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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

11,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $239.33/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,034/hd at 850 lb · 1,640 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.76/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 717 lb · 1,635 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.67/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,003/hd at 872 lb · 1,149 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 11,101

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 264.00 $264.00 $1,716 -4.00
675 675 140 269.07 $269.07 $1,816 +1.07
700 700 65 238.66 $238.66 $1,671 -11.50
720 720 70 242.74 $242.74 $1,748 -7.42
725 725 73 252.75 $252.75 $1,832 +2.59
750–774 752 276 246.00–255.00 $250.43 $1,883 +7.71
785 785 120 233.98 $233.98 $1,837 -6.02
800–840 825 342 232.66–238.98 $235.89 $1,946 +0.03
825 825 69 235.00 $235.00 $1,939 -0.86
850–875 869 860 227.84–236.79 $229.71 $1,996 -7.74
850–890 881 289 224.00–231.00 $229.57 $2,023 -7.88
900 900 360 225.17 $225.17 $2,027 -3.83
900 900 275 226.95 $226.95 $2,043 -2.05
900–913 905 275 227.00–228.00 $227.60 $2,060 -1.40
952 952 405 206.00 $206.00 $1,961
950–985 971 217 212.00–224.00 $220.11 $2,137
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 140 256.19 $256.19 $1,857 -11.18
775 775 235 239.00 $239.00 $1,852 ±0.00
800 800 120 238.00 $238.00 $1,904 -12.00
800 800 60 218.00 $218.00 $1,744 -32.00
825 825 220 239.98 $239.98 $1,980 -1.63
850 850 540 240.00 $240.00 $2,040 -7.00
850 850 1,100 239.00 $239.00 $2,032 -8.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 100 245.50 $245.50 $1,596
675 675 100 239.00 $239.00 $1,613
700 700 250 238.50 $238.50 $1,670 -6.35
700–725 718 965 229.00–242.78 $234.84 $1,686 -6.08
725 725 220 234.00 $234.00 $1,696 -6.92
725 725 200 230.50 $230.50 $1,671 -10.42
750 750 415 226.00–226.38 $226.32 $1,697 -9.68
775 775 280 228.00 $228.00 $1,767 ±0.00
800 800 60 223.50 $223.50 $1,788 -1.69
800–825 821 342 210.00–221.00 $212.58 $1,745 -11.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 70 230.66 $230.66 $1,442 -15.34
630 630 400 230.00 $230.00 $1,449 -16.00
650–690 667 350 230.38–239.07 $236.44 $1,577 -4.45
700–703 701 113 225.00–235.00 $231.19 $1,621 +3.63
719–741 725 411 215.00–230.98 $226.78 $1,644 -0.78

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 262.00 $262.00 $1,703 +3.00
750 750 138 253.00 $253.00 $1,898
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 136 287.85–320.58 $304.22 $1,065

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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.