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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

16,082 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $187.35/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 757 lb · 1,770 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.02/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 764 lb · 1,685 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $197.72/cwt ≈ $1,100/hd at 556 lb · 1,325 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,082

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 665 215.00 $215.00 $1,032
550 550 900 199.00 $199.00 $1,094
550–575 570 425 194.50–197.00 $195.00 $1,112
600 600 155 207.00 $207.00 $1,242
600–610 606 460 214.00–223.00 $217.13 $1,316
625 625 150 184.50 $184.50 $1,153
650 650 300 180.00 $180.00 $1,170
650 650 150 210.00 $210.00 $1,365
675–688 677 335 191.67–195.80 $192.59 $1,304
725–738 731 142 184.74–187.19 $185.98 $1,360
750 750 195 190.00 $190.00 $1,425
800–825 813 112 180.00–184.00 $182.21 $1,481 +3.86
800–825 820 1,094 173.88–182.69 $176.87 $1,450 -1.48
850 850 93 176.31 $176.31 $1,499 -1.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 278 187.33–194.00 $190.69 $1,383 -3.66
750 750 184 183.00 $183.00 $1,372 -6.00
750 750 195 193.67 $193.67 $1,453 +4.67
750–775 757 1,040 189.25–190.00 $189.48 $1,434 +1.45
760–775 767 351 177.80–182.00 $179.83 $1,379 -8.20
800–836 802 972 181.00–185.20 $184.60 $1,480 -2.40
850 850 180 183.50 $183.50 $1,560 +6.12
850 850 120 183.00 $183.00 $1,556 +5.62
850–875 861 341 174.00–181.94 $178.23 $1,535 +0.85
850–875 868 280 182.00–183.00 $182.73 $1,586 +5.35
900 900 105 178.00 $178.00 $1,602 +5.00
925 925 112 173.88 $173.88 $1,608 +0.88

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 80 185.50 $185.50 $1,178 +5.50
710–740 719 410 181.50–187.82 $183.26 $1,318 +8.23
725 725 400 198.75 $198.75 $1,441 +23.72
750 750 65 183.00 $183.00 $1,372 +5.00
750 750 395 174.00–177.00 $175.48 $1,316 -2.52
750–790 756 380 185.00–186.00 $185.16 $1,400 +11.16
775 775 845 173.00–173.72 $173.61 $1,345 -0.39
800–825 807 350 171.50–174.94 $172.58 $1,393 +4.58
850 850 135 170.00–172.00 $171.04 $1,454
850–875 858 360 163.00–167.88 $166.25 $1,426
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,116 +6.00
630–640 632 332 168.00 $168.00 $1,062 -6.00
650 650 214 177.19–184.38 $179.68 $1,168 +7.74
700–716 703 700 164.38–174.00 $169.71 $1,193
741 741 68 177.00 $177.00 $1,312
750 750 320 177.00 $177.00 $1,328
756 756 70 174.00 $174.00 $1,315
750–793 758 857 162.69–171.34 $168.69 $1,279
817 817 67 166.00 $166.00 $1,356 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 70 171.88 $171.88 $1,169

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 219.00 $219.00 $1,095 +2.00
525 525 100 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 -17.00
650 650 150 178.00 $178.00 $1,157

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 229.00 $229.00 $1,145 +4.00
550 550 100 215.00 $215.00 $1,182
650 650 75 190.00 $190.00 $1,235 ±0.00

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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.