Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 164 priced lines covering 2,555 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,001 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 652 head. replacement cattle receipts at 101 head. Counted as USDA files them — 11 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,001Last week 6,250Year ago 5,256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 652Last week 782Year ago 730

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 253Year ago 229

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate to good demand. Receipts were curbed throughout the week as winter storms swept across the state Sunday, hampering cattle movement. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	345.00	345.00
5	—	613	225.00–259.00	249.51
61	—	526	250.00–285.00	270.36
27	—	316	288.00–350.00	323.27
29	—	461	250.00–293.00	277.59
64	—	579	248.00–273.00	266.20
111	—	690	225.00–243.00	233.68
15	—	800	210.00	210.00
7	—	280	275.00–350.00	321.51
60	—	421	255.00–315.00	286.90
17	—	738	221.00–224.00	223.82
39	—	375	265.00–332.00	305.82
7	—	861	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	575	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	333.00	333.00
42	—	465	246.00–281.00	269.44
41	—	616	228.00–243.00	239.35
19	—	538	242.00–273.00	248.87
4	—	281	302.00–307.00	304.52
130	—	689	210.00–231.00	217.72
7	—	397	306.00	306.00
61	—	785	216.50	216.50
3	—	448	285.00	285.00
136	—	710	194.00–226.00	223.65
36	—	571	232.00–252.00	241.49
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	235.00–245.00	239.88
1	—	420	235.00	235.00
1	—	235	255.00	255.00
1	—	600	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	212.00–245.00	230.20
4	—	385	254.00–288.00	265.28
5	—	610	220.00–222.00	220.79
1	—	430	270.00	270.00
7	—	675	203.00–230.00	219.81
4	—	526	235.00–248.00	243.27
11	—	478	235.00–255.00	244.52
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	724	185.00	185.00
7	—	777	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	881	191.00	191.00
5	—	631	220.00–238.00	234.35
1	—	670	210.00	210.00
1	—	580	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	247.00	247.00
4	—	523	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	236.00–240.00	237.98
28	—	569	218.00–277.50	238.44
2	—	283	325.00	325.00
1	—	445	265.00	265.00
1	—	390	288.00	288.00
7	—	487	265.00–310.00	295.12
2	—	815	203.00	203.00
1	—	990	148.00	148.00
2	—	888	201.00	201.00
5	—	338	290.00–315.00	300.14
1	—	940	175.00	175.00
3	—	627	200.00–236.00	223.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	286	326.00–332.50	330.42
16	—	779	219.00–237.00	226.69
2	—	903	208.00	208.00
44	—	720	234.00–247.50	246.88
26	—	625	248.00–281.00	275.09
4	—	861	222.00	222.00
20	—	568	263.00–292.00	269.36
23	—	422	290.00–351.00	305.99
13	—	519	284.00–292.00	290.21
3	—	247	325.00	325.00
2	—	838	229.00	229.00
74	—	669	250.00–253.00	252.05
10	—	957	213.00	213.00
30	—	476	280.00–348.00	314.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	668	200.00–262.00	251.44
2	—	895	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	915	220.00	220.00
57	—	575	267.00–315.00	295.85
19	—	652	263.00–278.00	274.83
32	—	373	285.00–394.00	348.90
38	—	612	260.00–300.00	286.32
15	—	282	335.00–405.00	372.33
27	—	418	270.00–362.50	321.19
1	—	190	375.00	375.00
81	—	779	210.00–252.50	251.95
13	—	805	237.00	237.00
58	—	529	260.00–336.00	308.50
70	—	856	232.00	232.00
62	—	715	239.00–250.00	240.35
36	—	475	270.00–365.00	306.94
12	—	335	300.00–400.00	359.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	254.00	254.00
4	—	771	236.00	236.00
5	—	738	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	240.00	240.00
1	—	415	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	260.00	260.00
2	—	460	315.00	315.00
3	—	637	220.00–263.00	244.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	228.00–238.00	233.24
2	—	780	198.00	198.00
2	—	860	195.00	195.00
2	—	433	252.00	252.00
2	—	635	209.00	209.00
1	—	835	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	220.00	220.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	859	98.00	98.00
3	—	827	88.00–89.00	88.33
2	—	700	83.00	83.00
2	—	958	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,040	87.00	87.00
5	—	947	97.00	97.00
8	—	793	84.00	84.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	60.00	60.00
2	—	770	64.00	64.00
5	—	648	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,272	1,100.00–1,615.00	1,453.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,077	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,273	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,559.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,347.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	837	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,264.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,329.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,388.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	985	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,698.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	493	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	428	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,539.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,515	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	107.00–117.50	112.85
5	—	1,539	127.00–138.00	133.81
1	—	1,755	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,350	109.00–126.00	116.04
15	—	1,745	120.00–127.00	122.54
11	—	1,815	130.00–139.00	133.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,008	60.00–70.00	67.00
85	—	1,137	93.00–112.00	101.17
7	—	1,131	115.00–118.00	116.50
23	—	1,062	80.00–92.00	88.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,360	109.00–119.00	113.24
33	—	1,173	94.00–98.00	95.29
51	—	1,336	99.00–113.00	104.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,356	102.00–110.00	106.33
3	—	1,498	100.00–103.00	101.72
22	—	1,215	110.00–130.00	116.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	863	72.00–92.00	76.41
13	—	870	60.00–69.00	62.21
31	—	942	86.00–99.00	90.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	85.00–91.00	88.36
3	—	860	99.00–101.00	100.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	906	105.00–109.00	106.65
2	—	948	112.00–120.00	116.20

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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