67 $2,967 +10.67
917 917 402 325.50 $325.50 $2,985
925 925 190 337.00 $337.00 $3,117
980 980 51 316.00 $316.00 $3,097 +9.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 140 354.00–364.00 $359.00 $2,692 -13.20
750 750 88 365.00 $365.00 $2,738 -7.20
850–865 859 450 339.00–343.04 $341.60 $2,934 -4.18
925 925 400 331.00 $331.00 $3,062
950 950 39 320.00 $320.00 $3,040 -0.88

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 70 369.00 $369.00 $2,398 +19.00
700 700 70 342.00 $342.00 $2,394 +3.00
700 700 280 344.00 $344.00 $2,408 +5.00
700–725 712 280 336.40–344.48 $340.44 $2,424 +1.44
700–725 716 205 333.85–344.48 $337.48 $2,416 -9.74
725 725 135 347.00 $347.00 $2,516 -0.22
750 750 300 327.00 $327.00 $2,452 +2.40
750–775 762 1,455 327.00–339.00 $333.57 $2,542 +8.97
750–775 771 458 335.00–337.00 $335.30 $2,585 +10.70
800 800 440 323.00–326.00 $324.23 $2,594 +4.23
800 800 28 323.00 $323.00 $2,584 +3.00
800 800 120 320.00 $320.00 $2,560 ±0.00
875 875 60 311.50 $311.50 $2,726 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 155 352.00–358.00 $355.10 $2,308
675 675 150 346.00 $346.00 $2,336 +3.00
725–735 726 619 333.00–336.00 $334.53 $2,429
775 775 63 325.00 $325.00 $2,519 +2.00
825 825 240 312.00 $312.00 $2,574 -2.34

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 116 340.00 $340.00 $2,992

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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.