Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 192 priced lines covering 3,909 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,559 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 633 head. replacement cattle receipts at 77 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,559Last week 5,955Year ago 5,604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 633Last week 675Year ago 818

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 213Year ago 286

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to instances 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good, with most demand on yearlings going into feedyards. Slaughter cows saw big gains at 2.00 to instances 9.00 higher as we head into grilling season.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	397.50	397.50
2	600–650	640	278.00	278.00
2	800–850	808	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	737	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	192	450.00–510.00	469.22
3	200–250	240	450.00–455.00	451.67
6	250–300	286	420.00–440.00	425.60
24	300–350	321	400.00–430.00	407.16
40	350–400	370	370.00–500.00	395.94
60	400–450	428	367.00–410.00	394.41
46	450–500	474	335.00–373.00	351.34
59	500–550	532	315.00–340.00	325.44
173	550–600	575	302.00–343.50	325.13
60	600–650	626	300.00–325.00	310.28
99	650–700	669	288.00–311.00	304.80
105	700–750	739	270.00–283.50	279.90
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
154	800–850	828	230.00–270.00	264.81
4	850–900	874	225.00–240.00	236.22
85	900–950	929	208.00–256.50	254.45
1	1150–1200	1,160	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	681	273.00	273.00
20	750–800	785	259.00	259.00
27	850–900	877	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	375.00	375.00
14	250–300	282	390.00–410.00	400.25
14	300–350	317	357.50–398.00	371.70
5	350–400	380	325.00–365.00	340.92
39	400–450	432	285.00–365.00	339.19
21	450–500	476	285.00–328.00	315.57
19	500–550	528	285.00–313.00	305.66
18	550–600	581	275.00–300.00	293.17
27	600–650	623	230.00–295.00	277.15
8	650–700	673	240.00–285.00	266.59
32	700–750	723	251.00–260.00	251.57
2	750–800	770	220.00–250.00	234.71
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00	170.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	388	275.00–285.00	279.90
2	400–450	433	245.00–250.00	247.54
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	575	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	635	158.00	158.00
2	650–700	668	225.00–230.00	227.45
2	700–750	733	185.00–221.00	202.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	250–300	275	1,150.00	1,150.00
3	500–550	537	351.00	351.00
23	650–700	667	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	420.00	420.00
52	450–500	478	352.00–356.00	354.57
53	500–550	530	336.00–342.00	337.89
17	550–600	575	313.00–322.00	319.25
119	600–650	607	270.00–299.00	298.00
13	650–700	664	270.00–305.00	291.45
94	700–750	728	242.50–280.00	274.46
15	750–800	754	264.00	264.00
48	800–850	826	250.00–259.50	252.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
7	800–850	826	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	713	263.00	263.00
3	800–850	847	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	425.00	425.00
11	400–450	416	437.00–470.00	451.47
2	450–500	493	332.00	332.00
30	550–600	576	317.00–342.00	331.31
20	600–650	639	305.00–307.00	305.70
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	707	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	511	365.00	365.00
12	600–650	607	301.00	301.00
2	1000–1050	1,045	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	587	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	613	278.00	278.00
1	850–900	890	218.00	218.00
6	900–950	906	182.00–213.00	187.80
2	950–1000	965	208.00–243.00	225.23
1	1050–1100	1,055	190.00	190.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	450.00	450.00
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	290	398.00	398.00
10	300–350	330	400.00–425.00	410.17
16	350–400	379	350.00–405.00	390.73
28	400–450	426	305.00–393.00	372.05
37	450–500	480	308.00–363.00	346.05
42	500–550	525	313.00–338.00	329.64
32	550–600	573	300.00–332.50	318.58
20	600–650	618	285.00–313.00	303.02
20	650–700	669	220.00–305.00	283.76
37	700–750	742	275.00–289.00	287.91
20	750–800	764	255.00–278.00	276.83
5	800–850	800	200.00–267.00	253.60
1	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
2	1250–1300	1,255	175.00	175.00
1	1500–1550	1,515	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	200.00–325.00	250.73
1	400–450	400	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	460	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	745	296.00	296.00
20	800–850	803	278.50	278.50
20	950–1000	998	252.50	252.50
6	1150–1200	1,154	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	547	353.00	353.00
9	650–700	693	293.00	293.00
21	700–750	718	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	412.50	412.50
8	500–550	522	387.50	387.50
12	650–700	694	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	610.00	610.00
4	150–200	183	500.00–510.00	505.07
7	200–250	223	500.00–525.00	511.47
13	250–300	273	475.00–545.00	506.57
15	300–350	319	440.00–515.00	467.20
41	350–400	367	410.00–485.00	433.34
29	400–450	419	403.00–450.00	417.85
131	450–500	481	367.50–430.00	419.27
50	500–550	520	340.00–395.00	360.58
63	550–600	575	325.00–363.00	343.08
28	600–650	624	315.00–340.00	325.62
45	650–700	660	308.00–321.00	317.93
18	700–750	726	285.00–339.00	325.96
20	750–800	775	280.00–300.00	291.75
234	800–850	831	265.00–297.00	294.37
102	850–900	862	270.00–294.25	286.10
7	900–950	921	240.00	240.00
151	950–1000	973	269.00–274.00	272.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	365.00	365.00
3	700–750	723	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	422.00	422.00
22	500–550	515	352.00–370.00	364.80
35	550–600	595	326.00–343.00	338.68
6	600–650	631	320.00	320.00
46	650–700	660	311.00–325.00	320.72
10	700–750	726	292.00–307.50	301.26
15	800–850	809	284.50	284.50
152	850–900	860	280.00–284.00	281.54
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	180.00	180.00
3	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	220.00	220.00
4	300–350	334	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	402	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,823	159.00–165.00	160.62
8	—	1,773	175.00–200.00	188.26
10	—	1,686	165.00–180.00	171.34
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,380	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	105.00–140.00	128.01
4	—	901	111.00–150.00	123.10
7	—	1,027	85.00–130.00	106.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	946	130.00–134.00	132.83
14	—	794	80.00–123.00	103.48
1	—	935	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	962	115.00–129.00	120.31
4	—	969	140.00–152.00	146.31
10	—	936	131.00–140.00	137.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,450	130.00–141.00	136.47
64	—	1,340	150.00–174.00	155.58
17	—	1,361	135.00–149.00	143.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,292	134.00–149.00	141.86
44	—	1,200	139.00–158.00	151.45
49	—	1,110	115.00–135.00	128.31

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,980.00–2,200.00	2,123.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,231	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,097.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,587.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,177	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,651.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,243	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,261.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,425.00	2,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,050.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	865	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,134.10
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	830	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,748.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	778	232.00	232.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,068	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,143.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,348	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,933.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,283	2,700.00–3,650.00	3,080.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,616.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	4,000.00	4,000.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line