Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 228 priced lines covering 4,793 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,428 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 687 head. replacement cattle receipts at 196 head. Counted as USDA files them — 89 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,428Last week 4,201Year ago 6,536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 687Last week 675Year ago 775

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 377Year ago 97

Compared to last week's light run due to rain and muddy conditions: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Pastures in the panhandle have turned green after last week's rain lifting buyer's spirits. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	179	350.00–380.00	367.20
10	200–250	236	320.00–355.00	332.09
12	250–300	274	315.00–335.00	329.65
17	300–350	331	315.00–340.00	317.78
35	350–400	371	285.00–319.00	300.67
33	400–450	432	275.00–325.00	296.20
64	450–500	473	253.00–286.00	269.98
74	500–550	521	250.00–288.00	263.81
47	550–600	570	248.00–271.00	261.40
46	600–650	634	230.00–251.00	238.32
39	650–700	669	228.00–255.00	242.70
66	700–750	731	200.00–222.50	216.79
3	750–800	778	216.00	216.00
261	800–850	823	206.00–210.75	209.19
2	850–900	870	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	930	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	294.00	294.00
7	500–550	527	259.00–266.00	260.97
21	600–650	635	210.00–214.00	212.88
4	650–700	691	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	619	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
37	750–800	762	225.00	225.00
31	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	300.00–302.00	301.21
6	350–400	389	294.00	294.00
11	400–450	415	240.00–277.00	265.81
27	450–500	472	230.00–285.00	265.22
92	500–550	519	220.00–273.00	255.41
81	550–600	588	219.00–256.00	226.53
152	700–750	738	196.00–227.00	225.46
140	800–850	811	203.25–216.50	209.95
8	850–900	862	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
51	700–750	740	205.00–206.00	205.91
3	850–900	853	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	246.00	246.00
7	400–450	414	222.00–235.00	225.75
13	450–500	476	224.00–246.00	237.93
7	550–600	581	200.00–213.00	204.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	531	220.00	220.00
14	800–850	835	194.00–199.00	194.71
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	340	295.00–298.00	296.48
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
5	600–650	629	208.00–215.00	210.58
2	650–700	680	200.00–210.00	204.93
1	700–750	705	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	261	264.00–282.50	270.34
4	300–350	316	300.00–310.00	305.30
10	350–400	375	275.00–288.00	282.88
20	400–450	432	260.00–280.00	273.77
33	450–500	470	235.00–268.00	258.05
19	500–550	529	195.00–245.00	215.50
30	550–600	570	218.00–245.00	232.98
35	600–650	626	196.00–228.00	215.75
31	650–700	664	210.00–225.00	217.32
16	700–750	722	176.00–190.00	184.41
10	750–800	777	175.00–192.00	187.79
8	800–850	801	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	140	350.00–385.00	368.15
14	150–200	171	350.00–375.00	363.28
10	200–250	217	345.00–390.00	363.00
15	250–300	271	340.00–370.00	362.51
12	300–350	328	320.00–365.00	338.75
44	350–400	370	300.00–385.00	330.50
87	400–450	441	293.00–352.00	335.59
47	450–500	469	275.00–364.00	318.42
73	500–550	520	258.00–315.00	289.34
68	550–600	575	255.00–316.00	288.88
68	600–650	631	245.00–292.00	259.57
88	650–700	675	228.00–269.00	259.90
42	700–750	717	220.00–262.75	257.95
242	750–800	777	207.00–254.50	252.58
257	800–850	812	200.00–240.50	237.91
56	850–900	863	222.00–231.00	227.95
315	900–950	923	188.00–219.00	214.52
1	950–1000	970	190.00	190.00
25	1000–1050	1,017	206.00	206.00
74	1050–1100	1,055	209.50	209.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	459	340.00	340.00
13	750–800	759	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	508	242.00	242.00
8	700–750	721	214.00	214.00
13	800–850	802	210.00	210.00
13	850–900	885	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	648	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	285	332.00–336.00	333.53
4	300–350	343	339.00	339.00
2	350–400	358	332.00	332.00
17	400–450	427	304.00–352.00	343.46
30	450–500	489	300.00–317.00	310.73
20	500–550	522	262.00–296.00	286.07
5	550–600	571	289.00	289.00
50	600–650	624	244.00–278.00	252.77
6	650–700	674	251.00–252.00	251.49
30	700–750	713	245.50	245.50
19	750–800	756	235.00–245.00	243.94
54	850–900	859	225.00	225.00
29	900–950	907	200.00–215.00	211.52
2	950–1000	963	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	270.00	270.00
20	350–400	375	265.00–275.00	270.72
11	400–450	423	260.00–263.00	261.12
7	450–500	477	270.00–290.00	284.49
8	500–550	518	250.00–252.00	251.49
16	550–600	584	236.00–254.00	242.09
5	700–750	728	205.00	205.00
4	850–900	891	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	541	232.00–298.00	256.34
7	850–900	876	218.00	218.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	263.00	263.00
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	225	265.00–335.00	299.41
