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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

25,835 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.48/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 754 lb · 4,035 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $200.05/cwt +15.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 601 lb · 2,260 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.10/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 861 lb · 2,251 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 25,835 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 270 224.00 $224.00 $1,142 —
570 570 300 215.00 $215.00 $1,226 —
560–580 571 300 218.50–220.50 $219.40 $1,253 —
600 600 280 216.00 $216.00 $1,296 +31.00
600 600 700 218.00 $218.00 $1,308 +33.00
600 600 160 198.00 $198.00 $1,188 +13.00
600–625 603 1,120 182.50–186.00 $185.14 $1,116 +0.14
740–746 741 323 180.17–181.44 $181.16 $1,342 +5.24
750–785 765 1,073 171.44–180.44 $176.68 $1,352 +1.66
775–788 779 192 177.00–184.50 $181.91 $1,417 +1.91
800–830 820 1,778 172.18–180.77 $177.65 $1,457 +3.92
825 825 64 179.00 $179.00 $1,477 +5.27
850–875 861 2,189 167.90–178.10 $175.24 $1,509 +4.32
875 875 62 170.00 $170.00 $1,488 -0.92
916 916 63 172.00 $172.00 $1,576 +4.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 157 183.00–188.93 $186.77 $1,307 +2.32
750 750 536 184.00 $184.00 $1,380 -5.07
750–775 762 1,152 179.00–185.59 $182.87 $1,393 -0.87
800–802 800 1,167 179.89–182.30 $180.92 $1,447 -17.08
800–825 820 371 178.00–182.50 $178.82 $1,466 -0.10
850 850 120 168.00–174.00 $171.00 $1,454 -2.00
850–875 854 911 175.50–181.37 $178.79 $1,527 -1.71
900 900 175 180.50 $180.50 $1,624 +9.50
1025 1025 55 171.00 $171.00 $1,753 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 180 163.44 $163.44 $1,267 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–636 617 159 182.00–184.00 $183.01 $1,129 +5.01
650–660 652 100 175.00–181.00 $179.80 $1,172 +3.02
700–740 721 563 170.50–175.70 $173.33 $1,250 -1.70
725 725 275 179.50–186.60 $183.11 $1,328 +2.76
725 725 580 181.50 $181.50 $1,316 +1.15
725 725 135 174.00 $174.00 $1,262 -6.35
750 750 715 182.50–186.50 $183.82 $1,379 +1.91
750 750 390 174.00 $174.00 $1,305 -7.91
750 750 400 183.50 $183.50 $1,376 +1.59
750–775 753 1,125 172.00–176.00 $174.56 $1,314 +0.69
750–775 759 1,405 168.00–171.00 $170.09 $1,291 -3.78
800–830 818 300 167.50–168.00 $167.80 $1,373 +0.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 200 188.00 $188.00 $902 -2.00
490 490 270 214.00 $214.00 $1,049 +24.00
540 540 300 205.00 $205.00 $1,107 —
540 540 135 210.50 $210.50 $1,137 —
560–580 572 445 206.00–208.50 $206.93 $1,184 —
580 580 700 208.00 $208.00 $1,206 —
600 600 1,100 173.00 $173.00 $1,038 ±0.00
600 600 351 175.00–177.00 $175.46 $1,053 +2.46
680 680 39 171.71 $171.71 $1,168 -0.57
700 700 68 167.00 $167.00 $1,169 ±0.00
700 700 255 167.00–168.23 $167.31 $1,171 +0.31
745 745 65 174.00 $174.00 $1,296 +5.00
750 750 65 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 +0.05
750–799 757 1,325 163.00–169.39 $166.27 $1,259 +1.32
750–775 762 128 172.00–174.00 $172.98 $1,318 +8.03
800 800 20 158.90 $158.90 $1,271 -2.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778 778 72 159.00 $159.00 $1,237 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 66 169.50 $169.50 $1,229 -0.50
750 750 130 168.00 $168.00 $1,260 —

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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 66 179.50 $179.50 $1,301 —
775 775 190 177.00 $177.00 $1,372 —

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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.