Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 193 priced lines covering 4,996 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,260 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 679 head. replacement cattle receipts at 153 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,260Last week 5,848Year ago 4,708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 679Last week 779Year ago 416

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 282Year ago 177

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer sales were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Notable discounts were applied to short weaned or unweaned calves as we move into October and the weather becomes more volatile. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	400.00–500.00	458.39
12	250–300	288	425.00–480.00	462.86
11	300–350	331	385.00–455.00	431.89
12	350–400	374	400.00–445.00	420.74
29	400–450	426	300.00–420.00	382.94
32	450–500	473	325.00–388.00	360.49
59	500–550	527	290.00–368.00	335.13
46	550–600	575	292.50–355.00	330.81
38	600–650	621	280.00–337.00	326.03
25	650–700	671	275.00–328.00	310.21
22	700–750	723	300.00–320.00	314.75
10	750–800	760	312.50–318.00	313.69
1	800–850	825	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	470	437.50	437.50
21	500–550	518	357.50–450.00	403.09
6	550–600	591	365.00–377.50	371.21
36	600–650	613	292.50–360.00	332.12
45	650–700	675	339.00–372.00	344.23
26	700–750	710	327.50–344.00	339.77
27	850–900	881	323.00–335.50	326.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
24	550–600	561	375.00	375.00
10	650–700	683	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	578	382.50	382.50
8	600–650	641	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	474	425.00–495.00	476.09
22	550–600	577	383.00–388.00	386.60
40	600–650	616	372.00–397.00	384.19
65	650–700	676	335.00–362.00	351.39
6	700–750	727	347.00	347.00
6	800–850	838	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	735	370.00	370.00
6	750–800	763	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	606	422.50	422.50
141	750–800	769	388.00	388.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	546	446.00	446.00
3	600–650	642	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	520	427.50	427.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	140	550.00	550.00
3	150–200	172	550.00–600.00	569.51
7	250–300	284	510.00–535.00	525.00
12	300–350	327	460.00–500.00	474.22
20	350–400	374	430.00–510.00	459.34
61	400–450	418	425.00–510.00	461.25
49	450–500	470	390.00–492.50	439.04
82	500–550	527	350.00–465.00	404.34
206	550–600	564	360.00–422.00	401.95
231	600–650	623	335.00–407.00	381.44
165	650–700	674	312.50–400.00	357.22
358	700–750	710	295.00–402.00	381.58
92	750–800	774	287.50–381.00	362.40
12	800–850	833	262.50–328.00	290.45
2	850–900	853	358.00	358.00
8	900–950	906	325.00	325.00
4	950–1000	988	327.50	327.50
2	1000–1050	1,035	317.00	317.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	290.00	290.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	241	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	500.00	500.00
1	150–200	175	375.00	375.00
3	200–250	230	400.00–455.00	431.96
7	250–300	277	385.00–520.00	466.12
12	300–350	325	350.00–410.00	388.68
24	350–400	366	340.00–430.00	400.91
34	400–450	421	300.00–385.00	368.21
52	450–500	480	300.00–358.00	336.49
27	500–550	523	265.00–332.00	314.53
90	550–600	578	300.00–335.00	313.43
37	600–650	621	290.00–317.00	307.47
14	650–700	668	285.00–307.00	298.10
9	700–750	722	290.00–309.00	301.33
3	750–800	762	250.00–295.00	280.13
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
2	1000–1050	1,013	233.00–245.00	238.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	496	370.00	370.00
23	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
37	600–650	634	310.00–313.00	312.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	382.00	382.00
24	450–500	481	320.00–390.00	376.04
58	500–550	526	315.00–360.00	345.94
22	550–600	574	320.00–357.00	328.36
11	600–650	628	320.00–377.00	362.08
9	650–700	674	285.00–315.00	295.28
70	750–800	777	332.00	332.00
8	800–850	839	323.00	323.00
3	850–900	858	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	426	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	641	326.00	326.00
8	850–900	874	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	422.50	422.50
7	350–400	386	475.00–490.00	481.44
4	400–450	428	437.00–472.00	453.99
37	450–500	479	340.00–430.00	395.04
25	500–550	515	377.00–405.00	389.55
95	550–600	575	361.00–388.00	374.16
6	600–650	631	342.00	342.00
47	650–700	683	330.00–347.00	343.73
16	750–800	791	305.00–310.00	306.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	260	1,250.00	1,250.00
4	250–300	274	470.00–495.00	479.68
14	300–350	323	440.00–520.00	464.67
34	350–400	379	410.00–437.50	429.48
97	400–450	427	330.00–469.00	428.11
63	450–500	472	317.50–480.00	407.15
107	500–550	531	333.00–417.00	382.82
308	550–600	581	325.00–401.50	379.84
51	600–650	622	317.50–394.00	349.28
196	650–700	665	285.00–364.00	347.37
20	700–750	722	275.00–344.00	313.20
47	750–800	757	300.00–344.50	342.66
132	800–850	831	290.00–334.00	333.67
25	850–900	856	336.50	336.50
33	900–950	904	317.00–320.00	317.19
13	1000–1050	1,026	283.00–294.00	286.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	633	384.00–385.00	384.09
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	370	240.00–300.00	261.08
1	450–500	475	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	450.00–485.00	461.75
3	500–550	542	380.00–390.00	383.35
2	550–600	588	385.00–445.00	414.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
10	600–650	607	398.00	398.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	504	325.00	325.00
20	550–600	553	332.00–344.00	339.20
20	600–650	610	280.00–346.00	313.35
4	700–750	708	282.50	282.50
9	750–800	764	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
6	750–800	760	210.00–286.00	265.07
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	908	240.00–270.00	255.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	381	460.00	460.00
13	400–450	447	415.00–445.00	442.83
20	450–500	492	370.00–417.00	403.16
20	500–550	528	365.00–370.00	369.29
16	550–600	587	320.00–343.00	338.05
19	600–650	628	280.00–342.50	322.63
22	650–700	680	287.50–332.00	314.34
5	750–800	783	267.50–317.50	297.84
2	850–900	853	277.50	277.50
3	900–950	925	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,149	120.00–141.00	135.57
67	—	1,268	145.00–167.00	160.66
54	—	1,251	135.00–162.00	150.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	139.00	139.00
2	—	958	115.00	115.00
14	—	925	120.00–152.00	142.45
14	—	872	90.00–115.00	100.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,449	130.00–142.00	135.83
39	—	1,449	140.00–158.00	149.15
13	—	1,360	159.00–168.00	161.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,130	105.00–145.00	126.67
48	—	1,125	120.00–150.00	143.18
6	—	1,011	104.00–116.00	109.51
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	120.00–134.00	123.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	166.00–171.00	168.75
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,270	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,534	160.00–182.00	171.25
16	—	1,838	158.00–194.00	178.79
6	—	1,725	167.50–205.00	191.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,194	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,049.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,164	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,219.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,207	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,236.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	995	2,300.00–3,550.00	2,575.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,325	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,290	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,381.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,284	2,150.00–3,800.00	2,869.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,309	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,360.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,295	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,556.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,266	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,524.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	855	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,230.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,288	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,930.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,325.00	3,325.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	823	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,005.26
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	617	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,198.96

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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