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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

14,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $334.66/cwt +135.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,738/hd at 818 lb · 3,199 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.45/cwt +62.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,402/hd at 706 lb · 1,796 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.75/cwt ≈ $2,653/hd at 763 lb · 1,637 head
Texas Direct Cattle Report shows 8-weight steers at $335/cwt. The class is down $21 from its late-June peak of $356/cwt, with receipts at 14,044 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 14,044

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 174 419.00 $419.00 $2,275
622 622 28 399.00 $399.00 $2,482
650 650 38 366.00 $366.00 $2,379 -3.42
650–690 662 460 355.17–360.00 $358.48 $2,373 -10.94
700 700 190 368.00 $368.00 $2,576 +368.00
714–735 724 258 346.00–357.50 $353.74 $2,561 +353.74
750–785 763 1,637 340.67–353.81 $347.75 $2,653
800 800 64 340.00 $340.00 $2,720 +340.00
800–825 809 1,460 331.50–345.68 $339.34 $2,745 +339.34
815 815 60 323.50 $323.50 $2,637 -3.03
825 825 1,375 330.50–337.50 $330.75 $2,729 +4.22
840 840 240 330.00 $330.00 $2,772 +3.47
875 875 88 328.50 $328.50 $2,874 +8.26
875 875 220 335.75 $335.75 $2,938 +15.51
900–925 909 907 309.88–328.07 $318.69 $2,897 +18.69
950 950 50 314.50 $314.50 $2,988
975 975 52 318.00 $318.00 $3,100
975 975 220 314.95 $314.95 $3,071
1000 1000 75 304.50 $304.50 $3,045
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 67 440.00 $440.00 $2,024
690 unweaned 690 140 365.00 $365.00 $2,518
700 700 45 370.00 $370.00 $2,590
725 725 240 374.55 $374.55 $2,715
752 752 10 350.94 $350.94 $2,639
800 800 120 339.00 $339.00 $2,712 +1.00
800–825 812 120 334.00–345.00 $339.50 $2,757 +1.50
825 825 70 343.50 $343.50 $2,834 +27.50
850 850 125 328.50 $328.50 $2,792 +41.57
900 900 58 318.00 $318.00 $2,862 -5.00
900 900 160 323.00 $323.00 $2,907 ±0.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 90 395.00 $395.00 $2,133
577 577 60 402.39 $402.39 $2,322
625 625 38 346.00 $346.00 $2,162 -28.05
675 675 75 337.00 $337.00 $2,275 +337.00
675–680 677 150 351.00–352.00 $351.50 $2,380 +351.50
680 680 70 330.50 $330.50 $2,247 +330.50
675–693 682 945 337.77–352.50 $347.92 $2,373 +347.92
700–739 702 1,516 324.00–347.50 $340.99 $2,394 +10.99
725 725 280 337.50 $337.50 $2,447 +10.78
750 750 65 330.50 $330.50 $2,479
764 764 130 328.00 $328.00 $2,506
775 775 65 305.50 $305.50 $2,368
775 775 63 318.50 $318.50 $2,468
850 850 60 299.00 $299.00 $2,542
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 42 420.00 $420.00 $1,848
700 700 40 340.00 $340.00 $2,380 +4.21
725 725 140 314.00 $314.00 $2,276 -21.79
785 785 900 327.00 $327.00 $2,567
800 800 240 315.50–321.00 $318.88 $2,551
800 800 230 314.00 $314.00 $2,512
875 875 94 303.83 $303.83 $2,659

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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.