Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 200 priced lines covering 4,810 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,499 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 762 head. replacement cattle receipts at 159 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,499Last week 5,105Year ago 4,270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 762Last week 724Year ago 698

Replacement CattleReceipts 159Last week 145Year ago 102

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady throughout the week, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher and even bigger swings on higher quality long time weaned cattle. Demand was good. Offerings included several load lots of yearlings coming off of dried out pastures. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	400.00–410.00	403.31
8	250–300	277	390.00–415.00	403.85
4	250–300	266	850.00	850.00
34	300–350	323	335.00–420.00	388.22
21	350–400	365	323.00–385.00	346.79
44	400–450	417	300.00–373.00	329.68
32	450–500	472	288.00–342.00	306.89
99	500–550	523	267.00–324.00	281.68
54	550–600	570	257.00–320.00	271.20
296	600–650	616	246.00–293.00	284.24
38	650–700	671	238.00–281.00	246.89
82	700–750	726	228.00–250.00	242.36
18	750–800	764	228.00–240.00	233.49
138	800–850	825	227.00–252.00	249.55
228	900–950	942	234.00	234.00
151	950–1000	950	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	670	274.00	274.00
7	1050–1100	1,054	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	300.00	300.00
2	200–250	210	312.50	312.50
2	250–300	265	345.00–355.00	350.19
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
9	350–400	379	290.00–320.00	308.00
24	400–450	430	265.00–298.00	284.32
75	450–500	471	245.00–300.00	283.09
55	500–550	522	240.00–265.00	256.05
41	550–600	570	233.00–274.00	256.08
42	600–650	627	228.00–248.00	241.19
55	650–700	680	218.00–252.00	241.81
41	750–800	779	185.00–232.50	228.43
12	800–850	818	208.00–223.00	217.65
8	850–900	873	190.00–217.00	210.69
63	900–950	944	180.00–218.00	217.42
1	950–1000	990	200.00	200.00
2	1050–1100	1,088	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
10	300–350	321	324.00–352.50	345.63
3	350–400	363	345.00	345.00
14	400–450	426	306.00–352.00	331.77
12	450–500	468	310.00–320.00	311.76
34	550–600	581	280.00–290.00	286.24
8	600–650	612	235.00–254.00	249.26
27	650–700	694	247.00–265.00	259.30
51	700–750	722	230.00–246.00	239.96
20	750–800	763	233.00–239.00	235.40
9	800–850	839	240.00	240.00
17	900–950	904	224.00–229.00	227.64
15	1100–1150	1,144	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	263.00–268.00	265.31
1	500–550	520	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	460	267.00–274.00	270.50
3	500–550	537	246.00	246.00
2	550–600	568	240.00	240.00
6	600–650	605	223.00–237.00	231.33
5	650–700	672	228.00–233.00	230.05
3	700–750	717	200.00	200.00
5	850–900	899	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
150	750–800	772	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	262.00	262.00
3	700–750	703	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	631	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	672	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	368	375.00–384.00	377.07
18	450–500	451	331.00–332.00	331.17
5	500–550	508	320.00	320.00
19	550–600	558	284.00–299.00	288.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	258.00–269.00	262.96
13	450–500	470	250.00–263.00	259.79
7	500–550	537	254.00–258.00	255.13
19	550–600	579	225.00–252.50	244.18
12	600–650	627	210.00–239.00	234.68
15	650–700	663	200.00–237.50	228.12
4	700–750	724	202.50–220.00	206.88
15	750–800	777	183.00–219.00	209.28
4	800–850	823	175.00–213.00	201.90
7	850–900	870	158.00–189.00	177.94
2	950–1000	985	168.00–173.00	170.47
1	1000–1050	1,000	135.00	135.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	375.00	375.00
12	500–550	527	257.00–260.00	258.24
13	550–600	598	258.00	258.00
9	650–700	654	247.00	247.00
14	700–750	729	210.00–230.00	218.61
4	750–800	758	230.00	230.00
17	850–900	856	211.00	211.00
9	900–950	935	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
74	800–850	826	217.00–224.50	222.88
59	850–900	866	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	325.00	325.00
1	200–250	200	335.00	335.00
5	250–300	278	298.00–325.00	313.23
9	300–350	323	260.00–305.00	290.66
16	350–400	378	277.00–298.00	284.60
44	400–450	428	242.00–285.00	261.08
115	450–500	480	240.00–268.00	252.77
48	500–550	527	212.00–255.00	236.63
62	550–600	574	210.00–243.00	230.03
35	600–650	627	214.00–230.00	221.47
62	650–700	675	200.00–228.00	220.60
12	700–750	720	190.00–215.00	207.05
