Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 240 priced lines covering 6,205 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,508 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 682 head. replacement cattle receipts at 173 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,508Last week 8,360Year ago 2,010

Slaughter CattleReceipts 682Last week 990Year ago 501

Replacement CattleReceipts 173Last week 633Year ago 108

Compared to last week: The week started off with the continued increases in the feeder cattle markets 2.00 to 10.00 higher on calves, but by the end of the week they lost their footing ending 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	425	322.00–327.50	325.23
7	500–550	516	290.00	290.00
5	550–600	566	285.00	285.00
12	700–750	714	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	604	223.00–229.00	224.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	542	283.00	283.00
40	600–650	616	242.00–244.00	243.17
15	650–700	682	210.00–225.00	214.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	361	377.50–385.00	379.09
36	400–450	442	335.00–337.50	335.47
30	450–500	465	328.00	328.00
78	500–550	527	299.00–302.50	302.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	365	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	315	245.00–275.00	260.48
2	350–400	393	263.00–265.00	264.01
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
4	450–500	480	225.00–235.00	228.75
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
5	550–600	579	200.00–225.00	212.95
3	600–650	627	183.00–205.00	190.92
4	700–750	711	170.00–180.00	176.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	140	500.00	500.00
10	250–300	261	275.00–315.00	281.81
11	300–350	329	280.00–320.00	290.04
18	350–400	373	275.00–315.00	293.00
39	400–450	427	240.00–280.00	263.92
46	450–500	477	227.50–273.00	250.94
46	500–550	525	230.00–259.00	245.80
43	550–600	571	217.50–243.00	233.40
45	600–650	624	192.50–230.00	217.87
46	650–700	676	185.00–230.50	218.79
12	700–750	723	150.00–262.00	211.04
22	750–800	790	185.00–208.00	204.83
2	800–850	820	165.00–185.00	175.18
1	950–1000	950	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	274	330.00–337.50	333.70
74	350–400	359	310.00–367.50	354.11
27	400–450	423	278.00–305.00	295.61
63	450–500	477	252.00–289.00	266.89
48	500–550	538	238.00–272.00	254.85
109	550–600	580	235.00–276.00	258.22
64	600–650	619	226.00–241.00	236.53
41	650–700	668	226.00–235.00	233.00
13	700–750	718	198.00–225.00	216.58
23	750–800	779	196.00–225.00	217.86
3	900–950	922	208.50	208.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	242	345.00–425.00	399.07
10	250–300	284	335.00–411.00	388.88
17	300–350	321	325.00–352.00	347.61
47	350–400	380	305.00–370.00	342.19
81	400–450	428	282.50–316.00	301.21
132	450–500	480	275.00–314.00	297.16
137	500–550	526	257.00–290.00	271.24
206	550–600	576	240.00–310.00	267.63
116	600–650	628	231.00–264.00	251.84
106	650–700	669	220.00–255.00	238.56
45	700–750	738	215.00–238.00	232.30
49	750–800	762	214.00–238.50	229.12
10	800–850	822	200.00–218.00	205.92
15	850–900	883	190.00–213.00	204.90
11	900–950	909	190.00–210.00	204.80
4	950–1000	983	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	479	315.00	315.00
29	750–800	762	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	646	234.00	234.00
2	650–700	685	246.00	246.00
11	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	598	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	643	233.00	233.00
18	650–700	670	225.00–236.00	231.27
15	750–800	785	215.00–217.00	215.66
5	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
11	850–900	857	188.00–191.00	189.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	553	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	322.00	322.00
14	700–750	748	243.00	243.00
22	750–800	754	236.00–246.00	243.27
19	800–850	827	222.00–228.00	224.26
5	850–900	880	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	390	433.00	433.00
5	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
7	450–500	453	370.00	370.00
70	500–550	535	342.50–360.00	356.47
20	600–650	602	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	345.00	345.00
17	650–700	677	260.00–280.00	264.57
21	700–750	728	256.50	256.50
39	800–850	803	261.00	261.00
6	850–900	854	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	380.00	380.00
5	200–250	225	350.00–410.00	390.38
21	250–300	283	340.00–415.00	388.10
28	300–350	328	350.00–425.00	394.81
59	350–400	382	330.00–400.00	369.35
105	400–450	430	322.00–427.50	384.85
145	450–500	472	300.00–370.00	340.39
175	500–550	526	271.00–360.00	315.76
96	550–600	571	265.00–325.00	291.71
118	600–650	628	250.00–310.00	274.28
139	650–700	671	238.00–278.00	267.78
112	700–750	730	227.00–260.00	250.52
110	750–800	782	220.00–260.50	254.69
193	800–850	809	216.00–262.00	256.11
96	850–900	859	200.00–246.50	244.23
8	900–950	921	197.00–225.00	214.24
1	950–1000	975	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	275.00	275.00
22	650–700	678	249.50–260.00	251.47
13	700–750	702	249.00	249.00
18	750–800	756	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	279	385.00	385.00
43	400–450	409	360.00	360.00
136	500–550	510	333.00	333.00
27	550–600	592	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	311	405.00–424.00	419.52
