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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

17,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.05/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 723 lb · 3,110 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.30/cwt +15.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 755 lb · 2,952 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $169.87/cwt +19.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 801 lb · 2,550 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,010 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1,000 177.50 $177.50 $1,331 +22.23
750 750 1,000 175.20 $175.20 $1,314 +19.93
750–775 763 822 151.80–157.88 $154.73 $1,181 -0.54
775 775 130 153.00 $153.00 $1,186 -0.62
800 800 600 174.10 $174.10 $1,393 +15.10
800 800 1,080 171.25–172.20 $171.78 $1,374 +12.78
800 800 600 169.80 $169.80 $1,358 +10.80
800–825 813 270 151.47–154.78 $152.94 $1,243 +5.33
850–885 859 225 144.00–148.00 $146.93 $1,262 -0.42
875 875 58 145.00 $145.00 $1,269 -2.35
900–911 904 289 142.00–145.00 $143.87 $1,301 -1.67
950 950 55 139.00 $139.00 $1,320 -3.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 338 176.30 $176.30 $859 —
552 552 90 166.67 $166.67 $920 —
604 604 37 168.30 $168.30 $1,017 +4.80
650–681 662 396 153.90–159.00 $156.99 $1,039 —
750–787 761 200 158.00 $158.00 $1,202 +8.68
750–775 767 506 147.17–152.78 $149.70 $1,148 +0.38
820 820 848 143.03 $143.03 $1,173 -6.97
825 825 98 133.00–155.40 $146.26 $1,207 -3.74
825 825 310 148.96 $148.96 $1,229 -1.04
852–875 854 200 142.00–150.00 $149.08 $1,273 +3.86
850–898 876 368 137.07–143.77 $140.02 $1,227 +0.68
900 900 39 140.00 $140.00 $1,260 +3.45
906–947 942 314 135.73–137.07 $135.89 $1,280 —
1000 1000 100 131.73 $131.73 $1,317 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 80 170.00 $170.00 $790 —
625 625 75 159.00 $159.00 $994 —
625 625 135 158.00 $158.00 $988 —
675 675 290 151.00 $151.00 $1,019 +2.00
700–725 712 137 147.00–148.00 $147.51 $1,050 +0.28
700–725 715 540 143.00–148.00 $145.89 $1,043 -1.34
725 725 195 159.50 $159.50 $1,156 +1.50
750 750 390 146.00 $146.00 $1,095 -1.00
750–775 752 1,247 137.00–148.76 $146.70 $1,103 +5.95
750–790 762 190 141.00–145.00 $142.61 $1,087 +1.86
810 810 40 141.00 $141.00 $1,142 -1.50
855–870 861 118 135.00–136.00 $135.53 $1,167 -0.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 135 148.00–149.00 $148.52 $1,040 -2.48
700–725 705 175 136.17–144.65 $142.95 $1,008 -8.05
725 725 2,800 152.79 $152.79 $1,108 +7.03
750 750 70 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 +5.95
775 775 120 140.96 $140.96 $1,092 +1.91
850 850 15 134.00 $134.00 $1,139 +0.66

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–680 677 145 132.00–136.00 $134.07 $908 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 70 153.50 $153.50 $1,113 —
750 750 70 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 —

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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.