Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 143 priced lines covering 3,216 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,439 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 665 head. replacement cattle receipts at 233 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,439Last week 4,270Year ago 4,309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 665Last week 698Year ago 1,501

Replacement CattleReceipts 233Last week 102Year ago 167

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher on comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	995	60.00–93.50	82.11
1	—	1,025	68.00	68.00
18	—	1,087	52.00–63.00	55.86
55	—	1,118	63.00–107.00	91.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,105	70.00–90.00	72.62
36	—	1,295	99.00–109.00	102.03
6	—	1,382	113.00–115.00	113.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	86.00	86.00
1	—	920	87.50	87.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	884	63.00–91.50	75.25
19	—	859	58.50–75.00	59.88
9	—	915	67.50–69.00	68.35
15	—	847	52.00–58.00	55.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,389	92.00–105.00	103.48
64	—	1,287	107.00–120.00	111.61
45	—	1,232	90.00–96.00	93.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,386	97.00–116.00	108.68
1	—	1,210	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,917	131.00–134.00	132.93
5	—	1,540	119.00–120.00	119.73
6	—	1,799	131.00–138.00	135.40
10	—	1,708	117.00–130.00	123.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	488	222.00–267.00	255.52
2	—	398	240.00	240.00
12	—	662	208.00–215.00	213.22
9	—	327	250.00–258.00	254.63
9	—	803	216.00	216.00
37	—	524	205.00–221.00	216.81
39	—	628	203.00–220.00	212.82
17	—	431	229.00–277.00	238.66
4	—	256	268.00	268.00
22	—	874	185.00	185.00
134	—	583	207.00–241.00	232.50
14	—	716	181.00–200.00	189.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	329	240.00	240.00
20	—	719	160.00–174.00	168.37
1	—	855	170.00	170.00
15	—	588	180.00–200.00	189.87
9	—	427	221.00	221.00
9	—	473	214.00–218.00	215.84
3	—	362	232.00	232.00
5	—	226	250.00–254.00	251.74
5	—	522	200.00–257.00	212.70
21	—	274	200.00–248.00	223.48
6	—	764	163.00–173.00	169.63
15	—	627	176.00–197.00	189.59
12	—	675	175.00–187.00	182.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	573	221.00–260.00	238.09
68	—	617	221.00–245.00	235.93
111	—	514	223.00–291.00	262.07
19	—	369	280.00–336.00	315.29
34	—	672	223.50–229.00	227.39
18	—	462	240.00–306.00	259.55
101	—	789	214.00–221.00	219.24
19	—	719	204.00–216.00	208.15
2	—	968	201.00	201.00
126	—	443	270.00–304.00	302.61
12	—	312	276.00–290.00	279.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	839	170.00	170.00
9	—	613	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	238.00–240.00	238.56
17	—	573	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	774	150.00–166.00	159.57
5	—	528	208.00–209.00	208.59
6	—	482	220.00–226.00	222.98
1	—	940	148.00	148.00
6	—	826	150.00–157.00	154.00
11	—	684	183.00–198.00	191.39
2	—	745	160.00	160.00
12	—	577	200.00–212.00	205.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	226.00	226.00
2	—	898	181.00	181.00
4	—	288	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	155.00	155.00
2	—	820	170.00	170.00
1	—	790	195.00	195.00
7	—	923	175.00	175.00
6	—	747	219.00	219.00
20	—	658	207.00–236.00	214.75
13	—	494	249.00–265.00	252.60
5	—	624	225.00–235.00	231.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	584	252.00	252.00
13	—	500	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	635	249.00–255.00	254.18
82	—	758	247.00	247.00
274	—	886	219.00–225.00	224.79
5	—	1,009	185.00	185.00
11	—	904	215.00	215.00
3	—	972	150.00	150.00
3	—	493	290.00	290.00
22	—	732	233.00–254.00	242.36
13	—	584	256.00–283.00	272.04
25	—	381	309.00–331.00	317.02
37	—	533	275.00–298.00	282.27
30	—	443	278.00–319.00	289.37
65	—	846	238.00	238.00
3	—	315	315.00	315.00
76	—	685	245.00–258.00	250.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	250.00–253.00	251.70
30	—	567	235.00–250.00	238.34
44	—	712	211.00–235.00	228.93
12	—	766	205.00–229.00	223.09
300	—	829	210.00–230.00	228.62
6	—	305	275.00–280.00	277.52
7	—	513	228.00–242.00	232.05
6	—	888	218.00	218.00
7	—	642	225.00–226.00	225.29
10	—	655	223.00–231.00	227.79
23	—	377	282.00–286.00	282.68
3	—	402	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	234.00–283.00	244.08
15	—	761	200.00	200.00
2	—	523	266.00	266.00
2	—	355	242.00	242.00
2	—	858	180.00	180.00
19	—	633	194.00–212.00	204.04
21	—	733	190.00–197.00	193.73
19	—	322	232.00–272.00	256.06
20	—	680	188.00–212.00	202.57
6	—	464	235.00–239.00	236.35
6	—	208	258.00	258.00
14	—	818	177.00–187.00	179.55
3	—	263	260.00	260.00
13	—	574	212.00–222.00	217.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	882	203.00	203.00
9	—	764	230.00	230.00
8	—	1,166	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	576	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,552.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	518	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,285	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,261	1,510.00	1,510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,021	97.00–106.00	99.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	61	—	878	80.00–90.00	85.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	829	140.00–150.00	146.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	865	67.00–75.00	72.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	109.00	109.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	983	171.00	171.00

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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