Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 242 priced lines covering 6,153 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,108 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 825 head. replacement cattle receipts at 354 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,108Last week 6,363Year ago 4,351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 825Last week 879Year ago 846

Replacement CattleReceipts 354Last week 499Year ago 195

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Yearlings were not well tested. Demand was moderate to good especially if weaned and vaccinated. The area remains dry with high winds, chance of much needed rain headed into the weekend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	115.00	115.00
3	—	890	102.00–107.00	104.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,375	100.00–118.00	113.12
21	—	1,417	112.00–140.00	124.22
18	—	1,419	108.00–112.00	110.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	101.00	101.00
39	—	1,067	80.00–110.00	104.70
44	—	1,101	99.00–119.00	112.58
8	—	947	80.00–99.00	93.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,227	75.00–110.00	96.51
42	—	1,205	96.00–118.00	110.16
173	—	1,276	112.00–122.00	116.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	867	92.00–97.00	93.91
36	—	879	68.00–75.00	74.18
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
19	—	891	70.00–90.00	78.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	144.00–149.00	145.94
3	—	1,807	139.00–145.00	140.93
2	—	1,530	122.00–135.00	129.31
3	—	1,545	120.00–135.00	130.19
10	—	1,732	150.00–165.00	158.92
9	—	1,640	128.00–150.00	140.64
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,147	130.00–146.00	139.34
1	—	1,170	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,245	140.00–152.00	147.35
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	193.00	193.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	111.00	111.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,161	1,425.00–1,785.00	1,709.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,323.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,385.00	1,385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,585.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,159	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,781.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,685.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,233	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,104.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,076	1,150.00–1,575.00	1,493.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,025	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,143	130.00–133.50	131.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,144	119.00–121.00	119.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	114.00	114.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,037	1,635.00	1,635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,408	114.00	114.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	94	—	1,297	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,844.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,328	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,203.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,150	111.00–128.00	119.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	147.00–156.00	150.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	954	162.00–184.00	173.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	143.00	143.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,063	152.00	152.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	185	300.00	300.00
1	200–250	215	310.00	310.00
10	250–300	268	230.00–280.00	271.69
23	300–350	323	250.00–297.50	285.07
23	350–400	373	210.00–294.00	264.30
27	400–450	432	225.00–270.00	253.99
52	450–500	469	210.00–268.00	246.05
49	500–550	526	206.00–243.00	230.70
75	550–600	577	200.00–242.00	231.11
27	600–650	618	200.00–229.00	218.57
25	650–700	674	195.00–223.00	212.81
12	700–750	729	185.00–208.00	199.88
11	750–800	781	190.00–223.00	210.21
5	800–850	836	182.00–198.00	192.83
1	850–900	875	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	905	184.00	184.00
6	950–1000	955	189.00–190.00	189.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	582	234.00–246.00	238.38
8	650–700	666	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	386	270.00	270.00
22	400–450	428	264.00	264.00
7	450–500	481	267.00–275.00	269.14
20	500–550	535	267.00–270.00	268.51
22	550–600	579	245.00–265.00	258.78
29	600–650	628	232.00–250.00	238.55
58	650–700	679	225.00–254.00	237.49
27	700–750	721	228.00–240.00	236.88
196	750–800	775	217.00–249.75	246.31
15	800–850	807	224.00	224.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	228.00–250.00	238.75
1	600–650	620	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	242.50	242.50
2	450–500	493	242.00	242.00
5	500–550	539	218.00–223.00	220.98
8	550–600	557	214.00–233.00	219.30
3	650–700	690	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	700.00	700.00
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
5	250–300	289	335.00–375.00	366.98
16	300–350	313	305.00–374.00	343.60
23	350–400	377	290.00–369.00	323.63
42	400–450	434	255.00–311.00	293.00
88	450–500	465	240.00–326.00	286.59
205	500–550	523	235.00–312.00	283.38
77	550–600	571	228.00–288.00	259.16
