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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

24,034 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $183.00/cwt +2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 809 lb · 3,589 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.75/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 659 lb · 2,543 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.75/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,319/hd at 751 lb · 2,488 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 24,034 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–685 672 229 193.96–197.92 $196.55 $1,321 —
725–735 727 590 190.00–191.00 $190.76 $1,387 +3.99
749 749 150 185.52 $185.52 $1,390 —
750 750 85 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 +1.00
750–775 764 938 181.00–188.56 $185.75 $1,419 +2.88
775 775 69 186.00 $186.00 $1,442 +3.13
800 800 402 177.61–181.61 $178.94 $1,432 -1.98
800 800 490 183.00 $183.00 $1,464 +2.08
800–841 807 2,047 175.00–185.56 $182.25 $1,471 +1.33
825 825 290 184.00 $184.00 $1,518 +5.18
825 825 360 191.00 $191.00 $1,576 +12.18
850–875 852 685 179.86–182.00 $181.20 $1,544 +2.41
900 900 60 181.00 $181.00 $1,629 +0.50
975 975 110 175.35 $175.35 $1,710 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 225 189.61 $189.61 $1,232 —
650–665 659 206 185.10–187.16 $186.40 $1,228 —
675 675 585 194.22 $194.22 $1,311 —
725 725 69 182.04 $182.04 $1,320 +0.88
725–738 729 456 177.93–183.43 $180.88 $1,319 -0.28
730 730 70 167.00 $167.00 $1,219 -14.16
750 750 45 176.00 $176.00 $1,320 -0.68
775–799 779 500 174.74–181.93 $180.06 $1,403 -1.85
801–825 810 217 176.00–182.00 $180.71 $1,464 +3.06
800–836 818 1,933 172.38–178.92 $177.57 $1,453 -0.08
850–862 851 718 170.80–172.99 $172.63 $1,469 -2.61
873 873 97 177.00 $177.00 $1,545 +7.00
900 900 122 178.42 $178.42 $1,606 +6.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 680 171.61 $171.61 $1,244 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 51 183.59 $183.59 $1,191 +0.58
650 650 1,580 176.00–179.00 $176.15 $1,145 -3.65
675 675 963 185.65 $185.65 $1,253 +5.85
700–744 721 503 172.00–175.00 $173.82 $1,253 +0.49
725 725 468 171.00–179.50 $175.16 $1,270 -7.95
735 735 200 183.65 $183.65 $1,350 +0.54
750 750 66 168.34 $168.34 $1,263 -15.48
750 750 130 184.00 $184.00 $1,380 +0.18
750 750 550 177.00 $177.00 $1,328 -6.82
750 750 65 181.00 $181.00 $1,358 -2.82
750 750 130 184.00 $184.00 $1,380 +0.18
750 750 180 176.00 $176.00 $1,320 -7.82
750 750 65 187.00 $187.00 $1,402 +3.18
750–775 751 1,302 171.00–174.00 $173.10 $1,300 -10.72
800–825 818 400 172.00–174.00 $172.50 $1,411 +4.70
822 822 259 170.00 $170.00 $1,397 +2.20
850 850 180 165.00–169.00 $166.33 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 435 180.00–181.00 $180.20 $991 -26.73
590 590 95 187.16 $187.16 $1,104 -20.84
610–625 619 228 174.00–174.10 $174.03 $1,077 +1.03
650 650 75 173.00 $173.00 $1,124 +1.29
650 650 155 184.00 $184.00 $1,196 +12.29
700 700 80 167.00 $167.00 $1,169 ±0.00
700–745 722 1,529 167.64–174.34 $172.06 $1,242 +5.06
750–785 760 1,396 162.74–172.75 $169.17 $1,286 -3.81
775 775 40 166.00 $166.00 $1,286 -6.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 27 161.38 $161.38 $1,251 +2.38

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 —
725 725 67 171.00 $171.00 $1,240 +1.50

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 240 194.00 $194.00 $1,164 —
725 725 67 180.00 $180.00 $1,305 +0.50

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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.