Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 203 priced lines covering 4,303 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,610 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 830 head. replacement cattle receipts at 185 head. Counted as USDA files them — 46 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,610Last week 4,511Year ago 3,331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 830Last week 903Year ago 521

Replacement CattleReceipts 185Last week 269Year ago 98

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were mostly steady. Stocker calves sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good, especially on stockers going back out on pastures that recently benefitted from rain. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	478	213.00–235.00	222.39
3	600–650	627	195.00–205.00	200.04
1	750–800	755	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	205	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	258	322.00	322.00
23	300–350	333	300.00–315.00	302.08
20	350–400	384	285.00–325.00	299.48
17	400–450	435	250.00–268.00	259.69
15	450–500	473	261.00–271.00	268.08
21	500–550	539	240.00–261.00	256.68
54	550–600	567	240.00–251.50	247.36
95	600–650	618	230.00–245.00	239.22
68	650–700	666	230.00–232.00	231.71
52	700–750	719	202.00–229.00	223.70
16	750–800	775	195.00–218.00	213.32
14	800–850	820	190.00–205.00	201.86
3	900–950	915	177.00	177.00
4	950–1000	970	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	275	275.00–300.00	287.27
4	300–350	334	285.00–300.00	294.43
6	350–400	370	270.00–300.00	286.52
10	400–450	424	250.00–265.00	257.87
13	450–500	493	260.00–265.00	262.70
15	500–550	533	233.00–250.00	245.00
8	550–600	579	215.00–237.00	230.44
45	600–650	623	213.00–233.00	223.85
32	650–700	691	190.00–224.00	220.78
11	700–750	726	191.00–211.00	201.75
3	750–800	788	187.00–193.00	191.01
3	800–850	843	180.00–181.00	180.67
1	950–1000	970	160.00	160.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	325.00	325.00
12	200–250	227	430.00	430.00
30	250–300	286	340.00–382.00	370.94
26	250–300	270	925.00–1,050.00	1,027.19
9	300–350	330	305.00–328.00	320.75
12	350–400	380	285.00–325.00	308.10
19	400–450	426	270.00–306.00	290.53
44	450–500	469	260.00–298.00	272.62
111	500–550	514	255.00–290.00	274.85
188	550–600	563	240.00–284.00	266.27
179	600–650	615	235.00–252.00	245.34
102	650–700	667	220.00–245.00	239.38
85	700–750	732	208.00–235.00	226.98
32	750–800	760	210.00–236.00	225.87
4	800–850	834	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	850	213.00	213.00
2	900–950	908	210.00	210.00
12	1000–1050	1,011	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	549	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	250.00	250.00
8	700–750	737	237.50	237.50
13	900–950	902	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	708	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	128.00	128.00
1	900–950	905	130.00	130.00
1	950–1000	990	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	200–250	215	1,000.00	1,000.00
9	200–250	237	410.00	410.00
17	300–350	337	400.00	400.00
14	450–500	467	312.00–340.00	326.09
3	500–550	511	271.00	271.00
12	550–600	575	243.00–262.00	250.80
18	600–650	610	238.00–240.00	239.55
7	650–700	679	230.00	230.00
9	750–800	778	225.00–230.00	227.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	562	250.00–258.00	253.62
3	600–650	612	224.00	224.00
4	650–700	679	232.00	232.00
5	700–750	737	218.00–225.00	220.17
7	750–800	765	180.00–224.00	216.85
1	800–850	820	165.00	165.00
2	850–900	858	202.00	202.00
2	950–1000	963	147.00–158.00	152.43
6	1000–1050	1,015	163.00–165.00	163.69
5	1100–1150	1,110	163.00	163.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	1,110.00	1,110.00
4	300–350	336	392.00	392.00
3	400–450	418	385.00	385.00
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	970	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	218.00	218.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	275.00–282.00	278.55
1	450–500	470	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	721	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
2	150–200	188	675.00	675.00
2	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	327	330.00–357.50	344.66
8	350–400	378	357.50–367.00	362.22
18	400–450	433	292.00–382.00	357.55
12	450–500	459	215.00–300.00	271.34
47	500–550	523	271.00–312.00	288.37
21	550–600	567	246.00–256.00	255.05
19	600–650	633	240.00–272.00	263.48
191	650–700	686	253.00–264.00	257.89
49	700–750	721	232.00–247.00	242.95
2	750–800	763	255.00	255.00
66	800–850	816	223.00–245.00	229.38
26	850–900	879	215.00–230.00	222.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	310.00	310.00
