Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 148 priced lines covering 2,229 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,817 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 671 head. replacement cattle receipts at 188 head. Counted as USDA files them — 77 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,817Last week 4,876Year ago 3,684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 671Last week 674Year ago 553

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 345Year ago 301

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder cattle for a market trend, although a higher undertone was noted. Recent rains caused for muddy conditions which curbed receipts and some sales were canceled.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	800–850	807	260.50	260.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	525.00–535.00	530.00
6	200–250	223	428.00–550.00	458.95
9	250–300	259	425.00–460.00	434.43
21	300–350	322	385.00–475.00	415.50
32	350–400	376	355.00–430.00	377.65
55	400–450	428	350.00–418.00	373.35
52	450–500	476	330.00–387.00	355.08
51	500–550	532	310.00–365.00	330.55
24	550–600	569	300.00–350.00	317.37
20	600–650	621	293.00–315.00	304.79
21	650–700	661	250.00–290.00	276.05
73	700–750	729	266.00–287.00	272.11
3	750–800	773	250.00–269.00	256.27
70	800–850	826	235.00–262.50	261.34
2	900–950	923	223.00	223.00
5	1000–1050	1,008	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	568	185.00–220.00	203.04
2	750–800	795	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	315.00	315.00
11	500–550	521	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	410.00	410.00
9	250–300	279	400.00–410.00	401.01
16	300–350	319	355.00–370.00	367.16
16	350–400	370	275.00–340.00	330.87
9	400–450	429	325.00–343.00	330.19
12	450–500	489	300.00–328.00	318.52
25	500–550	523	270.00–300.00	295.32
23	550–600	572	270.00–290.00	281.70
9	600–650	628	268.00–275.00	269.63
4	650–700	681	273.00–275.00	273.48
8	700–750	724	220.00–258.00	237.71
4	750–800	788	172.00–233.00	187.40
6	800–850	833	170.00–232.50	211.27
4	850–900	890	213.00	213.00
1	900–950	915	208.00	208.00
1	950–1000	990	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	500	338.00	338.00
12	600–650	613	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	657	288.00	288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	352.50	352.50
4	550–600	561	327.50–330.00	329.39
1	600–650	620	307.50	307.50
4	650–700	686	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	713	290.00–292.50	290.63
2	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	813	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	880	220.00–240.00	230.06
1	900–950	900	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	180.00	180.00
1	1200–1250	1,220	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	150–200	179	475.00–595.00	527.27
17	200–250	221	440.00–550.00	517.34
5	250–300	273	450.00–525.00	504.34
16	300–350	334	435.00–520.00	452.77
25	350–400	370	405.00–490.00	433.40
44	400–450	420	395.00–450.00	427.80
47	450–500	473	363.00–440.00	392.32
83	500–550	520	335.00–384.00	354.90
54	550–600	577	320.00–370.00	347.17
47	600–650	622	305.00–350.00	323.82
20	650–700	665	285.00–330.00	306.64
48	700–750	721	277.50–305.00	293.22
17	750–800	778	269.00–285.00	279.36
2	800–850	830	272.00	272.00
204	850–900	869	273.00–275.25	274.75
1	900–950	920	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	404.00–407.00	405.43
6	450–500	465	383.00–389.00	387.01
2	600–650	605	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	450	367.00	367.00
2	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
8	600–650	604	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	900–950	910	264.00	264.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	320.00–400.00	362.57
12	300–350	330	400.00–430.00	414.93
11	350–400	371	395.00–400.00	397.67
16	400–450	444	373.00–380.00	379.56
15	450–500	488	300.00–358.00	338.14
25	500–550	527	315.00–330.00	318.95
28	550–600	575	290.00–315.00	308.47
21	600–650	631	285.00–300.00	290.76
19	650–700	673	250.00–303.00	284.51
5	700–750	729	253.00–277.00	266.91
2	750–800	790	240.00–253.00	246.50
2	800–850	803	218.00–241.00	229.46
1	850–900	875	240.00	240.00
2	950–1000	955	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	533	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	850–900	873	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	209	265.00–280.00	270.74
5	250–300	266	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	292.50	292.50
2	350–400	360	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	408	225.00–227.50	226.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,374	3,175.00–3,700.00	3,609.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,276	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,022.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,093	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,645.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,240	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,957.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,762.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,186.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	857	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,704.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,120	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,477.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	3,600.00	3,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,630.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	898	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,719.36
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,055	1,475.00–2,400.00	1,971.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	920	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,138.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,228	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,289.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,025	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,128.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,175	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,471.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,105	1,650.00–2,450.00	2,124.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,270	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,417.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,189	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	881	103.00–125.00	114.97
6	—	903	129.00–137.00	133.57
4	—	865	139.00–143.00	140.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,103	110.00–141.00	123.15
27	—	1,166	138.00–164.00	145.89
111	—	1,210	129.00–153.00	137.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,398	138.00–146.00	143.16
22	—	1,490	115.00–141.00	136.78
36	—	1,308	147.00–170.00	153.82
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	864	105.00–111.00	107.92
30	—	857	80.00–127.00	106.09
2	—	803	113.00–115.00	114.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,226	110.00–135.00	132.32
23	—	1,051	98.00–125.00	109.00
58	—	1,161	145.00–148.50	145.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	150.00–160.00	155.77
12	—	1,843	180.00–202.00	187.58
12	—	1,591	160.00–175.00	165.49

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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