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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

13,331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $314.93/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,745/hd at 872 lb · 1,254 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.39/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,560/hd at 775 lb · 1,178 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.39/cwt -88.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,921/hd at 816 lb · 1,147 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 13,331 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 213 407.05 $407.05 $2,117 —
561 561 55 385.00 $385.00 $2,160 -13.07
650–675 664 385 329.50–348.00 $336.95 $2,237 -4.55
656–685 681 253 340.17–363.00 $343.15 $2,337 -0.85
700 700 178 — $0.00 $0 -350.00
716–728 723 783 329.78–344.63 $335.83 $2,428 -8.66
765–788 773 983 327.00–332.69 $329.76 $2,549 -4.78
780 780 67 315.00 $315.00 $2,457 -19.08
785 785 128 343.25 $343.25 $2,695 +9.17
800 800 312 — $0.00 $0 -330.57
800 800 90 336.00 $336.00 $2,688 +5.43
800–835 825 745 317.50–336.08 $321.82 $2,655 -0.31
850–875 861 654 318.50–323.00 $320.96 $2,763 -2.35
856–893 883 600 305.00–315.77 $308.35 $2,723 -1.25
950 950 52 300.00 $300.00 $2,850 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–825 815 300 328.50–329.50 $328.90 $2,681 -2.00
850 850 120 314.50 $314.50 $2,673 +1.50
850 850 175 322.00 $322.00 $2,737 +9.00
925 925 900 314.84 $314.84 $2,912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 50 287.00 $287.00 $2,253 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 128 372.93 $372.93 $1,999 —
576 576 39 349.00 $349.00 $2,010 -14.00
600 600 60 345.00 $345.00 $2,070 ±0.00
607 607 46 338.00 $338.00 $2,052 -7.00
650–651 650 488 335.00–335.77 $335.10 $2,178 -14.90
675 675 133 — $0.00 $0 -330.00
707–720 712 490 325.00–330.50 $327.94 $2,335 -7.06
725 725 240 321.74 $321.74 $2,333 -8.34
725 725 158 — $0.00 $0 -330.08
725 725 97 328.00 $328.00 $2,378 -2.08
750 750 65 320.00 $320.00 $2,400 +11.13
750–793 768 312 311.00–320.08 $317.25 $2,436 +8.38
800 800 360 299.50 $299.50 $2,396 +1.50
825 825 60 282.50 $282.50 $2,331 -15.50
835 835 300 312.50 $312.50 $2,609 +14.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 225 331.00 $331.00 $2,152 —
700 700 135 309.50 $309.50 $2,166 -20.49
747 747 70 320.00 $320.00 $2,390 —
750 750 305 311.00–312.00 $311.79 $2,338 +1.79
750 750 130 318.00 $318.00 $2,385 +8.00
750 750 65 301.50 $301.50 $2,261 -8.50
750 750 325 320.00 $320.00 $2,400 +10.00
800 800 75 299.50 $299.50 $2,396 -8.50

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 210 327.50 $327.50 $2,129 —
650 650 210 327.50 $327.50 $2,129 —
650 650 210 327.50 $327.50 $2,129 —
650 650 210 327.50 $327.50 $2,129 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 210 340.50 $340.50 $2,298 —
675 675 210 340.50 $340.50 $2,298 —
675 675 210 340.50 $340.50 $2,298 —
675 675 210 340.50 $340.50 $2,298 —
925 925 200 306.00 $306.00 $2,830 —
1000 1000 102 285.00 $285.00 $2,850 —

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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.