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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

4,440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $299.41/cwt ≈ $2,406/hd at 804 lb · 755 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.79/cwt +7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,404/hd at 716 lb · 610 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.43/cwt ≈ $2,007/hd at 721 lb · 435 head
Texas Direct Cattle Report: 8-weight heifers sold at $299/cwt, down $30 from the mid-June peak of $329. Receipts ran 4,440 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,440

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 422 369.42 $369.42 $2,531
700 700 65 $0.00 $0 -382.45
800 800 120 $0.00 $0 -334.41
816–833 827 187 325.25–329.00 $326.53 $2,700 -7.88
875 875 175 320.24 $320.24 $2,802 +9.92
935 935 55 300.00 $300.00 $2,805 -4.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 150 338.00 $338.00 $2,704
835 835 65 316.00 $316.00 $2,639
875 875 60 286.93 $286.93 $2,511
910 910 110 323.00 $323.00 $2,939
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 70 345.58 $345.58 $2,505
800 800 66 305.50 $305.50 $2,444

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604–622 607 325 350.00–380.65 $374.05 $2,270 +7.37
650 650 70 336.00 $336.00 $2,184 -3.00
675 675 70 $0.00 $0 -339.00
700 700 70 330.00 $330.00 $2,310
725 725 300 326.72 $326.72 $2,369
725 725 65 $0.00 $0
800 800 85 312.00 $312.00 $2,496
800–825 804 670 296.00–310.24 $297.81 $2,394
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 245 362.00 $362.00 $2,244
700–725 716 610 332.00–343.00 $335.79 $2,404 +6.79
920 920 385 302.00 $302.00 $2,778

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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.