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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 20, 2026

3,733 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.29/cwt -19.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,273/hd at 682 lb · 530 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $314.30/cwt ≈ $2,367/hd at 753 lb · 395 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $309.88/cwt -13.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,959/hd at 955 lb · 361 head
Texas Direct Cattle Report priced 6-weight heifers at $340/cwt this week. TX 6-weight heifers are down $34 from their mid-June peak of $374. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,733

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 199 451.81 $451.81 $2,431 -4.49
600 600 170 445.55 $445.55 $2,673 +25.06
600 600 170 441.50 $441.50 $2,649 +21.01
709 709 113 382.45 $382.45 $2,712 +21.45
771 771 70 343.00 $343.00 $2,645
800–825 804 310 325.57–336.53 $334.41 $2,689 -5.59
856–879 867 235 302.44–318.00 $310.32 $2,690 -28.63
935 935 222 304.78 $304.78 $2,850 -28.23
955 955 361 309.88 $309.88 $2,959 -13.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 70 346.00 $346.00 $2,682 -11.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 70 366.68 $366.68 $2,310
640 640 79 358.47 $358.47 $2,294
675 675 90 339.00 $339.00 $2,288 -13.33
680 680 140 339.00 $339.00 $2,305 -13.33
685 685 300 328.92 $328.92 $2,253 -23.41
750–753 751 195 316.42–319.95 $317.69 $2,386
755 755 200 311.00 $311.00 $2,348
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 327.80 $327.80 $2,295 -17.20
700 700 70 329.00 $329.00 $2,303 -16.00
750 750 300 321.00 $321.00 $2,408 -13.00
849 849 55 305.00 $305.00 $2,589 -11.39

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 87 365.00 $365.00 $2,008

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 87 405.00 $405.00 $2,228

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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.