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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

21,453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.34/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 754 lb · 3,992 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $184.26/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 807 lb · 3,295 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $181.52/cwt +9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 702 lb · 3,007 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 21,453 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 655 338 192.00–199.31 $197.62 $1,294 +1.07
725 725 75 191.47 $191.47 $1,388 +0.71
775 775 120 185.50 $185.50 $1,438 -0.50
775–791 783 401 181.00–185.86 $183.50 $1,437 -2.50
800 800 720 186.00 $186.00 $1,488 +7.06
800 800 180 185.00 $185.00 $1,480 +6.06
800–835 809 2,275 179.00–186.50 $183.56 $1,485 +1.31
825 825 120 186.00 $186.00 $1,534 +2.00
865–881 868 230 182.00–183.00 $182.75 $1,586 +1.55
850–889 874 938 172.00–181.00 $175.55 $1,534 -5.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 135 220.00 $220.00 $1,210 —
600 600 130 216.00 $216.00 $1,296 —
630 630 75 205.00 $205.00 $1,292 —
660 660 225 202.50 $202.50 $1,336 +16.10
675 675 32 192.04 $192.04 $1,296 -2.18
725–735 726 559 182.04–186.00 $185.09 $1,344 +3.05
750–790 763 596 178.14–184.92 $181.25 $1,383 +5.25
800–835 824 410 176.80–181.92 $178.88 $1,474 +1.31
850 850 120 179.00 $179.00 $1,522 +6.37
865–890 875 567 172.91–179.43 $176.11 $1,541 -0.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 45 181.60 $181.60 $1,253 —
865 865 62 169.24 $169.24 $1,464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 250 186.31 $186.31 $1,118 —
650 650 150 193.00 $193.00 $1,254 +16.85
700 700 160 182.00 $182.00 $1,274 +8.18
700–725 723 1,467 176.00–178.50 $177.42 $1,283 +3.60
725 725 134 179.00–182.00 $180.50 $1,309 +5.34
725 725 135 191.90 $191.90 $1,391 +16.74
725 725 480 185.00 $185.00 $1,341 +9.84
750 750 1,390 180.00–184.00 $183.25 $1,374 +14.91
750 750 65 188.00 $188.00 $1,410 +19.66
750 750 130 191.00 $191.00 $1,432 +22.66
750–760 751 480 175.00–179.00 $178.25 $1,339 +5.15
750–775 757 1,665 171.00–178.00 $175.63 $1,330 +2.53
750–775 762 262 175.00–177.00 $176.24 $1,343 +3.14
800 800 120 179.00 $179.00 $1,432 +6.50
800–825 806 273 170.00–176.00 $172.71 $1,392 +0.21
850 850 55 167.00 $167.00 $1,420 +0.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 135 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 —
550 550 270 179.00 $179.00 $984 -1.20
570 570 130 206.00 $206.00 $1,174 +25.80
575 575 32 192.04 $192.04 $1,104 +4.88
600 600 78 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 +20.97
625 625 397 203.50 $203.50 $1,272 +29.47
625 625 80 180.93 $180.93 $1,131 +6.90
650 650 78 179.11 $179.11 $1,164 +6.11
675 675 368 199.50 $199.50 $1,347 +26.50
700 700 1,270 176.00–178.65 $176.15 $1,233 +9.15
700–725 702 1,670 185.00–185.99 $185.87 $1,305 +18.87
725 725 67 175.00 $175.00 $1,269 +2.94
750 750 580 169.00–175.91 $172.10 $1,291 +2.93
814 814 325 178.50 $178.50 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 35 166.60 $166.60 $1,150 —

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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 67 173.00 $173.00 $1,254 +2.00
725 value added 725 70 180.00 $180.00 $1,305 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 225.00 $225.00 $1,125 —
725 725 67 182.00 $182.00 $1,320 +2.00
790 value added 790 65 185.00 $185.00 $1,462 —

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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.