Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 205 priced lines covering 5,352 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,250 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 782 head. replacement cattle receipts at 253 head. Counted as USDA files them — 47 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,250Last week 7,318Year ago 6,244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 782Last week 642Year ago 1,012

Replacement CattleReceipts 253Last week 168Year ago 310

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Chance for snow going into the weekend, that will hopefully bring much needed moisture.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	245.00	245.00
1	—	395	250.00	250.00
1	—	260	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	381	290.00–292.00	290.40
29	—	837	199.00	199.00
10	—	439	255.00–270.00	265.24
6	—	261	260.00–280.00	269.77
6	—	718	198.00–204.00	202.01
38	—	526	226.00–255.00	235.10
30	—	664	216.00–233.00	223.79
9	—	494	253.00–267.50	259.82
30	—	613	224.00–236.00	228.79
64	—	769	219.00	219.00
35	—	574	226.00–254.00	234.25
8	—	345	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	484	226.00–255.00	238.21
10	—	625	214.00–217.00	216.31
32	—	424	230.00–260.00	244.36
7	—	264	250.00–295.00	278.54
13	—	373	240.00–280.00	264.77
9	—	672	190.00–218.00	211.65
9	—	706	150.00–200.00	191.68
16	—	535	199.00–250.00	221.88
7	—	322	260.00–295.00	267.87
26	—	583	199.00–245.00	219.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	667	215.00–224.00	220.68
27	—	425	289.00–298.00	291.79
4	—	385	285.00	285.00
2	—	580	234.00	234.00
5	—	285	317.00	317.00
24	—	623	225.00–229.00	228.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	411	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	804	207.00–222.50	219.54
39	—	269	290.00–347.00	322.81
59	—	917	187.00	187.00
33	—	972	180.00–185.00	180.15
109	—	569	223.00–276.00	253.33
3	—	870	204.00	204.00
38	—	321	290.00–357.00	319.10
169	—	522	235.00–280.00	261.70
4	—	234	300.00–350.00	321.04
92	—	378	260.00–323.00	305.99
132	—	427	245.00–323.00	297.48
210	—	474	248.00–290.00	277.34
65	—	718	200.00–242.00	221.97
129	—	626	213.00–262.00	239.76
164	—	677	210.00–260.00	230.65
32	—	758	208.00–224.00	215.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	235.00	235.00
20	—	716	210.00–219.00	218.56
8	—	941	160.00	160.00
76	—	764	210.00–217.00	216.44
1	—	510	250.00	250.00
1	—	810	165.00	165.00
4	—	615	220.00–235.00	224.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	810	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	768	198.00–202.00	199.00
31	—	628	217.00	217.00
11	—	522	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	744	220.00–230.00	229.49
1	—	660	245.00	245.00
5	—	977	198.00	198.00
64	—	889	216.50	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	829	208.00–214.00	211.00
5	—	338	280.00–290.00	283.98
11	—	773	210.00–218.00	212.61
28	—	529	245.00–278.00	270.54
16	—	622	234.00–255.00	237.41
10	—	361	275.00–305.00	287.73
7	—	573	243.00–267.50	263.76
7	—	719	200.00–224.00	213.90
10	—	468	250.00–296.00	274.56
6	—	669	195.00–234.00	225.90
13	—	435	267.00–295.00	285.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	439	340.00–358.00	353.66
13	—	656	238.00	238.00
2	—	390	353.00	353.00
16	—	572	270.00–279.00	271.63
12	—	497	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	732	201.00–235.00	212.23
12	—	1,073	191.00	191.00
3	—	328	340.00	340.00
13	—	774	229.50–234.00	232.55
39	—	677	235.00–260.00	240.84
4	—	828	237.00	237.00
9	—	378	330.00–350.00	338.10
34	—	536	248.00–290.00	266.71
21	—	915	210.00–222.00	212.25
46	—	468	301.50–320.00	309.92
15	—	622	230.00–252.00	247.02
14	—	566	280.00–292.00	288.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	934	215.00–222.25	221.48
39	—	328	295.00–396.00	360.05
122	—	661	238.00–275.50	265.93
139	—	863	215.00–235.50	232.68
417	—	782	231.00–245.00	239.46
84	—	718	240.00–260.00	246.58
207	—	835	208.00–240.25	235.54
6	—	235	330.00–375.00	345.12
16	—	269	300.00–402.00	367.53
97	—	473	265.00–362.00	311.71
203	—	522	250.00–320.00	299.23
85	—	417	270.00–390.00	330.45
87	—	625	250.00–290.00	277.82
63	—	370	285.00–389.00	327.72
137	—	562	245.00–307.00	292.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	250.00	250.00
6	—	571	244.00–253.00	247.27
4	—	674	218.00–220.00	218.96
7	—	417	250.50–265.00	256.13
7	—	715	175.00–200.00	191.97
2	—	763	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	327.00	327.00
3	—	773	208.00–228.00	214.97
5	—	331	367.00	367.00
11	—	577	240.00–280.00	260.52
8	—	732	205.00–243.00	227.14
8	—	673	228.00–255.00	241.79
14	—	620	225.00–255.00	244.92
6	—	864	180.00–185.00	180.86
7	—	486	315.00	315.00
5	—	532	225.00–289.00	276.74
2	—	815	200.00–205.00	202.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	581	235.00	235.00
11	—	706	194.00	194.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	90.00	90.00
4	—	916	83.00–90.00	87.74
1	—	970	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,492.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	117.00	117.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,091	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,123.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,408	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,686.93
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,199.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	104.00	104.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	113.00	113.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,187	105.00–109.00	105.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	890	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,320.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,291.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	911	1,060.00–1,285.00	1,193.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	113.00	113.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	117.00	117.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	838	950.00–1,050.00	1,014.96
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	823	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,113	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,608.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,074	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,823.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,463	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,713.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	897	950.00–960.00	953.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,987.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	2,625.00–2,875.00	2,813.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,027	2,825.00–2,875.00	2,870.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,023.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	989	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,242.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	653	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,100	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,151	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,759.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	613	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,381.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,219	92.00–109.00	103.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	984	141.00–167.00	150.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	965	115.00–130.00	122.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,197	108.00–115.00	110.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	1,660.00	1,660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	97.50	97.50
3	—	1,143	133.00–135.00	134.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,563	115.00–125.00	122.11
1	—	1,250	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,672	101.50–115.00	106.80
7	—	1,565	104.50–115.00	110.62
4	—	1,211	100.00–110.00	105.01
2	—	1,498	118.00–129.00	123.18
13	—	1,653	125.00–139.00	131.81
1	—	1,955	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,609	120.00–135.00	125.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,292	90.00–115.00	102.92
71	—	1,131	90.00–105.00	94.28
35	—	1,420	105.00–123.00	111.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,110	85.00–109.00	98.46
44	—	1,002	62.00–95.00	78.52
4	—	1,180	66.00–112.00	98.99
3	—	1,195	50.00–55.00	53.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	60.00	60.00
10	—	873	68.00–69.00	68.71
20	—	804	63.00–87.50	73.26
16	—	825	60.00–79.00	68.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,276	82.00–113.00	101.90
34	—	1,066	86.00–107.00	88.74
50	—	1,214	70.00–98.00	86.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	904	75.50–97.00	79.93
35	—	885	70.00–100.00	76.15
8	—	889	86.00–110.00	101.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	995	91.00–103.00	93.40
8	—	930	103.00–113.00	109.10
1	—	690	117.00	117.00

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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