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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

6,699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.06/cwt -4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,898/hd at 860 lb · 1,530 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.07/cwt +129.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,851/hd at 824 lb · 983 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.06/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,911/hd at 912 lb · 773 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,699

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 180 $0.00 $0
730 730 127 364.31 $364.31 $2,659 -5.47
750 750 394 352.31 $352.31 $2,642
800 800 180 344.98 $344.98 $2,760 +344.98
811–835 829 803 336.00–351.31 $346.31 $2,871 -5.69
850–885 854 1,063 331.00–348.65 $337.47 $2,882 -2.80
872–875 873 467 331.00–342.00 $336.13 $2,934 +1.13
900 900 392 319.00 $319.00 $2,871 -1.00
925 925 325 317.24 $317.24 $2,934 -4.88
925 925 56 330.00 $330.00 $3,052 +7.88
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 24 404.00 $404.00 $2,412
758 758 68 362.00 $362.00 $2,744 +14.62
860 860 130 346.79 $346.79 $2,982 +0.79
900 900 68 338.82 $338.82 $3,049 +3.82
925 925 75 335.00 $335.00 $3,099 +1.11
950 950 282 315.00 $315.00 $2,992
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 90 329.24 $329.24 $2,766

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 90 327.24 $327.24 $2,209
680 680 100 348.00 $348.00 $2,366
756–762 757 248 332.91–336.00 $335.40 $2,539 +13.67
789 789 65 313.00 $313.00 $2,470 -8.73
800 800 62 331.00 $331.00 $2,648
850–857 855 430 296.00–318.65 $302.32 $2,585
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 19 399.00 $399.00 $2,147
725 725 335 325.00 $325.00 $2,356
775–780 776 188 334.00–336.00 $335.33 $2,602 +11.57
800 800 70 339.00 $339.00 $2,712 +31.00
820 820 240 335.50 $335.50 $2,751 +9.50
850–875 863 128 312.00–317.00 $314.66 $2,716 -7.17

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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.