Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 214 priced lines covering 3,108 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,514 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 831 head. replacement cattle receipts at 113 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,514Last week 3,016Year ago 2,843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 831Last week 981Year ago 612

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 67Year ago 84

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 12.00 lower. Markets followed the declines in the stock markets and CME cattle boards earlier this week. Temperatures remain in the triple digits, with chance of much needed thunderstorms going into the weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls remained steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	300–350	322	330.00–347.00	340.67
35	350–400	390	280.00–313.00	289.80
35	400–450	414	288.00	288.00
11	450–500	460	259.00–279.00	273.27
23	500–550	538	246.00	246.00
9	550–600	555	242.50	242.50
11	650–700	650	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	226	326.00–352.00	339.60
37	300–350	323	305.00–350.00	347.03
6	350–400	373	275.00–300.00	284.43
28	400–450	427	270.00–298.00	281.14
76	450–500	467	260.00–284.00	272.13
34	500–550	517	243.00–268.00	247.82
115	550–600	569	235.00–257.00	252.04
44	600–650	613	230.00–243.00	235.84
106	650–700	687	220.00–245.00	236.46
90	700–750	725	218.00–228.00	224.47
10	750–800	786	210.00–220.00	218.06
8	800–850	820	210.00–223.00	219.65
20	900–950	915	197.00–205.00	203.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	600	250.00–280.00	263.33
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	206	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	455	274.00	274.00
3	500–550	548	238.00	238.00
9	600–650	636	215.00–225.00	217.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	275.00	275.00
3	250–300	289	259.00–285.00	267.71
7	300–350	327	275.00–293.00	283.19
8	350–400	368	255.00–272.00	267.45
15	400–450	422	240.00–268.00	256.75
13	450–500	481	238.00–258.00	248.15
24	500–550	523	222.00–240.00	234.00
16	550–600	576	220.00–230.00	224.33
20	600–650	626	220.00–230.00	223.49
12	650–700	660	210.00–222.00	217.96
11	700–750	744	181.00–205.00	185.25
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	835	180.00–200.00	190.06
1	900–950	915	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
5	300–350	326	294.00–310.00	300.24
14	350–400	379	296.00–306.00	301.21
24	450–500	477	220.00–272.00	240.38
15	500–550	534	238.00–246.50	243.29
40	550–600	577	233.00–245.00	239.45
21	600–650	620	223.00–239.00	230.72
27	650–700	667	219.00–235.00	228.66
17	700–750	728	211.00–215.00	214.04
12	750–800	775	197.00–206.00	201.45
11	800–850	829	190.00–193.00	190.81
2	850–900	883	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	258.00	258.00
3	400–450	432	235.00–240.00	236.70
2	450–500	475	231.00–235.00	233.04
5	500–550	519	215.00–225.00	220.94
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	244.00	244.00
3	350–400	375	256.00	256.00
2	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	458	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	525	258.00	258.00
3	600–650	633	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	690	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	347	347.00	347.00
7	350–400	394	331.00	331.00
4	450–500	498	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	262.00	262.00
2	450–500	478	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	541	250.00–258.00	254.06
2	550–600	568	222.00	222.00
2	600–650	635	229.00	229.00
2	650–700	663	220.00	220.00
7	700–750	719	200.00–218.00	212.85
6	800–850	822	170.00–193.00	185.08
5	850–900	871	175.00–196.00	186.62
2	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
4	1000–1050	1,015	170.00–175.00	171.29
2	1050–1100	1,058	180.00–188.00	184.03
2	1150–1200	1,170	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	330.00	330.00
12	450–500	480	282.00	282.00
7	600–650	609	233.00	233.00
17	650–700	686	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	250–300	264	365.00–394.00	390.54
9	300–350	338	365.00–370.00	368.96
72	400–450	421	328.00–347.50	338.41
4	450–500	484	287.00	287.00
42	500–550	541	272.00–275.00	272.07
14	550–600	567	272.00	272.00
13	700–750	727	219.00–229.00	224.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	325.00–335.00	329.78
6	250–300	286	305.00–370.00	337.83
6	300–350	322	275.00–315.00	291.43
15	350–400	370	275.00–315.00	300.05
29	400–450	421	220.00–298.00	263.53
32	450–500	477	250.00–299.00	269.13
10	500–550	534	235.00–262.00	245.66
33	550–600	574	228.00–261.00	239.18
28	600–650	628	225.00–246.00	235.41
49	650–700	680	215.00–239.50	234.04
10	700–750	718	212.00–222.00	218.57
