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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

17,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.35/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 754 lb · 3,244 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.45/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 725 lb · 2,175 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.43/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 856 lb · 1,838 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,135 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 100 188.96 $188.96 $992 +9.76
600 600 90 171.39 $171.39 $1,028 —
665 665 45 168.00 $168.00 $1,117 —
700–725 710 170 154.29–160.48 $157.93 $1,121 +1.95
725 725 69 165.50 $165.50 $1,200 +14.50
750–775 763 452 152.00–160.00 $155.27 $1,185 +3.79
750–775 772 894 152.00–156.39 $153.62 $1,186 -0.84
800 800 250 159.00 $159.00 $1,272 +8.65
800–825 816 657 144.00–152.89 $147.61 $1,204 -6.89
800–848 818 603 146.25–153.00 $150.98 $1,235 -3.52
850 850 580 158.00 $158.00 $1,343 +10.50
850 850 410 153.00–160.00 $155.05 $1,318 +7.55
850–885 862 848 144.00–150.00 $147.35 $1,270 -2.69
900–925 918 698 145.50–146.00 $145.54 $1,336 +1.29
950 950 213 140.00–144.00 $142.44 $1,353 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 180 163.50 $163.50 $981 -3.92
635 635 79 161.70 $161.70 $1,027 -5.72
712 712 213 159.00 $159.00 $1,132 +12.30
735 735 68 154.23 $154.23 $1,134 +7.53
760–775 764 193 148.62–150.76 $149.32 $1,141 +1.66
800 800 820 156.79 $156.79 $1,254 +10.07
800 800 570 152.79 $152.79 $1,222 +6.07
825 825 124 150.00 $150.00 $1,238 +3.28
825 825 58 138.95 $138.95 $1,146 -7.77
850–875 862 243 143.00–147.50 $145.22 $1,252 —
875 875 180 139.34 $139.34 $1,219 —
900 900 435 136.55 $136.55 $1,229 +3.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 145 149.00 $149.00 $1,006 -4.00
700–725 716 175 145.00–151.00 $147.23 $1,054 +4.77
725 725 135 158.00 $158.00 $1,146 +17.37
725–735 728 355 143.00–148.00 $146.10 $1,064 +5.47
750 750 260 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 +5.00
750 750 260 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 +11.00
750 750 650 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 +8.00
750 750 650 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 +13.00
750–775 753 960 137.00–145.47 $140.75 $1,060 -2.10
755–785 775 394 142.00–146.00 $144.10 $1,117 +1.25
775 775 70 140.99 $140.99 $1,093 -1.86
800 800 120 139.00 $139.00 $1,112 -19.00
800–820 805 240 142.00–143.00 $142.50 $1,147 -15.50
850–875 864 139 132.00–142.00 $136.32 $1,178 -1.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 150 148.00 $148.00 $925 —
650–675 666 207 140.62–141.97 $141.06 $939 -7.55
700 700 140 151.00 $151.00 $1,057 +7.06
725 725 840 145.76 $145.76 $1,057 +6.76
725–735 728 1,195 142.76 $142.76 $1,039 +3.76
750–775 752 562 133.30–139.76 $139.05 $1,046 +7.88
850 850 180 133.34 $133.34 $1,133 +3.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 66 132.95 $132.95 $964 —

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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.