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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

29,009 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.23/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 755 lb · 7,674 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.69/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 823 lb · 4,104 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.59/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 859 lb · 2,644 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 29,009

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 81 145.15 $145.15 $900 -6.05
650 650 385 141.56–146.56 $144.56 $940
650 650 154 148.00 $148.00 $962
700 700 426 145.56–145.96 $145.89 $1,021 +8.69
770–775 773 237 132.50–135.35 $133.34 $1,031 -0.40
800–840 817 917 132.00–136.00 $134.50 $1,099 +3.97
825 825 840 133.00–135.00 $134.43 $1,109 +3.90
825 825 427 135.15 $135.15 $1,115 +4.62
825 825 1,340 127.50–137.88 $134.72 $1,111 +4.19
825 825 290 141.00 $141.00 $1,163 +10.47
825 825 290 143.00 $143.00 $1,180 +12.47
850 850 290 136.00 $136.00 $1,156 +6.13
850–880 853 471 129.50–135.00 $132.05 $1,126 +2.18
850–875 861 520 134.00–135.00 $134.44 $1,158 +4.57
850–875 861 1,253 125.00–135.43 $129.17 $1,112 -0.70
875 875 110 132.00 $132.00 $1,155 +1.06
900–925 910 285 127.00–132.00 $129.89 $1,182 +2.89
925 925 172 122.50–125.84 $124.77 $1,154 -2.23
8003 8003 60 125.00 $125.00 $10,004
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1,045 148.00–149.00 $148.79 $699 -0.21
520 520 275 144.00 $144.00 $749 -4.00
550 550 900 144.00 $144.00 $792 +2.96
600 600 75 137.00 $137.00 $822
625 625 80 143.09 $143.09 $894
750–775 763 679 128.36–134.28 $132.32 $1,010 +1.52
800–825 816 1,162 126.09–132.88 $131.78 $1,075 +4.14
825 825 124 134.00 $134.00 $1,106 +1.00
825–830 826 419 132.00–136.00 $132.70 $1,096 -0.30
850 850 120 134.50 $134.50 $1,143 +6.50
860 860 180 134.00 $134.00 $1,152 +8.14
850–875 861 551 123.00–127.07 $125.13 $1,077 -0.73
900 900 55 129.00 $129.00 $1,161 +6.62
900 900 111 123.74–125.19 $124.46 $1,120 +2.08
975 975 12 122.55 $122.55 $1,195 +2.55

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 250 164.27 $164.27 $657
600 600 166 137.56 $137.56 $825 -6.64
625 625 80 141.27 $141.27 $883 -2.93
650 650 300 140.00 $140.00 $910 +2.70
675 675 70 138.00 $138.00 $932 +12.59
700 700 70 136.00 $136.00 $952 +2.80
700 700 55 132.59 $132.59 $928 -0.61
700–725 714 340 138.60–140.60 $139.42 $995 +12.08
725 725 335 132.00 $132.00 $957 +5.35
725 725 1,218 131.15–135.75 $132.35 $960 +5.70
725 725 267 124.00–130.00 $128.49 $932 +1.84
725 725 135 132.00 $132.00 $957 +5.35
750 750 390 130.00 $130.00 $975 +1.80
750 750 195 133.75 $133.75 $1,003 +5.55
750 750 325 136.00 $136.00 $1,020 +7.80
750 750 1,275 133.00–134.10 $133.82 $1,004 +5.62
750 750 460 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 +6.80
750–770 751 1,013 124.50–129.88 $126.12 $947 -2.08
750–775 758 560 125.00–129.00 $126.71 $960 +3.12
750–790 760 2,131 124.50–131.00 $128.42 $976 +4.83
750–765 761 1,325 136.10–138.00 $136.57 $1,039 +10.05
800 800 66 125.43 $125.43 $1,003 -7.57
810–820 811 330 127.00–127.50 $127.41 $1,033 +3.21
860 860 125 120.84 $120.84 $1,039
860 860 330 129.00 $129.00 $1,109
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 146 147.00 $147.00 $506
550 550 450 128.00 $128.00 $704 +1.63
600–615 607 164 128.56–131.09 $129.84 $788
675 675 294 125.56–132.79 $130.97 $884 -5.03
700–725 712 416 120.36–125.00 $123.13 $877 -8.87
735 735 335 133.00 $133.00 $978 +5.60
750 750 65 126.00 $126.00 $945 -7.00
770–780 774 782 119.80–125.88 $125.39 $971 +2.92
815–825 816 98 118.09–119.00 $118.86 $970 -0.53
880 880 112 117.95 $117.95 $1,038 +8.51

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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.