4	250–300	266	305.00–330.00	318.83
7	300–350	317	300.00–315.00	308.62
8	350–400	352	300.00–317.00	304.28
17	400–450	412	273.00–298.00	284.32
14	450–500	472	260.00–289.00	277.57
12	500–550	522	250.00–270.00	266.80
37	550–600	565	240.00–272.00	260.07
51	600–650	628	230.00–253.00	241.41
29	650–700	668	210.00–246.00	232.67
21	700–750	723	220.00–232.00	226.57
12	750–800	778	200.00–223.00	219.26
14	800–850	832	202.00–217.00	210.90
3	850–900	855	208.00	208.00
7	900–950	932	183.00–192.00	189.03
1	1050–1100	1,065	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	658	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	391.00	391.00
6	450–500	468	325.00	325.00
29	500–550	527	272.00–293.00	273.94
17	600–650	618	227.00–240.00	231.46
3	650–700	685	216.00	216.00
5	950–1000	953	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	382.00	382.00
3	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	542	250.00–260.00	256.65
17	550–600	577	259.00	259.00
15	650–700	661	222.00–226.00	224.95
7	700–750	714	210.00–223.00	215.62
3	750–800	758	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	504	232.00–242.00	237.04
2	550–600	585	226.00	226.00
2	600–650	635	222.00	222.00
6	700–750	743	208.00–211.00	209.01
8	750–800	769	190.00–216.00	201.78
5	800–850	824	168.00–196.00	184.56
10	850–900	875	150.00–196.00	189.11
1	1000–1050	1,005	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	369	152.00	152.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	50.00	50.00
4	700–750	715	65.00	65.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	953	94.00	94.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	451	275.00	275.00
6	500–550	509	265.00	265.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	270.00	270.00
6	450–500	459	262.50	262.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,358.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,927.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,285	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,271.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,236	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,589.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,235	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,320.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,089	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,424.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	642	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,266.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,233	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,552.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,971.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	562	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,595.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,047	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,910.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,886.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	954	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,719.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,108	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,015	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,540.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	124.00–130.00	126.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	908	130.00–134.00	131.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	840	154.00–173.00	169.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,175	102.00–115.00	112.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,408	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,217.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,628	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,138.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	899	100.00–120.00	110.68
6	—	741	86.00–96.00	89.99
11	—	882	115.00–123.00	119.97
7	—	861	99.00–115.00	108.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,253	113.00–134.00	130.66
30	—	1,352	120.00–136.00	131.43
30	—	1,263	131.00–145.00	138.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,106	100.00–116.00	109.05
12	—	1,013	74.00–101.00	92.41
80	—	1,225	115.00–128.00	122.17
2	—	1,178	122.00–128.00	124.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	890	135.00	135.00
3	—	942	133.00–134.00	133.65
3	—	878	138.00–141.00	139.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	929	126.00–130.00	128.23
3	—	957	131.00–132.00	131.66
9	—	891	124.00–125.00	124.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,236	108.00–125.00	118.90
41	—	1,271	130.00–138.00	133.01
90	—	1,257	116.00–130.00	125.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,673	125.00–152.00	145.45
8	—	1,761	151.00–160.00	156.78
5	—	1,570	123.50–143.00	135.15
15	—	1,126	129.00–137.00	131.84
3	—	2,037	148.00–153.00	150.37
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,163	134.00–152.00	145.87
3	—	1,262	140.00–150.00	143.36

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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