Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 208 priced lines covering 6,125 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,924 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 693 head. replacement cattle receipts at 194 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,924Last week 7,957Year ago 7,360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 693Last week 505Year ago 892

Replacement CattleReceipts 194Last week 233Year ago 176

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good. High winds throughout the week increased fire dangers in the area. Slaughter cows and bulls were also unevenly steady for the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	138	475.00–520.00	504.28
21	200–250	237	430.00–500.00	485.27
33	250–300	277	440.00–495.00	469.78
35	300–350	329	425.00–505.00	472.89
24	350–400	371	400.00–485.00	425.02
39	400–450	429	363.00–415.00	387.96
55	450–500	472	340.00–392.50	366.36
80	500–550	529	320.00–375.00	354.21
49	550–600	571	315.00–370.00	337.15
117	600–650	624	295.00–329.50	320.36
61	650–700	670	290.00–315.00	302.58
180	700–750	724	272.00–302.50	289.30
280	750–800	770	265.00–294.00	277.98
354	800–850	816	242.00–275.75	268.26
252	850–900	869	225.00–266.00	254.14
162	900–950	919	228.00–252.00	249.82
83	950–1000	964	247.00–249.50	248.77
1	1050–1100	1,060	208.00	208.00
1	1350–1400	1,370	183.00	183.00
1	1400–1450	1,405	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	437.50	437.50
4	400–450	436	407.00	407.00
8	500–550	541	391.00	391.00
6	650–700	664	306.00	306.00
4	850–900	863	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	511	352.50–365.00	360.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
8	350–400	382	400.00–415.00	411.14
9	400–450	424	385.00–395.00	389.97
2	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
13	500–550	508	318.00–326.00	323.30
22	550–600	598	324.00–339.00	336.98
18	600–650	629	283.00–294.00	291.21
11	650–700	661	282.00–300.00	290.13
19	750–800	786	271.00	271.00
175	800–850	834	252.00–261.50	260.71
58	850–900	873	257.25	257.25
5	900–950	921	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	515	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	950–1000	962	230.00	230.00
8	1000–1050	1,039	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	688	286.00–293.00	287.52
4	700–750	740	287.00	287.00
7	1000–1050	1,008	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
2	250–300	283	355.00–425.00	389.07
10	300–350	326	355.00–410.00	379.99
33	350–400	377	300.00–395.00	366.66
39	400–450	427	310.00–370.00	343.60
40	450–500	479	290.00–365.00	334.88
20	500–550	526	265.00–318.00	305.80
32	550–600	574	275.00–330.00	302.87
17	600–650	629	235.00–293.00	274.01
17	650–700	681	240.00–285.00	272.71
13	700–750	719	235.00–273.00	254.50
12	750–800	780	210.00–249.00	228.09
8	800–850	814	239.00–247.00	242.00
5	850–900	866	239.00–241.00	240.20
3	900–950	917	193.00–220.00	210.97
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	298.00	298.00
1	550–600	565	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	347	410.00	410.00
22	350–400	396	402.50–412.00	409.84
3	500–550	507	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	135	445.00–465.00	455.00
7	200–250	211	425.00–485.00	437.80
61	250–300	279	385.00–410.00	402.36
43	300–350	322	370.00–435.00	391.03
33	350–400	377	340.00–375.00	362.13
87	400–450	423	324.00–370.00	349.72
65	450–500	461	312.00–360.00	335.71
97	500–550	522	290.00–323.00	312.00
119	550–600	572	280.00–320.00	302.61
81	600–650	621	260.00–296.00	288.24
210	650–700	686	254.00–270.00	260.13
75	700–750	725	246.00–265.00	250.41
381	750–800	782	235.00–261.75	247.34
297	800–850	831	215.00–245.00	241.27
349	850–900	864	205.00–239.25	236.50
2	900–950	913	203.00–210.00	206.55
99	950–1000	960	200.00–227.00	226.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	650–700	665	282.00–296.00	287.12
6	700–750	710	325.00	325.00
21	850–900	852	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	433	338.00	338.00
12	500–550	506	307.50–322.50	318.74
8	550–600	569	296.50	296.50
22	650–700	667	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	342.50–350.00	347.04
3	500–550	513	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	245.00	245.00
6	550–600	559	224.00–232.00	229.34
2	600–650	605	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	614	260.00	260.00
26	650–700	684	254.00	254.00
6	800–850	833	225.00	225.00
6	1000–1050	1,033	197.00	197.00
4	1050–1100	1,090	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	287.00	287.00
3	600–650	633	275.00	275.00
23	900–950	908	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	310.00–365.00	338.07
4	250–300	288	355.00–375.00	363.74
10	300–350	330	320.00–365.00	345.90
20	350–400	378	295.00–345.00	331.82
20	400–450	430	300.00–325.00	317.36
29	450–500	478	275.00–310.00	297.06
19	500–550	518	240.00–286.00	273.66
