Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 188 priced lines covering 4,053 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,162 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 738 head. replacement cattle receipts at 250 head. Counted as USDA files them — 53 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,162Last week 3,603Year ago 8,161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 738Last week 1,004Year ago 772

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 85Year ago 118

Compared to last week's limited test: Yearling steers and heifers were mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. A winter storm swept across the area bringing wind and snow on Monday, deep freeze expected over the weekend. New report for Giddings Livestock Commission began to be published this week and data is included in this report.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	562	237.50–267.50	251.52
6	—	521	237.50–270.00	254.92
15	—	471	260.00–307.00	275.05
22	—	618	209.50–255.00	216.69
3	—	718	207.50–220.00	212.45
1	—	800	205.00	205.00
6	—	676	212.00–232.50	218.00
1	—	260	365.00	365.00
2	—	328	330.00–360.00	344.20
12	—	421	275.00–337.00	295.46
5	—	386	282.00–320.00	295.85
3	—	977	166.00	166.00
1	—	795	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	200.00–210.00	204.42
20	—	523	212.00–270.00	242.22
1	—	270	305.00	305.00
3	—	757	183.00–200.00	188.62
15	—	470	227.50–292.50	253.02
12	—	673	197.00–227.50	206.62
1	—	850	175.00	175.00
2	—	820	180.00	180.00
5	—	382	265.00–300.00	277.00
7	—	419	240.00–315.00	272.29
11	—	621	204.00–220.00	210.81
35	—	571	202.50–260.00	221.30
1	—	345	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	710	184.00	184.00
6	—	473	250.00	250.00
4	—	630	215.00	215.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	73.00	73.00
2	—	850	60.00	60.00
2	—	938	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,023	74.00–75.00	74.67
3	—	812	75.00–77.00	75.67
1	—	950	71.00	71.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	51.00	51.00
4	—	746	49.00	49.00
3	—	867	61.00	61.00
1	—	900	49.50	49.50
2	—	805	49.00	49.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	637	202.50–230.00	212.71
2	—	815	200.00–202.50	201.24
2	—	240	255.00	255.00
13	—	385	270.00–317.50	282.24
3	—	313	265.00	265.00
22	—	436	240.00–295.00	268.63
1	—	855	187.50	187.50
16	—	725	186.00–204.00	194.62
15	—	671	200.00–217.00	208.88
27	—	571	222.00–257.50	241.89
17	—	467	240.00–280.00	264.08
17	—	522	234.00–265.00	243.16
6	—	782	193.00–205.00	196.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	250.00–259.00	254.10
20	—	847	188.00	188.00
25	—	618	220.00–238.00	232.03
39	—	438	259.00–297.50	284.33
15	—	472	280.00–298.00	283.73
7	—	780	204.00–223.00	209.23
4	—	291	300.00–305.00	302.56
42	—	866	203.00–204.00	203.93
5	—	365	300.00–312.50	305.07
69	—	711	202.50–213.50	204.65
3	—	313	305.00	305.00
25	—	589	246.00–262.50	247.30
29	—	683	220.00–224.50	224.04
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	672	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	375.00	375.00
19	—	1,011	176.00–193.00	190.32
61	—	392	297.00–350.00	313.72
28	—	462	275.00–312.00	289.57
32	—	431	295.00–325.00	310.51
96	—	529	267.00–300.00	273.97
41	—	930	199.00–204.50	203.27
125	—	861	214.50–215.00	214.88
1	—	240	350.00	350.00
66	—	831	209.00–220.00	216.52
117	—	772	218.00–221.00	220.32
114	—	679	217.50–242.50	237.09
154	—	738	215.00–228.00	225.18
35	—	567	245.00–277.00	265.88
71	—	627	238.00–251.00	245.36
9	—	317	310.00–360.00	327.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	714	184.00	184.00
1	—	630	222.50	222.50
50	—	771	212.00–215.00	213.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	606	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	743	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	217.00	217.00
20	—	744	201.00	201.00
7	—	654	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	639	225.00–235.00	232.32
69	—	683	218.00–228.00	219.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	250.00–254.00	252.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	685	186.00	186.00
14	—	638	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	195.00	195.00
12	—	570	197.00–232.50	208.93
20	—	520	190.00–230.00	211.09
10	—	610	192.00–220.00	204.54
2	—	755	180.00–185.00	182.48
11	—	381	225.00–265.00	240.67
28	—	473	210.00–237.00	228.05
16	—	427	220.00–240.00	234.34
5	—	336	250.00–270.00	257.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	665	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	577	208.00–231.00	223.01
12	—	388	255.00–265.00	259.54
161	—	638	182.50–219.50	207.44
8	—	435	250.00–256.00	253.28
12	—	676	197.00–210.00	203.72
29	—	480	241.00–254.00	247.41
2	—	725	184.00	184.00
20	—	527	212.00–230.00	224.15
52	—	826	188.00–188.50	188.44
4	—	326	270.00–285.00	277.79
2	—	273	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	516	222.50–252.00	240.16
117	—	574	215.00–240.00	227.87
2	—	283	300.00	300.00
59	—	418	240.00–295.00	260.27
3	—	1,140	155.00	155.00
31	—	818	193.00–201.00	197.07
16	—	319	275.00–335.00	301.06
122	—	719	202.50–217.50	212.20
33	—	376	270.00–320.00	282.31
53	—	867	180.00–185.00	180.95
76	—	483	230.00–262.00	251.64
32	—	772	198.00–213.00	205.02
50	—	675	206.00–220.00	214.94
9	—	971	169.00–173.00	171.65
108	—	623	210.00–235.00	217.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	745	187.00–199.50	193.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	165.00	165.00
7	—	784	188.00	188.00
4	—	615	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,370	106.00–108.00	107.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,208	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,566.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,453.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,030	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,959.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,102	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	103.00–107.00	105.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,096	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,139.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,103	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,262.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,038	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,177.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,238.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	102.00	102.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	865	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	95.00–104.00	99.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	433	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,429.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,219.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,118	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,447.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,020	87.00–96.00	91.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	932	171.00	171.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	929	110.00–125.00	117.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	959	100.00–103.00	100.88
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	96.00	96.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	124.00	124.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	—	992	1,525.00–2,650.00	2,621.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	725.00–1,000.00	854.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	97.00–97.50	97.27
11	—	1,641	92.00–104.00	98.47
1	—	1,670	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,639	100.00–113.50	105.94
19	—	1,675	106.00–119.00	111.44
2	—	1,428	121.00–123.00	122.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	64.00–73.00	68.13
40	—	945	75.00–85.50	80.89
154	—	1,069	82.00–99.00	91.37
14	—	1,144	88.00–109.00	97.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,474	82.00–98.00	89.40
6	—	1,449	80.00–89.00	85.15
2	—	1,445	99.50–101.00	100.35
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	79.00–88.00	83.13
20	—	1,172	96.00–106.00	102.40
66	—	1,254	85.00–99.00	89.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	935	70.00–81.00	75.75
1	—	950	87.00	87.00
2	—	905	80.00–85.00	82.50

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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