28	500–550	530	326.00–332.00	328.89
31	600–650	612	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	454.00	454.00
4	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
55	500–550	516	320.00	320.00
167	550–600	574	320.00–327.00	324.41
137	600–650	618	322.00–324.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	350–400	381	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	320.00	320.00
6	300–350	318	300.00–345.00	331.08
21	350–400	377	285.00–320.00	305.79
37	400–450	422	265.00–318.00	295.30
46	450–500	476	250.00–315.00	285.78
49	500–550	523	230.00–280.00	265.43
66	550–600	580	233.00–266.00	255.82
27	600–650	620	212.50–248.00	236.25
18	650–700	677	220.00–244.00	237.25
13	700–750	724	205.00–224.00	219.82
14	750–800	777	200.00–230.00	219.70
3	800–850	828	200.00–212.00	206.70
3	850–900	874	180.00–210.00	200.21
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	242.00–250.00	245.87
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	330.00–365.00	344.00
40	300–350	316	297.50–365.00	304.16
30	350–400	388	327.50–362.50	347.00
11	400–450	419	322.00–332.50	329.04
16	450–500	475	297.50–330.00	311.10
35	500–550	528	278.00–295.00	287.62
43	550–600	563	265.00–292.00	283.69
62	600–650	629	252.00–290.00	267.64
25	650–700	677	244.00–266.00	251.99
10	700–750	712	242.00	242.00
22	750–800	769	230.00–236.00	230.74
60	850–900	881	209.00–245.50	219.80
38	900–950	930	233.00–236.00	235.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	397.50	397.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	277.00	277.00
7	450–500	480	278.00–282.00	280.89
6	550–600	572	248.00–252.00	250.71
7	700–750	714	170.00–204.00	193.35
3	750–800	783	182.00	182.00
4	800–850	824	196.00–202.00	198.92
1	1000–1050	1,005	178.00	178.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	179.00	179.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	900.00	900.00
3	350–400	362	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	421	357.00	357.00
24	500–550	527	287.50–302.00	300.18
15	550–600	556	282.00–297.00	292.97
43	600–650	634	249.00–258.00	251.49
53	700–750	718	221.00–247.00	244.24
10	750–800	768	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	815	217.50	217.50
4	950–1000	963	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,010	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
11	600–650	620	237.00–240.00	238.92
11	650–700	661	237.00–240.00	238.90
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	287.50	287.50
11	450–500	473	252.50	252.50
10	800–850	822	186.00	186.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	245	237.50	237.50
2	350–400	350	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	349	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	363	260.00	260.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,000	100.00	100.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	101.00	101.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	588	59.00	59.00
2	650–700	650	55.00	55.00
10	700–750	705	68.00–79.00	69.33
5	750–800	762	80.00	80.00
2	850–900	863	87.00	87.00
7	900–950	925	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	905	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,034.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	498	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	633	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,210.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,890.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,311	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,069.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,381	2,075.00–2,475.00	2,226.24
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,017	2,300.00–2,775.00	2,746.11
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	900	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	897	141.00–160.00	147.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,114	107.00–129.00	117.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,194	130.00–156.00	139.99
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	983	157.00–178.00	167.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,255	142.00	142.00
4	—	1,340	104.00–134.00	124.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,773	108.00–130.00	119.41
4	—	1,644	145.00–160.00	151.45
3	—	1,762	136.00–139.00	137.42
3	—	1,448	140.00–158.00	149.55
4	—	1,949	142.00–150.00	145.42
4	—	1,840	127.00–145.00	141.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,374	110.00–125.00	119.10
14	—	1,346	95.00–110.00	105.02
1	—	1,750	99.00	99.00
27	—	1,492	100.00–115.00	106.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	71.00–74.00	72.34
25	—	922	70.00–104.00	79.04
5	—	1,081	104.00–110.00	105.23
25	—	1,102	80.00–118.00	100.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,150	91.00–105.00	95.65
32	—	1,279	110.00–124.00	115.43
76	—	1,280	105.00–120.00	110.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	858	66.00–83.00	73.36
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
4	—	909	90.00–125.00	100.31
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	909	84.00–103.00	88.97
2	—	903	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,093	200.00–201.00	200.50

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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