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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

15,622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.07/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 752 lb · 3,870 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.92/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 850 lb · 2,134 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.51/cwt -3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 760 lb · 1,568 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 15,622 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 416 125 196.20–200.20 $199.56 $830 —
530 530 100 179.20 $179.20 $950 —
700 700 140 167.00 $167.00 $1,169 —
700–725 704 444 149.00–157.94 $155.98 $1,098 —
745 745 65 151.00 $151.00 $1,125 —
750–775 763 277 148.00–154.55 $151.48 $1,156 -1.75
750–775 766 254 151.00–156.00 $154.46 $1,183 +1.23
800–825 808 445 145.00–152.94 $150.35 $1,215 -5.98
810 810 125 154.50 $154.50 $1,251 -1.83
850 850 240 147.50 $147.50 $1,254 -8.40
850 850 1,300 153.60 $153.60 $1,306 -2.30
850–875 851 594 143.00–152.00 $150.04 $1,277 -5.86
925 925 110 144.25 $144.25 $1,334 +2.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 200 163.50 $163.50 $858 —
550 550 75 164.50 $164.50 $905 -8.61
600–625 610 122 164.93–169.27 $167.42 $1,021 -5.58
700 700 71 146.70 $146.70 $1,027 -5.30
700 700 140 158.50 $158.50 $1,110 +6.50
750 750 669 147.31 $147.31 $1,105 -8.69
750–779 767 899 146.17–148.88 $147.66 $1,133 -0.04
800–825 822 866 143.59–150.94 $146.72 $1,206 -0.47
900 900 385 132.99 $132.99 $1,197 -4.27
910 910 55 142.00 $142.00 $1,292 +4.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 260 137.86 $137.86 $1,055 —
825 825 316 139.39 $139.39 $1,150 —
875 875 176 132.39 $132.39 $1,158 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 72 153.00 $153.00 $1,033 +7.00
700 700 140 158.00 $158.00 $1,106 +18.00
700–725 708 207 158.30–160.30 $159.65 $1,130 +16.04
700–725 719 312 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $1,024 -9.74
725–730 725 332 139.00–144.22 $140.63 $1,020 -11.57
725 725 80 146.35 $146.35 $1,061 -5.85
750 750 190 142.00 $142.00 $1,065 -4.63
750 750 650 149.60 $149.60 $1,122 +2.97
750 750 1,640 138.00–143.00 $141.65 $1,062 -4.98
750 750 220 154.00 $154.00 $1,155 +7.37
750–790 755 1,170 140.00–145.25 $142.85 $1,079 -3.03
800 800 120 158.00 $158.00 $1,264 +17.71
800 800 120 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 -0.29
800–825 812 216 135.00–141.00 $139.24 $1,131 +1.41
820 820 68 138.00 $138.00 $1,132 +0.17
875 875 260 137.50 $137.50 $1,203 +4.74
925 925 125 132.00 $132.00 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 40 148.93 $148.93 $856 -0.18
650 650 200 148.28–149.58 $148.61 $966 +4.78
700 700 100 143.94 $143.94 $1,008 +5.88
700–734 714 272 136.50–139.94 $137.52 $982 -0.96
735 735 65 139.00 $139.00 $1,022 +0.52
750 750 110 131.17 $131.17 $984 -8.59
760 760 130 137.00 $137.00 $1,041 +3.46
775 775 130 153.00 $153.00 $1,186 +19.46
850 850 60 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 -2.50

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 —

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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.