Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 160 priced lines covering 5,930 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,671 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 804 head. replacement cattle receipts at 641 head. Counted as USDA files them — 225 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,671Last week 7,777Year ago 3,399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 804Last week 607Year ago 666

Replacement CattleReceipts 641Last week 366Year ago 118

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. CME cattle futures struggled this week, closing in the red. Much needed moisture was a welcomed sight in the area, despite the cold front it brought along with it.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	105.00	105.00
12	—	274	137.00–150.00	144.00
2	—	248	135.00	135.00
5	—	413	134.00	134.00
7	—	806	100.00–106.00	103.84
13	—	476	133.00–136.00	134.59
19	—	371	110.00–146.00	125.04
13	—	567	120.00–129.00	123.64
5	—	517	125.00–126.00	125.40
7	—	618	109.00–125.00	120.44
2	—	763	106.00	106.00
4	—	687	110.00–119.00	116.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	116.00–126.00	121.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	765	112.00–128.50	125.78
15	—	831	117.00–119.00	117.54
9	—	378	151.00–154.00	151.64
48	—	667	126.00–135.75	134.00
31	—	344	128.00–160.00	132.66
5	—	412	146.00	146.00
72	—	627	119.00–138.00	128.63
8	—	510	135.00–136.00	135.50
37	—	581	120.00–136.50	131.72
17	—	476	135.00–157.00	143.25
84	—	731	125.00–126.00	125.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	850	122.25	122.25
203	—	730	119.00–140.50	128.51
48	—	950	115.75	115.75
7	—	904	118.25–120.00	119.25
31	—	434	140.00–164.00	148.97
12	—	477	166.00–171.00	169.30
238	—	812	121.00–127.85	127.31
136	—	682	124.00–137.00	134.38
54	—	515	129.00–160.00	143.13
3	—	312	177.00	177.00
136	—	620	129.00–142.00	136.04
11	—	1,132	91.00	91.00
50	—	771	121.00–135.00	125.01
4	—	220	182.00	182.00
34	—	382	146.00–175.00	168.52
192	—	572	110.00–155.00	139.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	115.00	115.00
11	—	633	123.00–125.50	124.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
13	—	809	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	912	85.00	85.00
21	—	775	117.00	117.00
9	—	614	120.00	120.00
14	—	659	120.00	120.00
4	—	840	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	80.00	80.00
13	—	312	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	706	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	130.00–143.00	138.95
6	—	429	152.50–160.00	156.26
2	—	900	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,033	95.00	95.00
20	—	668	120.00–141.00	132.30
7	—	893	100.00	100.00
2	—	813	110.00–115.00	112.52
7	—	784	120.00–128.00	125.79
15	—	567	139.00–150.00	144.15
16	—	524	140.00–150.00	143.68
5	—	733	130.00	130.00
10	—	478	163.00–167.00	165.84
7	—	356	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	627	144.00–153.00	149.51
12	—	464	159.00–172.00	162.68
25	—	571	147.00–161.00	157.75
6	—	365	178.00–185.00	181.61
21	—	787	132.00–136.00	133.23
20	—	868	120.00–127.50	125.60
119	—	675	137.00–155.00	144.09
37	—	727	136.75–143.00	138.69
4	—	335	141.00	141.00
19	—	415	168.00–181.00	173.28
14	—	537	156.00–166.50	162.99
81	—	829	128.75–132.00	129.84
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	188.00	188.00
231	—	854	130.00–135.50	134.74
98	—	908	122.00–127.00	125.89
753	—	827	131.00–139.75	135.92
12	—	1,229	101.50	101.50
5	—	1,046	112.00	112.00
4	—	320	198.00–202.00	200.95
177	—	718	137.00–146.00	142.41
2	—	230	200.00	200.00
83	—	479	172.00–191.00	184.78
245	—	663	145.50–172.00	148.47
215	—	561	150.00–181.25	176.31
40	—	411	184.00–200.00	195.76
294	—	788	134.75–142.00	138.70
65	—	992	119.00	119.00
81	—	525	168.00–185.00	175.87
127	—	619	154.00–165.50	161.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	689	141.00	141.00
8	—	632	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	462	196.00	196.00
3	—	323	210.00	210.00
4	—	376	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	820	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	720	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	707	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	582	134.00	134.00
6	—	774	115.00	115.00
16	—	618	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	132.00–140.00	135.92
12	—	397	119.00	119.00
5	—	435	145.00	145.00
6	—	665	120.00–126.00	123.02
5	—	532	132.00–133.00	132.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	501	150.00	150.00
22	—	587	144.00–146.00	144.99
12	—	688	124.50	124.50
9	—	603	143.00	143.00
7	—	366	182.00–186.00	184.77
7	—	422	173.00	173.00
10	—	746	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	143.00	143.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,013	935.00–1,000.00	951.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,080	750.00–1,050.00	837.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,048	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,157	750.00–800.00	762.97
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,155	800.00–910.00	825.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	920	700.00–750.00	713.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,151	875.00–1,125.00	1,000.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	75.00–78.00	77.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	17	—	900	50.00–58.00	55.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	36	—	870	90.00–109.50	99.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,030	60.00–67.00	64.83
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	71.00–78.00	73.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,070	81.00–95.00	86.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	705	15.00–36.00	26.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	566	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,164.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	1,035.00–1,125.00	1,079.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	800.00–900.00	855.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	568	850.00–1,050.00	963.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	125	—	523	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,368.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,522	64.75–72.00	69.33
27	—	1,548	59.00–67.00	63.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	802	45.50–55.50	50.24
6	—	778	30.00–43.00	40.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,434	68.00–72.50	69.76
53	—	1,125	52.00–56.00	54.16
78	—	1,254	58.25–73.00	64.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,121	51.00–68.00	58.75
54	—	968	40.00–55.00	47.59
35	—	820	32.00–42.00	36.91
8	—	1,130	65.00–71.00	68.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,048	100.00–101.00	100.44
13	—	1,574	83.00–95.50	86.44
8	—	1,311	71.00–77.50	73.88
1	—	1,860	85.00	85.00
6	—	1,799	92.50–93.00	92.76
9	—	1,415	70.00–85.00	77.79

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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