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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

8,567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.64/cwt -74.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,277/hd at 867 lb · 2,418 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.00/cwt -5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,483/hd at 752 lb · 1,271 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.90/cwt -15.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,558/hd at 810 lb · 591 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,567 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 4.00 $4.00 $28 +4.00
700 700 70 366.00 $366.00 $2,562 +366.00
750 750 67 367.00 $367.00 $2,752 +14.69
769 769 136 365.00 $365.00 $2,807 +12.69
800 800 130 — $-10.00 $-80 -354.98
807–825 823 321 339.79–347.81 $346.65 $2,853 +0.34
850 850 590 341.50 $341.50 $2,903 +4.03
856 856 180 343.00 $343.00 $2,936 +5.53
874–875 874 1,148 329.00–333.44 $330.00 $2,884 -6.13
875 875 500 — $-14.00 $-122 -350.13
900 900 379 319.00 $319.00 $2,871 ±0.00
998 998 24 307.50 $307.50 $3,069 —
1004 1004 54 307.50 $307.50 $3,087 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 55 341.00 $341.00 $2,728 —
825 825 65 342.00 $342.00 $2,822 —
900 900 110 335.00 $335.00 $3,015 -3.82
950 950 15 319.89 $319.89 $3,039 +4.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
852 852 61 301.00 $301.00 $2,565 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 75 — $-5.00 $-34 -332.24
675 675 215 341.00 $341.00 $2,302 +13.76
680 680 170 337.00–343.00 $340.53 $2,316 -7.47
700 700 280 343.00 $343.00 $2,401 —
725 725 140 — $-18.00 $-130 —
744 744 128 338.00 $338.00 $2,515 —
750–798 774 468 312.07–332.39 $322.89 $2,499 +9.89
800 800 75 316.00 $316.00 $2,528 -15.00
800–825 811 516 308.00–322.82 $315.88 $2,562 -15.12
850 850 188 305.00 $305.00 $2,592 +2.68
869 869 127 308.00 $308.00 $2,677 +5.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 192 342.50–346.00 $343.45 $2,404 +18.45
700 700 82 344.00 $344.00 $2,408 +19.00
750 750 60 329.00 $329.00 $2,468 -6.33
750 750 630 328.00–332.77 $329.06 $2,468 -6.27
750 750 455 332.00 $332.00 $2,490 -3.33
775 775 126 326.00–330.00 $328.00 $2,542 -7.33
800 800 120 318.00 $318.00 $2,544 -21.00
800 800 200 301.00 $301.00 $2,408 -38.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 390.00 $390.00 $2,535 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 135 540.00 $540.00 $1,890 —
350 350 135 540.00 $540.00 $1,890 —

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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.