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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 29, 2026

7,348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.76/cwt -6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,535/hd at 751 lb · 2,135 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $349.27/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,532/hd at 725 lb · 904 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $350.46/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $3,030/hd at 864 lb · 696 head
Texas Direct 7-weight heifers sold at $341/cwt, in line with the state average—$1/cwt below the TX average ($342) and $9/cwt under Dalhart, TX ($350). TX 7-weight heifers are down $6/cwt from their late June peak of $347. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,348

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 35 435.00 $435.00 $2,392
709 709 77 385.95 $385.95 $2,736 -6.05
775 775 130 364.00 $364.00 $2,821 -6.17
825 825 620 353.58 $353.58 $2,917 -11.27
850–875 864 395 351.68–352.04 $351.89 $3,040 +2.39
858–868 865 301 347.00–349.00 $348.59 $3,015 -0.91
910–925 923 433 331.52–336.91 $332.20 $3,066 -6.30
975 975 365 323.97 $323.97 $3,159 -3.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 55 421.00 $421.00 $2,724
800 800 65 367.00 $367.00 $2,936 -8.56
875 875 420 349.50 $349.50 $3,058 +20.50
875 875 145 353.00 $353.00 $3,089 +24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 70 349.60 $349.60 $2,598

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 30 400.00 $400.00 $2,200
717–734 725 279 348.00–352.00 $350.02 $2,538 +0.81
725 725 625 347.00–349.50 $348.94 $2,530 -0.27
750 750 1,595 335.00 $335.00 $2,512 -8.26
750 750 70 349.68 $349.68 $2,623 +6.42
750–775 753 470 340.89–346.04 $345.33 $2,600 +2.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 18 385.00 $385.00 $2,437
675 675 365 363.00 $363.00 $2,450
726 726 65 342.00 $342.00 $2,483 -10.00
750 750 65 349.00 $349.00 $2,618 +2.40
800 800 60 321.00 $321.00 $2,568 -1.00
825 825 415 328.00 $328.00 $2,706 +6.00
825 825 60 328.00 $328.00 $2,706 +6.00

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 481.29 $481.29 $1,925

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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.