Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 190 priced lines covering 4,987 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,955 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 675 head. replacement cattle receipts at 213 head. Counted as USDA files them — 57 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,955Last week 2,817Year ago 5,191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 675Last week 671Year ago 622

Replacement CattleReceipts 213Last week 188Year ago 117

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher, with instances 20.00 higher on light-weight stockers. Demand was good especially for stockers going back out on grass after recent rains has the region in good shape.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	190	460.00	460.00
1	200–250	220	1,000.00	1,000.00
4	200–250	219	435.00–485.00	453.11
9	250–300	283	425.00–520.00	475.00
32	300–350	328	390.00–465.00	437.86
23	350–400	379	360.00–430.00	404.02
30	400–450	415	352.50–428.00	394.79
60	450–500	472	335.00–380.00	360.17
101	500–550	523	315.00–367.50	338.30
164	550–600	574	304.00–340.00	319.44
96	600–650	620	292.50–330.00	303.89
167	650–700	680	284.50–307.50	291.87
66	700–750	738	272.00–293.00	277.65
195	750–800	787	250.00–274.00	266.69
145	800–850	826	220.00–266.25	263.30
185	850–900	878	249.00–259.00	253.12
54	900–950	923	210.00–250.00	243.03
7	950–1000	994	223.00–226.00	225.58
6	1050–1100	1,058	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	775.00	775.00
20	450–500	478	365.00–372.50	367.93
19	550–600	550	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
2	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	447	340.00–425.00	404.07
6	450–500	493	350.00	350.00
27	500–550	522	310.00–340.00	327.47
9	550–600	579	316.00	316.00
48	600–650	620	292.75–309.00	297.72
65	650–700	682	273.00	273.00
101	700–750	712	254.00–273.50	268.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
12	300–350	320	290.00–385.00	347.44
8	350–400	359	340.00–345.00	342.89
21	400–450	421	305.00–350.00	332.92
14	450–500	471	250.00–333.00	315.84
23	500–550	526	250.00–310.00	293.41
20	550–600	571	280.00–305.00	295.65
6	600–650	631	250.00–293.00	267.75
16	650–700	659	248.00–263.00	250.69
12	700–750	710	208.00–248.00	227.34
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
3	850–900	852	182.00	182.00
2	900–950	913	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	813	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	372.50	372.50
9	500–550	511	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
28	600–650	609	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	390.00	390.00
8	600–650	644	307.50	307.50
2	950–1000	965	230.00	230.00
37	1050–1100	1,076	233.00–237.00	233.75
12	1150–1200	1,155	226.50	226.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
2	200–250	230	1,000.00	1,000.00
5	650–700	653	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	170	500.00–575.00	531.65
4	200–250	223	460.00–525.00	484.04
5	250–300	262	450.00–590.00	527.01
28	300–350	328	450.00–520.00	490.55
61	350–400	374	410.00–490.00	453.78
55	400–450	415	400.00–465.00	439.45
81	450–500	476	373.00–435.00	401.48
321	500–550	522	344.00–424.00	408.42
188	550–600	565	335.00–405.50	382.36
82	600–650	619	318.00–370.00	349.58
72	650–700	667	292.50–345.00	322.75
69	700–750	726	285.00–321.00	305.23
255	750–800	777	280.00–306.50	294.48
77	800–850	821	271.00–289.00	276.89
194	850–900	882	250.00–280.00	273.99
141	900–950	920	268.00–278.50	270.50
75	950–1000	995	257.50–264.50	263.12
101	1000–1050	1,003	259.50–265.00	262.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	694	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	918	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	329	385.00–400.00	394.81
7	350–400	382	390.00–405.00	395.75
22	400–450	430	350.00–398.00	382.38
36	450–500	472	320.00–370.00	354.66
28	500–550	530	220.00–340.00	310.62
35	550–600	583	285.00–350.00	321.39
17	600–650	629	300.00–318.00	309.54
22	650–700	680	254.00–307.00	279.54
9	700–750	721	253.00–284.00	261.93
5	750–800	786	233.00–265.00	245.54
2	1150–1200	1,190	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	339.00	339.00
5	550–600	586	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	667	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	444	422.50–447.00	434.72
3	450–500	492	385.00	385.00
12	500–550	508	370.00–380.00	374.95
12	550–600	590	333.00–366.00	355.26
27	600–650	631	294.00–339.00	323.56
4	650–700	678	317.00	317.00
10	700–750	727	285.00–290.00	287.06
48	750–800	763	270.00–290.00	277.63
26	800–850	835	249.00–274.00	268.23
10	850–900	860	245.00–260.00	249.51
45	900–950	927	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	616	308.00	308.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	425	338.00	338.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	95	475.00	475.00
4	300–350	324	500.00–525.00	518.34
4	400–450	434	437.50	437.50
23	450–500	481	370.00–415.00	392.31
16	500–550	532	325.00–385.00	368.29
8	550–600	588	310.00–357.00	334.97
21	600–650	631	285.00–340.00	331.36
6	650–700	693	290.00–315.00	306.82
3	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	372.50	372.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	198	285.00	285.00
2	250–300	273	277.50	277.50
3	400–450	403	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	593	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	135.00	135.00
10	800–850	805	164.00	164.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	258	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
3	150–200	160	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	282	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	658	265.00	265.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,936.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,243	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,188.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	35	—	1,174	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,755.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,055	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,461.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,468	133.00	133.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,283.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,229	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,039.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,098	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,566.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,310	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,429.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	159.00	159.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,333	2,175.00–2,275.00	2,206.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	161.00–215.00	185.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,376	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	1,345.00–1,450.00	1,397.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,980	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	10	—	1,242	2,200.00–5,000.00	2,950.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,363	2,750.00–3,700.00	3,204.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,065.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,343	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,264.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,152	2,500.00–3,200.00	3,028.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,356	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,899.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,086	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,227.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,129	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,965.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,107	2,525.00–3,200.00	2,831.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,873.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,285	182.00–187.00	183.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	215.00	215.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	755	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,773.68
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,811	170.00–196.00	182.94
6	—	1,759	170.00–175.00	173.92
7	—	1,356	128.00–161.00	150.81
1	—	1,460	170.00	170.00
4	—	2,048	196.00–210.00	202.80
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	132.00	132.00
1	—	830	121.00	121.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,405	140.00–168.00	150.40
30	—	1,421	115.00–141.00	134.05
35	—	1,432	135.00–146.00	141.83
1	—	1,615	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	117.00–120.00	118.61
58	—	1,069	105.00–147.00	140.58
1	—	1,050	148.50	148.50
24	—	992	90.00–126.00	114.47
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	894	80.00–133.00	121.54
3	—	932	147.50–152.00	150.44
9	—	955	134.00–143.00	134.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,265	125.00–149.00	138.93
35	—	1,116	110.00–135.00	117.60
42	—	1,163	138.00–157.00	149.39

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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