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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

21,931 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.88/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 751 lb · 3,904 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.67/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 856 lb · 2,412 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.46/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 462 lb · 2,400 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 21,931 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 457 1,400 152.25–155.00 $154.21 $705 +5.42
470 470 1,000 150.00 $150.00 $705 +1.21
550 550 650 145.00 $145.00 $798 +1.00
550–575 554 1,115 142.00–145.00 $144.50 $801 +0.50
650–675 654 790 136.12–140.97 $136.98 $896 —
669 669 64 141.00 $141.00 $943 —
675 675 575 4.00 $4.00 $27 —
725 725 69 134.46 $134.46 $975 —
815 815 59 131.40 $131.40 $1,071 -0.38
818–825 819 182 123.71–129.53 $127.93 $1,048 -3.85
850–875 870 1,076 125.77–132.71 $126.93 $1,104 +1.80
865–875 873 309 130.40–137.00 $134.57 $1,175 +9.44
935 935 165 126.54 $126.54 $1,183 -2.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 250 139.65 $139.65 $838 -5.50
650 650 154 144.89 $144.89 $942 +0.33
721 721 30 131.00 $131.00 $945 -14.89
775 775 62 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 -3.34
775–790 787 315 132.50–133.00 $132.60 $1,044 -0.74
822 822 127 127.50 $127.50 $1,048 -6.93
825 825 612 130.50–134.94 $132.75 $1,095 -1.68
825 825 370 134.85 $134.85 $1,113 +0.42
825 825 180 129.50 $129.50 $1,068 -4.93
850 850 1,550 131.70 $131.70 $1,119 -4.30
850 850 60 129.00 $129.00 $1,096 -7.00
850–853 851 293 133.08–133.20 $133.15 $1,133 -2.85
875–885 877 509 129.00–133.50 $131.02 $1,149 -0.98
923–925 924 49 125.88–126.94 $126.07 $1,165 +1.30
950 950 90 127.50 $127.50 $1,211 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 87 136.00 $136.00 $764 —
620 620 40 127.00 $127.00 $787 -14.27
665 665 80 124.00 $124.00 $825 -14.00
675 675 1,100 128.50 $128.50 $867 -9.50
700 700 1,000 133.50 $133.50 $934 -2.50
700–725 712 275 136.80–138.80 $137.82 $981 -1.60
700–730 718 204 126.00–131.00 $128.84 $925 -10.58
725 725 135 126.50 $126.50 $917 -5.50
725 725 240 125.50 $125.50 $910 -6.50
750 750 1,365 124.50–125.50 $125.21 $939 -4.79
750 750 2,067 129.85 $129.85 $974 -0.15
750 750 190 125.50–126.00 $125.67 $943 -4.33
760 760 90 126.94 $126.94 $965 -1.48
765 765 130 129.00 $129.00 $987 -7.57
775 775 62 127.00 $127.00 $984 -9.57
800 800 126 128.58 $128.58 $1,029 +3.15
825–840 830 180 124.00–126.00 $125.33 $1,040 -2.08
870 870 75 123.75 $123.75 $1,077 +2.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 500 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
530 530 55 131.00 $131.00 $694 —
550 550 85 129.00 $129.00 $710 +1.00
600 600 85 129.50 $129.50 $777 -0.34
667 667 40 131.00 $131.00 $874 +0.03
700–725 709 345 125.02–128.79 $127.72 $906 +4.59
745 745 70 125.00 $125.00 $931 -8.00
750–775 766 200 121.00–126.00 $122.75 $940 -2.64
761–781 772 521 119.56–121.22 $120.50 $930 -4.89
800–815 809 159 124.40–128.50 $125.95 $1,019 +7.09
800–842 819 223 116.50–118.56 $117.61 $963 -1.25
865 865 97 121.40 $121.40 $1,050 +3.45

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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.