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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026

7,874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $317.89/cwt -10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,631/hd at 827 lb · 1,680 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.61/cwt -9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,139/hd at 653 lb · 652 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.00/cwt ≈ $2,460/hd at 885 lb · 600 head
Texas Direct 8-weight steers at $319/cwt are right in line with the TX average, running $12/cwt under Dalhart. TX 8-weight steers have come off $27 from the mid-July peak of $346. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,874 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 181 382.08 $382.08 $2,140 —
600 600 155 360.00 $360.00 $2,160 —
600 600 35 365.00 $365.00 $2,190 —
675 675 74 335.00 $335.00 $2,261 -15.00
702–743 711 285 339.00–345.00 $340.43 $2,420 -7.01
700–725 718 183 335.00–337.17 $335.57 $2,409 -26.43
725 725 70 323.00 $323.00 $2,342 -39.00
750 750 45 310.00 $310.00 $2,325 -16.00
750–762 756 131 320.00–326.00 $322.98 $2,442 -3.02
800 800 60 308.00 $308.00 $2,464 -18.34
800–825 808 169 321.00–330.00 $326.68 $2,640 +0.34
825–835 828 851 315.84–324.05 $321.16 $2,659 -22.33
835 835 600 311.77 $311.77 $2,603 -31.72
850 850 65 322.94 $322.94 $2,745 -4.06
893 893 58 318.00 $318.00 $2,840 —
900 900 58 308.00 $308.00 $2,772 -2.00
941 941 55 293.36 $293.36 $2,761 -8.64
1014 1014 51 280.00 $280.00 $2,839 -10.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 55 367.00 $367.00 $2,239 —
685 685 215 360.00 $360.00 $2,466 —
785 785 63 336.00 $336.00 $2,638 +3.00
800 800 68 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 —
820 820 95 328.00 $328.00 $2,690 —
830 830 180 327.50 $327.50 $2,718 —
850 850 20 308.00 $308.00 $2,618 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 80 351.00 $351.00 $2,176 +3.00
650 650 305 328.00 $328.00 $2,132 -20.00
650 650 200 321.25 $321.25 $2,088 -26.75
650 650 75 333.00 $333.00 $2,164 -15.00
675 675 72 338.00 $338.00 $2,282 +2.57
725 725 65 317.00 $317.00 $2,298 +18.00
726 726 145 330.00 $330.00 $2,396 +31.00
750 750 65 295.00 $295.00 $2,212 -7.15
750 750 68 303.00 $303.00 $2,272 +0.85
770 770 130 321.50 $321.50 $2,476 +4.50
797 797 120 296.00 $296.00 $2,359 -21.00
800 800 430 299.00 $299.00 $2,392 -15.31
800 800 26 296.00 $296.00 $2,368 -18.31
885 885 600 278.00 $278.00 $2,460 —
1025 1025 45 252.00 $252.00 $2,583 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 92 386.00 $386.00 $1,915 -16.00
550 550 35 355.00 $355.00 $1,952 —
650 650 120 307.58 $307.58 $1,999 -12.42
650–665 652 372 322.00–329.00 $323.96 $2,112 +3.96
680 680 70 316.00 $316.00 $2,149 -4.00
700–725 708 581 308.00–318.00 $314.60 $2,227 +0.60
770 770 63 303.50 $303.50 $2,337 -17.50
800 800 185 297.00 $297.00 $2,376 +11.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
966 966 108 290.00 $290.00 $2,801 —

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Reading this report

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.