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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026

13,599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.65/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,428/hd at 764 lb · 1,623 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $308.87/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,375/hd at 769 lb · 1,580 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $323.98/cwt +7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,621/hd at 809 lb · 1,526 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 13,599 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 185 380.00–412.83 $398.07 $2,189 +13.57
587 587 66 363.30 $363.30 $2,133 -21.20
610 610 250 382.00 $382.00 $2,330 +21.09
650 650 375 368.00 $368.00 $2,392 —
650–680 665 140 337.00–346.00 $341.50 $2,271 —
650–690 670 150 334.00–354.00 $344.00 $2,305 —
692 692 39 345.00 $345.00 $2,387 —
700 700 35 350.00 $350.00 $2,450 +21.00
700–711 705 142 344.00–345.00 $344.49 $2,429 +15.49
755–776 767 332 330.00–338.00 $334.54 $2,566 +7.34
775–785 780 131 332.00–336.00 $334.08 $2,606 +6.88
780 780 125 317.00 $317.00 $2,473 -10.20
800 800 420 328.00–331.00 $330.57 $2,645 —
800 800 60 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 —
800–833 813 1,046 319.00–326.00 $322.13 $2,619 +5.63
850–855 853 240 318.00–325.00 $323.31 $2,758 +2.31
850–899 879 288 302.00–318.67 $309.60 $2,721 +26.60
1000 1000 400 300.00 $300.00 $3,000 +12.00
1104 1104 119 289.88 $289.88 $3,200 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 20 393.00 $393.00 $2,319 —
725 725 67 348.50 $348.50 $2,527 —
750 750 55 333.00 $333.00 $2,498 -6.00
765–775 774 846 330.00–334.00 $330.31 $2,557 -1.00
800 800 540 339.00 $339.00 $2,712 +18.00
800–835 814 305 325.00–335.00 $330.90 $2,694 +9.90
835 835 160 320.75 $320.75 $2,678 -0.25
850 850 75 313.00 $313.00 $2,660 -1.00
850 850 175 325.00 $325.00 $2,762 +11.00
950–960 953 162 306.00–307.00 $306.38 $2,920 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 360.00–370.00 $365.00 $2,008 —
575 575 82 363.00 $363.00 $2,087 —
625 625 80 345.00 $345.00 $2,156 +12.95
625 625 82 360.00 $360.00 $2,250 +27.95
650 650 150 350.00 $350.00 $2,275 +20.32
650 650 70 332.00 $332.00 $2,158 +2.32
675 675 110 330.00 $330.00 $2,228 +0.32
675–690 682 142 329.00–336.00 $332.55 $2,268 +2.87
700 700 140 313.00–320.00 $316.50 $2,216 +1.50
700–715 707 388 319.74–328.00 $323.09 $2,284 +1.09
709 709 28 335.00 $335.00 $2,375 +13.00
700–745 725 206 325.00–334.00 $330.08 $2,393 +15.86
725 725 67 302.00 $302.00 $2,190 -12.22
750–775 769 1,580 307.35–317.00 $308.87 $2,375 +13.87
815 815 240 298.00 $298.00 $2,429 +19.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 705 1,330 323.00–336.00 $329.99 $2,326 +20.49
750 750 210 310.00 $310.00 $2,325 -3.00
750–775 756 450 310.00–320.50 $317.82 $2,403 +3.81
750–775 771 900 320.00–324.00 $320.58 $2,472 +27.58
775 775 63 300.00 $300.00 $2,325 +7.00
800 800 180 308.00 $308.00 $2,464 +12.00
830 830 63 304.55 $304.55 $2,528 +8.55

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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.