Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 166 priced lines covering 4,474 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,189 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 589 head. replacement cattle receipts at 385 head. Counted as USDA files them — 11 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,189Last week 5,077Year ago 3,305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 930Year ago 912

Replacement CattleReceipts 385Last week 412Year ago 42

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate demand as most feedyards are reporting full capacity. A lot of light weight calves coming off drought stricken pastures still in the offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
34	—	895	101.00–122.00	102.78
12	—	293	135.00–147.00	139.06
17	—	1,004	91.00	91.00
24	—	937	90.00	90.00
26	—	417	126.00–139.50	130.73
32	—	525	125.00–137.00	131.44
91	—	626	134.00–141.00	137.52
224	—	724	121.00–135.00	131.24
191	—	779	119.00–128.00	125.88
24	—	582	130.00–139.00	136.72
12	—	458	140.00–145.00	142.13
11	—	330	140.00–151.00	147.19
10	—	657	133.00–134.00	133.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	125.00	125.00
49	—	334	95.00–128.00	103.42
46	—	576	101.00–120.00	109.95
46	—	477	103.00–127.00	115.63
16	—	618	105.00–113.00	109.04
8	—	410	121.00–126.00	122.22
8	—	273	120.00–135.00	126.20
7	—	678	104.00–114.00	108.17
6	—	864	86.00–96.00	90.92
5	—	823	95.00	95.00
5	—	786	98.00	98.00
5	—	218	130.00	130.00
32	—	523	100.00–118.00	111.10
21	—	734	94.00–115.00	108.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	702	127.50	127.50
2	—	270	141.00	141.00
2	—	230	141.00	141.00
9	—	671	125.00–126.00	125.46
9	—	625	125.00–128.00	126.32
26	—	493	130.00–137.00	133.16
20	—	318	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	438	112.00–117.00	115.66
10	—	373	110.00–114.00	111.61
7	—	466	117.00	117.00
5	—	305	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
2	—	740	114.00	114.00
15	—	604	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	896	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	818	115.00	115.00
11	—	885	95.00	95.00
10	—	472	124.00–132.00	129.60
10	—	334	137.00–139.00	138.41
62	—	611	115.00–126.00	122.73
61	—	517	120.00–129.00	125.36
35	—	680	117.00–131.50	126.48
25	—	410	121.00–131.00	124.71
24	—	579	117.00–130.00	127.73
14	—	731	105.00–128.00	113.48
11	—	376	137.00–138.00	137.54
2	—	780	103.00	103.00
3	—	973	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	432	129.00–129.50	129.30
21	—	629	117.00–118.00	117.14
14	—	459	125.50	125.50
54	—	659	109.50–119.00	112.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	135.00	135.00
2	—	682	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	721	122.00–141.00	133.36
36	—	662	125.00–146.00	134.15
35	—	770	123.00–133.00	127.20
32	—	564	132.00–145.00	140.62
28	—	532	133.00–144.00	140.86
24	—	820	120.00–133.50	127.36
19	—	385	160.00–174.00	162.75
12	—	424	155.00–164.00	160.80
7	—	339	178.00	178.00
18	—	900	114.00	114.00
9	—	1,077	90.00	90.00
5	—	875	125.00	125.00
7	—	473	136.00–149.00	143.47
2	—	1,105	99.00	99.00
1	—	295	168.00	168.00
108	—	616	125.00–146.00	137.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
304	—	721	132.00–146.25	142.84
44	—	431	161.00–170.00	164.97
6	—	947	116.00	116.00
14	—	962	127.50	127.50
2	—	270	179.00	179.00
170	—	814	130.75–137.00	132.31
144	—	665	139.00–151.00	148.78
84	—	852	134.25–137.00	134.87
62	—	609	143.00–156.00	150.43
59	—	457	144.00–166.00	152.25
32	—	331	169.00–190.00	176.00
19	—	567	138.00–156.50	148.56
18	—	516	145.00–163.00	157.85
18	—	388	165.00–168.00	166.31
234	—	778	135.00–141.25	138.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	725	110.00–115.00	114.38
43	—	573	116.50–135.00	123.46
1	—	890	119.00	119.00
40	—	329	120.00–168.00	126.22
32	—	425	115.00–150.00	131.55
26	—	524	121.00–134.00	125.76
20	—	473	129.00–150.00	137.53
15	—	382	149.00–164.00	153.65
11	—	623	112.00–124.00	119.13
9	—	822	104.00–116.00	108.86
8	—	757	114.00–121.00	116.64
7	—	682	116.00–131.00	123.70
6	—	287	150.00–158.00	152.74
5	—	218	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	641	127.00–132.00	128.18
8	—	744	128.00	128.00
27	—	533	139.00–142.50	140.33
19	—	658	124.00	124.00
5	—	557	139.50	139.50
18	—	761	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	647	135.00	135.00
14	—	671	135.00	135.00
9	—	734	132.00–133.00	132.45
31	—	406	156.00–159.00	156.64
5	—	507	150.00	150.00
5	—	496	143.00	143.00
4	—	579	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	122.00–125.00	123.52
11	—	462	114.00–125.00	120.19
5	—	677	107.00–110.00	108.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	896	123.75	123.75
29	—	768	131.50	131.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	103.00	103.00
5	—	730	90.00	90.00
5	—	770	109.00	109.00
6	—	512	118.00–120.00	119.31
8	—	670	107.00–113.00	109.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	125.00	125.00
5	—	734	99.00	99.00
16	—	425	138.00–140.00	139.40
17	—	581	136.50	136.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,380	60.00–67.00	63.63
93	—	1,265	50.00–65.00	58.06
3	—	1,183	45.00–52.00	49.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,043	41.00–50.50	46.92
1	—	1,175	60.00	60.00
93	—	1,100	50.00–63.00	55.99
25	—	910	25.00–40.50	36.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,434	50.00–65.00	56.79
1	—	1,765	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,779	82.00–90.00	85.95
3	—	1,983	91.00–92.00	91.66
3	—	1,488	74.00–77.00	75.73
7	—	1,762	81.00–96.00	87.07
7	—	1,758	75.00–88.00	83.44
1	—	1,880	65.00	65.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,171	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,030	625.00–760.00	701.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	101	—	1,151	980.00–1,050.00	1,013.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,003	800.00–920.00	878.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	923	50.00	50.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	987	70.00–79.00	75.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	920	86.00–92.00	90.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,140	62.00–68.00	64.80
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	865	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	941	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	563	870.00–1,000.00	928.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	762	1,210.00	1,210.00

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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