Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 210 priced lines covering 5,903 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,919 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,003 head. replacement cattle receipts at 382 head. Counted as USDA files them — 35 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,919Last week 4,377Year ago 2,443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 629Year ago 685

Replacement CattleReceipts 382Last week 82Year ago 143

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, instances 15.00 higher on stocker calves long time weaned and shots. Trade activity was fairly active on good demand. Heavy fog settled into the area the last couple of days, bringing along a small amount of much needed rain in the panhandle. East Texas also got rain, noting "many creeks running water in the area that haven't in a long time". Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	771	190.00–216.00	212.36
26	—	564	235.00–267.50	253.91
3	—	340	285.00–345.00	325.00
26	—	668	210.00–235.00	225.81
2	—	830	185.00–200.00	192.50
1	—	275	350.00	350.00
32	—	537	240.00–292.50	266.17
11	—	460	252.50–315.00	283.56
13	—	619	219.00–257.50	232.39
8	—	373	280.00–311.00	300.00
9	—	718	188.00–210.00	201.16
13	—	427	272.50–315.00	286.09
7	—	878	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	226.00–272.50	246.61
11	—	481	238.00–272.50	244.84
3	—	785	178.00	178.00
4	—	664	217.50–225.00	220.66
2	—	908	157.50–167.50	162.49
4	—	426	262.50–290.00	271.70
1	—	845	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	267.50	267.50
3	—	618	217.50–225.00	222.39
8	—	561	213.00–252.50	236.21
1	—	1,030	136.00	136.00
1	—	245	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	212.00	212.00
3	—	327	295.00	295.00
20	—	436	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
1	—	430	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	862	175.00–195.00	190.94
107	—	623	215.00–238.50	229.25
164	—	581	215.00–251.00	236.80
101	—	431	240.00–292.50	271.02
88	—	670	200.00–234.00	218.93
1	—	245	295.00	295.00
26	—	326	265.00–338.00	308.73
67	—	470	231.00–280.00	255.00
144	—	768	195.00–220.00	214.84
21	—	287	275.00–320.00	295.84
137	—	819	185.00–204.50	202.07
54	—	386	265.00–300.00	285.99
32	—	1,051	188.00	188.00
147	—	722	197.50–223.50	219.17
12	—	933	189.00–193.00	189.97
206	—	520	220.00–268.50	256.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	693	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	679	187.00–210.00	196.86
11	—	568	200.00–227.50	218.72
4	—	808	175.00–181.00	178.03
4	—	324	230.00–265.00	247.77
17	—	418	220.00–250.00	233.58
14	—	374	230.00–275.00	245.13
44	—	472	220.00–252.50	231.00
2	—	243	227.50	227.50
1	—	280	250.00	250.00
32	—	523	207.00–235.00	219.01
2	—	785	185.00–188.00	186.49
9	—	623	198.00–217.50	207.11
7	—	717	167.00–192.50	177.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	207.00	207.00
3	—	360	220.00–235.00	225.78
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
1	—	335	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	174.00	174.00
2	—	400	218.00	218.00
3	—	457	205.00	205.00
2	—	543	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	675	204.00–221.00	216.05
10	—	863	179.00	179.00
2	—	270	272.00	272.00
102	—	590	216.00–236.00	217.74
15	—	432	220.00–258.00	240.29
64	—	798	205.00	205.00
13	—	381	241.00–277.50	259.05
92	—	643	215.00–226.00	224.77
27	—	938	170.00–180.00	170.72
19	—	459	251.00–265.00	258.91
71	—	808	170.00–198.25	197.05
13	—	525	224.00–235.00	232.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	280.00–289.00	283.99
3	—	467	240.00	240.00
3	—	592	229.00	229.00
27	—	659	215.00	215.00
1	—	420	261.00	261.00
4	—	518	239.00	239.00
22	—	787	195.00–206.00	197.45
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	985	80.00–85.00	84.44
1	—	815	77.00	77.00
1	—	895	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	215.00–235.00	223.33
1	—	515	220.00	220.00
2	—	330	217.50–255.00	235.40
2	—	575	200.00–215.00	207.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	469	240.00–290.00	264.46
17	—	620	215.00–240.00	228.97
1	—	280	295.00	295.00
26	—	580	225.00–267.50	239.26
10	—	427	245.00–295.00	276.95
8	—	771	193.00–218.00	208.66
2	—	748	210.00	210.00
7	—	341	267.50–305.00	286.77
7	—	372	260.00–300.00	279.05
23	—	522	232.50–267.50	254.21
7	—	684	190.00–222.00	209.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	573	259.00–284.00	262.23
3	—	423	294.00	294.00
30	—	643	232.00–256.00	245.06
2	—	975	192.00	192.00
2	—	808	205.00	205.00
19	—	724	200.00–233.00	220.30
58	—	667	220.00–236.00	234.13
2	—	908	185.00	185.00
13	—	526	280.00–290.00	284.09
18	—	776	219.00–224.00	221.00
11	—	467	288.00–300.00	292.56
3	—	1,025	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	661	215.00–265.00	251.71
110	—	469	262.50–344.00	321.79
187	—	619	230.00–286.00	265.01
134	—	920	205.00–212.00	211.00
194	—	523	260.00–310.00	301.10
324	—	875	208.00–220.75	216.14
47	—	371	305.00–367.50	341.03
68	—	430	275.00–352.00	318.73
117	—	767	212.50–237.00	232.78
13	—	277	345.00–389.00	383.73
271	—	732	210.00–242.00	234.82
443	—	825	207.50–230.00	225.98
25	—	328	310.50–378.00	348.09
209	—	1,038	189.00–201.00	194.12
100	—	572	242.50–299.00	279.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	543	265.00–280.00	274.32
6	—	577	232.00–250.00	240.82
9	—	643	234.00	234.00
1	—	305	317.00	317.00
11	—	490	305.00–314.00	307.83
6	—	793	220.00	220.00
1	—	410	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	689	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	771	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	237.00	237.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	596	127.00	127.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,200	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	727	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,088.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,838.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	833	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,344.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	648	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,059	116.00–130.00	122.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,248	100.00–114.00	109.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	138.00	138.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,094	90.00–98.00	92.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	982	150.00–170.00	154.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	119.00–125.00	122.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,036	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,370.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	—	1,021	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,149.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,184	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,282	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,192	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,421.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,113	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,234.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,092	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,425.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,117	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,410.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	800	975.00–1,050.00	1,005.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,155	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,649.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,660.00	1,660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	819	64.00–97.00	76.50
18	—	787	57.00–87.00	65.20
15	—	856	40.00–80.00	67.29
31	—	898	66.00–104.00	71.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	96.00	96.00
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,009	80.00–88.00	83.20
3	—	1,072	45.00–75.00	57.58
56	—	1,104	64.00–105.50	85.70
23	—	1,116	68.00–118.00	87.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,160	71.00–101.00	80.09
26	—	1,287	76.00–108.00	98.49
99	—	1,210	85.00–117.00	95.04
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	950	75.50–100.00	77.84
7	—	889	70.00–73.00	70.59
11	—	962	86.00–110.00	88.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,402	90.00–110.00	100.42
27	—	1,336	85.00–103.00	93.64
46	—	1,444	102.00–115.00	105.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,591	114.00–124.00	119.76
6	—	1,594	124.00–128.00	126.33
1	—	1,140	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,760	124.00–128.00	125.42
2	—	1,670	117.00–119.00	118.03
10	—	1,594	80.00–114.00	99.04
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	109.00–115.50	112.19
1	—	1,195	120.00	120.00

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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