Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 156 priced lines covering 4,161 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,596 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,061 head. replacement cattle receipts at 195 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,596Last week 4,872Year ago 4,597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,061Last week 738Year ago 1,094

Replacement CattleReceipts 195Last week 166Year ago 162

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower, except 600-700 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 higher. Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00-10.00 higher. Many areas of Texas saw some rain this past week though with this moisture also came damaging winds and hail. This moisture did improve demand for calves. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	381	169.00–182.00	176.47
3	—	323	129.00	129.00
3	—	287	160.00	160.00
25	—	897	120.00	120.00
25	—	636	125.00–156.00	148.68
12	—	766	123.00–143.00	136.51
3	—	720	131.00–143.00	138.97
7	—	664	136.00–149.00	146.58
24	—	476	120.00–173.00	168.38
22	—	428	164.00–179.00	172.15
30	—	584	109.00–164.00	134.75
25	—	518	115.00–167.00	159.84
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	681	142.50–162.50	158.90
20	—	577	165.00–177.00	171.86
1	—	460	171.00	171.00
29	—	982	133.00	133.00
23	—	386	185.00–191.00	186.80
27	—	517	152.00–175.00	165.89
19	—	620	154.00–170.00	161.00
35	—	825	137.00–141.00	140.76
21	—	739	147.00–155.50	154.71
10	—	422	170.00–191.00	186.81
4	—	315	186.00–187.00	186.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	749	152.50	152.50
49	—	883	137.50–140.00	138.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	868	134.50–146.00	143.34
102	—	735	140.00–166.50	152.78
65	—	999	139.50	139.50
13	—	376	186.00–200.00	195.47
110	—	828	136.00–149.75	147.72
11	—	231	192.00–204.00	196.99
46	—	521	178.00–192.00	188.03
70	—	589	174.50–192.00	178.96
27	—	419	196.00–205.00	199.73
36	—	683	161.00–170.00	166.48
25	—	470	182.00–188.00	184.33
98	—	921	135.00–146.00	145.88
25	—	338	192.00–205.50	204.45
59	—	627	160.00–177.00	173.21
233	—	759	138.00–163.50	157.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	71.00	71.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	555	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	663	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	232	176.00–181.00	178.64
59	—	669	144.00–158.00	150.83
141	—	579	154.00–174.00	162.35
119	—	469	165.00–175.00	170.94
171	—	720	137.00–151.00	146.92
5	—	1,113	100.00	100.00
32	—	936	125.00–127.00	125.94
52	—	888	124.00–126.00	125.35
6	—	984	126.00	126.00
7	—	349	165.00	165.00
204	—	620	151.00–163.25	159.08
122	—	539	164.00–174.50	172.77
9	—	379	172.00–177.00	173.07
183	—	763	135.00–146.00	143.41
52	—	420	165.00–179.00	175.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	620	130.00–144.00	141.38
2	—	290	168.00	168.00
17	—	375	146.00–170.00	164.02
25	—	683	130.00–141.00	139.69
55	—	468	156.00–166.00	159.83
99	—	413	155.00–198.50	193.64
23	—	718	118.00–135.00	133.48
47	—	325	164.00–197.00	187.93
81	—	587	141.00–158.00	153.80
59	—	529	141.00–163.00	151.78
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
75	—	825	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	571	122.00–139.00	133.31
2	—	878	96.00	96.00
6	—	618	127.00–140.00	133.45
18	—	845	85.00–114.00	111.45
4	—	1,123	100.00	100.00
9	—	330	142.00–152.00	145.88
22	—	376	145.00–158.00	151.44
6	—	436	148.00–155.00	151.68
7	—	675	118.00–127.00	121.78
7	—	780	105.00–112.00	107.97
39	—	472	120.00–155.00	147.65
11	—	531	135.00–139.00	137.75
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	924	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	882	113.00–114.50	114.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	878	115.00	115.00
12	—	746	141.00	141.00
10	—	832	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	396	157.00	157.00
21	—	591	139.25	139.25
18	—	340	138.00	138.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	139.00	139.00
4	—	558	135.00	135.00
18	—	357	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
6	—	799	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,025	115.00	115.00
7	—	508	140.00–150.00	146.70
2	—	550	148.00	148.00
3	—	840	108.00	108.00
13	—	473	155.00–166.00	160.87
3	—	717	127.00	127.00
2	—	600	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	170.00	170.00
13	—	587	164.00–169.00	167.85
10	—	450	196.00	196.00
7	—	646	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	180.00	180.00
2	—	928	120.00	120.00
3	—	512	151.00	151.00
2	—	838	120.00	120.00
6	—	390	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	924	73.00–77.00	74.96
5	—	751	68.00–70.00	69.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	856	44.00–57.00	47.43
30	—	848	38.00–49.00	41.51
3	—	864	59.00–62.00	59.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,191	60.00–77.50	69.73
116	—	1,287	73.00–84.00	80.05
13	—	1,293	80.00–94.00	84.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,020	37.00–48.00	40.58
1	—	1,100	84.00	84.00
55	—	1,156	58.00–80.00	69.04
88	—	1,083	49.00–75.50	57.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,403	69.00–85.00	81.00
2	—	1,415	82.00–83.50	82.70
1	—	1,205	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	99.50–110.00	105.98
6	—	1,850	95.00–105.00	100.05
1	—	1,945	108.00	108.00
13	—	1,385	75.00–91.00	80.92
8	—	1,551	84.00–91.50	86.86
8	—	1,883	90.00–100.00	96.41
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	80.00–83.50	81.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,005	800.00–960.00	885.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,378	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,069.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,221.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	599	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,354.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	688	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	505	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	632	800.00–1,110.00	952.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,013	80.00–92.00	86.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	66.00–69.00	67.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,166	70.00–80.00	74.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	987	45.00–66.00	59.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	748	22.00–46.00	30.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	791	800.00	800.00

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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