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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

9,911 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.81/cwt -35.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,666/hd at 725 lb · 1,260 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.99/cwt -20.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 769 lb · 1,252 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.37/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 807 lb · 784 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,911

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–658 653 160 303.20–311.00 $307.20 $2,006 +28.20
765 765 260 290.00 $290.00 $2,218 +10.00
775 775 150 $-3.00 $-23 -283.00
800 800 60 273.00 $273.00 $2,184 -17.15
818 818 60 277.00 $277.00 $2,266 +9.90
825 825 120 259.81 $259.81 $2,143 -16.45
825 825 61 268.25 $268.25 $2,213 -8.01
825 825 65 261.00 $261.00 $2,153 -15.26
825 825 182 278.25 $278.25 $2,296 +1.99
850 850 120 262.00 $262.00 $2,227 +20.00
865–890 883 592 258.50–266.75 $265.04 $2,340 +2.83
920–925 923 189 244.29–257.67 $253.63 $2,341 -7.70
960 960 177 253.00 $253.00 $2,429 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–730 728 220 291.00–293.06 $291.09 $2,119 +20.09
750 750 140 290.00 $290.00 $2,175 +6.00
750 750 70 289.00 $289.00 $2,168 +5.00
775–785 778 190 284.00–285.00 $284.34 $2,212 +4.67
800 800 65 279.00 $279.00 $2,232 +6.00
825 825 65 265.68 $265.68 $2,192 -8.37
850–860 856 298 272.00–273.00 $272.40 $2,332 +2.89
865 865 150 274.00 $274.00 $2,370 +12.00
875–880 877 118 265.04–267.27 $266.21 $2,335 +4.21
900 900 58 264.00 $264.00 $2,376 +7.00
900 900 112 270.00 $270.00 $2,430 +13.00
910 910 345 269.50 $269.50 $2,452 +9.90
925 925 55 262.00 $262.00 $2,424 +2.40
925–941 931 150 253.00–259.00 $256.60 $2,389 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 53 267.00 $267.00 $1,925
875 875 11 246.00 $246.00 $2,152 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
893 893 61 232.45 $232.45 $2,076

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 150 286.00–288.00 $287.00 $1,794
650 650 70 $-7.00 $-46
700 700 150 $-13.00 $-91 -279.00
720–725 722 140 259.00–265.00 $262.00 $1,892 -3.23
725 725 120 265.00 $265.00 $1,921 -0.23
730 730 850 262.39 $262.39 $1,915 -2.84
750 750 65 $-19.00 $-142 -294.05
750–796 766 823 253.93–259.55 $257.46 $1,972 -1.54
775 775 300 265.00 $265.00 $2,054 +6.00
795 795 64 259.00 $259.00 $2,059 ±0.00
810 810 60 260.00 $260.00 $2,106 +9.07
802–825 819 520 251.00–261.97 $255.35 $2,091 +4.42
825 825 120 263.00 $263.00 $2,170 +14.00
860 860 60 247.00 $247.00 $2,124 -2.00
866 866 27 251.00 $251.00 $2,174 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 70 274.00 $274.00 $1,986 +10.00
725 725 70 272.30 $272.30 $1,974 +8.30
750 750 585 259.00–264.00 $261.67 $1,963 -1.33
750 750 65 269.00 $269.00 $2,018 +6.00
775 775 65 269.00 $269.00 $2,085 +8.44
785 785 65 264.00 $264.00 $2,072 +3.44
800 800 344 256.00–262.73 $258.92 $2,071 -2.08
800 800 60 260.00 $260.00 $2,080 -1.00
800–810 805 240 261.00 $261.00 $2,101 ±0.00
830 830 140 263.00 $263.00 $2,183 -11.00
850 850 120 252.00 $252.00 $2,142
850 850 69 258.06 $258.06 $2,194

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 142 292.00 $292.00 $2,146

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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.