16	550–600	571	255.00–275.00	264.78
20	600–650	627	233.00–258.00	244.03
37	650–700	668	230.00–257.00	244.61
10	700–750	730	200.00–240.00	228.83
5	800–850	814	177.00–210.00	196.78
2	850–900	873	188.00–198.00	193.10
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	275.00	275.00
2	250–300	283	250.00–275.00	262.39
2	450–500	490	250.00–255.00	252.50
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	302	360.00–375.00	372.98
2	350–400	353	360.00	360.00
51	400–450	435	318.00–352.00	343.73
9	450–500	481	312.50–320.00	316.13
6	500–550	534	274.00–315.00	301.86
40	550–600	581	274.00–297.00	290.25
71	600–650	625	282.00–283.00	282.97
138	650–700	686	245.00–272.00	250.70
51	700–750	722	228.00–255.00	249.89
2	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
45	800–850	843	222.00–231.00	230.41
4	900–950	923	224.50	224.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	375.00	375.00
7	450–500	459	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	513	361.00	361.00
6	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
15	650–700	683	270.00–288.00	281.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	437	342.50	342.50
5	450–500	478	330.00–339.00	335.35
8	600–650	623	281.00–290.00	283.23
2	650–700	690	248.00	248.00
2	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	768	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	830	236.00	236.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	173.00	173.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	708	267.00	267.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	601	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	359	152.00	152.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	106.00	106.00
2	900–950	930	108.00	108.00
1	950–1000	970	105.00	105.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	464	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	188.00	188.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,084	166.00–181.00	178.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,057	170.00–206.00	179.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,811.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	880	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,810.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,965.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,142	141.00–155.00	147.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,018	123.00–139.00	131.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	891	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,755.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	766	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,381.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,148	1,525.00–2,450.00	2,181.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,724.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,984.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,006	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,178.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	855	1,800.00–2,350.00	1,998.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,298	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,468.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	915	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,508.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,265	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,383.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,211	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,811.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	459	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,912.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	795	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,136	120.00–138.00	130.72
8	—	930	100.00–110.00	105.82
16	—	1,221	106.00–120.00	108.92
3	—	1,098	110.00–138.00	120.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	855	100.00–123.00	106.72
5	—	943	135.00–140.00	137.02
29	—	868	114.00–131.00	118.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	115.00–120.00	117.43
27	—	862	83.00–115.00	93.66
3	—	888	105.00	105.00
2	—	678	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,487	104.00–129.00	121.27
28	—	1,395	144.00–173.00	148.03
53	—	1,408	115.00–144.00	134.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,142	114.00–138.00	124.20
61	—	1,332	129.00–146.00	135.97
31	—	1,111	107.00–128.00	115.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	140.00–152.00	145.50
3	—	1,392	147.00–167.00	154.69
13	—	1,752	145.00–165.00	152.80
3	—	2,062	178.00–185.00	182.96
4	—	1,554	168.00–175.00	170.24
14	—	1,769	153.00–190.00	173.77
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	160.00–165.00	162.88
2	—	1,140	150.00–151.00	150.51

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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