Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 175 priced lines covering 4,774 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,320 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 483 head. replacement cattle receipts at 252 head. Counted as USDA files them — 44 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,320Last week 7,059Year ago 5,663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 483Last week 652Year ago 808

Replacement CattleReceipts 252Last week 177Year ago 302

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to as much as 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Loads of yearlings coming off of wheat in many of the auctions. Extreme winds moved across the panhandle last Friday and continued into Tuesday, winds ranged from 30 to 60 mph sustained winds, and gusts up to 80 mph.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	375.00	375.00
8	500–550	544	360.00	360.00
45	600–650	634	290.00–310.00	300.00
16	650–700	669	305.00–311.00	307.20
3	700–750	722	273.00	273.00
10	750–800	772	271.00–278.00	276.59
17	800–850	803	257.00	257.00
124	850–900	859	260.00–263.00	262.72
44	950–1000	981	251.50	251.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	352.50	352.50
3	450–500	473	342.50	342.50
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	450.00	450.00
2	200–250	215	400.00–440.00	419.53
7	250–300	282	305.00–405.00	369.80
14	300–350	330	350.00–410.00	388.35
18	350–400	376	350.00–385.00	371.19
27	400–450	433	230.00–363.00	333.81
21	450–500	470	315.00–340.00	322.50
17	500–550	519	300.00–333.00	318.30
14	550–600	586	220.00–318.00	292.38
7	600–650	618	270.00–295.00	284.96
5	650–700	677	245.00–287.00	272.80
13	700–750	728	240.00–270.00	256.94
22	750–800	777	225.00–269.00	265.76
3	800–850	837	235.00–266.00	255.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	135	480.00–540.00	510.00
10	150–200	172	475.00–535.00	503.32
8	200–250	231	450.00–500.00	479.04
1	200–250	235	1,000.00	1,000.00
5	250–300	262	435.00–485.00	462.23
38	300–350	323	420.00–495.00	459.13
21	350–400	369	390.00–490.00	425.71
42	400–450	421	365.00–417.00	383.78
60	450–500	474	343.00–387.50	372.42
50	500–550	526	335.00–388.00	362.96
52	550–600	569	325.00–365.00	340.63
109	600–650	628	298.00–338.00	325.67
115	650–700	675	290.00–324.00	314.81
134	700–750	713	275.00–307.00	302.53
56	750–800	760	275.00–295.50	286.54
90	800–850	831	240.00–273.50	268.46
428	850–900	880	261.00–279.50	267.70
29	900–950	943	235.00–255.25	254.56
26	950–1000	991	243.00–245.00	243.37
1	1000–1050	1,010	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
8	500–550	539	363.00	363.00
6	750–800	785	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	368.00	368.00
4	600–650	611	320.00	320.00
39	750–800	766	260.00–293.00	289.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	474	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	296	417.00	417.00
11	350–400	380	372.50	372.50
2	400–450	425	337.50	337.50
6	450–500	450	327.00	327.00
2	500–550	543	295.00	295.00
8	600–650	623	257.00	257.00
19	650–700	682	243.00–269.00	250.67
146	750–800	782	254.60	254.60
2	800–850	813	221.00	221.00
71	1050–1100	1,083	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	173	785.00–875.00	814.42
1	150–200	160	475.00	475.00
3	200–250	223	415.00–450.00	435.45
3	250–300	268	385.00–405.00	391.46
14	300–350	317	375.00–405.00	384.04
26	350–400	366	343.00–407.00	378.22
60	400–450	418	330.00–380.00	353.76
55	450–500	466	315.00–362.00	348.04
66	500–550	517	298.00–350.00	322.07
59	550–600	571	270.00–338.00	298.79
270	600–650	620	265.00–300.50	294.87
134	650–700	687	263.00–287.00	276.73
318	700–750	735	257.00–275.00	267.54
98	750–800	761	240.00–266.00	262.01
489	800–850	818	245.00–265.00	260.29
238	850–900	868	218.00–259.00	254.55
22	900–950	949	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	955	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	295	338.00	338.00
3	350–400	385	250.00–288.00	264.71
2	400–450	410	288.00	288.00
3	450–500	492	210.00–250.00	228.46
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	175	265.00–400.00	326.71
9	200–250	231	285.00–400.00	357.25
8	250–300	267	340.00–375.00	360.28
9	300–350	332	305.00–370.00	341.48
15	350–400	377	295.00–340.00	325.08
46	400–450	427	278.00–328.00	305.87
28	450–500	480	260.00–313.00	291.83
18	500–550	527	260.00–305.00	282.26
10	550–600	574	260.00–283.00	271.05
6	600–650	631	205.00–248.00	221.40
1	650–700	650	251.00	251.00
3	750–800	773	213.00–226.00	221.74
8	800–850	819	208.00–230.00	227.30
1	850–900	875	208.00	208.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
13	950–1000	995	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	370.00	370.00
19	650–700	691	274.00	274.00
15	750–800	756	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	442	362.00	362.00
10	500–550	518	310.00	310.00
6	700–750	727	238.00	238.00
5	750–800	798	245.00	245.00
30	1000–1050	1,014	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	608	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	252.00	252.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	498	275.00	275.00
13	550–600	567	269.00	269.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	406	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,060	175.00–178.00	176.50
1	1100–1150	1,130	175.00	175.00
1	1200–1250	1,205	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	674	275.00–284.00	282.98
1	700–750	735	264.00	264.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,010	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,610.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,276	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,843.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,287	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,502.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,163	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,776.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,227	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,698.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,450.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	1,650.00–2,075.00	1,806.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,978.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,130	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,216	1,650.00–2,375.00	2,023.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,563.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,168	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,834.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,566	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,400.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	59	—	1,154	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,848.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,359	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	1,140	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,539.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,473.48
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	847	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,130	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,591.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	938	210.00–214.00	212.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	179.00–182.50	180.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,408	173.00–177.00	173.52
10	—	1,746	145.00–170.00	163.70
5	—	1,589	129.00–150.00	143.34
3	—	2,065	175.00–190.00	183.49
1	—	1,170	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	167.00–175.00	170.97
4	—	1,248	144.00–155.00	149.22
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	129.00–131.00	130.02
4	—	910	115.00–118.00	116.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	854	104.00–109.00	105.63
4	—	776	110.00	110.00
10	—	856	98.00–104.00	100.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	135.50–138.00	136.76
27	—	1,115	90.00–103.00	95.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,041	101.00–115.00	108.87
58	—	1,233	113.00–139.50	120.46
28	—	1,122	132.00–144.00	137.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,348	133.00–143.00	137.71
16	—	1,232	144.00–160.00	150.17
8	—	1,576	120.00–128.00	125.45
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	137.50–147.00	140.57

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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