Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 147 priced lines covering 2,296 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,772 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 443 head. replacement cattle receipts at 111 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,772Last week 4,605Year ago 4,616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 443Last week 405Year ago 752

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 133Year ago 340

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales, but a higher undertone was noted at all sales. Demand was moderate to good. Pastures are in good condition after rain that also curbed auction receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	760	259.00	259.00
9	800–850	849	244.00	244.00
10	850–900	875	248.00–250.00	249.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	370.00	370.00
9	450–500	491	312.00–330.00	323.74
18	550–600	571	248.00–279.00	275.53
51	600–650	609	243.00–280.00	246.92
15	650–700	674	245.00–279.00	257.67
2	750–800	758	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	671	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	410.00–425.00	420.58
9	400–450	426	375.00–385.00	381.61
5	450–500	469	365.00–380.00	374.15
35	500–550	509	320.00–335.00	332.01
38	550–600	568	299.00–342.00	316.48
2	600–650	643	310.00	310.00
47	650–700	662	274.00–303.00	293.49
36	700–750	718	253.00–268.50	264.05
56	750–800	773	240.00–258.00	253.16
3	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
65	850–900	853	268.00	268.00
63	900–950	932	232.00–249.00	246.06
2	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	606	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	704	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	353	400.00	400.00
37	400–450	421	350.00–389.00	370.15
5	450–500	467	350.00–360.00	356.04
10	550–600	586	285.00–315.00	301.24
2	600–650	640	288.00	288.00
13	700–750	729	236.00–240.00	236.94
3	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	429	405.00–410.00	405.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
100	900–950	903	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	488	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	400.00–435.00	410.98
5	400–450	413	302.50–405.00	342.73
54	450–500	465	320.00–400.00	359.05
3	500–550	543	325.00	325.00
48	600–650	637	271.00–305.00	275.34
6	650–700	690	288.00–292.00	289.30
7	700–750	714	240.00–277.00	258.70
21	750–800	770	233.00–246.00	244.07
3	800–850	800	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	515	352.50	352.50
5	750–800	764	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	301	415.00	415.00
8	350–400	366	397.50	397.50
2	500–550	528	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	566	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	330.00–365.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	549	360.00	360.00
31	750–800	764	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	480.00	480.00
3	250–300	253	465.00	465.00
18	400–450	411	472.00	472.00
6	450–500	492	382.50–387.00	385.53
31	500–550	532	365.00–375.00	368.65
37	550–600	583	315.00–332.00	329.06
85	600–650	638	328.00–338.00	328.97
41	650–700	667	310.00–334.00	323.92
209	700–750	711	300.00–314.00	307.55
10	750–800	781	288.00	288.00
6	800–850	814	285.00	285.00
90	850–900	881	262.00–270.00	264.62
9	950–1000	992	237.00–251.00	247.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	439.50	439.50
5	500–550	517	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	519	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	468	387.00–430.00	393.31
21	500–550	514	320.00–350.00	331.70
8	550–600	562	322.00	322.00
47	600–650	608	318.00	318.00
12	650–700	671	318.00–322.00	319.69
3	700–750	702	297.00	297.00
7	800–850	845	239.00	239.00
76	850–900	881	260.00–261.25	261.09
124	900–950	920	267.50	267.50
9	950–1000	953	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	732	291.50	291.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	861	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	346	260.00	260.00
4	350–400	388	260.00–285.00	272.42
20	400–450	422	253.00–277.50	256.70
Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	945	106.00	106.00
1	950–1000	960	119.00	119.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	118.00	118.00
Cows — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	67.00	67.00
1	750–800	770	89.00	89.00
1	800–850	825	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	659	273.00–280.00	276.47
4	750–800	765	230.00–250.00	239.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
6	550–600	555	352.00	352.00
3	750–800	788	242.50–247.00	245.49
1	800–850	805	227.00	227.00
4	900–950	918	222.50	222.50
2	1050–1100	1,055	185.00–195.00	190.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	433	374.00	374.00
10	450–500	454	370.00	370.00
16	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	290.00	290.00
16	400–450	449	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	712	232.50	232.50

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,187	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	935	178.00–212.00	189.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,084	222.00–227.00	225.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,224	169.00–205.00	181.23
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	889	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,926.68
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	993	2,475.00	2,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	959	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,187.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,682.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	164.00	164.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,230.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	577	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,886.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	512	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,267.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,286	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,817.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	115.00	115.00
10	—	1,564	122.00–140.00	129.19
2	—	1,375	144.00–145.00	144.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,174	114.00–146.00	133.22
10	—	961	106.00–119.00	108.55
6	—	845	93.00–121.00	105.50
28	—	1,143	151.00–154.00	151.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	86.00–90.00	87.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,128	145.00–158.00	151.65
5	—	1,054	122.00	122.00
71	—	1,325	121.00–145.00	132.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	113.00	113.00
4	—	1,839	163.00–177.00	171.17
4	—	1,694	142.00–150.00	147.43
3	—	1,724	180.00–186.00	181.99
2	—	1,863	154.00–160.00	156.84

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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