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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 5, 2026

19,673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $331.12/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,528/hd at 764 lb · 2,088 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.18/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,454/hd at 769 lb · 1,452 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.71/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,673/hd at 813 lb · 1,354 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 19,673 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 unweaned 500 500 450.00 $450.00 $2,250 —
560–571 565 84 412.20–415.00 $413.60 $2,337 —
650–690 673 595 350.00–357.00 $351.92 $2,368 -6.57
675 675 145 365.00 $365.00 $2,464 +6.51
675–690 680 450 338.17–353.64 $350.80 $2,385 -7.69
700–710 705 140 364.00–365.00 $364.50 $2,570 +20.23
704–747 731 437 331.00–347.00 $338.12 $2,472 -11.35
750 750 130 332.00 $332.00 $2,490 -1.08
750–775 759 398 345.00–350.00 $347.71 $2,639 +14.63
760–780 762 1,180 320.00–328.00 $324.69 $2,474 -8.39
775–785 778 380 330.74–335.00 $333.43 $2,594 +14.98
800–832 807 309 325.00–335.50 $333.16 $2,689 +0.49
800–835 815 1,045 323.00–332.00 $327.40 $2,668 +4.61
850–875 852 1,008 316.00–324.00 $321.23 $2,737 -8.56
860 860 235 291.00–294.00 $292.60 $2,516 -37.19
875 875 58 326.00 $326.00 $2,852 +35.00
900–912 905 303 309.88–314.00 $312.26 $2,826 +1.98
900–925 913 620 314.00–317.00 $315.33 $2,879 +5.05
950 950 275 307.00 $307.00 $2,916 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 unweaned 535 100 378.00 $378.00 $2,022 —
600 unweaned 600 100 380.00 $380.00 $2,280 —
680 680 70 360.00 $360.00 $2,448 —
800 800 165 331.00 $331.00 $2,648 -1.00
800–825 818 718 324.00–334.00 $329.18 $2,693 -9.67
850 850 120 335.00 $335.00 $2,848 +13.00
850 850 58 324.00 $324.00 $2,754 +2.00
875 875 90 328.00 $328.00 $2,870 +3.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 89 330.00 $330.00 $2,343 —
832 832 51 301.00 $301.00 $2,504 -10.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 99 418.66 $418.66 $2,001 —
540 540 42 385.00 $385.00 $2,079 -5.38
565 unweaned 565 85 351.00 $351.00 $1,983 —
569 569 42 384.80 $384.80 $2,190 +4.80
570 570 400 348.00 $348.00 $1,984 -32.00
590 590 80 352.50 $352.50 $2,080 -27.50
625 625 77 352.00 $352.00 $2,200 —
650–675 658 222 338.00–351.00 $346.78 $2,282 +19.43
660–670 665 148 349.50–350.00 $349.75 $2,326 +22.40
670 670 510 324.00 $324.00 $2,171 -3.35
685 685 120 318.64 $318.64 $2,183 -8.71
700–743 721 274 325.00–339.00 $331.13 $2,387 +2.09
721 721 98 322.00 $322.00 $2,322 -7.04
750 750 250 313.74–322.00 $318.04 $2,385 +0.46
758–785 770 316 316.00–324.00 $320.94 $2,471 +6.05
770 770 455 303.00 $303.00 $2,333 -11.89
775 775 190 303.00 $303.00 $2,348 -11.89
800 800 120 312.00 $312.00 $2,496 +12.83
850 850 58 305.00 $305.00 $2,592 —
870 870 180 285.00 $285.00 $2,480 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 unweaned 585 75 360.00 $360.00 $2,106 —
625 625 77 350.00 $350.00 $2,188 -8.00
625 625 80 356.00 $356.00 $2,225 -2.00
650 650 150 348.00 $348.00 $2,262 +1.00
700 700 70 329.00 $329.00 $2,303 -6.00
700–725 722 865 325.50–340.00 $329.90 $2,382 +1.90
750–775 767 1,065 318.00–333.00 $320.76 $2,460 -1.14
760–788 774 387 313.00–317.00 $314.82 $2,437 +1.70
800 800 210 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 -0.75
800–825 808 180 302.50–318.00 $312.83 $2,528 +2.08
840 840 600 306.00 $306.00 $2,570 -12.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 500 445.40 $445.40 $1,782 —
450 450 330 443.00 $443.00 $1,994 —
800 800 200 312.00 $312.00 $2,496 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 500 460.40 $460.40 $1,842 —
450 450 440 466.00 $466.00 $2,097 —
800 800 200 328.00 $328.00 $2,624 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 125 380.00 $380.00 $1,520 —

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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.