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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

25,628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.00/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 753 lb · 9,083 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.62/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 860 lb · 2,417 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.19/cwt ≈ $1,089/hd at 856 lb · 2,384 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 25,628 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 145.00 $145.00 $870 -14.25
650 650 231 145.96 $145.96 $949 —
700 700 210 140.50 $140.50 $984 +9.30
700–725 719 260 133.20–138.59 $136.99 $985 +2.99
725 725 280 143.50 $143.50 $1,040 +9.50
750–775 756 921 129.00–139.50 $136.81 $1,034 -2.43
760 760 65 132.00 $132.00 $1,003 -7.24
750–775 766 283 133.70–133.75 $133.73 $1,024 -5.51
785 785 260 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 -9.24
800 800 660 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 -3.50
800–825 816 270 127.00–129.00 $127.89 $1,044 -5.53
800–843 826 430 126.20–130.50 $129.21 $1,067 -4.21
850 850 247 129.20–129.52 $129.29 $1,099 -2.24
850–875 858 1,120 127.00–133.00 $129.56 $1,112 -1.97
865 865 1,050 132.06 $132.06 $1,142 +0.84
915 915 90 127.20 $127.20 $1,164 -4.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 170 143.00 $143.00 $786 +2.00
565 565 105 135.76 $135.76 $767 -5.24
600 600 72 140.00 $140.00 $840 +2.00
698 698 20 132.60 $132.60 $926 —
750–775 770 365 132.78–134.85 $134.48 $1,035 +0.41
775–790 782 162 131.50–138.00 $134.54 $1,052 +0.47
800 800 248 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 -2.55
800–826 807 1,897 127.00–132.96 $130.04 $1,049 -2.51
850–884 856 2,264 122.00–128.27 $126.93 $1,087 —
865 865 120 132.00 $132.00 $1,142 —
900–935 917 112 127.80–128.00 $127.90 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 73 127.96 $127.96 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–652 650 45 127.20–129.20 $127.64 $830 -5.56
675 675 225 132.50 $132.50 $894 +1.50
700 700 210 131.08 $131.08 $918 +1.39
700 700 390 127.20–131.59 $129.34 $905 -0.35
725–735 732 261 126.00–127.50 $127.12 $931 -1.37
750 750 650 125.00 $125.00 $938 -1.30
750 750 5,655 127.20–130.35 $130.10 $976 +3.80
750 750 195 127.08 $127.08 $953 +0.78
750–775 757 1,193 122.20–126.20 $123.69 $936 -4.21
750–775 762 1,390 123.00–128.00 $124.72 $950 -3.18
800 800 244 122.50–125.00 $123.52 $988 —
800 800 90 128.00 $128.00 $1,024 —
825 825 15 123.20 $123.20 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–590 571 990 122.00–129.00 $125.64 $717 +0.10
600 600 72 130.00 $130.00 $780 +4.00
714 714 24 127.50 $127.50 $910 -0.44
700–725 716 602 123.38–131.70 $127.47 $913 -0.47
750–795 754 871 119.20–124.88 $122.69 $925 -5.31
800–802 801 151 118.00–120.34 $118.93 $953 -9.07
825 825 60 119.00 $119.00 $982 +3.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 120.06 $120.06 $840 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 125.00 $125.00 $750 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 135.00 $135.00 $810 —

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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.