Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 137 priced lines covering 3,928 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,352 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 842 head. replacement cattle receipts at 127 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,352Last week 4,071Year ago 4,874

Slaughter CattleReceipts 842Last week 506Year ago 1,073

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 27Year ago 277

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and calves sold mostly steady. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle but good for light weight cattle suitable for grass. Last week's moisture combined with warm weather has improved grass pastures some. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	525	224.00–267.00	233.46
40	—	438	254.00–288.00	262.06
17	—	586	222.00–252.00	233.30
13	—	318	267.00–280.00	271.47
4	—	215	304.00	304.00
22	—	477	244.00–283.00	251.76
55	—	1,027	178.25	178.25
33	—	780	193.50–203.00	198.92
34	—	684	210.00–212.00	211.06
16	—	277	219.00–308.00	275.77
8	—	918	189.00	189.00
2	—	993	175.00	175.00
31	—	629	206.00–240.00	231.20
220	—	815	188.00–204.75	201.60
40	—	387	250.00–292.00	274.86
257	—	875	190.00–199.25	192.85
45	—	720	202.00–219.00	211.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	426	223.00–275.00	238.79
8	—	386	221.00–246.00	237.43
51	—	475	217.00–256.00	235.12
13	—	718	183.00–189.00	185.63
18	—	867	184.00–187.50	187.10
252	—	832	175.00–184.00	183.57
7	—	523	211.00–215.00	213.27
64	—	614	195.00–216.00	208.85
4	—	208	230.00	230.00
17	—	680	197.00–209.00	201.24
43	—	776	186.00–195.00	191.69
4	—	285	232.00	232.00
21	—	584	210.00–227.00	215.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	674	170.00–190.00	183.05
2	—	405	204.00	204.00
2	—	813	178.00	178.00
4	—	337	174.00–200.00	187.25
5	—	479	177.00–212.00	190.74
11	—	770	149.00–180.00	167.31
13	—	565	168.00–209.00	185.32
2	—	633	186.00	186.00
16	—	525	193.00–206.00	199.92
2	—	365	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	228.00	228.00
13	—	837	180.00	180.00
6	—	647	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	636	206.00–219.00	211.11
11	—	284	224.00–290.00	259.56
11	—	805	174.00	174.00
4	—	235	226.00–291.00	258.50
37	—	694	183.50–190.00	184.52
2	—	995	142.00	142.00
339	—	892	170.00–173.00	170.67
57	—	464	196.00–259.00	240.21
262	—	763	177.50–180.00	179.16
82	—	526	198.00–251.00	213.66
9	—	563	201.00–240.00	219.19
10	—	905	167.50	167.50
74	—	414	220.00–245.00	238.85
18	—	375	226.00–287.00	263.27
72	—	728	174.00–185.50	181.20
14	—	324	232.00–267.00	249.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	538	184.00–236.00	205.08
2	—	1,078	97.00	97.00
9	—	340	206.00–212.00	207.29
96	—	781	160.00–179.00	169.05
2	—	898	126.00	126.00
29	—	665	180.00–196.00	191.10
63	—	486	206.00–242.00	207.75
10	—	262	262.00	262.00
68	—	580	182.00–192.00	189.50
15	—	424	210.00–240.00	214.10
26	—	619	191.00–204.00	198.14
2	—	375	206.00	206.00
27	—	723	160.00–180.00	168.23
25	—	803	161.00–170.00	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	617	169.00–177.00	173.77
3	—	850	150.00	150.00
29	—	776	157.00	157.00
10	—	479	181.00–200.00	187.22
8	—	420	190.00–199.00	195.34
14	—	577	175.00–179.00	176.71
4	—	357	194.00–196.00	194.99
2	—	713	153.00	153.00
6	—	658	174.00–177.00	175.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	643	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	809	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	670	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	188.00	188.00
2	—	523	180.00	180.00
4	—	424	190.00–193.00	191.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	530	210.00–221.00	220.13
15	—	589	195.00–197.00	195.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	252.00	252.00
6	—	748	185.00	185.00
7	—	521	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,137	65.00–95.00	87.60
2	—	1,188	69.00	69.00
37	—	1,107	58.50–84.50	72.83
20	—	1,022	54.00–70.00	58.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,289	95.00–107.00	103.03
59	—	1,333	88.00–94.00	91.09
19	—	1,380	85.00–100.00	93.16
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	876	83.00–87.00	84.33
49	—	968	70.00–75.00	73.40
21	—	909	76.00–80.00	76.83
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	953	64.00–67.00	66.59
35	—	851	45.00–58.00	53.65
5	—	740	59.00–62.00	61.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,136	72.00–85.00	75.47
79	—	1,218	83.00–99.00	87.28
72	—	1,169	76.50–94.00	83.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	972	88.00–93.00	88.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,544	104.00–112.00	107.06
3	—	2,083	110.00–122.00	116.88
1	—	1,830	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,260	88.00–100.00	96.33
8	—	1,598	96.50–115.00	104.78
4	—	1,864	116.00–119.00	117.50

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	5	—	866	62.00–70.00	64.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,233	92.00–98.00	93.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,124	100.00–108.00	102.54
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	914	110.00–138.00	126.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,094	85.00–100.00	91.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	711	44.00–60.00	53.16
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	703	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	980	950.00–1,100.00	983.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,169	885.00–1,275.00	1,155.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	925	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,207	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,323.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	495	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	515	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,365.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

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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