Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 153 priced lines covering 3,912 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,043 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 690 head. replacement cattle receipts at 112 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,043Last week 3,215Year ago 5,838

Slaughter CattleReceipts 690Last week 614Year ago 263

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 126Year ago 67

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate to good on good demand. Scattered thunderstorms throughout the week hampered cattle movement, but benefitted pastures.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	772	119.25–126.75	124.00
2	—	385	161.00	161.00
46	—	422	137.00–160.00	148.29
36	—	586	129.00–141.50	137.89
153	—	709	122.00–128.00	127.68
65	—	864	114.00–122.00	119.95
12	—	1,029	108.50	108.50
374	—	811	118.00–126.75	123.71
35	—	524	126.00–141.00	138.42
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
21	—	1,064	110.25	110.25
22	—	679	125.00–133.00	127.55
51	—	623	125.00–136.50	134.23
28	—	477	144.50–150.00	145.69
165	—	927	110.00–117.50	115.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	498	156.00	156.00
86	—	389	176.00	176.00
13	—	286	184.00–185.00	184.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	677	122.00–130.00	127.95
17	—	477	133.00–140.00	137.63
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
99	—	715	109.00–124.00	121.37
84	—	615	116.00–130.50	128.51
17	—	379	144.00–150.00	147.74
2	—	903	100.00	100.00
13	—	523	123.00–136.00	131.22
10	—	768	111.00–121.00	115.77
28	—	847	113.00–115.00	114.93
5	—	346	145.00	145.00
59	—	560	125.00–136.00	131.23
10	—	418	141.00–146.00	143.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	600	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	116.00	116.00
2	—	433	123.00	123.00
6	—	478	117.00–125.00	120.87
7	—	374	120.00–122.00	121.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	567	118.00–127.00	123.14
17	—	371	129.00–142.00	138.33
11	—	338	117.50–134.00	125.48
10	—	526	117.00–126.00	120.76
8	—	641	110.00–113.00	110.74
10	—	670	105.00–120.00	113.31
7	—	291	153.00	153.00
12	—	712	99.00–101.00	100.16
20	—	435	130.00–137.00	134.14
17	—	469	120.00–137.00	128.07
4	—	785	108.00	108.00
2	—	835	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	112.00	112.00
13	—	538	125.50–149.00	143.66
8	—	427	167.00	167.00
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
1	—	450	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	109.00	109.00
5	—	865	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	815	92.00–104.00	98.53
9	—	628	112.00–122.00	117.13
6	—	494	129.00–142.00	135.35
5	—	964	100.00	100.00
2	—	523	130.00	130.00
4	—	737	113.00–115.00	113.98
2	—	653	122.00	122.00
2	—	855	94.00	94.00
8	—	581	119.00–129.00	123.80
2	—	410	131.00	131.00
2	—	775	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	881	125.00–132.75	130.21
14	—	776	130.00–138.50	132.75
231	—	827	128.00–140.25	131.98
14	—	1,061	111.50	111.50
33	—	684	144.00–150.00	145.92
8	—	707	131.00–135.00	132.50
32	—	423	168.00–192.00	187.40
11	—	363	200.00	200.00
111	—	627	145.00–157.00	147.20
5	—	513	160.00	160.00
5	—	568	157.00	157.00
23	—	962	125.25	125.25
45	—	479	160.00–178.00	172.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	792	126.00–132.50	132.19
16	—	480	163.00–164.00	163.94
41	—	626	131.00–146.00	139.73
6	—	523	139.00–150.00	146.14
35	—	569	132.50–152.00	146.03
14	—	430	159.00–168.00	164.05
22	—	816	124.00–125.00	124.23
105	—	726	127.50–136.50	130.79
8	—	329	170.00–173.00	172.28
11	—	861	131.00	131.00
8	—	679	135.00	135.00
4	—	296	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	531	176.00	176.00
91	—	424	190.00	190.00
15	—	320	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	598	145.00	145.00
5	—	536	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	100.00	100.00
2	—	675	113.50	113.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	123.00	123.00
5	—	347	141.00–143.00	142.20
2	—	540	126.00	126.00
4	—	391	148.00	148.00
4	—	420	140.00–142.00	141.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	480	132.50–160.00	148.05
3	—	808	115.00	115.00
41	—	528	131.00–141.00	135.76
2	—	283	153.00	153.00
12	—	568	139.00–140.00	139.33
15	—	373	158.00–166.00	163.62
9	—	424	145.00–162.00	157.81
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
64	—	673	121.00–132.50	130.89
2	—	335	168.00	168.00
7	—	726	113.00–121.00	117.47
6	—	774	123.00–124.00	123.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,359.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	950.00–1,150.00	1,051.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	594	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,353	860.00–900.00	875.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,226	610.00–750.00	715.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	894	600.00–800.00	755.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	83.00–85.00	84.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	89.00–98.00	94.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	985	62.00–83.00	75.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,046	63.00–75.00	69.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	661	15.00–42.00	28.31
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	610.00–625.00	617.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	760	710.00–780.00	756.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,132	55.00–71.00	61.29
35	—	906	34.00–42.00	39.92
30	—	1,320	65.00–74.00	70.66
85	—	991	44.00–56.50	48.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,293	60.00–74.00	68.60
35	—	1,275	65.50–75.00	71.36
1	—	1,480	61.50	61.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	61.50	61.50
12	—	1,402	58.00–66.50	64.53
8	—	1,671	74.00–76.50	75.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	91.50–95.00	93.09
4	—	1,731	85.00–90.00	86.99
6	—	1,685	84.00–96.00	88.72
11	—	2,252	97.00–109.00	104.09
2	—	1,418	72.00–77.00	74.43

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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