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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

19,855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.56/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 819 lb · 2,290 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $244.41/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 817 lb · 1,830 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.90/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 721 lb · 1,670 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 19,855 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 714 218 262.00–275.00 $267.37 $1,909 +17.37
750–780 773 402 245.00–255.39 $253.39 $1,959 +10.39
775 775 325 239.00 $239.00 $1,852 -4.00
810 810 900 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 +6.83
800–836 820 359 234.00–237.00 $235.63 $1,932 -1.52
825 825 510 241.00–242.00 $241.61 $1,993 +1.43
825 825 61 237.00 $237.00 $1,955 -3.18
850 850 80 247.00 $247.00 $2,100 +10.15
860–875 869 312 231.00–239.94 $237.52 $2,064 +0.64
850–885 876 489 234.00–239.00 $236.95 $2,076 +0.07
900 900 450 234.00 $234.00 $2,106 +0.15
900–925 904 367 230.94–233.37 $232.93 $2,106 -0.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 425 301.50 $301.50 $1,613 —
680 680 40 268.00 $268.00 $1,822 —
714–740 722 139 249.79–250.35 $250.16 $1,806 -4.84
750–785 760 515 236.25–248.11 $242.72 $1,845 +0.49
775 775 130 240.00 $240.00 $1,860 -2.00
825 825 60 235.86 $235.86 $1,946 -3.23
800–844 827 286 229.00–239.33 $236.23 $1,954 -2.86
850–875 859 775 226.95–235.24 $230.69 $1,982 +2.56
850–876 863 447 234.00–242.00 $237.45 $2,049 +9.32
925 925 108 229.00 $229.00 $2,118 +10.28
925 925 215 219.00 $219.00 $2,026 +0.28
925–949 944 295 219.84–222.00 $220.24 $2,079 -7.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 95 260.00 $260.00 $1,430 —
600 600 500 258.13 $258.13 $1,549 —
625 625 200 246.00 $246.00 $1,538 —
700 700 200 244.85 $244.85 $1,714 +9.36
700 700 65 240.85 $240.85 $1,686 +5.36
700–730 725 390 240.00–246.00 $240.92 $1,747 +5.92
725 725 540 235.15–235.60 $235.38 $1,707 +0.38
725 725 475 227.91 $227.91 $1,652 -7.09
750 750 65 236.00 $236.00 $1,770 +8.28
750 750 130 235.00–238.00 $236.50 $1,774 +8.78
750 750 195 241.00–241.30 $241.10 $1,808 +13.38
750–775 770 430 223.00–227.00 $223.65 $1,722 -3.10
775 775 85 228.00 $228.00 $1,767 +1.25
800–825 804 185 221.00–226.00 $225.19 $1,811 +3.34
800–825 817 435 217.00–225.00 $221.84 $1,812 -0.01
800–825 821 1,670 223.00–229.00 $223.83 $1,838 +1.98
850 850 60 224.94 $224.94 $1,912 +13.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 425 286.50 $286.50 $1,432 —
550 550 1,385 252.00 $252.00 $1,386 -8.00
600 600 165 237.00 $237.00 $1,422 —
610 610 380 246.00 $246.00 $1,501 —
652–669 666 306 240.20–244.35 $240.89 $1,604 —
670 670 40 253.00 $253.00 $1,695 —
700–740 717 127 224.56–230.00 $227.56 $1,632 +1.19
750–775 756 1,440 221.73–226.79 $223.77 $1,692 +0.47
775 775 125 225.00 $225.00 $1,744 +1.70
800–815 802 460 223.24–223.94 $223.37 $1,791 -5.63
800–825 808 97 222.00–224.00 $222.66 $1,799 -6.34
882 882 61 216.00 $216.00 $1,905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 70 214.00 $214.00 $1,584 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 210 335.00 $335.00 $1,508 —
550 550 180 262.00 $262.00 $1,441 —
625 625 158 248.00 $248.00 $1,550 —
625 625 80 244.00 $244.00 $1,525 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 210 350.00 $350.00 $1,575 —
625 625 80 264.00 $264.00 $1,650 —
675 675 75 259.00 $259.00 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 271.00 $271.00 $1,626 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 73 312.52 $312.52 $1,016 —

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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.