Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 207 priced lines covering 5,255 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,114 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 684 head. replacement cattle receipts at 175 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,114Last week 2,950Year ago 4,588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 684Last week 606Year ago 823

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 285Year ago 304

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher, some instances 10.00 higher on stocker calves for wheat pastures that benefitted from recent rains. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	101	—	1,174	107.00–126.50	122.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	837	146.00–150.00	148.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,025	205.00–210.00	209.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	979	133.00–157.00	144.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,727.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,026	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,778.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,129.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,650	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	991	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,778.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,740	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,908.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	1,775.00	1,775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	338	297.00	297.00
17	350–400	376	322.50–345.00	329.45
41	400–450	427	287.00–316.00	302.57
51	450–500	487	238.00–315.00	289.58
33	500–550	528	270.00–301.00	293.30
17	550–600	574	245.00–280.00	263.92
63	600–650	631	235.00–246.50	241.86
46	650–700	671	220.00–244.00	228.42
20	700–750	725	216.00–225.00	219.42
91	750–800	780	222.00–240.00	236.24
57	800–850	823	200.00–244.75	242.34
5	900–950	921	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	520	289.00	289.00
20	600–650	640	251.00–258.00	253.38
17	650–700	663	239.00	239.00
4	700–750	731	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	778	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	300.00	300.00
3	200–250	228	263.00–305.00	288.79
1	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
5	300–350	315	270.00–300.00	285.73
16	350–400	381	258.00–288.00	275.83
31	400–450	438	245.00–279.00	266.43
60	450–500	471	217.50–286.00	244.18
77	500–550	523	207.00–260.00	241.62
86	550–600	571	200.00–260.00	236.07
35	600–650	613	205.00–234.00	225.33
37	650–700	678	210.00–230.00	224.69
36	700–750	715	206.00–222.00	215.42
3	750–800	777	200.00–210.00	206.61
8	800–850	814	204.00–211.00	208.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	650–700	695	229.00	229.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	525	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	710.00	710.00
2	250–300	278	310.00–360.00	335.23
2	250–300	263	900.00	900.00
21	300–350	321	325.00–420.00	387.52
39	350–400	375	293.00–395.00	349.54
95	400–450	423	275.00–370.00	326.37
107	450–500	476	260.00–335.00	304.49
237	500–550	533	247.00–326.00	292.46
144	550–600	570	237.00–302.00	272.18
189	600–650	620	225.00–274.00	254.09
137	650–700	660	223.00–261.00	249.00
110	700–750	716	215.00–248.00	232.31
20	750–800	762	210.00–241.00	222.30
255	800–850	818	200.00–248.00	245.36
10	850–900	870	200.00–221.00	218.90
2	900–950	923	185.00–195.00	190.07
4	950–1000	988	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	591	257.00–267.00	261.51
9	600–650	620	247.50–249.00	248.18
18	700–750	707	220.00–223.00	222.33
32	750–800	788	215.00–223.00	217.96
8	800–850	824	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	355.00	355.00
15	550–600	557	290.00	290.00
75	750–800	760	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	237.00	237.00
7	550–600	589	229.00–234.00	231.57
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	257.00	257.00
2	500–550	528	267.00	267.00
4	600–650	611	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	285.00–292.00	288.68
18	300–350	324	270.00–315.00	274.90
52	350–400	378	270.00–300.00	285.67
3	400–450	442	247.50	247.50
42	450–500	491	241.00–272.00	259.74
69	500–550	526	222.00–265.00	245.55
53	550–600	573	220.00–238.00	226.39
15	600–650	632	220.00–226.00	224.54
9	650–700	691	220.00–221.00	220.67
29	700–750	714	205.00–234.00	226.04
83	750–800	771	199.00–228.00	223.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	635	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	235.00–245.00	239.88
4	350–400	380	238.00–243.00	240.23
