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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

12,667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $343.33/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,750/hd at 801 lb · 2,700 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.06/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,459/hd at 752 lb · 1,521 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $327.52/cwt -6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,846/hd at 869 lb · 1,126 head
Texas Direct Cattle Report shows 8-weight steers at $337/cwt, right in line with the TX average ($337), though $9/cwt under Dalhart, TX ($346). The class is down $15/cwt from its late June peak of $352. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,667

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 96 430.47 $430.47 $2,178
725 725 410 358.69 $358.69 $2,601 +4.95
750–775 756 520 341.50–350.68 $348.39 $2,634 +0.64
815 815 65 338.50 $338.50 $2,759 +15.00
813–840 820 794 328.91–338.02 $331.32 $2,717 +7.82
850–880 867 292 325.00–332.00 $328.05 $2,844 -0.45
860–875 869 774 320.00–334.93 $327.40 $2,845 -1.10
875 875 60 326.50 $326.50 $2,857 -2.00
900–925 921 461 314.88–316.46 $315.39 $2,905 -3.30
950–977 958 163 300.00–310.00 $305.00 $2,922 -9.50
975 975 55 298.00 $298.00 $2,906 -20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 155 355.00 $355.00 $2,662 +4.06
775 775 100 336.00 $336.00 $2,604 -14.94
800 800 120 330.00 $330.00 $2,640 -9.00
800–810 801 2,580 342.50–346.15 $343.95 $2,755 +4.95
850 850 60 334.00 $334.00 $2,839 +5.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 152 375.97 $375.97 $2,000 -19.03
540 540 90 382.00 $382.00 $2,063 -13.00
640 640 149 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 -6.00
641 641 146 349.00 $349.00 $2,237 +3.00
665–685 677 965 336.42–350.00 $348.04 $2,356 -3.46
718 718 71 338.00 $338.00 $2,427 +0.50
715–732 728 1,026 326.00–336.00 $327.78 $2,386 -9.72
750 750 550 311.63 $311.63 $2,337 -18.87
750 750 195 328.00 $328.00 $2,460 -2.50
760–779 770 139 313.82–328.98 $320.91 $2,471 +15.41
800 800 55 316.50 $316.50 $2,532
815 815 27 315.02 $315.02 $2,567
888 888 140 288.00 $288.00 $2,557
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 328.00 $328.00 $2,296 -12.00
700 700 140 320.00 $320.00 $2,240 -20.00
700–725 709 220 338.50–342.00 $340.73 $2,416 +0.73
750 750 250 321.00 $321.00 $2,408 -6.00
750–775 751 1,148 321.00–330.50 $329.11 $2,472 +2.11
750–775 762 123 319.50–321.00 $320.27 $2,440 -6.73
822 822 248 308.00 $308.00 $2,532 -10.88
850 850 58 306.00 $306.00 $2,601 +2.17

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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.