Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 181 priced lines covering 3,141 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,684 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 553 head. replacement cattle receipts at 301 head. Counted as USDA files them — 114 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,684Last week 5,403Year ago 4,352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 553Last week 565Year ago 842

Replacement CattleReceipts 301Last week 118Year ago 127

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady for the week. Trade activity and demand were moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	145	400.00–448.00	424.00
3	150–200	190	375.00–400.00	385.22
2	200–250	238	365.00–375.00	370.05
4	250–300	284	365.00–390.00	382.82
19	300–350	325	345.00–400.00	375.53
24	350–400	369	330.00–390.00	352.85
42	400–450	418	288.00–390.00	352.05
34	450–500	465	275.00–330.00	302.60
22	500–550	516	270.00–314.00	298.06
35	550–600	569	248.00–310.00	283.46
65	600–650	627	250.00–282.00	264.84
21	650–700	669	245.00–300.00	261.97
65	700–750	730	225.00–259.50	253.98
152	750–800	780	225.00–251.00	241.70
37	800–850	820	200.00–242.00	236.52
12	850–900	880	225.00	225.00
199	900–950	915	221.00–223.50	221.64
97	950–1000	968	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	670	244.00–257.00	251.84
9	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	598	248.00	248.00
2	600–650	647	226.00	226.00
2	650–700	673	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	800–850	836	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	340.00–345.00	341.66
5	300–350	323	285.00–300.00	292.91
16	350–400	380	270.00–325.00	301.26
10	400–450	424	250.00–302.50	283.31
12	450–500	482	250.00–292.00	269.45
10	500–550	524	238.00–269.00	256.84
29	550–600	581	235.00–273.00	265.67
8	600–650	623	233.00–245.00	241.51
6	650–700	674	200.00–240.00	226.98
18	700–750	706	215.00–241.50	234.09
3	750–800	778	205.00–230.00	221.60
2	850–900	855	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	471	330.00	330.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	690	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	352.00	352.00
3	350–400	373	314.00	314.00
15	400–450	447	317.00	317.00
13	450–500	483	315.00–318.00	317.08
6	500–550	548	284.00	284.00
23	550–600	574	266.00–296.00	285.27
43	600–650	625	262.00–273.00	271.12
50	650–700	676	250.00–263.00	254.48
92	700–750	723	236.00–252.50	248.51
9	900–950	925	214.50	214.50
6	1000–1050	1,003	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	375.00	375.00
1	150–200	165	350.00	350.00
9	200–250	231	340.00–385.00	352.80
7	250–300	268	320.00–335.00	326.73
24	300–350	326	317.50–332.00	322.73
15	350–400	372	290.00–330.00	306.17
15	400–450	415	275.00–317.00	295.14
60	450–500	471	260.00–300.00	286.55
28	500–550	522	248.00–275.00	262.14
46	550–600	574	240.00–272.00	245.86
34	600–650	620	235.00–256.00	240.75
115	650–700	668	226.50–250.00	235.06
107	700–750	728	214.00–240.00	221.15
12	750–800	772	209.00	209.00
126	800–850	819	197.00–214.50	213.06
7	850–900	863	197.00–200.00	198.71
45	900–950	918	191.00–202.00	195.26
22	1000–1050	1,045	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	231.00	231.00
8	650–700	658	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	894	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	850–900	864	211.50	211.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,064	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	333	290.00–315.00	308.11
3	350–400	372	285.00	285.00
17	400–450	422	238.00–277.00	266.42
17	450–500	472	235.00–268.00	250.07
41	500–550	539	212.00–250.00	238.25
22	550–600	578	221.00–238.00	231.32
22	600–650	625	208.00–228.00	223.44
25	650–700	671	198.00–225.00	211.49
4	800–850	840	165.00–186.00	180.84
4	900–950	905	161.00–168.00	162.75
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	215.00–235.00	224.74
2	500–550	528	210.00–218.00	214.06
2	650–700	660	200.00–210.00	205.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	317.50	317.50
29	400–450	434	258.00–292.00	270.10
11	450–500	474	260.00–282.00	274.00
11	500–550	518	236.00–242.00	238.67
20	550–600	569	225.00–256.00	235.10
39	600–650	632	223.00–248.00	226.88
74	700–750	726	227.00	227.00
3	750–800	782	192.50	192.50
4	800–850	838	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	624	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	412.00	412.00
9	450–500	489	320.00	320.00
3	950–1000	990	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	598	249.00	249.00
13	600–650	629	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	673	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	268.00	268.00
5	500–550	524	244.00–248.00	246.39
7	550–600	562	248.00–262.00	253.78
4	650–700	667	233.00–235.00	233.99
4	750–800	780	215.00–218.00	216.53
4	800–850	828	200.00–210.00	205.05
2	850–900	880	200.00	200.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	88.00	88.00
3	700–750	727	75.00–80.00	76.71
2	900–950	905	67.00	67.00
6	950–1000	958	70.00	70.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	100.00	100.00
2	1050–1100	1,068	96.00–107.00	101.44
2	1100–1150	1,130	97.00	97.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	475	232.50–242.00	237.79
5	750–800	795	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	465	260.00	260.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,185	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,226.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,149	2,375.00–2,575.00	2,408.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,195	2,400.00–3,250.00	3,214.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,121	2,275.00–2,950.00	2,551.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,226	2,275.00–2,950.00	2,737.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	584	1,275.00–1,950.00	1,749.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,480	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,013.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,298	1,700.00–2,210.00	2,128.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,706.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,879.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,737.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,035	1,650.00–2,450.00	2,069.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	993	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,547.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	930	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,685	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,259	130.00–131.00	130.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	146.00	146.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,125	107.00–127.00	115.65
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	949	163.00–188.00	175.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,083	150.00–169.00	159.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	886	185.00–194.00	191.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,753	150.00–164.00	155.72
2	—	1,740	158.00–159.00	158.46
1	—	1,265	162.00	162.00
4	—	1,648	142.00–147.00	145.00
1	—	2,060	134.00	134.00
8	—	1,531	135.00–152.00	143.81
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,113	122.00–130.00	125.49
1	—	1,225	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	135.00	135.00
1	—	980	120.00	120.00
4	—	908	132.00	132.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,119	55.00–105.00	92.03
20	—	1,205	106.00–119.00	111.40
29	—	1,282	105.00–125.00	121.84
1	—	1,030	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,214	107.00–124.00	119.66
41	—	1,239	118.00–140.00	135.18
46	—	1,314	113.00–137.00	127.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	894	100.00–110.00	104.67
8	—	773	83.00–89.00	85.16
3	—	913	110.00	110.00
13	—	870	90.00–100.00	96.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	114.00	114.00
3	—	972	110.00–112.00	110.99
6	—	936	115.00–121.00	117.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,341	120.00–137.00	128.32
12	—	1,306	115.00–124.00	120.71
28	—	1,353	133.00–148.00	138.23

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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