2	200–250	245	315.00	315.00
3	250–300	283	285.00–315.00	304.14
2	300–350	330	310.00–320.00	314.85
10	350–400	375	288.00–318.00	302.96
19	400–450	434	262.00–322.00	297.39
12	450–500	472	260.00–278.00	271.57
11	500–550	537	250.00–265.00	260.97
12	550–600	573	235.00–270.00	252.12
18	600–650	619	200.00–248.00	238.89
16	650–700	677	210.00–244.00	224.43
25	700–750	732	200.00–231.00	227.80
3	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
7	850–900	891	200.00–207.00	205.00
32	900–950	910	209.00–216.50	216.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	1,100.00	1,100.00
16	200–250	234	350.00–490.00	457.67
4	250–300	293	355.00–410.00	384.89
34	300–350	335	330.00–405.00	374.49
58	350–400	372	315.00–372.00	362.74
29	400–450	425	298.00–372.50	319.43
40	450–500	476	280.00–330.00	309.82
193	500–550	523	265.00–332.00	317.85
169	550–600	577	250.00–311.00	287.60
238	600–650	626	245.00–306.00	279.35
105	650–700	667	238.00–281.00	260.67
58	700–750	716	227.00–266.00	248.78
71	750–800	765	215.00–255.00	247.63
31	800–850	827	210.00–243.50	241.08
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
10	900–950	905	182.00–228.00	223.27
1	1000–1050	1,005	178.00	178.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	175.00	175.00
1	1300–1350	1,325	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	615	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	700–750	702	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	242.00–258.00	250.08
12	600–650	613	228.00–230.00	229.65
3	650–700	668	234.00	234.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	203.00	203.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	343.00	343.00
8	400–450	404	187.00	187.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	109.00	109.00
1	900–950	930	114.00	114.00
2	950–1000	970	116.00–119.00	117.50
2	1100–1150	1,143	104.00–115.00	109.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	625	2,125.00–2,900.00	2,474.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	550	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,776.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,212	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,132.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,215	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,637.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,169	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,023.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,653.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,032	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,886.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,346	150.00–168.00	159.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,356	147.00–157.00	149.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	133.00–135.00	133.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,435	136.00–142.00	138.47
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	910	150.00–170.00	158.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	822	148.00–154.00	151.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	163.00	163.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	999	176.00–210.00	203.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,105	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,839.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,287	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,718.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,714	150.00–172.50	159.98
17	—	1,761	156.00–176.00	164.47
1	—	1,465	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,643	161.00–167.00	163.95
4	—	1,386	131.00–146.00	141.38
4	—	1,416	153.00–154.00	153.48
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	142.00–153.00	145.84
1	—	1,375	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	962	120.00–122.00	121.61
11	—	886	125.00–135.00	130.19
9	—	957	108.00–115.00	111.87
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	880	115.00–117.00	115.43
11	—	895	77.00–123.00	96.18
9	—	880	95.00–134.00	115.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	151.00	151.00
5	—	913	135.00–143.00	138.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,179	123.00–139.00	130.45
34	—	1,091	89.00–122.00	103.10
17	—	1,105	133.00–143.00	137.57
1	—	1,035	101.00	101.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,295	144.00–160.00	148.76
14	—	1,437	112.00–131.00	123.58
67	—	1,321	125.50–143.00	134.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,114	111.00–120.00	114.63
260	—	1,279	120.00–140.00	131.11
72	—	1,263	125.00–150.00	135.72

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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