Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 203 priced lines covering 4,311 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,425 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 692 head. replacement cattle receipts at 576 head. Counted as USDA files them — 62 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,425Last week 5,088Year ago 3,488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 692Last week 603Year ago 597

Replacement CattleReceipts 576Last week 74Year ago 92

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate. Triple digit heat throughout the week made the market tough on calves not long weaned. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	258.00	258.00
5	450–500	479	240.00–247.00	244.29
6	500–550	517	228.00–245.00	236.71
8	550–600	566	229.00–238.00	232.72
2	600–650	613	223.00	223.00
10	650–700	682	212.00–224.00	215.01
8	700–750	710	200.00–213.00	210.07
3	750–800	753	214.00	214.00
4	800–850	822	191.00–205.00	196.87
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	154.00–180.00	167.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
5	600–650	643	209.00	209.00
2	650–700	668	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	361.00	361.00
10	400–450	412	280.00–295.00	283.08
7	600–650	605	225.00–235.00	229.25
8	650–700	678	200.00–201.00	200.62
12	750–800	758	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	160	450.00	450.00
2	200–250	228	330.00–350.00	340.11
5	250–300	282	275.00–330.00	309.45
10	300–350	331	285.00–325.00	313.62
4	350–400	366	275.00–308.00	291.98
42	400–450	423	246.00–290.00	262.49
48	450–500	481	217.50–273.00	250.31
22	500–550	532	215.00–254.00	240.15
31	550–600	576	215.00–247.50	238.81
49	600–650	625	220.00–237.00	229.37
53	650–700	671	210.00–232.00	222.79
31	700–750	734	210.00–223.00	214.94
28	750–800	775	197.00–221.00	207.05
1	800–850	845	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	370.00	370.00
55	350–400	364	306.00–335.00	333.32
26	400–450	430	266.00–307.00	281.08
133	450–500	461	278.00–310.00	308.56
42	500–550	543	258.00–263.00	259.19
31	550–600	569	240.00–256.00	246.97
21	600–650	612	239.00–242.00	241.57
58	650–700	672	234.00–237.00	236.18
19	750–800	770	220.00–228.00	226.18
7	900–950	924	205.00	205.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	168	400.00–420.00	408.96
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
8	250–300	268	375.00–420.00	391.65
23	300–350	323	345.00–370.00	359.30
25	350–400	364	313.00–365.00	343.78
60	400–450	416	300.00–340.00	327.05
69	450–500	468	267.00–315.00	288.49
129	500–550	532	250.00–279.00	267.39
46	550–600	565	248.00–268.00	256.34
33	600–650	622	235.00–259.00	245.44
90	650–700	656	230.00–260.00	249.07
34	700–750	712	220.00–245.00	235.26
184	750–800	776	218.00–240.75	236.86
282	800–850	811	216.00–241.00	235.32
2	850–900	853	215.00–229.00	221.98
1	900–950	915	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	515	247.00	247.00
4	600–650	618	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	806	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	244.00–245.00	244.50
4	500–550	543	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	589	225.00	225.00
6	650–700	677	217.00–221.00	219.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	662	225.00–229.00	226.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	550	241.00	241.00
17	600–650	649	233.00	233.00
8	650–700	673	234.00	234.00
59	750–800	751	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	290.00–318.00	304.37
7	300–350	325	260.00–275.00	267.68
21	350–400	381	230.00–275.00	243.83
11	400–450	426	228.00–254.00	246.03
65	450–500	476	210.00–250.00	234.23
18	500–550	531	212.00–239.00	228.78
32	550–600	572	198.00–233.00	222.30
49	600–650	624	200.00–228.00	214.05
29	650–700	668	198.00–223.00	211.08
7	700–750	734	184.00–213.00	195.06
6	750–800	780	180.00–207.00	196.21
1	800–850	825	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	591	220.00	220.00
37	600–650	605	210.00–224.00	222.38
16	650–700	668	205.00–209.00	206.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	267.50	267.50
28	350–400	386	260.00–287.00	269.76
2	400–450	439	273.00	273.00
6	450–500	480	230.00–262.00	240.06
30	500–550	528	217.00–250.00	229.56
57	550–600	561	214.00–236.00	225.43
36	600–650	615	211.00–236.00	221.78
12	650–700	682	225.00	225.00
15	700–750	717	204.00–208.00	207.46
3	750–800	758	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	220.00–249.00	233.73
3	400–450	435	228.00	228.00
4	450–500	480	210.00–235.00	220.86
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	350.00–355.00	352.95
5	250–300	257	329.00	329.00
17	300–350	337	285.00–317.00	313.13
30	350–400	374	260.00–291.00	275.66
63	400–450	431	254.00–285.00	261.82
30	450–500	474	246.00–277.00	256.13
66	500–550	520	240.00–270.00	247.06
162	550–600	580	230.00–250.00	243.40
37	600–650	616	230.00–250.00	236.22
100	650–700	688	225.00–238.00	235.42
46	700–750	716	215.00–228.00	222.27
25	750–800	772	210.00–221.00	216.58
1	800–850	830	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	868	203.00–209.00	205.96
26	900–950	921	188.00–201.00	197.74
4	950–1000	984	192.00	192.00
14	1000–1050	1,020	190.00–197.00	196.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	242.00	242.00
3	650–700	663	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	292.00–307.00	295.44
11	550–600	574	235.00–236.00	235.45
4	700–750	728	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	621	200.00	200.00
10	650–700	650	186.00	186.00
17	750–800	775	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	558	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	632	226.00	226.00
66	650–700	688	210.00	210.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	115.00	115.00
1	900–950	905	125.00	125.00
3	1000–1050	1,030	110.00–118.00	112.70
3	1050–1100	1,072	110.00–126.00	120.75
14	1100–1150	1,127	116.50	116.50
4	1150–1200	1,179	107.50–120.00	112.00
4	1200–1250	1,218	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	543	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,047	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,499.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	580	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,530.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	736	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,182.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,128	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,691.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,148	2,675.00–2,775.00	2,725.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,147	128.50–139.00	130.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,013	152.00–168.00	161.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,006	170.00–176.00	174.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	894	180.00–190.50	187.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	168.00	168.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	865	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,488.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,165	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,793.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,272.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,086	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,737.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,225	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,168	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,437.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	228	—	935	1,975.00–2,385.00	2,192.79
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	34	—	858	1,875.00	1,875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	876	1,685.00–1,875.00	1,781.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,825	139.00–180.00	156.81
3	—	1,860	154.00–167.00	159.02
6	—	1,805	141.00–149.00	145.47
14	—	1,840	154.00–164.00	157.82
4	—	1,928	155.00–160.00	158.81
3	—	1,438	145.00–150.00	146.84
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	129.00–139.00	134.61
17	—	1,015	68.00–115.00	99.98
46	—	1,050	92.00–124.00	113.27
61	—	1,130	115.00–135.00	128.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,410	125.00–138.00	134.11
31	—	1,361	119.00–144.00	136.99
24	—	1,373	134.50–152.00	143.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	930	99.00–111.00	103.43
2	—	913	129.00–130.00	129.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,215	125.00–146.00	133.55
92	—	1,211	119.00–140.00	124.92
80	—	1,053	110.00–125.00	116.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	939	115.00–132.00	128.39
7	—	910	116.00–125.00	117.58
24	—	835	81.00–110.00	91.11
4	—	803	100.00–111.00	103.56

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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