Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 208 priced lines covering 6,185 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,360 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 892 head. replacement cattle receipts at 176 head. Counted as USDA files them — 92 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,360Last week 6,077Year ago 8,079

Slaughter CattleReceipts 892Last week 1,001Year ago 883

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 77Year ago 77

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Weather was more favorable this week after strong winds and wildfires curbed receipts last week.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,169	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,744.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,397.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,234	1,475.00–1,900.00	1,635.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,075	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,728.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,341	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,270.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	728	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,285.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,156	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,786.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,218	1,850.00–2,125.00	2,045.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,331	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,743.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,084.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	544	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,943.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	466	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,494.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,258	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,562.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,020	1,775.00–2,125.00	2,079.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,080	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,573.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,008	116.00–126.00	122.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	95.00–97.00	95.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,028	124.00–130.00	128.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,248	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,295.39
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,315	2,500.00	2,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	643	237.00	237.00
2	650–700	685	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	389.00	389.00
4	350–400	357	360.00–369.00	362.34
15	400–450	440	342.00–372.00	346.22
5	450–500	463	330.00	330.00
11	500–550	532	289.00–306.00	292.14
15	550–600	581	252.00–293.00	271.20
4	600–650	643	281.00	281.00
3	650–700	672	210.00–255.00	232.83
6	700–750	731	210.00–235.00	224.15
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	870	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	403	294.00	294.00
5	500–550	542	262.00	262.00
14	550–600	570	248.00–264.00	260.21
2	650–700	693	224.00	224.00
4	700–750	708	214.00–219.00	216.47
1	750–800	795	165.00	165.00
2	800–850	800	208.00	208.00
8	850–900	859	191.00–195.00	192.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	577	253.00	253.00
5	600–650	621	245.00	245.00
15	650–700	681	215.00–220.00	216.69
29	800–850	840	216.00	216.00
8	850–900	877	178.00–200.00	191.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	311	290.00–310.00	296.98
7	350–400	391	300.00–319.00	313.61
12	400–450	432	275.00–301.00	281.62
38	450–500	481	272.00–282.00	273.64
41	500–550	532	230.00–275.00	259.74
40	550–600	563	244.00–258.00	248.74
22	600–650	636	227.50–251.00	231.59
46	650–700	682	221.00–240.00	224.56
139	700–750	723	218.00–227.00	222.72
49	750–800	768	204.00–226.00	222.50
86	800–850	809	211.00–217.50	216.06
16	850–900	893	209.50	209.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	228.00–235.00	231.44
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	688	205.00–215.00	209.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	283	247.50–295.00	262.59
6	300–350	328	270.00–305.00	290.78
10	350–400	374	290.00–308.00	297.56
16	400–450	434	240.00–275.00	265.05
18	450–500	477	245.00–266.00	257.31
17	500–550	524	225.00–265.00	248.51
23	550–600	574	224.00–265.00	239.30
13	600–650	623	212.00–245.00	229.10
9	650–700	669	185.00–230.00	212.98
3	700–750	708	160.00–188.00	178.71
1	750–800	785	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	830	175.00	175.00
