Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 253 priced lines covering 6,016 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,938 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 766 head. replacement cattle receipts at 623 head. Counted as USDA files them — 67 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,938Last week 7,508Year ago 1,102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 766Last week 682Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 623Last week 173Year ago 62

*No report for the next 2 weeks as markets are closed for the holidays. Next report will be released Friday, January 10th.* Compared to last week: Stocker calves sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested last week, but steady to firm on a light test. Demand was good as auction's closed out the year. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	475.00	475.00
4	150–200	175	375.00–460.00	426.39
3	200–250	218	900.00–1,125.00	1,004.20
1	200–250	220	395.00	395.00
24	250–300	276	350.00–422.50	384.92
1	250–300	260	1,050.00	1,050.00
49	300–350	322	350.00–410.00	382.78
62	350–400	380	345.00–405.00	379.72
108	400–450	425	328.00–390.00	365.69
70	450–500	472	305.00–390.00	338.39
120	500–550	533	287.00–350.00	311.71
152	550–600	578	265.00–322.00	293.89
117	600–650	615	250.00–295.00	285.17
282	650–700	676	235.00–276.00	265.43
54	700–750	728	228.00–259.00	248.10
284	750–800	768	220.00–261.00	253.79
96	800–850	802	220.00–258.00	247.40
67	850–900	854	245.00–249.00	248.75
5	900–950	934	210.00–217.50	216.05
6	1400–1450	1,403	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	429	327.50–345.00	339.49
18	500–550	538	307.00	307.00
6	550–600	566	312.50	312.50
6	750–800	753	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	280	725.00	725.00
3	250–300	280	285.00–330.00	304.11
25	300–350	327	315.00–340.00	329.24
39	350–400	376	285.00–340.00	321.68
28	400–450	427	275.00–327.00	308.75
14	450–500	476	270.00–312.50	294.85
40	500–550	523	250.00–285.00	266.12
33	550–600	570	240.00–304.00	267.81
31	600–650	632	223.00–249.00	240.52
31	650–700	672	219.00–248.00	229.79
4	700–750	726	212.00–225.00	218.33
4	750–800	778	208.00–218.00	210.99
5	800–850	830	200.00–220.00	214.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	339	425.00–427.50	425.46
5	400–450	438	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	500	332.50	332.50
69	750–800	758	261.50	261.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	652	231.50	231.50
10	800–850	818	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	778	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	350.00	350.00
22	500–550	513	305.00–307.00	306.45
3	550–600	587	291.00	291.00
8	600–650	623	260.00	260.00
20	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	603	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	543	286.00	286.00
4	650–700	671	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	391.00	391.00
18	450–500	459	330.00	330.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	382	275.00–293.00	284.66
2	450–500	483	225.00–255.00	240.08
1	550–600	585	229.00	229.00
1	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	342.00–372.50	359.58
13	350–400	373	352.00–356.00	353.55
4	400–450	413	342.00–342.50	342.25
78	450–500	462	332.50–347.00	338.70
52	500–550	516	294.00–314.00	308.67
2	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
90	600–650	627	251.00–283.50	271.05
32	650–700	668	240.00–262.00	254.63
139	700–750	740	205.00–250.00	237.86
28	750–800	782	190.00–245.00	238.34
53	850–900	887	214.00–237.00	220.88
21	1000–1050	1,025	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	331.00	331.00
24	450–500	488	289.00	289.00
9	500–550	533	252.00–265.00	257.71
35	600–650	621	235.00–240.00	237.43
18	650–700	682	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	328.00–345.00	333.57
4	500–550	512	292.50–302.00	297.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	484	273.00	273.00
6	500–550	513	272.00	272.00
5	550–600	591	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	242	275.00–300.00	290.03
5	250–300	286	270.00–310.00	290.66
8	300–350	328	275.00–322.00	294.62
25	350–400	371	270.00–300.00	282.83
27	400–450	429	252.00–285.00	268.97
22	450–500	470	245.00–278.00	260.34
24	500–550	524	230.00–258.00	248.06
48	550–600	579	185.00–238.00	223.28
14	600–650	619	203.00–230.00	222.25
37	650–700	674	180.00–227.00	205.73
4	700–750	724	203.00–210.00	207.00
5	750–800	780	190.00–210.00	201.22
34	800–850	800	217.00	217.00
5	850–900	860	191.00	191.00
1	900–950	930	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	683	265.00–288.00	276.37
4	700–750	710	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	365	250.00–350.00	287.76
8	400–450	423	230.00–253.00	243.12
5	450–500	481	220.00–242.00	231.54
3	500–550	538	213.00–225.00	217.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	240	345.00–352.50	347.14
11	350–400	380	325.00–335.00	331.02
109	400–450	424	295.00–317.00	304.63
25	450–500	480	277.00–298.00	283.37
136	500–550	505	240.00–281.00	277.88
102	550–600	592	237.00–263.75	260.07
18	600–650	619	232.00–240.00	236.37
3	650–700	653	235.00	235.00
12	700–750	729	197.00–215.00	204.63
3	850–900	857	200.00	200.00
15	900–950	933	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	385.00	385.00
4	200–250	219	800.00–950.00	878.77
6	200–250	232	335.00–400.00	347.01
13	250–300	281	325.00–390.00	358.93
1	250–300	255	725.00	725.00
13	300–350	334	325.00–365.00	349.50
31	350–400	378	305.00–360.00	343.68
104	400–450	417	288.00–348.00	318.51
195	450–500	480	275.00–352.50	302.99
149	500–550	521	250.00–299.50	283.82
93	550–600	577	240.00–270.00	260.42
90	600–650	622	235.00–270.00	250.36
216	650–700	666	220.00–255.00	244.94
58	700–750	711	215.00–253.00	225.08
96	750–800	769	215.00–238.00	234.40
202	800–850	818	200.00–230.50	229.01
