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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 6, 2026

5,752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.49/cwt -15.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,821/hd at 803 lb · 1,320 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.99/cwt +7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,525/hd at 721 lb · 587 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $342.75/cwt -7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,952/hd at 861 lb · 523 head
Texas Direct Cattle Report 8-weight steers brought $351/cwt at today's sale. The class is down $6/cwt from its late-June peak of $356. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,752

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 705 471 380.00–392.05 $389.59 $2,747
750 750 80 371.00 $371.00 $2,782
800 800 1,220 352.00 $352.00 $2,816 -15.00
835 835 100 345.25 $345.25 $2,883 -21.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 400 442.03 $442.03 $2,763
750 750 327 366.00–385.48 $373.86 $2,804 +9.86
750 750 65 382.00 $382.00 $2,865 +18.00
815–825 821 150 360.19–360.81 $360.56 $2,960 +6.98
850 850 285 345.05 $345.05 $2,933 -6.84
875 875 238 340.00 $340.00 $2,975 -8.59
950–965 957 102 320.97–333.67 $327.20 $3,131 +3.23
1054 1054 155 256.32 $256.32 $2,702
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 186 347.04 $347.04 $2,863
935 935 160 323.97 $323.97 $3,029
975 975 300 309.24 $309.24 $3,015

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 373.00 $373.00 $2,331 -12.00
650 650 76 372.00 $372.00 $2,418 +9.00
700–725 719 345 343.00–354.00 $345.23 $2,482 +3.23
725 725 175 359.00 $359.00 $2,603 +17.00
725 725 67 351.00 $351.00 $2,545 +9.00
780 780 390 340.50 $340.50 $2,656 -8.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 100 352.00 $352.00 $2,376
735 735 150 339.32 $339.32 $2,494 -10.70
750–763 756 130 332.58–336.68 $334.63 $2,530 -10.70

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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.