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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

10,922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $181.45/cwt ≈ $998/hd at 550 lb · 1,550 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.82/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 715 lb · 1,380 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.35/cwt -8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 753 lb · 1,330 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 10,922 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 256 220.83 $220.83 $1,215 —
640 640 212 196.83 $196.83 $1,260 —
700–725 705 315 191.83–195.00 $194.35 $1,370 +0.44
750 750 260 189.00 $189.00 $1,418 -2.00
750–775 758 262 183.40–189.78 $188.03 $1,425 +2.63
785 785 192 182.15 $182.15 $1,430 -11.85
790 790 60 184.00 $184.00 $1,454 -10.00
800 800 60 187.00 $187.00 $1,496 -5.00
800 800 180 191.00 $191.00 $1,528 -1.00
800 800 60 188.00 $188.00 $1,504 -4.00
800–825 804 318 181.00–183.00 $181.43 $1,459 -2.78
815–840 829 426 180.00–184.00 $181.49 $1,505 -10.40
850–885 870 395 175.00–181.00 $177.38 $1,543 -4.65
900 900 60 173.00 $173.00 $1,557 —
950 950 55 175.00 $175.00 $1,662 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 535 177.93–178.93 $178.35 $1,471 -1.26
850 850 120 178.00 $178.00 $1,513 +1.00
975 975 53 168.00 $168.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–760 753 195 179.00–181.91 $180.94 $1,362 —
875–889 879 180 161.71–169.44 $166.95 $1,467 -1.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 -15.50
700 700 450 183.00–188.00 $184.89 $1,294 -0.11
710 710 70 178.00 $178.00 $1,264 +0.51
700–725 719 665 170.00–177.00 $175.03 $1,258 -12.42
740 740 195 178.00 $178.00 $1,317 +1.85
750 750 65 178.00 $178.00 $1,335 -8.55
750 750 875 171.00–180.51 $172.71 $1,295 -13.84
750–775 759 390 170.00–176.00 $174.00 $1,321 -0.03
800 800 60 168.00 $168.00 $1,344 -5.00
800 800 180 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 -3.00
825 825 120 188.00 $188.00 $1,551 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 450 189.00 $189.00 $907 —
500 500 170 184.00 $184.00 $920 —
550 550 1,550 181.00–182.00 $181.45 $998 —
630 630 400 174.00 $174.00 $1,096 -2.00
680–685 682 151 171.88–172.00 $171.94 $1,173 -19.06
817 817 67 166.00 $166.00 $1,356 +7.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 68 166.00 $166.00 $1,204 —
771 771 11 168.15 $168.15 $1,296 +4.91

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 55 220.00 $220.00 $990 —
500 500 100 217.00 $217.00 $1,085 +19.00
750 750 256 171.00 $171.00 $1,282 —

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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 —
650 650 75 190.00 $190.00 $1,235 —
775 775 125 176.00 $176.00 $1,364 —

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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.