Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 180 priced lines covering 3,968 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,708 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 416 head. replacement cattle receipts at 177 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,708Last week 4,571Year ago 5,594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 575Year ago 1,023

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 190Year ago 183

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested last week but mostly steady. Demand good for feeder cattle. Steer calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand continues good for calves despite continued warm, dry weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	337	320.00–356.00	330.45
23	350–400	391	365.00	365.00
13	400–450	447	331.00	331.00
37	450–500	458	328.00–330.00	329.73
44	500–550	525	283.00–299.00	293.41
120	550–600	574	250.50–286.00	271.14
107	600–650	631	252.00–263.00	259.05
4	650–700	664	230.00–235.00	232.50
13	700–750	704	242.00–261.00	255.17
85	750–800	779	244.50–252.75	247.80
208	800–850	811	220.00–250.00	247.29
63	850–900	889	238.00	238.00
2	950–1000	955	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	293	345.00	345.00
6	300–350	316	322.50–342.50	332.78
64	400–450	413	325.00–332.50	327.17
53	450–500	479	263.00–297.00	283.05
36	500–550	529	267.00–290.00	281.53
12	550–600	574	262.00	262.00
12	600–650	614	240.00–246.00	244.43
74	650–700	676	210.00–246.00	238.01
92	700–750	713	215.00–235.00	233.12
10	750–800	760	205.00–226.00	219.58
11	800–850	815	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	621	239.00	239.00
6	650–700	682	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	260.00–276.00	266.52
7	350–400	367	195.00–282.00	242.96
4	400–450	426	250.00–266.00	258.24
16	450–500	467	251.00–269.00	261.09
17	500–550	539	236.00–247.00	242.55
16	550–600	573	240.00–249.00	246.99
25	600–650	628	213.00–225.00	221.04
30	650–700	677	210.00–224.00	213.93
15	700–750	723	190.00–213.00	204.50
13	750–800	773	200.00–212.00	203.10
2	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
6	450–500	454	235.00–247.00	241.05
11	500–550	532	220.00–230.00	226.10
17	550–600	575	220.00–230.00	228.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	576	245.50–259.00	254.12
22	700–750	723	230.00–235.50	233.79
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	742	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	750–800	784	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	307.50–316.00	311.38
14	350–400	370	290.00–340.00	332.66
32	400–450	433	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	481	305.00	305.00
110	500–550	519	246.00–283.00	267.77
31	550–600	560	260.50–264.00	260.95
22	600–650	619	235.00–238.00	235.94
24	650–700	659	219.00–235.00	228.71
7	700–750	702	209.00–218.00	212.85
50	750–800	791	211.00–246.00	238.95
8	950–1000	995	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	155	600.00	600.00
12	300–350	325	282.00–317.50	311.31
29	350–400	376	253.00–283.00	280.91
62	400–450	449	230.00–266.00	263.71
12	500–550	528	240.00–247.00	244.11
38	550–600	563	223.50–226.00	223.84
25	600–650	611	220.00–238.00	230.64
76	650–700	655	220.00–227.00	221.78
19	750–800	758	199.00–205.00	203.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	619	213.50	213.50
25	650–700	688	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	270.00	270.00
10	400–450	412	240.00–258.00	251.22
68	450–500	495	242.50–264.00	251.46
43	500–550	528	212.00–260.00	235.85
45	550–600	575	210.00–239.00	219.84
44	600–650	633	205.00–229.00	217.12
2	650–700	680	207.50	207.50
15	700–750	736	190.00–210.00	195.32
4	750–800	798	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	267.50	267.50
10	300–350	343	322.00	322.00
16	350–400	365	287.00–317.00	301.69
72	400–450	416	250.00–307.00	283.80
89	450–500	472	240.00–275.00	256.70
75	500–550	530	230.00–267.00	246.73
67	550–600	564	233.00–264.00	251.83
48	600–650	619	230.00–250.00	240.34
152	650–700	672	244.00–248.75	246.47
17	700–750	714	234.00	234.00
162	750–800	757	238.00–238.50	238.09
29	800–850	819	211.00–215.00	212.58
40	850–900	857	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	223.00	223.00
10	1050–1100	1,091	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	260.00	260.00
3	250–300	298	252.00	252.00
6	300–350	327	220.00–268.00	251.87
2	350–400	353	252.00	252.00
5	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
17	450–500	478	210.00–230.00	224.71
17	500–550	535	194.00–208.00	204.05
23	550–600	584	190.00–206.00	195.71
37	600–650	629	188.00–199.00	194.39
33	650–700	668	185.00–200.00	195.00
3	700–750	740	184.00	184.00
2	750–800	788	182.00	182.00
6	800–850	846	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	240.00	240.00
6	350–400	368	230.00–242.00	237.83
2	400–450	445	208.00	208.00
5	450–500	486	210.00–218.00	214.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	700–750	710	221.00–222.00	221.64
8	850–900	888	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	700–750	723	176.50	176.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
10	800–850	814	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	456	235.00–240.00	238.79
2	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
42	550–600	572	233.00–238.00	234.60
2	600–650	633	220.00	220.00
6	700–750	738	206.00	206.00
5	750–800	764	190.00	190.00
4	850–900	895	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	740	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	468	230.00–235.00	233.37
6	500–550	516	220.00–224.00	222.04
11	550–600	570	215.00–225.00	219.79
2	600–650	648	200.00	200.00
9	650–700	679	195.00–214.00	205.34
2	700–750	705	198.00	198.00
9	750–800	772	182.00–198.00	190.05
2	800–850	810	192.00	192.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	828	107.00	107.00
2	850–900	885	108.00	108.00
3	900–950	923	104.00–111.00	106.38
6	950–1000	974	109.00	109.00
2	1050–1100	1,098	110.00	110.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	58.00	58.00
1	650–700	690	65.00	65.00
2	800–850	848	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,222	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,787.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	959	1,875.00–2,300.00	2,137.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,059	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,215.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,251	132.00	132.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,303	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,241	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,714.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,254	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,784.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,184	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,252.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	861	144.00–165.00	155.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,065	112.00–129.00	124.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,007	131.00–136.00	133.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	921	173.00–176.00	174.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	164.00	164.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,125.00	2,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	581	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	117.50–120.00	118.74
17	—	1,363	125.00–132.00	129.59
1	—	1,510	116.50	116.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,079	76.00–112.00	90.49
62	—	1,101	87.00–124.00	104.69
7	—	1,039	121.00–126.50	123.48
9	—	1,085	55.00–90.00	71.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	920	114.00–118.00	116.02
5	—	838	76.00–108.50	83.68
2	—	950	87.50–90.00	88.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,213	99.00–115.00	110.56
39	—	1,384	124.50–132.50	129.15
60	—	1,206	104.00–128.00	119.20
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	822	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,415	123.00	123.00
5	—	1,775	150.00–156.00	152.49
10	—	1,490	126.00–143.00	135.65
5	—	1,633	141.00–156.00	151.91
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	100.00–118.00	109.55
2	—	1,113	145.00–154.00	149.39

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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