4	850–900	875	195.00–205.00	200.51
9	900–950	910	187.00–200.00	193.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	347.00	347.00
2	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
26	700–750	707	227.00–229.00	227.85
12	900–950	910	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	439	333.00	333.00
91	500–550	525	311.00	311.00
7	550–600	573	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	698	226.00	226.00
19	800–850	824	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	380.00	380.00
6	350–400	386	357.00	357.00
5	400–450	411	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	483	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
6	550–600	577	269.00	269.00
6	600–650	638	247.00	247.00
6	700–750	717	222.00–222.50	222.16
3	750–800	773	241.00	241.00
2	800–850	815	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	273.00–288.00	280.54
1	600–650	645	208.00	208.00
3	700–750	730	196.00	196.00
10	750–800	776	205.00–212.00	207.87
4	800–850	816	158.00–196.00	186.63
5	850–900	880	189.00	189.00
2	900–950	925	155.00–158.00	156.47
1	1050–1100	1,090	160.00	160.00
2	1100–1150	1,100	153.00	153.00
4	1150–1200	1,178	146.00–160.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	280.00	280.00
8	500–550	528	275.00	275.00
21	600–650	648	237.00	237.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	307	215.00–220.00	216.50
6	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	109.00	109.00
9	850–900	870	104.00–105.00	104.77
5	900–950	933	97.00–98.00	97.80
1	950–1000	950	104.00	104.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	80.00	80.00
2	750–800	785	71.00–87.00	78.90
4	800–850	811	80.00	80.00
1	850–900	865	87.00	87.00
2	900–950	923	60.00–79.00	69.27
4	950–1000	984	88.00	88.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,334.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,241	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,020.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,096	1,650.00–3,350.00	2,497.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	861	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,142	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,239.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,119	1,900.00–3,450.00	2,975.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,156	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,803.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,151	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,457.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,199	2,125.00–2,175.00	2,141.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,258	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,361.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,196	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,209	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,149.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	992	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,887.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,780.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,614.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,205	2,150.00–3,300.00	2,653.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,152	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,526.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,064	2,050.00–3,850.00	2,920.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,153	2,550.00–3,500.00	2,859.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,134	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,761.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,016	161.00–168.00	162.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,148	100.00–127.00	118.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,218	133.00–136.00	134.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	753	177.50	177.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,190	183.50–195.00	183.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.52
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	765	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,636.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	897	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	894	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,221.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,116	2,475.00	2,475.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	945	1,875.00	1,875.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	954	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,704	2,500.00–6,000.00	4,038.26
(<2 yrs)	N/A	12	—	1,477	2,000.00–4,700.00	3,622.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,410	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,290	125.00–140.00	132.67
3	—	1,195	150.00–163.00	156.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	149.00	149.00
7	—	1,611	125.50–145.00	134.54
6	—	1,669	121.00–131.00	127.56
7	—	1,415	146.00–153.00	149.17
6	—	1,484	122.00–135.00	130.10
19	—	1,759	126.00–160.00	149.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,466	100.00–116.00	108.49
10	—	1,461	103.00–108.00	105.17
72	—	1,405	114.00–135.00	122.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,115	80.00–100.00	88.18
2	—	1,013	101.00	101.00
14	—	1,057	85.00–117.00	99.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,089	89.00–106.00	101.03
167	—	1,256	103.00–115.00	109.10
21	—	1,152	113.00–119.00	116.61
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	874	101.00–109.00	103.25
3	—	943	75.00–82.00	78.11
13	—	883	86.00–100.00	93.26
11	—	857	70.00–85.00	76.16
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	108.00	108.00
6	—	894	92.50–105.00	97.01

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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