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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

26,425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.00/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 857 lb · 4,048 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.12/cwt +13.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 800 lb · 4,040 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.23/cwt +7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 752 lb · 4,037 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 26,425 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 420 215.00 $215.00 $1,032 ±0.00
635 635 530 223.00 $223.00 $1,416 +38.50
701 701 70 186.22 $186.22 $1,305 +0.24
725 725 132 205.00 $205.00 $1,486 +19.02
775 775 241 192.00 $192.00 $1,488 +2.00
750–790 776 794 182.06–188.74 $184.35 $1,431 -5.65
800–825 800 3,780 187.00–192.40 $191.86 $1,535 +9.65
800–825 805 260 178.56–181.96 $180.37 $1,452 -1.84
850 850 1,275 185.27 $185.27 $1,575 +8.96
850–880 857 1,344 173.95–182.07 $176.63 $1,514 +0.32
860–875 862 1,429 181.00–183.00 $181.30 $1,563 +4.99
900–901 900 170 174.80–175.00 $174.94 $1,574 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–725 723 165 194.61–194.77 $194.73 $1,408 +4.04
750 750 282 195.74 $195.74 $1,468 +12.74
775 775 382 194.07 $194.07 $1,504 +14.24
800 800 274 184.00–184.31 $184.11 $1,473 -0.49
800 800 60 197.00 $197.00 $1,576 +12.40
825 825 950 190.50 $190.50 $1,572 +5.90
820–845 832 120 185.00–189.00 $187.00 $1,556 +2.40
850 850 1,850 189.00 $189.00 $1,606 +5.50
850 850 120 180.85 $180.85 $1,537 -2.65
925 925 58 178.50 $178.50 $1,651 +4.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778 778 67 180.93 $180.93 $1,408 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 75 188.00 $188.00 $1,269 —
686 686 67 182.61 $182.61 $1,253 —
725 725 465 202.50 $202.50 $1,468 +3.75
725 725 135 182.00 $182.00 $1,320 -16.75
725–740 726 1,020 175.00–181.68 $180.28 $1,309 -18.47
750 750 640 197.00–200.00 $198.50 $1,489 +15.50
750 750 805 176.00–180.50 $178.52 $1,339 -4.48
750 750 640 197.00–200.00 $198.50 $1,489 +15.50
750 750 455 179.00–180.00 $179.29 $1,345 -3.71
750–760 753 1,177 174.68–177.68 $175.91 $1,325 -7.09
750–785 759 320 178.00–181.00 $179.17 $1,360 -5.99
800 800 185 172.85 $172.85 $1,383 +0.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 190 180.00 $180.00 $1,044 —
615 615 440 213.00 $213.00 $1,310 +33.00
670 670 70 176.88 $176.88 $1,185 -2.80
700–725 708 738 177.00–183.95 $181.38 $1,284 +11.67
725 725 130 182.50 $182.50 $1,323 +5.50
750 750 260 194.50 $194.50 $1,459 +17.50
750–775 753 459 170.15–178.38 $174.55 $1,314 -2.45
775 775 65 181.00 $181.00 $1,403 +12.31
800 800 60 174.50 $174.50 $1,396 +8.50
800 800 240 183.00 $183.00 $1,464 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 71 167.06 $167.06 $1,228 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 232.00 $232.00 $928 —
400 400 120 237.00 $237.00 $948 —
400 400 170 230.00 $230.00 $920 —
650 650 75 181.00 $181.00 $1,176 —
700 700 70 178.00 $178.00 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 220 165.00 $165.00 $710 —
500 500 245 175.00 $175.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 110 223.00 $223.00 $959 —
550 550 87 189.00 $189.00 $1,040 —
650 650 78 174.00 $174.00 $1,131 -4.00
700 700 68 174.00 $174.00 $1,218 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 250.00 $250.00 $1,000 —
400 400 70 242.00 $242.00 $968 —
400 400 120 250.00 $250.00 $1,000 —
565 565 170 217.00 $217.00 $1,226 —
700–740 720 140 191.00 $191.00 $1,375 —
750 750 130 186.00 $186.00 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 460 210.00–233.00 $227.50 $978 —
550 550 87 204.00 $204.00 $1,122 -11.00
650 650 75 189.00 $189.00 $1,228 -1.00
725 725 65 184.00 $184.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 145 190.00 $190.00 $950 —

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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.