Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 144 priced lines covering 2,950 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,243 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 835 head. replacement cattle receipts at 147 head. Counted as USDA files them — 58 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 16, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,243Last week 4,863Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 835Last week 859Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to instances 5.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand as we close out the year. Sales will be closed the next two weeks due to holidays.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	70.00–73.00	71.80
2	—	1,835	67.00–74.00	70.70
1	—	1,400	61.00	61.00
5	—	1,624	62.50–69.00	66.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,291	42.50–47.00	45.65
51	—	1,302	45.00–54.00	50.38
2	—	1,383	48.00–57.00	52.15
13	—	1,031	35.00–39.00	38.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	847	10.00–22.00	15.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,061	42.00–53.00	46.38
1	—	1,130	50.00	50.00
74	—	944	21.00–34.00	25.62
38	—	1,006	32.50–45.00	37.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	45.00–54.50	50.15
1	—	1,420	48.00	48.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	139.00	139.00
54	—	638	119.50–129.00	125.21
24	—	587	125.00	125.00
37	—	790	110.00–120.00	111.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	150.00–151.00	150.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	820	105.00	105.00
88	—	733	106.00–135.00	131.76
25	—	618	118.00–130.00	121.37
37	—	571	115.00–130.00	122.88
4	—	755	124.00	124.00
45	—	480	131.00–141.00	136.82
9	—	673	115.00–124.00	119.99
36	—	382	136.00–142.00	136.83
5	—	853	109.00	109.00
27	—	524	119.00–135.00	125.75
53	—	431	129.00–141.00	136.75
8	—	334	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	102.00–107.00	105.03
26	—	422	120.00–129.00	123.99
18	—	466	120.00–129.00	126.55
5	—	560	114.00	114.00
6	—	680	110.00–111.00	110.68
7	—	736	101.00–106.00	102.43
5	—	302	133.00	133.00
5	—	835	98.00	98.00
40	—	377	135.00–141.00	139.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	583	120.50–145.00	131.40
3	—	309	142.00–154.00	149.85
103	—	728	125.00–137.00	130.00
2	—	260	158.00	158.00
23	—	814	133.50–135.25	134.47
55	—	477	125.00–152.00	140.64
24	—	679	125.00–137.50	132.23
13	—	630	138.00–140.00	139.39
157	—	524	125.00–151.00	141.79
50	—	421	135.00–157.00	147.97
16	—	366	140.00–160.00	150.69
10	—	778	135.00–137.00	135.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	125.00	125.00
3	—	517	126.00–129.00	127.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	722	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	110.00–114.00	112.09
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	40.00	40.00
25	—	1,083	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,021	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	25.00	25.00
9	—	724	25.00	25.00
3	—	864	25.00	25.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	891	35.00	35.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	149.00–150.00	149.51
1	—	810	133.00	133.00
10	—	629	129.00–145.00	138.38
19	—	333	164.00–170.00	167.14
10	—	420	149.00–166.00	160.81
7	—	664	125.00–136.00	129.84
34	—	521	140.00–160.00	145.99
1	—	738	138.00	138.00
5	—	790	127.00	127.00
36	—	575	139.00–148.00	142.45
12	—	492	151.00–160.00	155.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	407	179.00–189.00	181.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	788	140.00–148.50	145.42
49	—	517	150.00–172.00	161.84
19	—	571	153.00–157.00	155.04
52	—	615	140.00–150.50	148.29
8	—	289	180.00–190.00	182.51
125	—	863	147.00	147.00
13	—	383	173.00–194.00	187.46
43	—	486	145.00–170.00	166.44
95	—	817	140.00–141.00	140.91
77	—	729	135.00–147.25	144.34
2	—	300	170.00–194.00	182.00
23	—	433	163.00–177.50	172.07
55	—	675	145.00–150.00	146.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	791	120.00	120.00
7	—	549	140.00	140.00
3	—	623	144.00	144.00
1	—	475	142.00	142.00
11	—	687	124.00–132.00	131.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	311	143.00–157.00	147.70
20	—	377	151.00–163.00	157.61
7	—	624	122.00	122.00
5	—	270	152.00	152.00
5	—	217	156.00	156.00
5	—	758	114.00	114.00
11	—	526	126.00–132.00	128.46
43	—	478	134.50–158.00	147.60
5	—	583	124.00	124.00
9	—	675	119.00–124.00	120.68
40	—	427	128.00–158.00	150.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	608	132.00	132.00
5	—	540	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	126.00–134.00	129.99
5	—	417	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	924	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	781	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	85.00	85.00
8	—	629	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	111.00	111.00
6	—	668	117.00	117.00
8	—	531	115.00–124.00	120.46
6	—	579	120.00–121.00	120.50
8	—	476	130.00–140.00	135.30
5	—	780	106.00	106.00
7	—	812	102.00–107.00	104.87
8	—	743	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	706	100.00–117.00	111.60
17	—	553	128.00–147.00	134.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	750.00–775.00	761.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,237	645.00–750.00	674.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,101	875.00–980.00	935.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,206	600.00–725.00	630.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	800.00–870.00	832.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	75.00–80.00	76.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	901	93.00–101.00	99.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	55.00–56.00	55.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,179	40.00–50.00	46.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,157	725.00–810.00	777.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,188	1,210.00–1,300.00	1,257.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	925.00	925.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Texas barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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