Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 152 priced lines covering 4,226 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,508 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 657 head. replacement cattle receipts at 159 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,508Last week 5,477Year ago 4,820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 657Last week 816Year ago 367

Replacement CattleReceipts 159Last week 787Year ago 140

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Corn prices continued to rise bumping the 7.00 mark, and drought conditions continued throughout the panhandle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	314	161.00–172.00	167.56
3	—	202	150.00	150.00
20	—	574	125.00–148.00	142.00
36	—	473	148.00–165.00	154.84
13	—	518	136.00–148.00	144.47
13	—	816	101.00–120.00	114.58
12	—	730	122.00–125.00	123.73
6	—	373	140.00–170.00	165.31
16	—	620	120.00–135.00	128.71
3	—	283	159.00–168.00	164.93
32	—	430	150.00–165.00	159.44
75	—	677	117.00–138.00	129.00
7	—	877	118.00–121.00	119.75
5	—	777	119.00–124.00	120.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	764	120.00–128.00	126.52
5	—	433	171.00	171.00
17	—	684	123.50–149.00	133.12
10	—	1,014	113.00	113.00
34	—	524	140.00–157.00	149.71
32	—	578	136.50–154.00	145.31
38	—	618	133.00–144.00	136.49
18	—	313	145.00	145.00
8	—	734	132.00	132.00
8	—	380	157.00–182.00	177.07
13	—	465	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	793	135.25	135.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	128.00–138.00	131.20
5	—	422	138.00	138.00
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
3	—	952	102.00	102.00
7	—	933	100.00–106.00	102.54
19	—	565	120.00–130.00	127.83
2	—	825	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	690	46.00	46.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	515	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	719	130.50–149.50	134.52
94	—	680	134.00–142.50	139.57
18	—	757	130.00–134.00	132.21
347	—	514	147.50–172.00	163.00
31	—	812	125.00–130.00	126.13
98	—	917	124.50–125.00	124.93
11	—	866	122.00	122.00
41	—	960	122.00	122.00
119	—	577	144.50–170.00	149.98
78	—	391	171.00–197.00	190.35
30	—	412	159.00–185.00	178.14
45	—	477	149.50–163.00	155.67
45	—	623	141.00–152.00	145.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	676	126.50–131.50	129.13
10	—	601	137.50	137.50
2	—	298	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	807	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	833	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	925	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	141.00	141.00
6	—	640	109.00–123.00	116.05
6	—	565	124.00–130.00	126.00
10	—	665	116.00–119.00	117.98
6	—	540	120.00–126.00	122.97
6	—	485	140.00–149.00	144.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	120.00–121.00	120.25
5	—	776	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	947	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	141.00	141.00
6	—	573	130.00–136.00	131.95
17	—	482	141.00–154.00	147.97
7	—	655	133.00	133.00
3	—	776	106.00	106.00
6	—	712	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	99.00	99.00
10	—	667	107.00–122.00	114.34
4	—	286	146.00	146.00
12	—	570	116.00–126.00	122.65
16	—	634	115.00–122.00	118.73
2	—	300	130.00	130.00
16	—	784	103.00–107.00	104.94
10	—	424	127.00–136.00	130.50
7	—	821	92.00–102.00	97.14
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
29	—	483	120.00–136.00	130.60
25	—	387	134.00–149.00	142.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	419	140.00–146.00	142.71
10	—	767	108.00–112.00	110.38
28	—	307	134.00–140.00	134.21
5	—	378	148.00	148.00
29	—	616	116.00–128.00	121.92
68	—	574	124.00–134.00	128.64
17	—	712	110.00–120.00	114.45
57	—	533	128.00–137.00	130.98
72	—	474	134.50–147.00	141.02
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	689	110.00–115.25	115.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	673	110.00–119.00	115.24
26	—	606	110.00–119.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	665	105.00–110.50	108.02
5	—	783	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	994	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	440	133.50–158.00	136.58
61	—	729	114.00–127.50	124.18
131	—	639	124.00–130.50	128.97
56	—	465	136.50–152.00	140.81
32	—	568	128.00–140.00	131.92
111	—	520	123.50–146.00	138.57
230	—	780	117.50–127.00	123.74
239	—	866	117.50–120.25	118.76
4	—	335	158.00–159.00	158.75
9	—	684	124.00	124.00
16	—	372	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	340	41.00	41.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,621	66.50–74.00	71.87
10	—	1,435	55.00–66.00	61.97
1	—	1,630	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	56.50	56.50
134	—	1,255	52.50–73.00	64.02
56	—	1,389	65.00–76.00	68.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	894	49.50–58.00	53.62
1	—	760	34.00	34.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,188	60.00–68.00	64.18
11	—	974	32.00–40.00	37.20
143	—	1,103	49.00–73.00	61.39
36	—	1,004	40.00–56.50	44.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,739	85.00–93.50	87.79
2	—	1,323	64.00–65.00	64.54
1	—	1,890	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,765	81.00	81.00
4	—	1,961	83.00–95.00	89.55
3	—	1,577	94.50–95.00	94.84
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	32	—	783	20.00–38.00	29.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,069	61.00–66.00	63.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	72.00–80.00	77.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	967	52.50–59.00	55.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	953	90.00–96.00	93.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,057	65.00–70.00	67.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	870	710.00–760.00	735.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,037	585.00–625.00	604.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,175	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	635.00	635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,200	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,235	585.00–675.00	615.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,269	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,282	975.00–1,100.00	1,003.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,140	800.00–920.00	872.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	603	975.00–1,050.00	1,018.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	715	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	935.00	935.00

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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