3	750–800	773	165.00–205.00	187.49
4	800–850	825	185.00–190.00	188.29
6	850–900	869	179.00–190.00	182.21
1	900–950	925	178.00	178.00
1	950–1000	975	172.00	172.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	312.50–325.00	319.10
9	250–300	281	302.50–320.00	311.31
3	300–350	342	305.00	305.00
13	350–400	373	295.00–300.00	296.03
7	400–450	413	292.00–295.00	293.28
28	450–500	490	260.00–277.50	263.02
28	500–550	525	238.00–272.00	256.01
27	550–600	576	234.00–246.00	236.78
51	600–650	622	225.00–245.00	230.62
15	650–700	661	227.00–240.00	235.92
4	700–750	718	216.00	216.00
20	750–800	765	195.00–231.50	217.05
3	800–850	832	209.00	209.00
25	850–900	872	198.00–220.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	688	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	257.00	257.00
2	350–400	380	253.00–255.00	254.03
5	400–450	431	225.00–250.00	243.86
3	450–500	455	225.00–235.00	230.05
2	500–550	525	223.00–228.00	225.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	350.00–375.00	362.65
7	250–300	279	330.00–355.00	338.40
24	300–350	319	314.00–367.00	337.72
15	350–400	383	300.00–321.00	312.06
69	400–450	427	285.00–335.00	303.66
105	450–500	481	270.00–295.00	280.88
35	500–550	522	250.00–289.00	267.46
70	550–600	574	245.00–282.00	258.81
156	600–650	620	233.00–256.00	248.88
24	650–700	680	230.00–243.00	238.27
74	700–750	725	211.00–247.00	234.62
24	750–800	768	212.00–236.00	230.02
116	800–850	823	213.00–233.50	232.59
163	850–900	861	198.00–225.00	220.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	222.00–230.00	227.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
58	650–700	689	241.00	241.00
10	700–750	727	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	243.00	243.00
6	500–550	521	231.00	231.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	81.00–102.00	95.28
2	850–900	885	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	973	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,511.29
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,002	1,900.00–2,200.00	1,943.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	908	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,975.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,086	173.00–178.00	175.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,194	139.00–144.00	141.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	976	139.00–155.00	143.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,019	129.00–138.00	133.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	965	196.00–199.50	199.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,040	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,774.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,398	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,132.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,764.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,093	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,650.00–2,250.00	2,029.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,310	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,561.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	684	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,811.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,464.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,060	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,197.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	650	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,899.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	130.00–135.00	132.62
8	—	1,338	150.00–160.00	157.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,657	150.00–160.00	156.41
3	—	1,458	135.00–140.00	136.67
20	—	1,783	160.00–175.00	167.59
1	—	1,870	170.00	170.00
9	—	1,769	158.00–169.00	164.06
10	—	1,625	139.00–153.00	147.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,230	130.00–140.50	135.72
107	—	1,252	119.00–142.00	129.53
9	—	1,178	114.00–125.00	116.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,454	133.50–160.00	144.51
15	—	1,398	112.00–139.00	131.04
52	—	1,491	121.00–149.00	132.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
38	—	866	80.00–110.00	93.36
5	—	838	115.00–136.00	128.43
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,022	110.00–130.00	120.05
48	—	1,125	115.00–141.00	132.08
4	—	899	108.00–115.00	110.61
4	—	1,155	120.00–149.00	134.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	950	110.00–127.00	114.63
3	—	885	134.00–135.00	134.68
2	—	948	120.00–121.00	120.50

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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