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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

17,600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $338.53/cwt +75.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,921/hd at 863 lb · 2,672 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $335.51/cwt +91.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,773/hd at 827 lb · 2,085 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.16/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,532/hd at 758 lb · 1,976 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,600 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1,550 360.83 $360.83 $2,616 +356.83
726 726 7 359.47 $359.47 $2,610 +355.47
726–740 736 79 358.86–365.07 $363.58 $2,676 —
750 750 140 359.62 $359.62 $2,697 -7.38
750 750 536 355.00–359.00 $358.00 $2,685 -9.00
759–775 767 125 355.00–356.00 $355.52 $2,727 -9.48
800 800 60 — $-5.00 $-40 +5.00
815 815 186 358.50 $358.50 $2,922 +11.85
810–830 816 187 346.00–360.70 $355.83 $2,904 +9.18
825–840 829 1,100 340.17–341.00 $340.44 $2,822 -6.21
815–848 832 552 345.98–353.81 $348.08 $2,896 +1.43
850–875 856 470 336.00–345.00 $341.38 $2,922 -1.62
850–892 860 1,640 332.90–342.81 $339.37 $2,919 -3.63
875 875 504 334.00 $334.00 $2,922 +348.00
890 890 58 331.04 $331.04 $2,946 +345.04
920 920 210 335.00 $335.00 $3,082 +16.00
922–925 923 177 323.17–329.45 $327.14 $3,020 +8.14
925 925 54 — $-22.00 $-204 -341.00
950–975 955 1,080 304.95–322.65 $311.69 $2,977 —
1012 1012 47 306.00 $306.00 $3,097 -1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 75 378.81 $378.81 $2,765 —
750 750 134 362.00 $362.00 $2,715 —
800 800 120 357.78–358.22 $358.00 $2,864 +17.00
825 825 560 342.00 $342.00 $2,822 ±0.00
825 825 25 342.00 $342.00 $2,822 ±0.00
850 850 120 343.77 $343.77 $2,922 —
850 850 175 338.00 $338.00 $2,873 —
900–925 916 232 328.00–336.00 $331.56 $3,037 -3.44
925 925 435 337.85 $337.85 $3,125 +2.85
950 950 110 332.92 $332.92 $3,163 +13.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 65 344.38 $344.38 $2,755 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 150 371.00 $371.00 $2,226 —
600 600 150 373.00 $373.00 $2,238 —
688 688 78 360.00 $360.00 $2,477 —
700 700 70 342.00 $342.00 $2,394 -1.45
700 700 70 346.00 $346.00 $2,422 +2.55
725–744 736 398 331.00–337.00 $333.32 $2,453 —
750 750 130 331.00 $331.00 $2,482 +2.00
750 750 325 334.00 $334.00 $2,505 +5.00
750 750 650 334.00–335.00 $334.50 $2,509 +5.50
750–780 766 451 328.00–337.00 $333.59 $2,555 +5.59
750–775 769 420 335.00–336.42 $335.34 $2,579 +7.34
800 800 60 323.00 $323.00 $2,584 +5.00
810 810 480 325.00 $325.00 $2,632 +7.00
825 825 62 327.94 $327.94 $2,706 +9.94
896 896 70 312.00 $312.00 $2,796 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–671 659 295 355.00–365.05 $359.77 $2,371 +364.77
687 687 58 353.62 $353.62 $2,429 +13.09
700 700 70 344.00 $344.00 $2,408 +1.00
715–742 722 246 333.85–343.92 $341.41 $2,465 +359.41
750–785 773 1,694 319.68–334.75 $329.51 $2,547 +6.62
800 800 165 323.50 $323.50 $2,588 +7.50
825 825 65 316.00 $316.00 $2,607 +0.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 300 330.15 $330.15 $2,476 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 353.00 $353.00 $1,765 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 230 415.00 $415.00 $2,698 —

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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.