Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 133 priced lines covering 2,959 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,603 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,004 head. replacement cattle receipts at 85 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,603Last week 1,102Year ago 4,885

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 54Year ago 1,101

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 62Year ago 117

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Some early week sales were closed still due to the holidays, but much needed moisture in the area to end the week. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	285	297.00–312.00	303.16
28	—	572	220.00–260.00	241.81
3	—	320	300.00	300.00
5	—	656	215.00	215.00
38	—	536	250.00–260.00	258.55
17	—	814	206.00	206.00
7	—	425	274.00–285.00	278.90
6	—	635	222.00–225.00	223.52
39	—	725	204.00–216.00	210.15
6	—	462	228.00–282.00	246.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	270.00–278.00	272.50
5	—	615	210.00–211.00	210.60
5	—	720	178.00–196.00	185.00
11	—	472	252.00–270.00	263.22
6	—	527	232.00–246.00	239.28
9	—	597	246.00	246.00
15	—	423	248.00–268.00	255.15
24	—	784	175.00–194.00	177.47
1	—	845	160.00	160.00
4	—	881	172.00–175.00	173.50
3	—	662	208.00	208.00
2	—	268	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	338	324.00–360.00	345.29
96	—	532	265.00–292.00	284.48
3	—	268	360.00	360.00
158	—	559	244.00–289.00	282.82
154	—	885	207.00–215.00	210.20
69	—	619	234.00–260.50	255.57
50	—	821	219.00–219.50	219.16
38	—	734	218.00–226.00	223.13
31	—	425	285.00–349.00	323.84
111	—	467	265.00–337.00	326.96
30	—	686	222.00–237.00	227.48
57	—	1,001	200.00	200.00
43	—	913	217.00	217.00
143	—	764	222.00–228.00	225.72
15	—	387	320.00–345.00	335.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	276.00	276.00
3	—	688	221.00	221.00
1	—	515	270.00	270.00
1	—	310	281.00	281.00
1	—	210	214.00	214.00
10	—	376	291.00	291.00
26	—	586	240.00–264.00	259.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	285.00	285.00
3	—	458	230.00	230.00
9	—	282	240.00	240.00
9	—	615	220.00–224.00	222.20
13	—	580	221.00	221.00
18	—	427	262.00–273.00	268.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	374	210.00	210.00
2	—	643	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	281	258.00	258.00
127	—	768	199.00–208.50	204.74
48	—	580	210.00–238.00	226.10
102	—	736	200.00–215.00	210.10
11	—	384	282.00–287.00	284.77
25	—	472	254.00–276.00	264.50
131	—	839	198.00–198.25	198.12
78	—	668	204.00–221.00	217.24
15	—	634	218.00–222.00	218.53
137	—	525	230.00–273.00	258.38
57	—	430	258.00–288.00	270.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	204.00	204.00
7	—	467	224.00–230.00	226.89
4	—	580	199.00–202.00	200.51
3	—	670	192.00	192.00
2	—	293	242.00	242.00
12	—	624	156.00–203.00	187.20
5	—	388	230.00–247.00	236.75
3	—	723	150.00–170.00	156.73
2	—	245	240.00	240.00
2	—	328	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	537	204.00–239.00	221.51
16	—	569	211.00–227.00	217.32
5	—	839	170.00	170.00
13	—	618	209.00–216.00	212.58
11	—	485	227.00–250.00	239.58
9	—	428	243.00–250.00	245.87
9	—	329	259.00–270.00	265.66
11	—	378	258.00–270.00	264.80
23	—	727	180.00–190.00	182.62
5	—	282	272.00	272.00
3	—	775	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	212.00	212.00
9	—	593	200.00–212.00	204.47
5	—	684	190.00	190.00
2	—	628	203.00	203.00
6	—	800	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	160.00	160.00
8	—	598	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	490	270.00	270.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	887	65.00–69.00	65.91
6	—	1,044	65.00–74.00	71.01
3	—	1,074	60.00–72.00	67.92
3	—	980	60.00–75.00	65.07
2	—	683	70.00	70.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	50.00	50.00
11	—	793	55.00–60.00	55.91
2	—	850	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,208	76.00–94.00	83.52
47	—	1,101	71.00–75.00	73.19
21	—	1,216	85.00–89.00	85.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,308	91.50–94.50	93.32
85	—	1,246	80.00–100.00	95.28
2	—	1,160	102.00–104.00	103.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	820	47.00–55.00	51.89
9	—	912	65.00–69.00	68.02
16	—	844	61.00–64.00	62.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	894	70.00–73.50	71.35
1	—	825	88.00	88.00
33	—	915	76.00–84.00	77.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,013	58.00–79.00	73.79
7	—	1,064	55.00–65.00	56.49
28	—	1,096	80.00–91.00	86.89
5	—	1,327	65.00–99.00	77.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,413	101.00–110.00	106.21
4	—	1,678	90.00–105.00	100.02
5	—	1,851	106.00–117.00	111.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,028	78.00–94.00	83.90
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	940	100.00–142.00	121.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,004	110.00–124.00	119.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	923	103.00–107.00	104.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,042	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	965	900.00–1,175.00	1,063.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,328.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	735	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,600.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	517	975.00–1,000.00	985.89

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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