4	400–450	435	210.00–223.00	215.28
2	500–550	510	190.00–205.00	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	125	275.00	275.00
2	200–250	218	250.00–275.00	262.64
1	250–300	255	280.00	280.00
17	300–350	339	230.00–275.00	260.67
8	350–400	389	255.00–270.00	264.06
52	400–450	440	228.00–258.00	245.24
51	450–500	473	200.00–255.00	231.83
56	500–550	523	200.00–226.00	217.07
53	550–600	579	200.00–220.00	214.41
60	600–650	628	195.00–214.00	208.25
47	650–700	684	200.00–214.00	208.52
29	700–750	724	190.00–210.00	202.61
3	750–800	762	185.00–192.00	187.30
1	800–850	810	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	678	223.00–226.00	223.72
20	700–750	718	204.00–211.00	209.92
15	750–800	763	193.00–202.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	786	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	983	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	389	296.00	296.00
7	450–500	453	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	635	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	252.00	252.00
2	600–650	603	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	367	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	624	226.00	226.00
14	700–750	701	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	666	215.00	215.00
4	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	432	305.00–320.00	311.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	305.00	305.00
2	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
3	250–300	292	310.00–332.50	325.17
14	300–350	332	280.00–322.00	302.68
45	350–400	371	250.00–337.50	304.42
51	400–450	429	250.00–295.00	278.03
96	450–500	470	235.00–290.00	265.57
294	500–550	520	222.00–281.00	268.54
167	550–600	567	220.00–266.00	245.03
123	600–650	624	215.00–259.00	236.20
47	650–700	660	213.00–236.00	223.13
33	700–750	716	205.00–226.00	223.50
8	750–800	780	195.00–210.00	206.05
6	800–850	804	218.00	218.00
1	900–950	940	195.00	195.00
8	950–1000	994	185.00–200.00	198.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	333.00	333.00
4	350–400	371	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	235.00–261.00	252.49
81	500–550	543	230.00–235.00	234.71
15	550–600	572	230.00–239.00	236.56
12	600–650	641	219.00–228.00	223.35
24	650–700	665	220.00–223.00	220.66
28	700–750	716	190.00–210.00	202.26
12	750–800	761	190.00–204.00	194.63
4	800–850	817	190.00–196.00	193.03
2	900–950	918	158.00–164.00	160.99
1	1100–1150	1,105	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	327.50	327.50
11	500–550	534	235.00–243.00	239.45
9	600–650	606	240.00	240.00
6	700–750	716	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	332.00	332.00
6	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	521	278.00–281.00	279.26
8	550–600	593	227.50	227.50
3	600–650	632	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	663	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	335.00	335.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	913	155.00	155.00
24	1000–1050	1,021	165.00	165.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
54	950–1000	956	162.00	162.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	806	83.50–106.00	88.62
8	900–950	948	98.50	98.50
1	950–1000	990	91.00	91.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	96.00	96.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	102.00	102.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	72.00	72.00
4	700–750	727	64.00–78.00	67.42
1	800–850	800	79.00	79.00
1	900–950	930	60.00	60.00
1	950–1000	985	70.00	70.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,145	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,300	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,699	130.00–145.00	135.91
5	—	1,288	121.00–129.00	124.06
7	—	1,586	140.00–149.00	143.95
7	—	1,779	140.00–160.00	149.95
5	—	1,527	110.00–130.00	123.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,140	83.00–110.50	95.45
45	—	1,136	112.00–125.00	119.71
64	—	1,236	105.00–123.00	112.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,455	119.00–129.00	123.36
24	—	1,440	101.00–119.00	110.87
28	—	1,462	100.00–111.50	107.71
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	831	52.50–90.50	72.60
10	—	889	61.00–98.50	72.57
7	—	929	87.00–107.00	100.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,117	69.00–109.50	84.85
3	—	805	84.00–90.00	86.24
10	—	1,153	106.00–121.50	116.24
14	—	952	98.00–153.00	137.62
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	922	109.00–119.00	111.72
1	—	855	107.00	107.00

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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