14	750–800	781	212.00–222.50	219.82
2	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
5	850–900	889	199.00–212.00	204.16
3	1000–1050	1,008	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
3	200–250	212	352.50	352.50
8	250–300	250	1,000.00	1,000.00
5	250–300	297	362.00	362.00
2	300–350	323	337.50	337.50
11	350–400	372	321.00–342.50	328.60
17	400–450	428	278.00–325.00	317.49
23	450–500	459	220.00–320.00	258.56
14	500–550	523	227.00–284.00	262.20
22	550–600	583	258.00–274.00	262.12
20	600–650	607	226.00–272.00	253.90
17	650–700	679	227.00–243.00	234.59
15	700–750	729	225.00–232.00	229.08
36	750–800	795	230.00–237.00	233.69
8	800–850	807	219.00–221.00	219.50
17	850–900	874	224.00–225.00	224.29
8	900–950	934	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	332.00	332.00
3	650–700	672	234.00	234.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	583	220.00–228.00	223.26
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	256.00	256.00
2	450–500	458	242.00	242.00
2	500–550	545	231.00	231.00
9	550–600	593	238.00–246.00	242.55
6	600–650	645	226.00–230.00	227.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	405.00	405.00
4	200–250	233	380.00–410.00	395.00
3	250–300	268	375.00–400.00	384.50
36	300–350	339	340.00–400.00	388.00
17	350–400	374	312.00–362.00	336.96
26	400–450	420	298.00–343.50	318.16
25	450–500	472	270.00–285.00	277.57
51	500–550	521	250.00–290.00	267.04
37	550–600	574	248.00–281.00	263.00
37	600–650	620	238.00–261.00	246.24
26	650–700	676	230.00–249.00	238.21
52	700–750	731	222.00–255.00	240.90
16	750–800	759	220.00–235.00	227.21
2	800–850	825	220.00–225.00	222.45
15	850–900	867	210.00–235.00	230.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	698	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	728	225.00	225.00
8	800–850	812	215.00	215.00
16	850–900	868	202.00–225.00	210.27
3	900–950	927	216.00	216.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	120.00	120.00
2	400–450	440	120.00	120.00
2	450–500	473	228.00	228.00
2	550–600	565	219.00	219.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	180.00	180.00
3	500–550	540	120.00	120.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	918	115.00–119.00	116.98
3	950–1000	998	114.00	114.00
2	1050–1100	1,093	120.00	120.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	64.00	64.00
1	900–950	945	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	575	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,281.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,401.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	494	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,869.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,523.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,138	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,694.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,575.00	2,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	720	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	843	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,557.77
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,134	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,460.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,171.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,197	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,015	161.00–178.00	172.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	130.00–142.00	134.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,114	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	2,010.00	2,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,815	155.00–169.00	161.79
8	—	1,832	171.00–177.50	173.94
9	—	1,456	141.00–156.00	145.73
4	—	1,671	153.00–165.00	158.66
2	—	1,505	140.00–155.00	147.00
16	—	1,694	148.00–180.00	168.29
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	135.00–154.50	146.99
2	—	1,220	157.00–160.00	158.61
1	—	1,315	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	1,210	119.00–144.00	129.93
46	—	1,273	132.00–149.00	138.29
7	—	1,190	123.00–130.00	125.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,171	110.00–126.00	120.76
12	—	1,001	106.00–117.00	110.76
55	—	1,108	125.00–141.00	131.60
5	—	1,146	120.00–135.00	126.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,344	131.00–139.00	136.04
24	—	1,293	135.00–161.00	147.73
112	—	1,479	122.00–148.00	128.87
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	130.00–131.00	130.47
1	—	975	137.00	137.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	870	54.00–106.00	101.95
87	—	726	91.00–114.00	103.61
7	—	894	114.00–126.00	117.41
2	—	923	120.00–135.00	127.52

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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