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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

19,352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $149.15/cwt ≈ $1,342/hd at 900 lb · 4,960 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.50/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 713 lb · 2,033 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.24/cwt -7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 751 lb · 1,852 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 19,352 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 266 155.00–158.34 $157.52 $1,181 -3.98
760 760 144 158.00 $158.00 $1,201 -9.72
800 800 63 157.59 $157.59 $1,261 +1.44
800 800 120 154.50 $154.50 $1,236 -1.65
800–825 816 185 150.00–160.00 $153.51 $1,253 -2.64
800–840 817 1,234 152.05–156.27 $153.75 $1,256 -2.40
825 825 60 146.00 $146.00 $1,204 -10.15
850 850 240 151.00 $151.00 $1,284 +1.85
850 850 60 154.00 $154.00 $1,309 +4.85
850 850 60 157.00 $157.00 $1,334 +7.85
850–865 857 783 149.93–156.39 $151.90 $1,302 +2.75
900 900 150 154.00 $154.00 $1,386 —
900 900 4,755 149.00–150.00 $149.04 $1,341 —
900 900 55 145.00 $145.00 $1,305 —
1000 1000 335 140.00–141.00 $140.67 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 300 176.75 $176.75 $795 —
700–730 713 320 153.19–154.06 $153.93 $1,098 -14.24
785 785 64 143.20 $143.20 $1,124 -14.21
800 800 240 152.76 $152.76 $1,222 +1.82
800 800 862 146.00–151.85 $150.22 $1,202 -0.72
825 825 250 151.00 $151.00 $1,246 +0.06
850–865 860 467 137.00–141.96 $140.61 $1,209 —
882 882 59 148.50 $148.50 $1,310 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 85 162.00 $162.00 $891 —
575 575 1,360 160.00–165.00 $162.50 $934 —
625 625 980 149.00 $149.00 $931 -9.38
700–725 705 1,110 146.00–148.00 $147.53 $1,040 -4.47
701–725 716 203 145.00–150.50 $146.84 $1,051 +2.00
700–735 725 520 145.00–150.76 $149.21 $1,082 +4.37
725 725 200 153.70 $153.70 $1,114 +8.86
750 750 130 144.00 $144.00 $1,080 -2.91
750 750 410 146.00–147.50 $146.48 $1,099 -0.43
750 750 80 141.60 $141.60 $1,062 -5.31
750–775 751 1,232 140.00–146.05 $140.69 $1,057 -6.22
800 800 60 142.00 $142.00 $1,136 -10.00
800–835 826 290 142.00–151.00 $146.66 $1,211 +5.66
850 850 120 136.00 $136.00 $1,156 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 148.00 $148.00 $962 -0.09
690 690 35 144.19 $144.19 $995 -12.06
700 700 140 145.00–152.00 $148.50 $1,040 —
702 702 75 139.91 $139.91 $982 —
735 735 780 141.76 $141.76 $1,042 -7.54
800 800 395 138.23–142.85 $139.34 $1,115 —

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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.