2	850–900	883	139.00–175.00	156.75
1	1000–1050	1,005	160.00	160.00
2	1050–1100	1,053	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	182	330.00–395.00	366.47
5	200–250	224	350.00–375.00	362.90
17	250–300	277	310.00–355.00	338.97
19	300–350	341	310.00–369.00	349.12
102	350–400	383	252.50–350.00	323.58
58	400–450	424	280.00–327.50	304.40
162	450–500	471	273.00–308.00	292.05
123	500–550	523	266.00–310.00	273.95
155	550–600	577	245.00–298.00	261.99
68	600–650	630	243.00–261.00	247.58
90	650–700	672	230.00–250.00	233.80
218	700–750	736	188.00–235.00	226.79
195	750–800	771	185.00–230.00	224.41
151	800–850	811	200.00–219.50	216.69
465	850–900	885	210.75–219.00	212.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	684	232.00	232.00
9	800–850	842	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	633	231.00–233.00	232.17
19	650–700	684	223.00–229.00	225.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
7	300–350	321	300.00–335.00	317.47
17	350–400	377	283.00–320.00	298.34
17	400–450	435	265.00–312.00	288.16
22	450–500	478	273.00–310.00	294.41
8	500–550	522	260.00–280.00	274.80
23	550–600	568	235.00–276.00	264.67
2	600–650	610	248.00–250.00	248.98
17	650–700	657	185.00–250.00	218.84
12	700–750	724	224.00–234.00	229.64
3	750–800	770	173.00–229.00	209.74
1	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	343.00–363.00	348.36
15	400–450	413	345.00–351.00	346.61
28	450–500	483	303.00–332.50	311.86
62	500–550	514	234.00–319.00	266.85
50	550–600	566	248.00–309.00	299.54
80	600–650	607	252.00–269.00	266.75
57	650–700	674	242.00–259.00	247.56
35	700–750	741	238.00–250.00	240.69
111	750–800	781	230.00–243.00	239.31
23	800–850	832	231.00	231.00
22	850–900	893	221.00	221.00
24	900–950	941	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	374	360.00–370.00	362.85
45	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	440.00	440.00
5	150–200	178	395.00–415.00	404.10
6	200–250	222	380.00–415.00	397.07
14	250–300	274	350.00–425.00	390.50
21	300–350	325	340.00–415.00	388.87
73	350–400	378	318.00–397.00	368.80
128	400–450	428	293.00–385.00	349.60
54	450–500	474	280.00–372.00	316.10
117	500–550	526	275.00–330.00	314.99
88	550–600	571	258.00–319.00	291.43
190	600–650	626	255.00–300.00	276.18
29	650–700	671	253.00–275.00	267.26
85	700–750	712	238.00–260.00	253.03
145	750–800	769	190.00–251.00	246.23
38	800–850	810	175.00–236.00	230.31
348	850–900	881	225.00–232.50	231.09
625	900–950	913	220.00–229.60	227.71
11	950–1000	969	218.00–219.00	218.72
6	1000–1050	1,026	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	435	336.00–341.00	340.32
3	450–500	465	311.00	311.00
5	600–650	632	261.00	261.00
4	750–800	756	236.00	236.00
5	800–850	831	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	565	295.00	295.00
6	650–700	663	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	572	273.00	273.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
12	150–200	190	650.00	650.00
7	200–250	244	685.00	685.00
7	250–300	293	750.00	750.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	866	81.00	81.00
6	1000–1050	1,041	98.00	98.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	84.00	84.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	65.00	65.00
2	700–750	713	64.00	64.00
2	750–800	795	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,858	145.00–146.00	145.39
11	—	1,641	133.00–150.00	138.76
3	—	1,482	125.00–140.00	131.30
7	—	1,646	136.00–145.00	139.77
2	—	1,260	111.00–119.00	115.02
2	—	1,468	107.00–114.00	110.30
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	136.00	136.00
5	—	1,151	105.00–128.00	120.93
2	—	1,273	123.00–132.00	127.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	916	94.00–108.00	100.77
12	—	883	103.00–116.00	110.97
6	—	897	89.00–99.00	92.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,223	95.00–108.00	105.79
8	—	1,188	106.00–126.00	118.58
72	—	1,300	105.00–119.00	112.62
2	—	1,025	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	110.00	110.00
3	—	977	122.00–138.00	127.38
8	—	982	112.00–119.00	116.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,103	86.00–98.00	91.56
21	—	1,106	69.00–82.00	73.57
51	—	1,211	100.00–115.00	103.14
3	—	1,299	113.00–129.00	117.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,377	111.50–119.00	116.47
23	—	1,124	90.50–110.00	105.20
40	—	1,405	119.00–140.00	124.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	851	74.00–78.00	77.33
52	—	897	75.00–89.00	84.06
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
10	—	875	86.00–99.00	92.32

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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