39	600–650	611	220.00–277.00	248.77
56	650–700	670	215.00–260.00	234.57
11	700–750	716	210.00–227.00	217.28
173	750–800	778	200.00–258.00	250.58
78	800–850	812	204.00–247.50	246.29
79	850–900	875	221.00–241.00	234.97
7	900–950	924	187.00–219.00	214.42
100	950–1000	995	188.00–225.50	224.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
77	600–650	636	240.00–249.50	244.70
38	700–750	727	245.00–248.00	246.60
19	800–850	814	218.50–229.00	223.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	336	407.50	407.50
9	350–400	389	378.00	378.00
14	400–450	409	335.00	335.00
42	450–500	476	311.00–321.00	316.89
6	550–600	588	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	550–600	570	252.50–262.00	254.57
23	600–650	622	241.00–245.00	242.92
29	650–700	663	246.00	246.00
48	750–800	789	244.25	244.25
57	800–850	803	225.00	225.00
14	850–900	886	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	706	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	317.50	317.50
8	400–450	446	299.00	299.00
38	500–550	541	261.00–272.00	266.37
17	550–600	596	243.00	243.00
69	600–650	634	226.00–241.00	238.97
34	650–700	664	214.00–238.50	233.33
135	700–750	735	210.00–236.00	230.92
29	750–800	765	211.00–233.00	224.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	469	235.00–253.00	239.91
27	500–550	523	214.00–231.00	219.30
3	550–600	593	222.00	222.00
18	600–650	620	180.00–218.00	206.98
14	650–700	678	200.00–212.00	206.29
2	700–750	705	202.00	202.00
5	800–850	842	184.00	184.00
6	850–900	891	170.00–174.00	173.34
1	900–950	935	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	965	171.00	171.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00	165.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	272.00	272.00
7	450–500	461	275.00	275.00
7	650–700	667	220.00	220.00
5	700–750	706	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	535	276.00	276.00
7	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	788	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	459	227.00	227.00
3	500–550	502	226.00	226.00
33	600–650	616	207.00–221.00	218.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	200.00–244.00	219.62
5	450–500	491	239.00	239.00
65	500–550	530	212.00–240.00	222.01
156	550–600	567	192.00–250.00	233.23
61	600–650	623	204.00–236.00	214.83
8	650–700	681	207.00	207.00
59	700–750	739	198.00–225.00	221.31
2	750–800	785	197.00	197.00
11	800–850	820	218.00	218.00
8	850–900	852	210.00	210.00
3	900–950	932	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	587	226.00	226.00
8	600–650	608	220.00	220.00
11	800–850	813	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	210.00–235.00	223.29
2	400–450	438	210.00–215.00	212.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	255.00	255.00
18	250–300	277	185.00–280.00	239.72
34	300–350	317	234.00–255.00	245.53
20	350–400	373	150.00–260.00	226.72
51	400–450	428	180.00–238.00	225.95
46	450–500	475	182.00–236.00	218.19
31	500–550	519	180.00–218.00	205.74
36	550–600	575	200.00–238.00	210.19
24	600–650	621	190.00–207.00	201.84
25	650–700	677	185.00–202.00	197.43
10	700–750	722	190.00–195.00	191.80
2	750–800	770	185.00–190.00	187.47
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	360	206.00–219.00	211.22
9	400–450	418	208.00–212.00	208.87
21	450–500	467	205.00–218.00	212.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	183	320.00–325.00	322.60
5	200–250	214	300.00–310.00	304.21
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
31	300–350	338	277.00–320.00	303.97
19	350–400	391	263.00–295.00	279.21
71	400–450	430	240.00–286.00	268.42
141	450–500	469	228.00–278.50	263.28
119	500–550	525	220.00–272.00	254.18
93	550–600	575	215.00–273.00	241.23
139	600–650	620	208.00–247.50	230.94
53	650–700	672	201.00–234.00	220.48
51	700–750	724	198.00–241.00	234.72
156	750–800	769	195.00–239.00	232.40
11	800–850	807	195.00–214.00	211.48
87	900–950	927	175.00–210.75	210.04
52	950–1000	966	209.50–215.00	212.01
7	1050–1100	1,058	179.00–185.00	179.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
88	600–650	616	225.00–240.00	232.49
8	650–700	692	235.00	235.00
7	800–850	804	215.00	215.00
6	950–1000	980	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	324	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	349	326.00	326.00
2	350–400	370	352.50	352.50
29	450–500	480	269.00–295.00	272.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	800–850	816	221.00–233.00	229.56
34	950–1000	987	210.00	210.00
7	1000–1050	1,045	190.00	190.00
3	1050–1100	1,063	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	384	290.00	290.00
18	400–450	428	232.00–280.00	265.06
75	450–500	495	235.00–261.00	239.74
44	500–550	537	241.00–252.00	245.08
46	550–600	575	210.00–236.75	222.26
45	600–650	618	208.00–232.00	220.82
26	650–700	662	200.00–208.00	204.33
174	700–750	714	187.00–210.00	202.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
34	700–750	734	211.00–225.00	220.95
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,010	105.50	105.50
1	1100–1150	1,105	96.00	96.00
3	1150–1200	1,175	101.00–104.00	103.01
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	698	69.00	69.00
2	700–750	720	67.00	67.00
5	750–800	793	66.00–72.00	68.38
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	137.00	137.00

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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