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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

15,817 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.39/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,721/hd at 760 lb · 2,180 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.81/cwt +7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 724 lb · 2,068 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.06/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 816 lb · 2,005 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 15,817

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–735 718 255 243.54–243.84 $243.70 $1,750 -0.30
725 725 67 255.00 $255.00 $1,849 +16.69
750–771 764 94 240.00–247.00 $242.23 $1,851 +1.83
750–790 772 298 235.00–241.93 $236.82 $1,828 -1.31
775 775 100 242.00 $242.00 $1,876 +3.87
800–843 814 1,453 231.92–237.98 $234.77 $1,911 +1.65
815–825 818 322 232.38–241.75 $239.09 $1,956 +5.97
850–893 866 597 223.62–231.79 $228.13 $1,976 +1.65
875 875 65 231.00 $231.00 $2,021 -2.95
925 925 55 218.72 $218.72 $2,023 -0.36
935 935 350 228.20 $228.20 $2,134 +9.12
951 951 53 212.32 $212.32 $2,019 +4.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 65 250.00 $250.00 $1,812 +0.07
750 750 65 243.00 $243.00 $1,822 -6.00
800–842 806 873 238.00–244.50 $243.17 $1,960 +5.17
800–825 818 277 236.00–239.85 $237.15 $1,940 -3.91
825 825 855 240.00–242.00 $240.18 $1,981 -0.88
850 850 230 235.00–237.50 $236.85 $2,013 +3.85
850–858 852 1,137 235.00–238.52 $236.88 $2,018 +3.88
900 900 48 233.85 $233.85 $2,105 +6.85
900 900 53 231.25 $231.25 $2,081 +4.25
950 950 52 216.00 $216.00 $2,052

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 248.00 $248.00 $1,612 +1.00
650 650 216 249.50 $249.50 $1,622 +2.50
700–725 723 1,128 232.00–236.70 $235.49 $1,703 +7.89
725 725 200 235.00 $235.00 $1,704 -1.15
725 725 270 238.00 $238.00 $1,726 +1.85
725 725 470 235.60–235.70 $235.66 $1,709 -0.49
750–775 757 372 227.00–228.00 $227.72 $1,724 +0.81
750–775 759 1,625 224.00–227.00 $225.99 $1,715 -0.92
775 775 120 226.75 $226.75 $1,757 -3.58
780 780 63 228.00 $228.00 $1,778 -2.33
800 800 60 228.00 $228.00 $1,824 +4.00
800–825 804 379 221.00–224.85 $221.85 $1,784 -2.15
850 850 58 211.00 $211.00 $1,794 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 179 260.00 $260.00 $1,430
700–743 711 737 220.93–229.00 $226.37 $1,609 -3.63
725 725 65 229.54 $229.54 $1,664 -0.46
750 750 425 220.07–227.00 $221.70 $1,663 -3.80
750 750 90 228.00 $228.00 $1,710 +2.50
750–778 757 1,369 218.59–226.91 $223.30 $1,690 -2.20
800 800 60 229.00 $229.00 $1,832 +12.91
822 822 62 219.00 $219.00 $1,800 +2.91

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 245.00 $245.00 $1,348

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 175 287.00 $287.00 $1,578
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 265.00 $265.00 $1,458

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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.